tesamoine's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.4
- Helpful Votes:4,958
- Reviews Submitted:537
- First Review:March 13, 2013
- Most Recent Review:April 14, 2025
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Can you stop dangerous specters from destroying the city in time?
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 14 found this review helpful
Have we lost Secret City?
PostedOctober 23, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness
(107)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I have played the other Secret City games and really liked them. This one seemed very different. I found it dull and elementary. Absolutely no challenge at all, even in the puzzles (and that's saying a lot since I don't like puzzles). The game started out very jerky and looked like it was struggling to run correctly, but that could be my Windows 11. Not sure. I like this developer but I feel the game was subpar. The bonus game was just awful. I'd play the demo and see how you like it. I played the whole game and would not recommend.
I don't recommend this game.
A strange board game makes a Halloween party go very wrong!
Overall rating
1
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5
33 of 40 found this review helpful
Keep the door closed
PostedOctober 15, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek Collector's Edition
(81)Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Welcome to Domini's Halloween game. A jumble of bright colors and monsters. I truly feel like a codger lately with the reviews of the games coming out. This was horrible. I'm not sure who they were trying to appeal to here... kids or adults. Or both. Either way, it didn't work out. When I think of a Halloween game, I think dark and spooky. Real life creepy. Not bright blues and purples and silly looking monsters that look like something off of Sesame Street. What has happened to all the creepy games of the past? It took an Indie developer to put out True Fear which was amazing. Where are games like the original Phantasmat? The original Shiver? And so many more. Instead, for their once a year project we get a cartoonish silly game that does nothing to get one in the Halloween spirit. And NO. This is not the game of the year. It is NOT Dominis game of the year, although NONE of their games are games of the year. You'll be going back and forth doing the same tasks as in every other game they've made. Same HOS. Same mini games. Same colors. Same collectibles. Just please. Someone come out with a game that has substance to it. Something that is meant for adults. Anything. I do NOT recommend this game.
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek Collector's Edition
Find a kidnapped teenage girl and save yourself in Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek, a fun Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Developers take note !
PostedOctober 11, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Where Angels Cry
(104)Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is an older game (2012) but it is a good one. So much has been said about this game, I won't get into the plot or any of that. Yes, there are more HOS than the newer games have. This particular game has less mini games which doesn't bother me at all. What it does have is a real story. A creepy one too. Game play will make you think. This is part of a trilogy, and although I have owned the other 2, I haven't played them yet. I'll be doing that soon. If you're simply tired, as I am, of the new senseless releases we've been seeing, give this one a go. It starts a little slow but it's great. You will get a map with objectives, but it's not transportable and that's ok. No misclick penalties either. Winner !!!
I recommend this game!
A trio of hoax hunters get the shock of their lives!
Overall rating
3
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5
15 of 19 found this review helpful
The Neglected game
PostedOctober 7, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Bluebeard's Castle: Son of the Heartless
(78)Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Well, here we are approaching the Halloween season. The time where a few developers come out with their yearly Halloween game. I feel this should give them a little bit of an extra kick to say "hey, let's make a great spooky Halloween game". Not the case here. Not even a tiny scare. Very few HOS. I thought it was short, including the bonus chapter. I had high hopes for all the build up this game received and the first few reviews I saw were 5 stars (but aren't they always)? This is closer to 2 stars for me but I threw an extra one in there for art and color. I sure hope the other developers come out with something better than this for Halloween. I do not recommend. Do better Elephant.
I don't recommend this game.
The secret of the fairies lies deep in the English countryside.
Overall rating
3
/
5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Churning out games without any dimension to them
PostedOctober 3, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I debated giving this 2 stars but went with 3 only because it's something different for Domini. If you played one, you've played them all more or less. Yes you will need some fans for "all the smoke or pollen". Yes you will need to oil and clean lots of things for no apparent reason. You'll need the requisite valve which just happens to be lying around. I've been playing a lot of older games lately, and the quality of those games is beyond superior to anything released in the last year (at minimum). I honestly used to have a long list of games I couldn't wait to play, and no longer have a list. This was typical Domini by every standard... HOS, mini games, game play, etc. I'm not going to recommend this because at this point it's irritating to me that they can just keep throwing games out there that are awful.
I don't recommend this game.
A journey into the mirror world unleashes a powerful villain!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
This is an amazing series
PostedOctober 2, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
5-BN does games right. I just played this series of games (theres 4 total). Every single one was amazing. I was actually sad to play the last one. The CE is well worth the extramoney. The bonus chapters are long and actually great. There are many collectibles and morphing objects. Since this review is coming in so late, I won't say anything about the plot, story, etc. except that it was great for each game. If you haven't played this series yet and are looking for something other than "find the wrench" give these a try. You truly won't be disappointed.
I recommend this game!
Can you solve a ghostly mystery to escape a film?
Overall rating
2
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5
Slowly we move along
PostedSeptember 25, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
F.A.C.E.S. Collector's Edition
(38)Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I played this after the update to fix the bugs came out so my game wasn't glitchy. However, this game was soooooo slow. I think I drifted off 4 times while playing it. I just got finished played the Witches Legacy series and it was so nice to play long, fast moving, challenging games. Then I finally started on this one. Same old same old. Yes the theme was different but I didn't care for it. The characters were wooden and to me, very unlikable. I really wanted to run the grandson over with the buggy. "I broke the cart but here, maybe this will help"... hands her a cane. eyeroll. Domini always has good HOS. However, I do not like their puzzles. I don't like puzzles at all, but I really dislike theirs. Maybe it's the way the directions are written or maybe I'm just that bad at them. As always, with Domini, color and artistry was great. Some will like this, some won't. I was not a fan. I look every day hoping to see a game, any game, where I can say wow. In the past, my to buy list was so long. Now, I don't even have one. I recommend this after you trial it.
I recommend this game!
The twin detectives are back on the case!
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
Where'd the proofreader go?
PostedSeptember 3, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Druid Kingdom
(111)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is the first sequel to this series. I thought it was fairly good. The story did jump all over the place a lot of times, and I wondered how I got from point A in the story to point B. I didn't recall anyone mentioning they had to go to an amusement park but I could have been zoning out. Everything was typical Domini. I think the story just made it a little better than those of late. I took off a star for grammar... to me that's just plain sloppy. They had their usual "put out the fire" with no fire in sight. They do this a lot. I haven't played the bonus chapter yet. I thought the main game was short for a Domini game. Usually they are longer. Yes, you'll need a fan to puff all that smoke away, and yes you'll need 14 types of cutters for wires, bushes, chains, etc. I think it's worth purchasing if you need a no think game for a lazy day. If you're looking for a challenge, I'd skip it.
I recommend this game!
Can you keep the fairest woman in Taleville from paying the ultimate price?
Overall rating
3
/
5
11 of 13 found this review helpful
Doesn't fit in with the other Godmother Stories series
PostedAugust 27, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Surface: The Pantheon Collector's Edition
(126)Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I debated whether to give this 3 or 4 stars and decided on 3. We have the same Domini game play, just a different story. Someone else said it in their review and I'll say it too. It didn't seem like a Fairy Godmother Story series game. I did notice a couple new puzzles thrown in and one or 2 different HOS. However, the mecahnisms were all the same. You find the same objects in every Domini game. And it takes a long time to find one, however your inventory never overflows and you never leave the same 3 scenes until you use that inventory. I do like Domini games once in a while. Their older games were so much better with much more challenge. The new ones are totally dumbed down but some days that's a nice thing. A nice light hearted game. I really didn't like the prince in the main game. I thought he was whiny and I personally would have left him in the dust. For a prince, he was quite useless. The bonus chapter was actually pretty good and fairly long (considering how short they are anymore). I say if you want an easy light game, go for it. If youre looking for a challenge, keep looking.
I recommend this game!
Can you save yourself and your daughter in time?
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent game
PostedAugust 19, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I have been playing my older games that I bought and just never got around to playing. This one is amazing. Very creepy and great story line. The HOS and puzzles are good. I was glued to my seat during this game which says a lot since I have a very short attention span. This one definitely has replay value. If you haven't played it, give it a try. I definitely recommend.
I recommend this game!