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Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.4
- Helpful Votes:4,958
- Reviews Submitted:536
- First Review:March 13, 2013
- Most Recent Review:April 8, 2025
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Dreamscapes: The Sandman
Be the one to save Laura from her nightmares
Overall rating
4
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Dreamscapes
PostedMarch 21, 2013
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Mahjong
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This was a well put-together game with great visuals and a plausible story-line. Laura loses her dream catcher and the evil Sandman torments her dreams. A great bargain for a SE game. You have achievements, a great hint button, a helper wombat type creature, and collectibles. The game played smoothly without issues. No hidden object scenes!!! Not one :)) Puzzles were challenging. No map, but you really don't need one. It is set into 3 separate dreams, so you basically finish one and move onto the next. I'm on the fence with this one. Although it had all the "right" things, it just didn't keep my attention.
I recommend this game!
Dark Arcana: The Carnival
Find the woman who disappears in the Hall of Mirrors. Investigate two worlds: the Carnivals of Good and Evil!
Overall rating
4
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Very Good Creepy Game
PostedMarch 21, 2013
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Mahjong
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
You are a detective at a creepy carnival searching for a missing mother who was swept away into the hall of mirrors. Very good SE game. There are 3 game modes. No penalties for rapid clicking that I noticed. Story line is fairly simple. Mini games are not too difficult, which I like with me being new to this genre. Bright hidden object scenes with no difficulty finding the objects. You get a little helper monkey who can climb into areas that are inaccessible to you. Cute little guy :) There are also achievements to earn. Game play was smooth, no problems. I enjoyed the game. Definite buy for me.
I recommend this game!
Brunhilda and the Dark Crystal
Help Brunhilda explore a mystical world blooming with magic and humor in this fun and exciting Hidden Object Adventure game!
Overall rating
3
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Charming but oh so repetitive
PostedMarch 20, 2013
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management, Mahjong
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is a cute cartoonish game. There is a lot of dialogue, and I do mean a lot!!!. You basically are going back and forth between places finding objects... over and over and over again. It could have been a wonderful game with some tweaking, but it was just too repetitive for me. The objects to be found were extremely small. Even though the scenes were bright, it's very hard to see, say, 5 mousetraps in a room. There was a hint button to help out and I found I was using it just to push the game along, I was so bored of the repetition. I wouldn't recommend this game.
I don't recommend this game.
Abandoned: Chestnut Lodge Asylum
Face your fears and unravel the mystery of the abandoned asylum!
Overall rating
4
/
5
The spooky asylum
PostedMarch 19, 2013
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management, Mahjong
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I loved this game. For a SE... well worth the price as a SG is included. Being new to this genre, I did need to consult it a few times to stay on track. There are lots and lots of room at the Chestnut Lodge !!! Hidden Object scenes were fairly easy. Puzzles were intermediate. A lot, and I do mean a lot, of running around. Morphing objects, sometimes very difficult to notice. Achievements. All in all a nice, spooky game. It's a buy for me !!
I recommend this game!
Strangestone
Spend the night in an abandoned mansion. Can you survive to uncover the terrible secret about your ancestor?
Overall rating
4
/
5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Not bad !!
PostedMarch 19, 2013
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management, Mahjong
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I am a beginner to HOPA games, thus my review is based on a beginner to these types of stories. 2 kids inherit the family mansion. When they get there to meet the realtor, the realtor is gone (gasp). You must save your brother who was knocked unconscious while ringing the doorbell. There are 2 modes, regular and challenging. I played in regular. There are sparkles indicating hidden object scenes and scenes worth taking a look. The hidden object scenes are fairly straightforward and interactive. There is a useful journal and a task list which tells you what you should be doing next. Puzzles were fairly straightforward. The game was fairly linear in that I actually figured out what I was supposed to be doing (and that is a challenge in some of these games). I'm not sure yet if this is a buy for me, but I would definitely consider it.
I recommend this game!
Dragon Crossroads
Times of great peril give rise to even greater heroes - or so the story goes in Dragon Crossroads, a time management game with a fantasy twist!
Overall rating
3
/
5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Lacking
PostedMarch 13, 2013
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Time Management, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Mahjong, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
There are so very few TM games, I went ahead and played the demo, then purchased. There are no dragons... even though the title implies dragons. The narrator stands right in the middle of the screen so it's impossible to see the screen until you press start. The graphics are, well, blahhhh. The movements of the characters are jerky and clumsy and the game is glitchy, sometimes getting stuck. Each "round" or level lasts about 2 minutes (or less) and half the time, I wasn't even sure what I was trying to accomplish by the time the level ended. I did try to like this game, if only because there are so few good TM games of late. However, it's disappointing. Challenge level was easy. Sound was off so I can't comment on that. Not even close to the quality and fun factor of games such as Roads of Rome or Island Tribe.
I don't recommend this game.