baraca's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:211
- Reviews Submitted:23
- First Review:March 14, 2023
- Most Recent Review:March 12, 2025
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Solve puzzles in the beauty of our green planet!
Overall rating
3
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5
17 of 25 found this review helpful
Close, but not quite there
PostedJune 6, 2023
baraca
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
This review is based on the demo as played on a Windows 11 PC with a 27-inch monitor.
I love the prior games this developer has put out, but this one misses the mark in several (but easily - I believe - correctible) areas.
Good points:
1. Game concept is sound and interesting.
2. Production values are high (graphics, sound, etc,)
3. This is a BIG game - lots of value for your money.
2. Production values are high (graphics, sound, etc,)
3. This is a BIG game - lots of value for your money.
Needs improvement:
1. Cursor sensitivity needs to be improved.
2. A short introductory scetion should be added to explain how to make game selections, and undertanding how to earn the achievements available in the game. Optionally, the opening screen could be re-designed to be similar to your "Photo Puzzles" games.
3. Do not assume that the gamer has played your previous offerings, and remember that this is a BIG game where confusion could easily occur. Please make it as simple to understand as is possible.
2. A short introductory scetion should be added to explain how to make game selections, and undertanding how to earn the achievements available in the game. Optionally, the opening screen could be re-designed to be similar to your "Photo Puzzles" games.
3. Do not assume that the gamer has played your previous offerings, and remember that this is a BIG game where confusion could easily occur. Please make it as simple to understand as is possible.
Looking forward to your updates of this game, and to future additions to your previous game series(s).
I can not recommend this game as is, but will heartily recommend it once some changes are made.
Explore the beauty of Australia and New Zealand – piece by piece!
Overall rating
5
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5
17 of 22 found this review helpful
On Top of It's Game Genre
PostedMay 22, 2023
baraca
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
This review is based on evaluating the features of the demo as played on a Windows 11 PC with a 27-inch monitor.
Good features:
- 123 (?) pix provided with game
- 26 jigsaw puzzle cuts (each with selectable number of pieces)
- 27 swap puzzle cuts (each with selectable number of pieces)
- same gameplay and production values (graphics, music, etc.) as previous games in this series
- allows you to upload your own pix (one at a time, but can be done repeatedly after playing the picture in a game)
- puzzle difficulty can be set by selecting number of pieces, amount of hints allowed, and allowing rotating pieces.
- 123 (?) pix provided with game
- 26 jigsaw puzzle cuts (each with selectable number of pieces)
- 27 swap puzzle cuts (each with selectable number of pieces)
- same gameplay and production values (graphics, music, etc.) as previous games in this series
- allows you to upload your own pix (one at a time, but can be done repeatedly after playing the picture in a game)
- puzzle difficulty can be set by selecting number of pieces, amount of hints allowed, and allowing rotating pieces.
Areas for improvement (gamers always want more!):
- tutorial for using the storage bins for pieces
- organize custom uploaded pix into its own chapter, allowing for multiple pix to be saved and used for multiple game modes
- do not(!) increase the number of pieces in jigsaw mode until larger-sized monitors become popular, and only possibly increase the number of pieces in swap mode
- tutorial for using the storage bins for pieces
- organize custom uploaded pix into its own chapter, allowing for multiple pix to be saved and used for multiple game modes
- do not(!) increase the number of pieces in jigsaw mode until larger-sized monitors become popular, and only possibly increase the number of pieces in swap mode
I heartily recommend this game - have fun!
I recommend this game!
Beautiful beaches, historic temples, and regal palaces of Thailand and Cambodia await!
Overall rating
2
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5
24 of 29 found this review helpful
Disappointing!
PostedMarch 14, 2023
baraca
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
I am playing on a Windows 11 computer, and my review is based on a demo checkout of the features of the game.
Normally, I love this series; this game however seems like a step backward. I was excited to see that there was a section for custom selections that allowed you to upload your own pictures. Sure enough, I uploaded a couple of my pix and it worked. Unfortunately, when I tried to play a game using these pictures, the game started using one of its pre-packaged pix. Even using the saved games button, it still reverted back to playing with one of the canned game pix - not the one I uploaded.
Another complaint is that there are only (by my possibly wrong count) 108 pix included in the game - not the 125 advertised. This also occurred in the XMAS game, which had 120 pix rather than the advertised 125. Other games in the series have the stated 125 pix.
I suggest that until the game is updated, or the advertising summary modified, you not buy this game without accepting the limitations that it currently has.
I don't recommend this game.