Jollygoodshow's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:2.6
- Helpful Votes:16
- Reviews Submitted:7
- First Review:November 18, 2013
- Most Recent Review:August 14, 2024
- Featured reviews0
Jollygoodshow's Review History
Reveal the secret of the legendary Loch Ness Lake!
Overall rating
3
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5
A Helpful Guide to Scottish Culture
PostedAugust 14, 2024
Jollygoodshow
fromUK
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
This game is certainly friendly for American users. No off-putting and difficult to understand Scots accents here - every character is American. Loch Ness is called "Lake Loch Ness" although a Scot would never say this as Loch means Lake! A US fire hydrant at the quayside and a left-hand drive car will also ensure Americans feel right at home. That's why I rated it "excellent" for fun factor - I never stopped laughing.
I recommend this game!
Spirit of Revenge: Cursed Castle
Solve the mystery that spooked a young girl into silence!
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 9 found this review helpful
Brits Beware!
PostedJune 22, 2015
Jollygoodshow
fromUK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Back in jolly old England and us dim-witted Brits need the help of an American. And we try very hard to please her. We change all our cars and even our Police vans to left-hand drive, invent a new new police rank: "Junior Inspector" and use US spellings for our police reports. Of course we have got aristocracy, baddies of course if they have an English accent but wronged goodies with an American accent. If you can put up with all this nonsense the game is OK.
I don't recommend this game.
Midnight Mysteries: Ghostwriting Collector's Edition
Characters from classical literature are coming to life!
Overall rating
3
/
5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Messing with English classics once more
PostedFebruary 3, 2015
Jollygoodshow
fromUK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
If your not a Brit you may not notice the dreadful, inauthentic language, the ridiculous mistakes - like a Mississippi steamboat travelling down a English river, candy canes and pretzels on a Victorian Christmas tree. Compliments also go to Dick Van (he starred in Mary Poppins but cannot put in his surname because it is inappropriate language - computers eh) for his voice coaching - the accents are so authentic. The shadow plays are a novel idea but so dull.
I don't recommend this game.
Mystery Tales: The Lost Hope Collector's Edition
Free Emmett from an evil spell and save the townspeople from murderous demons.
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Rubbish translation ruins yet another game
PostedJanuary 6, 2015
Jollygoodshow
fromNot in the US
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Gobbledegook in the story I can cope with but not poor explanations of games - especially when they are unfamiliar and complex.
I don't recommend this game.
Christmas Stories: A Christmas Carol Collector's Edition
Everyone deserves a second chance – even the stingiest of them all.
Overall rating
1
/
5
3 of 13 found this review helpful
Dreadful version of an English classic
PostedNovember 30, 2014
Jollygoodshow
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
1
/
5
Nothing much to do with Dickens' story. American accents, ridiculous blunders - an airmail envelope in an 1843 story, wildly inaccurate settings and anachronistic language make this one to miss.
I don't recommend this game.
Eternity
Travel through the time and find your grandfather in Eternity, a fun and amazing Hidden Object Adventure game!
Overall rating
2
/
5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Don't get your history from this rubbish
PostedOctober 2, 2014
Jollygoodshow
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
This game has a different format, lots of small sections which many will enjoy. Each section has an HOS and a game. But the "history" is at times ludicrous. In the UK we are used to people getting our history wrong - Hollywood does it all the time but 1066 for the Vikings. 1066 is the single most important date in English history - the date of the NORMAN invasion - not the Vikings. And Robin Hood in 1572! If there was any such person he would have been around 300 years earlier. And what about the pirate using papyrus in 1572. Rubbish. Who wrote this?
I don't recommend this game.
Agatha Christie: 4:50 from Paddington
Pack your bags . . . for murder. Join Agatha Christie’s famed sleuth, Miss Marple, in this classic whodunit Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
3
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
As English as...Russian Tea
PostedNovember 18, 2013
Jollygoodshow
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
There is lots to like about this game - plenty of hidden objects, some new ideas for challenges and even a chance to use clues to actually solve the murder. However if you have read the book or seen the TV play you will know who did it.
As usual a host of visual inaccuracies that will grate on a UK audience. The worst by far is the rolling stock at Paddington, defiantly not British. The pleasant seaside town of Eastbourne has been moved 50 miles inland. Amongst the others are a snooker ball masquerading as a billiard ball and "greasepaint" which seems to be a set of coloured bottles. If you can put up with these lazy mistakes you might like it.
I recommend this game!