matouks's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.2
- Helpful Votes:419
- Reviews Submitted:30
- First Review:December 8, 2011
- Most Recent Review:September 17, 2019
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The Book of Desires
Help Ashley escape with her life in The Book of Desires!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Good game
PostedApril 18, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Really liked this game. loved the graphics and characters. appreciated the take on characters interaction- thought that was going out of the box. standard HO areas. thinking puzzles. Journal but no map or task list but game does have some hand holding so need is debatable. Not a long game nor short depending on your game speed. I'm not sure how many games this designer has put out but i see great potential for the next one especially if they check some of the games with maps, task lists, interactive HO scenes, less hand holding/simplicity. I recommend but for experts it is the joy of the game. Matouks
I recommend this game!
Mosaic Tomb of Mystery
Place shapes and decrypt ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs as you uncover the truth behind the mysterious death of King Tut.
Overall rating
5
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5
30 of 35 found this review helpful
Superb
PostedApril 18, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This game has everything one would want as a change from HO, adventure, etc. Good graphics, nice voice over, power ups and so on. For $3.05 and endless hours of timed or relaxed gaming to finally solving the puzzle/mystery one cannot go wrong. Worth a demo play for sure. Matouks
I recommend this game!
Silent Nights: The Pianist
Save your sister and uncover the secrets of an ancient organization in Silent Nights: The Pianist!
Overall rating
4
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5
22 of 33 found this review helpful
if only
PostedApril 13, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
great graphics, voice overs & music. HO junk piles and challenging. i'm beginning to think i expect little things - such as ten second black wait screens between every movement thru game no longer exists - not so in this game and i haven't the patience to accept that in a good game this could not have been dealt with. an unfortunate no buy for me. frustratingly Matouk.
I recommend this game!
The Keepers: Lost Progeny
Track down your real parents in The Keepers: Lost Progeny! After growing up an orphan, a mysterious photo showing your parents arrives!
Overall rating
2
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5
22 of 29 found this review helpful
Great game ... too bad
PostedApril 13, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This was an excellent game with good graphics, music, some hard mini games, a twist with HO and for me about 6 hours play (as some games make you work for solution). I gave it a grudgingly two stars and debated about one star. I find mild insanity reigns when i click on an object i know to be right and after 8 clicks go to hint only to have it show the item...eg. ring and coat hook 2 examples but were many more. This is really unacceptable in a game - particularly a game this good. How much trouble can it be for an item to have a greater 'click factor'? Blam is off to a good start but hope they fix this problem. Recommend if this does not bother you. Matouk
I recommend this game!
Mystery Trackers: Black Isle
Black Isle was supposedly abandoned after an earthquake but the truth is much more sinister! Join the Mystery Trackers and learn the truth!
Overall rating
4
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5
46 of 54 found this review helpful
Good game
PostedApril 1, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I agree with gingergal. The designers outdid themselves with Mystery - Surface... However, having said that, this game balances for those who will find enough of a challenge within Black Isle and the graphics, sound, fun factor and length are still well done. Sparkles show up where it is stated that there are none for advanced (too bad). Map is great and most HO and HO/adventure designers should look to this game as an example of what to give the player.
I recommend this game!
Depths of Betrayal
Stop a mechanical monster before it destroys an entire town in Depths of Betrayal! Uncover the truth and stop the terrifying machine!
Overall rating
5
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5
35 of 38 found this review helpful
Engrossing
PostedMarch 16, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy
Current Favorite:
Surface: Mystery of Another World
(224)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
Storyline
5
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5
Unlike so many games similar in story this is intriguing, logical, and engrossing as a storyline. Graphics and music are wonderful - right colours used for storyline which draws one in. Lots of locations which require some memory usage of one's brain. HO are popup and fitting to story-some items are in other areas but popup remains open so you know where to return with item. An adventure/HO using strategy. Task section in journal if needed (i did). Can't decide if a map would have made a difference - there is some going back and forth but that is how you find out the next move. As an avid HO/adventure player i loved the differences this game offered and think the designers thought it thru to offer us something of a change and challenge. Hard not to give it a 5 overall when compared to same old same old. Matouks
I recommend this game!
Agency of Anomalies: Cinderstone Orphanage
Save the souls of prodigy children and their caretaker who disappeared during the fire in The Agency of Anomalies: Cinderstone Orphanage!
Overall rating
3
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5
31 of 47 found this review helpful
Average and boring
PostedMarch 9, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Looked forward to this game but there was too much hand holding - prefer not to be told what item i need for an action or where i can find it. Would like to have had a map with ability to go from area to area - needless amount of travelling thru outside/inside, etc. Found nothing new in minigames and out of frustration skipped two. Graphics and music/voice well done. Recommend for a newbie to HO games. Having just finished Surface Mystery... which had newness and challenge - if you are an expert/ intermediate try demo-know it is like the entire game then decide. Matouks
I recommend this game!
Surface: Mystery of Another World
After your son, Bobby, mysteriously disappears, it's up to you to find him in Surface: The Mystery of Another World!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
how is it possible
PostedMarch 5, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Strategy, 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
Storyline
5
/
5
how is it possible to dislike or find fault in this game. some games, while good, seem like the designers never play this type of game and so it is same old same old - not here. the designers thought of interesting mini games and a spin on the HO. not every area has clues of what to do next (i played advanced game) which added an extra/fun challenge. the graphics are beautiful and the music not annoying. no need to travel in areas that are completed and the fact that one carries inventory items rather than at the end of each chapter have to repeat traveling to find an object is brilliant. two comments: some items in HO were not easily obtainable because of narrow area for clicking (hate wasting 30 minutes because i think i have the wrong item and it turns out it is a narrow clicking area) and one area was too dark for me to see i was to activate it (an area that did not have a clue/magnifying glass). these are minor however and the game is long, challenging and superb! matouk
I recommend this game!
Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome
Help Sam rescue his love Anna in Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome, an incredible Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 10 found this review helpful
Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome
PostedJanuary 21, 2012
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Would have given a 5 but it is toooooo chatty. I tend to read or listen to all dialogue but there is overkill on this one. Recommended by me but patience here is a virtue. Matouk
I recommend this game!
Revenge of the Spirit: Rite of Resurrection
The day famed mystery writer Adora Graves died the lights went out in Beacon. Cast light on the town or be stuck in the shadows!
Overall rating
4
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5
30 of 41 found this review helpful
Great Hidden Object Game
PostedDecember 8, 2011
matouks
fromVancouver Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Lots of hours of play with regular or advanced. I played advanced with no problem and the right amount of challenge. Minimum conversation with characters. Appropriate hidden object scenes with some items requiring more than a click. Good puzzles - variety. Diary and task list a plus. Some back tracking but is a tight area so no problem. Screen a little dark in places but fine with brightness adjusted. Thoroughly enjoyable.
I recommend this game!