runauturuncu's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.5
- Helpful Votes:100
- Reviews Submitted:13
- First Review:December 10, 2011
- Most Recent Review:April 27, 2020
- Featured reviews0
Embark on a paranormal journey through a family’s past in this wonderfully crafted adventure game.
Overall rating
1
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5
1 of 4 found this review helpful
Not fun. All work.
PostedApril 27, 2020
runauturuncu
fromPlanet Earth
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
/
5
No hints. No walkthrough. Kind of limits the demographic, don'tcha think? Please, Big Fish, put some kind of warning that a game is this way. I know, I know, I could have played the trial, but when you buy 20+ games at a time, trials are too time-consuming. I definitely feel ripped off! Games are not games if they are not fun.
I don't recommend this game.
Follow trails, uncover secrets in hidden object scenes, and solve various puzzles on your quest to break the curse of the Willmore clan!
Overall rating
1
/
5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
Old. Static.
PostedJuly 4, 2017
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Word
Current Favorite:
Surface: The Pantheon
(49)Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
They must have dug this one out of a to-be-refurbed pile. It is very static. Some of the reviews mentioned animated scenes. I never found one in the Mac version. The main character moved through the scenes like a cardboard puppet on a stick.
HOS objects were also very difficult to see.
Not that I got very far into the game. I couldn't take the clunky navigation.
Enchantia: Wrath of the Phoenix Queen Collector's Edition
Explore the magical world of Enchantia as you race to save the land from the evil Phoenix Queen.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Best Game Ever!!
PostedMarch 7, 2013
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Not only is this game incredibly beautiful (kudos to the artistic talents of the development team), but the story is really fascinating.
The game is quite long even before you get to the bonus play, which is also longer than any other I have played.
Setting a new standard for value and enjoyment, this game is simply spectacular. Heads up, you other developers!
I recommend this game!
Time Relics: Gears of Light
Can you restore the Gears of Light to the Clock Tower to defeat an ancient evil?
Overall rating
3
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5
4 of 6 found this review helpful
A Disppointment
PostedDecember 2, 2012
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
The art in this game is pretty good. The story premise is decent (time becomes mixed up by the cardboard cutout bad guy -- medieval towers from the past pushing through current buildings), but it is poorly executed. Too much melodrama and way too little actual story. Given the current level of quality of HOGs, this gets a solid so-so. Computer programmers write code, not stories. Consider hiring a writer, guys.
Theatre of Shadows: As You Wish
Become a Hunter of darkness to cope with possessed owner of theater and revived shadows. Help other people by correcting their wrong fulfilled wishes!
Overall rating
4
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Excellent, but a bit flawed
PostedOctober 20, 2012
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Current Favorite:
Midnight Mysteries: Haunted Houdini Deluxe
(232)Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
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5
The visuals in this game are absolutely stunning and the story is quite original. This game would have gotten five stars from me but for some minor issues, which I am sure the developers can correct in future games in what seems to be an incipient series starring Elu (the hero).
The mini-games are very original for the most part, but some of them had clunky controls. If I didn't have a 27" iMac, the HOS would have been impossible to complete without hints because a few of the objects were teensy. One HOS had an object mislabeled: I was looking all over for a "sheet". When I gave up and used a hint, the sheet was a leaf! Several objects had an "Mg" in front of the name. What is this? Magnesium? It made no sense, yet did not interfere with the hunt.
Overall, an excellent game that I thoroughly enjoyed.
I recommend this game!
Gothic Fiction: Dark Saga
Rescue your daughter, Hannah, from the clutches of an evil witch before it's too late in this chilling Hidden Object adventure game!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Lovecraft, Move Over
PostedOctober 5, 2012
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Mahjong
Current Favorite:
Midnight Mysteries: Haunted Houdini Deluxe
(232)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
One of the best games ever, if you like Gothic horror. (And I do.) Great adventure story that just pulls you through the game. I couldn't wait to see what happened next.
I recommend this game!
Awakening: The Skyward Castle Collector's Edition
Discover the fate of your exiled kingdom, save your people and end the ancient evil that started it all!
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
I am at a loss for words
PostedOctober 4, 2012
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Mahjong
Current Favorite:
Midnight Mysteries: Haunted Houdini Deluxe
(232)Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This game is like the earlier games in the Awakening series in that the art is beautiful, the HOS not overly numerous.
Here is the BUT...... Although there were mini-games that were enjoyable, several of them were absolutely tedious and others confusing due to arcane instructions. Game developers obviously should never moonlight writing instruction manuals.
The bonus play in the collectors edition was like a hasty afterthought -- short, confusing and poorly developed.
I don't recommend this game.
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Dive into an epic journey as a museum owner in pursuit of an undead pirate who has kidnapped your daughter in Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
A Swashbuckling Good Time
PostedOctober 3, 2012
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Mahjong
Current Favorite:
Midnight Mysteries: Haunted Houdini Deluxe
(232)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I almost didn't buy this game because of the very beginning of the game (which is, of course, where you are in the free trial). You are putzing around a museum looking for banal stuff. Yuck!
But it gets much better because the game quickly takes you out of the museum. The story is quite original for one of these games. Quite surprised me, really. It's a romantic tale of true love and redemption, set in a colorful past. I was quite taken with it.
I recommend this game!
Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle
When the ghost of the beautiful Diane de Poitiers appears in front of you, you are transported back in time in Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle!
Overall rating
4
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Well Done Puzzle
PostedSeptember 29, 2012
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Mahjong
Current Favorite:
Midnight Mysteries: Haunted Houdini Deluxe
(232)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Loved the HD graphics. Eye-poppingly delicious. This was a very good story and I like the way the HOS's found objects for a master list which fulfilled an objective.
My only quibble is the anachronisms. For example, the HOS's had you looking for things that did not exist in the mid-16th century, such as a toy train, gel caps, and a photograph.
As with all of these games done by developers who have English as a second language, some of the names for things were odd at times. However, their artistry and overall attention to detail made for a wonderful game that I enjoyed playing. So, well done!
I recommend this game!
Surface: The Noise She Couldn't Make
When a young woman is found comatose by the side of the road with a bloody knife beside her, it's up to you to unravel her story!
Overall rating
5
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Compelling, beautiful game
PostedSeptember 24, 2012
runauturuncu
fromPalm Springs, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Mahjong
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This review will cover both standard and collectors editions. Lush. Gorgeous. Wonderful story well presented.
Very satisfying, fully developed ending in the standard edition. Very well done, Elephant Games. A quite good, if somewhat trite and contrived, ending completes the collectors edition, as well.
Mini-games are fun and not overly-difficult, as are the HOS. I can enthusiastically recommend this game. It is a real work of art.
I recommend this game!