ivillagegrinch's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.3
- Helpful Votes:828
- Reviews Submitted:55
- First Review:February 3, 2012
- Most Recent Review:September 12, 2025
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Extraterrestrials have arrived! Fortunately, they’re not here to invade, they just want to observe. Can you find them all?
Overall rating
5
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5
81 of 88 found this review helpful
I need more HOGs like this! Cheeky and fun!
PostedDecember 4, 2021
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management
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
This review is based off of playing the game for 10 minutes, which is my benchmark for what I'm going to buy.
Granted, I am so tired of these games where the player starts off in a vehicle on a dark and stormy night until they crash into a tree or ditch, and then wander around, not saving the screwdriver or hammer for other parts of the game (and, if a developer can explain why a character wouldn't carry around a couple of simple tools to solve a problem, that would be appreciated). This game is funny, light and reminiscent of Snarkbusters (or, at the very least, Leather Goddesses of Phobos). It's difficult enough to be fun but easy enough to not get frustrated.
Now, back to the game. If my husband comes to look for me, just let him know I've been kidnapped by aliens to solve puzzles.
I recommend this game!
It’s trouble in paradise when Mia Faircroft visits Italy!
Overall rating
3
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5
9 of 15 found this review helpful
This would've been a wonderful game 15 years ago
PostedNovember 20, 2021
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
The graphics are dated, the game play is easy and it would probably be a good one to relax with because it doesn't require too much gray matter to solve. I guess the best thing I can say about it is that it's not a typical HOG -- it doesn't start with the player in a car, driving through a scary countryside on a dark and stormy night, and then crashing just before reaching your destination.
I don't recommend this game.
Sort through the clutter and help the Walker family decorate their home for Halloween!
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Good game for younger kids, but too boring
PostedOctober 24, 2021
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
I haven't seen this series before, or maybe it's just that I will play almost anything that is Halloween related. Very basic instructions at the beginning of each level, but no explanation as to why we need to collect suns. It's basically just a point and click game.
I don't recommend this game.
Join Catana in his epic battle while creating mutant matches to defeat killer veggies!
Overall rating
5
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5
7 of 11 found this review helpful
Finally! A different sort of game!
PostedOctober 18, 2021
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
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
I wasn't sure if it was a Match-3 game (mostly, because I hate those), but it's more of a thinking person's smash-and-burn. Yes, I'm playing the Casual mode, so I have extra lives per level, and it requires looking at the board and strategizing moves needed to win the level.
The only thing I had a problem with was that the directions aren't terribly clear until after a player has finished the level. For me, that was the Boss level, but once I figured it out, I could win that level.
Good game, though!
I recommend this game!
In the next great time management adventure, help the Inca save their homeland from a merciless god!
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
The print is too small, which makes the game unplayable
PostedOctober 17, 2021
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I'm a person with low vision, and the biggest obstacle of this game is I can't read the directions. I have a feeling, though, that even if I was younger and could see, it would still be too small.
I don't recommend this game.
A strange board game makes a Halloween party go very wrong!
Overall rating
2
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5
2 of 8 found this review helpful
I wanted to like it
PostedOctober 17, 2021
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Two major problems in this game for me is Samantha's voice (too annoying) and the ponderous game play. I wanted to play -- not wait to have the scene read to me. I made it through about 10 minutes but it's not enough to make me want to spend money.
I don't recommend this game.
Follow an up-and-coming agrarian on the adventure of a lifetime!
Overall rating
2
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5
9 of 10 found this review helpful
Not a great experience
PostedOctober 12, 2021
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
I bought the game after playing for more than 15 minutes, and I wish I had played a bit longer so that I would've known not to buy it. A walk-through I saw for Level 29 shows a bird that needs to be clicked on, but I haven't been able to get the bird to fly across, which also means that I can't finish the game. I don't mind a game that is a little difficult, but this is impossible to pass without the items needed to finish.
I don't recommend this game.
Master Detective must face the greatest challenge – time itself!
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 11 found this review helpful
I miss the snark and challenging puzzles
PostedNovember 28, 2020
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
MCF had been the Thanksgiving tradition for my family, and the first time they lost my interest was when they had the actress in the game. Before that, the game was scary but also funny with all of the snarky comments made when a player would make a mistake.
This latest version is dumbed down in the puzzles, but at least the game doesn't start out on a dark and stormy night with the detective crashing the vehicle. I always had to wonder about how terrible of a driver the detective was.
I recommend this game!
An ancient evil awakened in the kingdom. Travel through the four valleys on a strategy adventure and
save the kingdom on the brink of destruction.
Overall rating
5
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5
Absolute best of the four
PostedAugust 11, 2020
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
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5
Lots of playability, few stupid love scenes and lots of chances to back and get things that are needed, Everything is replenished and quite a few chances to get to perfect all crafts.
I recommend this game!
People live in fear of the dragon and it’s up to you to embark on a dangerous quest and become the hero!
Overall rating
5
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5
It's like visiting an old friend
PostedAugust 3, 2020
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management
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
3
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5
I keep replaying the other three, so getting a new adventure is the cherry on the sundae. The game play is just a bit different, but it's still so much fun. It's still rather hard to see things, but that's part of the fun.
I recommend this game!