i played about 5 to 6 hours to finish it. the HOS weren't too bad. you could usually find what you wanted without too much trouble. i really enjoyed the game and the hints do recharge after a bit. there is a skip on the game after it recharges. they don't tell you where you need to go, instead they tell you if there is nothing to be done in that area. there is some back and forth but not as bad as some games. really not much of a story but not a lot of reading either.
it may appeal to some people but i just wanted to get done. it was harder than most and i like straight HOS not the ones where you have to look for objects to get an object. none were that hard to find once you got the hang of it. this had me going back to the walkthrough all the way through. that is unusual for me. if you want a challenge this is it!
the visuals are good and not really hard to find objects. there is a map but it is not interactive. it can help. most of this is very logical and not overly hard to figure out.
this is a very challenging HO game. i would say i am an intermediate player of HO games and i had a little trouble with it. it has very good graphics and everything and it is very plain to see the scenes but it is hard to finish. worth the effort though!!!!
this is a very challenging game. hints recharge after awhile and it is a good thing because there are some items in the HO scenes that don't match the name in the list of items to find. some examples of this is that they list a comb and it is a hairbrush that they want. they listed "ear" and "split" and they want a stalk of wheat. other than the incidences that i have listed, you will find a challenge here. i love HO games and this took me awhile when i can usually zip right through them.