samstiles's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.5
- Helpful Votes:51
- Reviews Submitted:13
- First Review:November 15, 2013
- Most Recent Review:June 1, 2015
- Featured reviews0
Help Catherine save the Magic Academy from a fate worse than foreclosure in Magic Encyclopedia: Illusions, a new Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
4
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5
Surprisingly good
PostedDecember 6, 2013
samstiles
fromSouth Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Large File, Strategy, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I was really surprised how much I enjoyed this game. I'm not a fan of Hidden object so I wanted to give the fractured object a go. That's when you find a pieces of an item before your can use. The only problems I had with this game was that the spots where you click on things was very pedantic. I would try something and when it wouldn't work go of and spend ages trying other things. Only to come back and find out I wasn't exactly in the right spot. Also I found it hard to move back to scenes. As there isnt a cursor or a path. You just sort of have to click close left of the screen or something. Overall I was impressed by this game. And am going to try some others in the series
I recommend this game!
Everyone is frightened by the sights and sounds of something large stumbling through the darkness. Can you solve the mystery before the monster adds another chapter to this legend?
Overall rating
1
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5
13 of 14 found this review helpful
Letdown supreme
PostedDecember 4, 2013
samstiles
fromSouth Australia
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Strategy, Puzzle
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
5
/
5
I really disliked this game. After enjoying Nancy drew at Waverly. I thought I'd give a few others ago and picked this on. Well I'll think I'll finish there now. It was more of an interactive story than an actual game. There was very little actual game play. And most of the time was spent trying to work out the maze of a set. Honestly I spent hours on this one and most of the time was just trying to get from point A to B. I stuck with it though, as the story line was good. Just would have preferred reading it than trying to fumble around pretending to play a pc game. When your not Trying to find your way around, you are just going back and forth from person to person, unraveling the story. It's bit of Agatha Christie short story that way.
I don't recommend this game.
Murder, She Wrote 2: Return to Cabot Cove
Take on the role of beloved murder-mystery writer Jessica Fletcher and return to lovely (but lethal) Cabot Cove!
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Bit on the boring side
PostedNovember 15, 2013
samstiles
Skill Level:Beginner
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I personally thought this game was long winded, and far to easy. except when there was little instruction to the game. But once figure out what you are supposed to be doing in a puzzle the rest is just too easy. And there isn't enough time between the Hidden Object parts
I don't recommend this game.