Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Word
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
I own every game in this series and have enjoyed them all, so I bought this latest edition without even playing the demo.
While the graphics, story, music and gameplay are good and what I've come to expect from this developer, parts of the narration sound like an AI voice (cold, kind of stiff/stilted), and the voice acting for the characters is pretty bad.
In one scene between the two villain characters, it became obvious that both characters were performed by the same actor, when he forgot to switch to character 2's voice when completing the conversation. It's kind of jarring.
Turning off the sound effects in the options helped, but it also meant I couldn't hear the rest of the sound effects, like when a bomb blew up on the game board. So, not the best work-around, but that's what there is. It's still a good, relaxing and fun game, but I probably won't be replaying it.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Mahjong
Fun Factor
1/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
2/ 5
Storyline
1/ 5
Have to agree with most of the other reviewers. I only made it through about 15 minutes before I quit. Voiceovers were awful, graphics were OK but nothing to get excited about and the story just didn't grab me. There are better vampire themed games out there - much better.