lala4home's Profile
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- Average Rating:2.7
- Helpful Votes:1,382
- Reviews Submitted:56
- First Review:November 22, 2014
- Most Recent Review:January 1, 2023
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Beyond the Invisible: Darkness Came is a stunning hidden object adventure game that will challenge even the most seasoned detectives.
Overall rating
4
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5
46 of 50 found this review helpful
If you're looking for an oddity...
PostedJanuary 10, 2018
lala4home
fromCamano Island, WA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Well, this game got me to lol a few times, unintentionally, but i kind of loved that. The translators were, shall we say, inexpert? One scene requires finding a record to put on a player and the game refers to it as a plate that all once owned. Ha! And then there was the electric hand dryer attached to the stone wall next to the medieval water feature. Ha! More to the point, the game play was sometimes quite unique and sometimes incomprehensible so I used the hint button more than I usually do, which is never. But I liked it. The mini-games were not the usual. You think they are-find the wires and reconnect the power-but then they twist to something odd. i'm a huge fan of whimsy so this game tickled me no end. Do try the demo. I'm sure it's not for everyone and maybe I liked it because I was in the mood. But if you're tired of the same old same old, this might give you an hour of fun.
I recommend this game!
Open a puzzle box to unlock four extraordinary worlds!
Overall rating
4
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5
12 of 15 found this review helpful
Worth a look
PostedMarch 12, 2017
lala4home
fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
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
This game is beautifully drawn, the worlds you travel to are, while not completely original in concept, pleasing to the eye and unique enough you don't find yourself bored. The mini games aren't unusual really-match these, find these and use the secret codes, but the world you're doing this in is intriguing enough for me to recommend the game. By all means, try the demo and see for yourself at no risk. I was pleasantly surprised.
I recommend this game!
A malevolent monster is causing accidents in Universe City!
Overall rating
3
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5
6 of 11 found this review helpful
If you need a break in a no-brainer kind of way...
PostedFebruary 4, 2017
lala4home
fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
/
5
You're trying to save your father from some mystical force that is good enough to write his plans out for you in steps, so you can interrupt them. You need a bracelet that acts as a powerful mystical object, illuminating the scrolls where the nefarious plans are written. Not a bad concept. Not really a bad game either but it is very simple. You will need to do some easy HOPs without any unusual requirements. You will need to play some minigames that you've probably played before. One slightly different one was matching glowing orbs with a kind of domino twist. Overall, the minigames were very very easy. The thing I liked best was a good soundtrack. The ambient noise was good-a rainstorm, slightly eerie music that wasn't obtrusive like some games. The voice overs were okay, sometimes annoying, but okay. If you need a valium kind of game, this is it. Check out for awhile without killing any brain cells.
I don't recommend this game.
A fire at the local asylum takes on a supernatural life of its own!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Wow!
PostedApril 1, 2016
lala4home
fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure
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
4
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5
It's been a while since I was excited about a game. I thought this was going to be a rehash of haunted child, eerie theme, disappointing repetition of stuff I've seen before. Other than the eerie child's voice singing, this is new territory. The puzzles are plentiful and odd! I love that they are odd! And challenging! I base this on demo only but it's a sure buy. Emphasis is on puzzles, not HO. The one HO I encountered was weak but I didn't even care by then. Give it a try and give it at least two scenes. So worth it. Too scary for kids I think.
I recommend this game!
Your wedding day goes dark... and your fiancée has no idea who's behind it all.
Overall rating
2
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5
10 of 14 found this review helpful
Done before and so much better
PostedOctober 18, 2015
lala4home
fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
This game has a pretty cheesy story line, true love and evil tearing the lovers apart, etc. But even with a lame story line you can have a challenging, fun game. Not here, though. The puzzles are painfully obvious or obscure to the point of nada. The game has an annoying tic that causes the dreaded bouncing cursor so it turns out, the greatest challenge is just trying to complete a task. So I found this both boring and annoying, not a good combo. Oh, and I'm not a harsh critic usually, just like to play games and get lost for a bit Don't waste your money or your free game play coupon. Really. Do the demo. Save yourself.
I don't recommend this game.
Find out who framed your fiancé for murder and clear his name
Overall rating
5
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5
77 of 94 found this review helpful
At Last!
PostedNovember 22, 2014
lala4home
fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
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
I've been waiting for a smart, compelling game for awhile and this is it. The kind of game where, three minutes into the demo you're telling yourself "It's a buy". It's got all the usual things the better games have-hints, levels of difficulties, etc., but more, it has a storyline that's cohesive and actually interesting.
An old studio (great retro graphics, btw) has a series of accidents on set, leading to the deaths of actors and crew. You get to develop film as part of the detective work you're doing and the puzzles are unusual, with HOP's few and far between. You have too much to do to be doing HOP's!
An old studio (great retro graphics, btw) has a series of accidents on set, leading to the deaths of actors and crew. You get to develop film as part of the detective work you're doing and the puzzles are unusual, with HOP's few and far between. You have too much to do to be doing HOP's!
I recommend this game!