Kerendith's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.5
- Helpful Votes:54
- Reviews Submitted:2
- First Review:January 3, 2012
- Most Recent Review:January 4, 2012
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Kerendith's Review History
Called into a small city from the capitol, you have been put in charge of solving a string of mysterious murders!
Overall rating
3
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5
33 of 48 found this review helpful
Enjoyable Hidden Object Game
PostedJanuary 4, 2012
Kerendith
fromDeKalb, Illinois, USA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
This review is based on the one-hour demo.
I love hidden object games, but the more of them I've played, the pickier I've become. It annoys me perhaps a little more than it should when I discover that a game offers no widescreen correction, which is the case with this one.
I decided to turn off the fullscreen option in order to avoid the distortion. The artwork certainly looked better with the game windowed, but peering myopically at the screen, trying to find things, was not very comfortable.
The level of volume for the characters' speech seemed very inconsistent. Sometimes characters continued speaking at full time even after I hit "Skip," though I *think* the voice is meant to fade out when you do that. At least once, I heard nothing at all when a character was meant to be talking.
The puzzles range from very easy to close to moderate in difficulty. I did become impatient with one involving clock hands that seemed less like a puzzle and more one of those mechanical time-wasting "puzzles" that I hate. I dislike skipping puzzles, but I skipped that one after several minutes.
I enjoyed the music. It lends atmosphere without being intrusive or stopping and starting abruptly.
I don't recommend this game.
Travel through time and witness a historic construction in Monument Builders: Eiffel Tower, an amazing Time Management game!
Overall rating
4
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5
21 of 24 found this review helpful
Cute, Easy Game
PostedJanuary 3, 2012
Kerendith
fromDeKalb, Illinois, USA
Skill Level:Beginner
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, 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
I like this game a lot, but I have to say that it is probably not for die-hard time-management addicts. I suck at most time management games, probably because I'm terrible at multitasking, and the few others I've tried were too stressful to be fun after the first few levels. This game is much easier, particularly since you can move on to the next level as long as you finish, even if you finish late and don't have a great score.
The concept is cute, and I like the Eiffel Tower trivia. The graphics are attractive. I've noticed that sometimes an alert graphic will pop up in a funky place around the center of the screen, which is a little annoying. The pause between levels seems rather long.
Overall, I would recommend this as a nice game that's something different for those of us who don't usually play time management games.
I recommend this game!