fundit2's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.5
- Helpful Votes:111
- Reviews Submitted:65
- First Review:March 22, 2012
- Most Recent Review:September 5, 2024
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After being contacted by a secret organization of elite mystery solvers, you're sent out in the field to prove your skills. This job interview may be your last!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
mixed between super easy and frustrating puzzles
PostedAugust 12, 2017
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Word
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I had to use the blog a couple times rather than skip puzzles, as I really hate to skip them. Then I got to the end and it was a puzzle that I hate playing, so I had to skip the battle with the evil sorcerer! I won't say what type of puzzle, but it's one I just really dislike playing.
Plot was pretty usual, evil is trying to take over the world, in this case with a henchman and you are recruited by a secret society to solve the mystery of how and why. It's the first of a series, so I'll have to try the next to see if this is one I'll hunt for to add to my list of games.
You'll have to try it out for yourself.
Plot was pretty usual, evil is trying to take over the world, in this case with a henchman and you are recruited by a secret society to solve the mystery of how and why. It's the first of a series, so I'll have to try the next to see if this is one I'll hunt for to add to my list of games.
You'll have to try it out for yourself.
I recommend this game!
Secret Diaries - Florence Ashford
Overall rating
2
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5
no instructions???
PostedJune 8, 2017
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Word
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I thought this would be a nice, pleasant game. The music is soft and good background, but the problem is that I found NO instructions for any puzzle. It was usually, "I have to have all the items." This was especially frustrating to know that I needed to fix the piano strings but could not find any way to manipulate them, not swapping, not drawing the end to where it needed to be, not identifying from the top of the pile. What's up with that? I've never skipped this many puzzles before. I won't play again.
I don't recommend this game.
Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond - The Untold Story
Professor Ashmore, the same man who so kindly took you in and raised you as his own has been murdered. It’s up to you to find out why, but are you prepared for what truths may be uncovered?
Overall rating
4
/
5
trying to understand your past
PostedApril 17, 2017
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Word
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I liked that this was relatively easy to play since I prefer to relax, not stress out, when I play games. The music was repetitive and got obnoxious after a while but I did generally like the graphics.
Watch out for weird clues in HOGs, e.g. watering bucket for watering can and razor for razor blade; also, at the end of many HOGs what you "found" was not something on the screen at all.
Overall, it was pretty good but not great. Lots of backtracking but the map usually lets you jump. I couldn't figure out why it sometimes would not let me do so. Also, features of CE's in this SE, such as four different collectables and a bonus chapter.
Watch out for weird clues in HOGs, e.g. watering bucket for watering can and razor for razor blade; also, at the end of many HOGs what you "found" was not something on the screen at all.
Overall, it was pretty good but not great. Lots of backtracking but the map usually lets you jump. I couldn't figure out why it sometimes would not let me do so. Also, features of CE's in this SE, such as four different collectables and a bonus chapter.
I recommend this game!
The sins of the long-forgotten past have returned to haunt the royal family. Help the princess protect her kingdom and the ones she love the most!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
save the baby from the wizard
PostedNovember 23, 2016
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Word
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Good things: collectibles in each chapter and morphs in HOGs added interest.
Poor thing: some puzzles had poor instructions.
I used the map a lot.
Poor thing: some puzzles had poor instructions.
I used the map a lot.
I recommend this game!
Mystery Castle: The Mirror's Secret
Save your kidnapped daughter Jessica by solving the secrets of the castle. Rescue the trapped souls from captivity and defeat Groth!
Overall rating
3
/
5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
save captive souls
PostedNovember 23, 2016
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Word
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Your daughter is taken by the evil Groth. You need to release captive souls on your way to rescue her. Puzzles got repetitive, so that's why I only rated a 3.
I recommend this game!
Grim Facade: The Artist and the Pretender
Leonardo da Vinci needs your help! A tyrant has conquered Florence and he is destroying all works of art and science!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Leonardo's inventions lead the way
PostedNovember 23, 2016
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Word
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Go to Florence to help Leonardo Da Vinci. I liked the focus on his inventions, although his art plays a part as well. No spoiler, so I won't say who the villain is, but he is sufficiently both creepy and charismatic. Read the text as that's faster, although Leonardo's voice is good. I played on casual and you can't restart some of the puzzles. Bummer. Otherwise, I enjoyed it.
I recommend this game!
Order of the Light: The Deathly Artisan
Paranormal activity has turned Smalltown upside-down! As the newest initiate of the Order of the Light, you must investigate why.
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
what's up with the paintings?
PostedFebruary 9, 2016
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Word
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is a not-too-hard game that is a nice time waster. Some of the puzzles are easy, none too hard. The HOGs have some items well hidden, but not impossible. NIce voiceover. Interesting premise with the paintings but somewhat abrupt ending.
I recommend this game!
Revived Legends: Road of the Kings
Journey down a magical road to save two worlds!
Overall rating
3
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5
4 of 6 found this review helpful
good premise but went downhill
PostedOctober 24, 2015
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Word
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I started out liking this one but the further I got into it, the less fun it seemed. Thank heavens for the map as you were always backtracking and any place that something was left to do was "live" even when you didn't have the needed supply. I did finish it, though.
I rate as only fair.
I rate as only fair.
I don't recommend this game.
Death and Betrayal in Romania: A Dana Knightstone Novel Collector's Edition
Can you escape from the grasp of a lovestruck ghost?
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
story better than the game
PostedSeptember 7, 2015
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Word
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I've liked all of the Dana Knightstone games but this one was disappointing. Even with the Collector's edition, the guide says "random" without a clue how to solve some of the puzzles. You know what you need to do but not how to get there. I skipped multiple puzzles and I almost never do that. Frustrating. This is the weakest of the series. I hope they get back on track.
I recommend this game!
Strange Cases: The Tarot Card Mystery
FBI Agent Claire Ellery must follow the tarot cards left by an anonymous source to solve this sinister and bizarre case.
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
tarot cards just a clue
PostedAugust 22, 2015
fundit2
fromLong Beach, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Word
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
The tarot cards are a "hook" and you need to find them in every scene. Plot is ok. A nice one to play when you don't need too much challenge, just a simple time waster.
I recommend this game!