FunwithBigFish's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.2
- Helpful Votes:112
- Reviews Submitted:29
- First Review:January 7, 2013
- Most Recent Review:September 23, 2019
- Featured reviews0
Find hidden objects, complete fun tasks and solve exciting puzzles to save a dazzling and enigmatic island.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Best addictive mini-game ever
PostedSeptember 23, 2019
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
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5
This game was a lot of fun. You have to use your brain. Yes there are translation issues but it's fun to figure out what objects they're talking about. There is an 'eat other fish and get bigger' type of replayable mini-game that is the best type of this game that I've ever seen. There are several replayable mini-games. It's worth the money for this mini-game alone!
I recommend this game!
Enter the enchanted 'Netherworld' where your destiny was written in blood and which whispers of true love.
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 8 found this review helpful
I wish that I had bought the CE!
PostedMay 31, 2019
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle
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
5
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5
This is a great game - it has everything one wants in a HOPA, without gimmicks or too much gadgetry. It's the first game I can think of that actually pulled at my heart strings. The graphics are beautiful and immersive. The puzzles are interesting and most take some thinking to finish. So many times I've bought a CE and then after game play I think it wasn't worth the price, mostly because the morphing objects and collectibles are so obvious to find. For this game, I didn't try the CE first, but I wish I had. I totally love the SE but would have liked to see the bonus material to the end.
I recommend this game!
You'll die in three days if you can't uncover the truth!
Overall rating
2
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Fizzled Out
PostedMay 25, 2019
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I enjoyed it for the first hour then it fizzled out into a standard do this do that game. I had liked this game developer; I had an expectation that they would produce a game that lasted beyond the demo. Wrong. They only put money into the first hour. Very disappointed by them since I paid for a game that I expected to be decent.
Get lost in a haunted house that keeps changing!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Loads of fun!
PostedMarch 29, 2019
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Congratulations MariaGlorum on this hit game. Wouldn't it be amazing If all HOPAs could be this interesting and fresh. You raised the bar for 2019 games! Best game that I've played in a long time.
I recommend this game!
Researching the cause of a mysterious supernatural epidemic will have wildly unpredictable consequences...
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Long game, good puzzles and CEs
PostedFebruary 4, 2019
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
The game took me about 8 hours. More challenging than any HOPAs out there these days. The extras are extensive, with new puzzles and games not in the main chapter. The English translation is poor for the dialogue but okay for the instructions. You have to get over the fact that the characters are created in a wooden, poorly done computer image. But the story line is good, the graphics are beautiful, not too garish, and the music was pleasant. I found it more enjoyable than the Lost Lands games; this is in the same format but is more of a fantasy world than desolate battle type of atmosphere. It was a day well spent playing this game, as I am post-knee surgery and can't do much of anything.
I recommend this game!
Journey to the past to save your parents from a deadly killer.
Overall rating
5
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5
15 of 17 found this review helpful
Best I've played in 2018
PostedJune 14, 2018
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
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 purchased the game but haven't completed it yet due to time constraints (I think it's pretty long) but I wanted to give a review because I feel like this is the best game I've played this year. It has a very good story line that progresses nicely through the game. There are whimsical features that are fun to discover. There isn't much back and forth. You have to do a little searching within the HOs and I'm really enjoying the puzzles. A few have taken about 5-10 minutes for me to solve, which is awesome. I really appreciate the attention to detail in this game. I have the others in this series, and I think this is as good as the first. It ties really nicely with the others. Great job devs!
I recommend this game!
The fate of the realm depends on your ability to reunite the five races and remind them of their vows!
Overall rating
4
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5
14 of 18 found this review helpful
Good rainy day game
PostedJune 13, 2018
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I first demo'd the game and found the storyline engaging enough for me to purchase on sale. It is beautifully drawn, there are a variety of activities to do, including several fun flights.The HOs have multiple morphing items and have actual hidden objects. I haven't completed the game; I'm in the second chapter and that took about 3 casual hours so I expect another 3 hrs out of it. It's not a cookie cutter game like so many right now.
I recommend this game!
Dark Parables: Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow Collector's Edition
A dark illness has befallen the townspeople of Anaben!
Overall rating
1
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Eipix failure. I wasted my money. And my time.
PostedMarch 31, 2018
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I was desperately looking for a decent game to spend my credits on before they expired. I SO loved the real Dark Parables games so I thought, "Eipix version couldn't be THAT bad" ugh. I couldn't wait to get thru this. The story was convoluted, the FROGs were no where near as artistic, beautiful and relaxing as the first 4 or so Blue Tea games. I had to use the hint button a lot, mostly because the story never kept me engaged enough to care where to put some random thing that had no accompanying story line to go with it. You just go from space to space carrying random emblems without context in your inventory. There was a repeating stupid puzzle that just increased my resolve never to buy an Eipix game again.
I don't recommend this game.
When detective Gingertail is called home by ex-girfriend Barbara, he could never imagine it would be the investigation of his life... and her death.
Overall rating
4
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5
10 of 12 found this review helpful
Better than I thought it would be, based on the reviews
PostedJanuary 17, 2018
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Usually I tend to agree with those of our esteemed reviewers who like challenging and well-produced games. I appreciate their input and give them applause for their detailed analyses. However, with this game I guess I diverged enough for me to write about it. I enjoyed the demo and wanted to play on after it ended. It was campy, but fairly logical and I was curious enough about the characters' relationships to want to see how it unfolds. It's light on HOPs and puzzles and more on progressing through the adventure. I like the crime genre as long as it's not too far fetched from a logical process. I don't really care for the added price of CEs, so the CE version isn't for me. But I'm sure I'll check out this game again when it is an SE.
I recommend this game!
Save your daughter from the Witch-Crow in the parallel reality of Pandora’s Box!
Overall rating
5
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5
14 of 19 found this review helpful
Refreshing and fun
PostedNovember 17, 2017
FunwithBigFish
fromPittsburgh, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
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
4
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5
After completing the demo, I wanted to keep playing! This game is enjoyable, with clear graphics, new puzzles, jump map, good hint system without much hand holding, and good HOPS that actually tried to hide the items. While the witch looks scary, I didn't find anything scary/creepy here, just a fun fantasy/take on classic stories. I don't know how long the game is, that will factor in to whether I purchase it.
I recommend this game!