JPCarol's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.4
- Helpful Votes:112
- Reviews Submitted:32
- First Review:December 2, 2011
- Most Recent Review:February 8, 2023
- Featured reviews0
Become the Red Queen and save Chessland!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Loved this game
PostedJune 29, 2018
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This game is a fun twist on Alice in Wonderland. The puzzles are challenging, the graphics are quite nice and the story line, while a bit predictable, is not your typical Alice story. I quite enjoyed the game and wished that it would have lasted longer. Sequel?? Please :)
I recommend this game!
Can you discover the truth about the Queen’s disappearance and save the kingdom?
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 10 found this review helpful
Too short - Too Simple
PostedJune 18, 2018
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Just when yu start getting into the story, it's all over. The entire game was like the free preview of a normal CE quality game. They have great art, and the start of a decent story. To bad that it was not completed. Don't spend your $$ on the CE. It might be worth a free game token for the regular edition ... but then again, maybe not
What will you do when a fairy tale curse shows up on your doorstep?
Overall rating
2
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5
5 of 8 found this review helpful
Save your $$ - This game is a mess
PostedJune 10, 2017
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I thought that this would be a challenging, interesting game, but it ended up being boring, disjointed and trite. The plot was the same old "something evil is going to destroy the world and only you can save it by going to an alternate reality with portals". The graphics are good in places, poor in others. The puzzles are pretty basic, but the worst part is the story line. It is fragmented and pretty senseless. Also, the player is continually being warped to new areas with no access to the old ones. This makes the entire game lack continuity. I would not recommend spending any $$ on this game until you play the demo and see if it suits your tastes
I don't recommend this game.
A series of shocking – and otherworldly – murders has struck New York City, and you're the only one who can solve them!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Very Enjoyable - Well worth CE price
PostedJune 17, 2015
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This was a very enjoyable game. It introduced several new puzzle type and the level of challenge was very good. Some of the HO scenes were a little dark, but otherwise the graphics were very good. Interesting story line. All in all, I really liked this game and will be checking out the other game in the series.
I recommend this game!
All the adults have vanished. Is this a child's dream, or nightmare?
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
So far below the quality of the first Surface stories
PostedJune 15, 2015
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Marble Popper, Word, Mahjong, Card & Board, Brain Teaser, Family
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
A game with a sophomoric story line and simplistic puzzles is not redeemed by pretty graphics and cool music. The game just started to get good when it ended.
Why is it that the sequels, prequels and such get worse and worse the further from the original that they get. I was very disappointed in this game. It's good thing that it was on sale for 60% off. I will certainly not buy the next Surface game without trying first
I don't recommend this game.
Save your friends and escape from a deadly game!
Overall rating
3
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5
13 of 14 found this review helpful
Did not Fulfill the Promise of the Demo
PostedNovember 22, 2014
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Favorite Genre(s):Family, Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Marble Popper, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
The free demo for the game is quite compelling, leading the player to expect that the rest of the game will be even better, but, alas, like many movie trailers, they saved the best for first and it only goes downhill from there. While the graphics and sound were lovely, the story line was juvenile and boring. The puzzles were neither inventive nor challenging, although some of the HO scenes were well done. All in all, this is a big thumbs down for me. I haven't tried to bonus content yet, but I just don't expect that it will redeem the rest of the game's failures
I don't recommend this game.
A Mayan god is turning people into jaguars! Can you stop him before the world falls into chaos?
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 4 found this review helpful
Quite Enjoyable - Well worth the CE Price
PostedAugust 9, 2014
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Family, Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Marble Popper, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I really enjoyed playnig this game. The pace was great even though the story was not the most exciting. Clever puzzles and excellent HO scenes really made this game. Graphics are beautiful. Easy navigation with map and lots of goodies to collect - birds, morphing objects and horoscope pieces. All in all, I recommend and will probably play again just to get the last few achievements.
I recommend this game!
Real estate agent Angie Dee must get her first home ready for sale. Explore, solve puzzles and clean cobwebs to unravel the house’s mystery in this amusing adventure.
Overall rating
2
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5
5 of 26 found this review helpful
It could have been a really fun game, but .....
PostedJuly 15, 2014
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Family, Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Marble Popper, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Sluggish game play, poor graphics, juvenille story line and no real point kind of ruined this game. I used a free game coupon to buy this game and it really wasn't worth it. My only receommendation for this game is that the developers pull it off the market and rework the whole thing to exploit the potential for fun.
I don't recommend this game.
Haunted Manor: Painted Beauties Collector's Edition
A peaceful day at the park becomes a journey into the surreal when you become the latest victim of a troubled artist's deal with Death!
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed in this game
PostedMay 27, 2014
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Family, Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Card & Board, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Marble Popper, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Given the graphics in the promo, I was hoping for a more upbeat, light hearted game. However, it is just another cursed painter stealing girls souls to cheat death saga. Very long and drawn out. Too many scenes that are not connected to each other. Too many objects to collect. It is worth your life to remember where you are supposed to use the myriad of objects collected in inventory and even if you do remember, too many of the scenes look like each other, All in all, I found this game to be repetitive, predictable and boring. I would like to make a plea to all the game writers out there .. Enough of the cursed and horrific. How about some more humor and clever story lines ?? Please, please, please.
I don't recommend this game.
Free the frog princes from the clutches of an evil witch! Return them to their princess brides, and find out if the kiss of love can break the witch’s curse!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Cute & Fun - Nice change from gloom and horror
PostedMay 7, 2014
JPCarol
fromPacific Grove, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Family, Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Marble Popper, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It's so nice to see a game that has some humor and a light story line after all the horror and monsters that inhabit most games these days. Puzzles are challenging. Story line is great. Graphics and sound are excellent. I just wish it had lasted one frog longer. Great game :)
I recommend this game!