abelss's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.8
- Helpful Votes:164
- Reviews Submitted:73
- First Review:March 25, 2012
- Most Recent Review:July 9, 2015
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Track down one of the world’s most legendary serial killers in Mystery Murders: Jack the Ripper, an incredible Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
2
/
5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
More on the boring side
PostedApril 16, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Didnt care for this game very much.
It was more boring than entertaining.
It was more boring than entertaining.
The graphics were good.
The concept of having to "clear" the womans vision while she sleeps was weird. There was a red tint in those scenes in her vision which made it somewhat more difficult to see what I was doing where I was going. The rest of the game didnt seem fun to me either.
HOS seens were easy, although some of the items were so hard to find I finally had to use the hint. It is not often for me to resort to using a hint in HOS.
Puzzles were also easy, but didnt like them much. There were many that were very similar to other puzzles in game.
I don't recommend this game.
Investigating her parents’ deaths, Edwina rekindles a centuries old tale of love and revenge. End the curse of the severed heart!
Overall rating
4
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Too Short, lame ending
PostedApril 16, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
The game was interesting.
Graphics were excellent; conversation scenes seemed boring.
Storyline was not the best. The grown child comes back to a place where she lost her parents and there is a beast of some sort on the loose. The ending was lame.
HOS were pretty easy, did have to use the hint a couple times in the scenes that were too dark. Not too many HOS, most were repeated twice though.
Very few puzzles, all were pretty easy. The card thing was pretty simple.
No map which is one thing I think all games should have. Having to continuously go back and forth makes the game less enjoyable.
I recommend this game!
Overall rating
3
/
5
Could be better
PostedApril 11, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This game is good, not the best though.
-Storyline was not the best. I found it odd and depressing to have a child saving souls of her family and witnessing her family's death (mother, father, nanny, and somewhat evil sister all died right in front of her).
-Graphics are good, but weren't excellent. They werent as "sharp" as other games. No speaking, you have to read the dialogue which is one thing I didn't like. It made it boring.
-HOS were easy; not cluttered. Puzzles were also very easy, hardly challenging.
-No map; you had to keep going back and forth which became annoying after awhile.
-Hint button refills very slowly. I had to use it to know where to go next. It doesnt use your hint when you use to go from one area to another, but hint is used and has to refill when you are in the same room a task needs to be done. One thing I did notice was most of the time the hint would direct you using arrows, but other times instead of arrows, at the top of screen it tells you that you need to go somewhere else, but wont tell where.
-Skip button fills up pretty quickly, although you dont need the skip because the puzzles were very easy.
I recommend this game to those who like easy HOS and easy puzzles. If you want more of a challenge, go for something else.
I recommend this game!
Emma Roberts has been tasked with writing a story about an old haunted manor. Help her explore the McInroy Estate!
Overall rating
3
/
5
Boring
PostedApril 9, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Not one of the bests I have played.
Pros:
-Great graphics
-Interesting storyline.
-Puzzles were ok, same/similar as many other games.
-Great graphics
-Interesting storyline.
-Puzzles were ok, same/similar as many other games.
Cons:
-No map; going back and forth became tedious.
-HOS were too dark, even when played at night.
-Boring scenes.
-No map; going back and forth became tedious.
-HOS were too dark, even when played at night.
-Boring scenes.
Travel from the deepest trenches of the Atlantic Ocean to the awe-inspiring wonders of Mars as you solve the greatest archeological puzzle known to man: the origin of Atlantis.
Overall rating
5
/
5
6 of 7 found this review helpful
Awesome! Wish I had gotten the CE version for the bonus
PostedApril 9, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is one the best games I have played. It is not very often I play a game worthy of 5 stars for everything.
You start out in Atlantis. After you complete some tasks, the adventure to New Atlantis begins.
You start out in Atlantis. After you complete some tasks, the adventure to New Atlantis begins.
Pros:
-Excellent graphics. Many of the scenes gave me that feeling of actually being there. The tram ride (as well as the elevator-like thing) was actually fun even though it is on a computer. I wish the cat was real; it was so cute.
-Excellent graphics. Many of the scenes gave me that feeling of actually being there. The tram ride (as well as the elevator-like thing) was actually fun even though it is on a computer. I wish the cat was real; it was so cute.
-Not boring at all.
-Storyline was excellent.
-HOS were pretty easy; some items required an extra step. HOS were not cluttered like many other games.
-The puzzles were also pretty easy, although there were hardly any puzzles in the game.
-There was map! That was very helpful for jumping to location to location. You do not get the map until you after the first major scene when you land on New Atlantis.Very few games have a map to jump from location to location.
Cons:
-None really
-None really
Excellent game! This has become one of my favorites (very rare for me to have a favorite). I hope they come out with a sequel (I didnt see a sequel on this site).
I recommend this game!
Reveal an ancient curse and save the kingdom and its inhabitants. The last prince of Orion is waiting for your help!
Overall rating
2
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Rooms are exactly the same as the Citadels of Time game in series.
PostedApril 8, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I played the Citadels of Time first in the series before this one. The rooms and hallways were all exactly the same as that game.
Pros:
-Great graphics
-HOS were easy for the most part
-Puzzles were easy
-Great graphics
-HOS were easy for the most part
-Puzzles were easy
Cons:
-boring; concept/storyline was the same/similar as others in series
-the inventory, menu, hint concept was not desirable. I hated it at the top of the screen instead of the bottom.
-Journal was not very helpful
-Did not like the hint concept; you had to find mirrors in order to gain a hint. Use all hints and dont find mirrors, no hints could be used which is the only way you know where to go next (no arrows for directions, but words).
-No map; you had to go back and forth many times between rooms.
-Game really too short.
-boring; concept/storyline was the same/similar as others in series
-the inventory, menu, hint concept was not desirable. I hated it at the top of the screen instead of the bottom.
-Journal was not very helpful
-Did not like the hint concept; you had to find mirrors in order to gain a hint. Use all hints and dont find mirrors, no hints could be used which is the only way you know where to go next (no arrows for directions, but words).
-No map; you had to go back and forth many times between rooms.
-Game really too short.
I don't recommend this game.
Long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface when the past invades the present in the Collector's Edition of Lake House: Children of Silence!
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Interesting game
PostedApril 8, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I really enjoyed this game. Not boring and pretty good storyline.
Pros:
-Good graphics; could have been a little better in some parts.
-HOS were pretty easy for the most part.
-Puzzles were good; not too easy but not too difficult.
-Bonus play added a good twist to the main game.
-Length of game was pretty good; took me approx 5 hours.
-Length of bonus chapter was also pretty good; took me approx 1-2 hours.
-Hint was useful in directing me where to go; hint fills up at a good speed.
-Skip fills up at a good speed; did not use the skip though.
-Good graphics; could have been a little better in some parts.
-HOS were pretty easy for the most part.
-Puzzles were good; not too easy but not too difficult.
-Bonus play added a good twist to the main game.
-Length of game was pretty good; took me approx 5 hours.
-Length of bonus chapter was also pretty good; took me approx 1-2 hours.
-Hint was useful in directing me where to go; hint fills up at a good speed.
-Skip fills up at a good speed; did not use the skip though.
Cons:
-No map; you had to keep going back and forth most of the time.
-A little too many HOS; each one was done at least twice, (a couple were done 3 times).
-Very beginning of game did seem boring; beginning was too long in my opinion.
-Journal was not very useful; hardly used it.
-No map; you had to keep going back and forth most of the time.
-A little too many HOS; each one was done at least twice, (a couple were done 3 times).
-Very beginning of game did seem boring; beginning was too long in my opinion.
-Journal was not very useful; hardly used it.
I recommend this game!
Expose a secret brotherhood called The Seekers and save the performers of the theatre who became the brotherhood’s victims.
Overall rating
5
/
5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
The best one in series so far
PostedApril 7, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This so far is the best one in series.
Pros:
- Great storyline.
- Graphics were excellent. The scenes were well done as well as the characters.
- HOS were not so cluttered which helped a lot. I was able to complete all HOS without using a hint.
- Puzzles were easy for the most part with a few difficult ones, but none were impossible.
- Puzzle variety was pretty good; all were different, not all the same concept.
- Hint button was useful in directing you to next location; arrows showed up on screen pointing in direction you need to go.
- Bonus chapter was pretty good also; good length.
- Great storyline.
- Graphics were excellent. The scenes were well done as well as the characters.
- HOS were not so cluttered which helped a lot. I was able to complete all HOS without using a hint.
- Puzzles were easy for the most part with a few difficult ones, but none were impossible.
- Puzzle variety was pretty good; all were different, not all the same concept.
- Hint button was useful in directing you to next location; arrows showed up on screen pointing in direction you need to go.
- Bonus chapter was pretty good also; good length.
Cons:
- No map, so you have to back track a lot. It wasnt so bad in this game with the hint directing me.
- Bonus chapter had too many puzzles; 3 of the puzzles had to be done more than once to get different objects (one you had to do 3 times).
- No map, so you have to back track a lot. It wasnt so bad in this game with the hint directing me.
- Bonus chapter had too many puzzles; 3 of the puzzles had to be done more than once to get different objects (one you had to do 3 times).
Great game.
I recommend this game!
Investigate a military hospital that hosted a variety of terrifying experiments in The Agency of Anomalies: Mystic Hospital!
Overall rating
2
/
5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Not as good as the Cinderstone Orphanage one
PostedApril 7, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I played the Cinderstone Orphanage one prior to this game. This game was not as good.
Pros:
-Storyline was pretty good; experiments on humans went wrong causing those individuals to have powers that are used for bad.
-Hints reloaded at a good speed.
-Storyline was pretty good; experiments on humans went wrong causing those individuals to have powers that are used for bad.
-Hints reloaded at a good speed.
Cons:
-Graphics were not as good in my opinion. They werent as "sharp" as other games.
-Too many cluttered HOS in the game. Many of the items were hard to find because the scenes were way to cluttered and you had to do all of those scenes at least twice (some were done 3 times). If you click too fast, you are penalized.Too many HOS in game period.
-Some of the puzzles were easy, but many were just plain ridiculous. If you skip the puzzle, you are penalized. 30 minutes is added to your cumulative game play time.
-No map to jump to locations so it became annoying having to back track so much.
-Bonus play not very good. So boring going back and forth and finding objects in those cluttered scenes I finally exited the game; did not finish bonus play.
-Bonus content very puny. Not very much to offer.
-The strategy guide was not helpful because you can only access it through the menu. Each time you access it, you have to find the page you were on, no bookmarking.
-the hint button was not very useful.
-Graphics were not as good in my opinion. They werent as "sharp" as other games.
-Too many cluttered HOS in the game. Many of the items were hard to find because the scenes were way to cluttered and you had to do all of those scenes at least twice (some were done 3 times). If you click too fast, you are penalized.Too many HOS in game period.
-Some of the puzzles were easy, but many were just plain ridiculous. If you skip the puzzle, you are penalized. 30 minutes is added to your cumulative game play time.
-No map to jump to locations so it became annoying having to back track so much.
-Bonus play not very good. So boring going back and forth and finding objects in those cluttered scenes I finally exited the game; did not finish bonus play.
-Bonus content very puny. Not very much to offer.
-The strategy guide was not helpful because you can only access it through the menu. Each time you access it, you have to find the page you were on, no bookmarking.
-the hint button was not very useful.
I don't recommend this game.
Save the souls of prodigy children and their caretaker who disappeared during the fire in The Agency of Anomalies: Cinderstone Orphanage!
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Fun game
PostedApril 6, 2013
abelss
fromCA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This was a pretty good game. The storyline was interesting. The graphics were very good.
The HOS were pretty easy to me; no hints were needed. There were two types of HOS: normal HO with a list and the version where you put objects in their correct spots in another scene. I usually dont like other versions of HO, I usually prefer the list version, but the other version that was in game was actually fairly easy.
The puzzles were ok for the most part. There were a couple that took forever to complete. One of the puzzles at the end of the main game I had to skip because the game would let me release this one puzzle piece. Only way out was to exit game through the ESC button. I looked in the forums and found many other players had same problem, so it is a glitch on that part.
The bonus chapter was also pretty good. Good length. There was one puzzle in the bonus that had to be completed 3 different times (collect fireflies in 3 different jars). Trying to get those fireflies to move into the jar was actually terrible, so I did skip that finally (all 3 times).
I do wish there was map. Having to go back and forth so many times was quite annoying. The hint and skip buttons charge up pretty quickly.
Great game.
I recommend this game!