harveysmum's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.3
- Helpful Votes:391
- Reviews Submitted:7
- First Review:November 15, 2011
- Most Recent Review:December 4, 2011
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harveysmum's Review History
When an asteroid hits the fragile world of Tiny Planet, it breaks into pieces! Save the population of Tiny Planet!
Overall rating
5
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5
0 of 2 found this review helpful
Blow me down. I LOVE this game.
PostedDecember 4, 2011
harveysmum
fromSouthern Utah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, 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
Everyone should have this game to give their brains a new focus. It's a totally visual brain exercise. Almost no verbal input. Delightful.
I recommend this game!
Masquerade Mysteries: The Case of the Copycat Curator
Help P.I. Joy Black find items and turn them into disguises and gadgets to catch a corrupt curator that is stealing from her father!
Overall rating
4
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5
36 of 38 found this review helpful
Not a dark tale and you get to change outfits
PostedDecember 4, 2011
harveysmum
fromSouthern Utah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Though this is not my all-time favorite game, it's still good entertainment. The searches are okay and assembling gadgets to advance the story is amusing. Changing disguise outfits is sort of silly, but it also works. There were amusing changes in tasks - fixing dinner then making a blowtorch, for example.There was snarky humor here and there, too. It's not a dark story full of gloomy searches, which is a nice change of pace sometimes.
I recommend this game!
Has a spectral horror has arisen from an archeological dig site? Uncover the truth in this haunting Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
4
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5
16 of 17 found this review helpful
I like this game - I bought it twice!
PostedDecember 4, 2011
harveysmum
fromSouthern Utah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
This was one of the first HOG games I ever played, so my experience level was low. I found it very challenging and I didn't know about walkthroughs. I got through it anyway and replayed it many times because it was the only HOG I had . The story is entertaining and plausible, the mini-games lend to the story, and the mystery is fairly good. The graphics are not MCF quality, but I didn't think things were as hard to find as Coosto did. When my computer crashed, I bought this game again from Bigfish when the company I originally bought it from couldn't replace it for me.
I recommend this game!
Use your Hidden Object skills to track down and stop the notorious Sweeney Todd! Find crucial clues to piece together the mystery.
Overall rating
5
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5
49 of 58 found this review helpful
Replayable. Always a challenge.
PostedNovember 27, 2011
harveysmum
fromSouthern Utah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, 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
I keep waiting for more Penny Dreadful games, because this one is so very good, The HOS segments are creepy but you can identify the objects and you don't need a magnifying glass. The story is classic, but the inspector (horrid little man) leads you through the story from a quite different angle.
There is a map, which is a great assist in helping you through the story. The locations are all rich and complex and really are part of the story. The mini-games are challenging and in the CE at least, you can practice them, which is fun to do. The game is complicated and straightforward at the same time, which I find very interesting. I play this game over and over, and I try to improve my skill level, which the game measures. The only con: I have to turn all the sound off in the final mini-game because I can't tolerate the voices. I usually skip through the music, too, though it was great to hear the first time through the game.
I recommend this game!
Emma`s soul is free. But a dark secret still lurks in Ravenhearst Manor. Return to Ravenhearst to continue this tale of twisted love.
Overall rating
5
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5
9 of 11 found this review helpful
If you're looking for a game to play many times, try R2R
PostedNovember 16, 2011
harveysmum
fromSouthern Utah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
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
MCF is one of the best games series available, and R2R is one of their best. The graphics are a little creepy, the story is quite creepy, but the playing is pure entertainment. This game requires you to move around the Ravenhurst world, including the biggest, weirdest basement you've ever seen, in the slowest elevator you can imagine. The puzzles vary from tedious to impossible with many brain-challengers in between. Mostly the search objects are period related, beautifully (if creepily) presented and the game-advancing objects are really objects you find in the searches. This game is visually interesting - look all around, even if it doesn't advance the game for a few minutes. It's a rich story that makes you wish MCF would hurry up with the next Ravenhurst game.
I recommend this game!
Help Sara find her missing husband and stop an evil pirate's ancient curse in Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull!
Overall rating
2
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5
82 of 131 found this review helpful
Let down by 13th Skull
PostedNovember 16, 2011
harveysmum
fromSouthern Utah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
I didn't even finish this game, something I would have thought impossible with an MCF game. I found the video interviews tedious and irritating, many of the searches too squalid, and most of the characters unrelatable. When a technical glitch stalled the game when I was nearly finished, I just never opened it again.
I don't recommend this game.
A mysterious fortune teller has foreseen her demise at midnight this very day. Can you find the soul who seeks to kill Madame Fate? You be the detective.
Overall rating
5
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5
199 of 224 found this review helpful
Most replayable, most fun of all mcf
PostedNovember 15, 2011
harveysmum
fromSouthern Utah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
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
MCF set the standard for just plain kooky fun with this game . There are so many levels of challenge - morphing objects to watch for, games within games, challenging searches, searches within searches, and the most bizarre assortment of interim puzzles - some of which are unfathomable, really - ever seen. Behind it all is Madame Fate, pestering you until you have to turn her off, which takes longer than you think because she also makes you laugh.
I have owned this game for years and I still play it regularly because it still amuses me and challenges me as much as I want it to. I can't really say that about very many games.