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Stat Summary
- Average Rating:2.9
- Helpful Votes:2,726
- Reviews Submitted:251
- First Review:February 3, 2012
- Most Recent Review:August 5, 2025
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A ski resort high in the mountains hides a dark past!
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
Not Bad!
PostedNovember 27, 2022
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
Storyline
4
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5
I'm puzzled by the bad reviews. No, this isn't like the MCF games from the 2012-2014 period when BFG was at its peak. I still enjoyed this game. I do wish that BFG would raise the bar on the tech specs for its games so that the quality could improve. Making the games work on even the lowest level PCs is costing the rest of us in terms of quality. At some point, folks just need to buy a new PC. One negative - this is the 2nd GrandMa game in a row that keeps crashing with a memory error. This doesn't happen with any other game or application on my PC and the PC is brand new and very high-end
I recommend this game!
Can you stop a magical artifact from destroying the realms?
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 7 found this review helpful
Good Game but also Frustrating
PostedNovember 13, 2022
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I like most games by Grandma, and I like this game. That said, there are two frustrating factors for me, (1) I get a memory error crash almost every 10 minutes. This is a new high-end PC, so I don't see how that's the issue (2) 2/3 of the puzzles leave you scratching your head as to what the heck to do. This to me is not a challenge, but irritating instead.
I recommend this game!
Can you save literature’s most famous story worlds from ruin?
Overall rating
3
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5
31 of 36 found this review helpful
BF Needs Some New Marketing
PostedOctober 28, 2022
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Ok. I used to be an avid Elephant Games fan, but since BF has had trouble attracting new developers to the adventure game genre, they've decided ridiculously short games are fine as long as the developer keeps pushing out games faster. Elephant, this is a new low. This game is hardly worth a Standard Edition price with its brevity. Was it a fun game? It ended before any of us could decide. BF and Elephant, you can do better. We've all seen what you can do in your past games.
I don't recommend this game.
A bone-chilling mystery that will leave you questioning everything!
Overall rating
5
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5
38 of 52 found this review helpful
Large Library Game Activation Fix - This is NOT a Review of the Game
PostedAugust 14, 2022
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 NOT a review of this game but a solution to the activation issue. I can only say for sure that this will work for those of you with a LARGE GAME LIBRARY (over 500 games) Also, I am just another "fishy". I have no association with BFG at all. I’ve spent far too many hours trying to figure out what BFG should have done before they released this disastrous, platform "improvement."
Fix:
1 – From BFG Game Manager, download the trial
2 – Of course, it won’t activate after install
3 – Next open File Explorer (don’t worry this isn’t a hard process)
4 – Go to the following folder: C:\BigFishCache\Upgrade\stub
5 – Click the stub link
6 – Game manager will flash and display a splash page that will say time is running out. At the bottom is a REACTIVATE IT link – click it!
7 – Game Manager will install the full game – it will go through two installs. I can only assume its removing the original trial version
8 – You should have an activated game!
Hope this helps many of you. I could vent a lot of steam here about the ridiculousness of having to go through this, especially for those of us who’ve been around long enough to have such large game libraries. One would think that this large library issue would have been fixed YEARS AGO.
1 – From BFG Game Manager, download the trial
2 – Of course, it won’t activate after install
3 – Next open File Explorer (don’t worry this isn’t a hard process)
4 – Go to the following folder: C:\BigFishCache\Upgrade\stub
5 – Click the stub link
6 – Game manager will flash and display a splash page that will say time is running out. At the bottom is a REACTIVATE IT link – click it!
7 – Game Manager will install the full game – it will go through two installs. I can only assume its removing the original trial version
8 – You should have an activated game!
Hope this helps many of you. I could vent a lot of steam here about the ridiculousness of having to go through this, especially for those of us who’ve been around long enough to have such large game libraries. One would think that this large library issue would have been fixed YEARS AGO.
I recommend this game!
What is Richard up to? Pursue Anna’s missing father through time!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Ok Game But Very Buggy
PostedAugust 13, 2022
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
/
5
First off - to BFG - Please fix the sound issue with the voices. They are a mess even with sound adjustments.
The game - This is OK game. The storyline is a little clunky, but the overall game is much like it's last few predecessors.
As always, give it try before you buy
I recommend this game!
Can you defeat the Spirit of Ice and Cold in time?
Overall rating
2
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5
35 of 43 found this review helpful
A Triple NO!
PostedJanuary 27, 2022
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
And we have another brand-new game from Domini using the exact same mechanics that it bakes into every other game. How many times do we search for a fan to disperse smoke? How many broken key fixes do we get to perform? How often do we have to go search for some ridiculous object to do something when there is a tool that could do it laying nearby? The suspense is awe-inspiring. Sorry. I gave it a try and this is just another repetitive, clichéd game like most Domini games. Since these come out so frequently, perhaps BFG should change its name to DG. At some point, you'd think DG would actually read these reviews and decide it should make some changes. Instead, the same formula continues. Like most BFG players, I'm saving money and playing older games that actually have quality and hold my interest.
I don't recommend this game.
The tenacious trio takes on a master of the occult!
Overall rating
2
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5
43 of 54 found this review helpful
Elephant, where hav you gone???
PostedJanuary 20, 2022
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I agree with Penmom, the elephant in no longer in the room. In years past, Elephant Games was at the top of the devs in terms of game quality in every respect. Sadly, like all the other BFG devs, quality now takes a back seat to whatever will run on even 25-year-old PCs. Everything looks like a cartoon. There's no challenge, and the most of the VOs are like fingernails on a chalkboard. The only word I can find to describe this game is....LAME! I, too, will not be buying this, and I'm ready to cancel my membership. Maybe one day before the adventure game market completely goes away, BFG will wake up! However, they seem to ignore all comments.
I don't recommend this game.
When Santa’s sleigh is damaged as he’s leaving the North Pole on Christmas night, only one person can save the holidays. You!
Overall rating
2
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Count Me Out on Future Editions
PostedDecember 22, 2021
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
If this is the sign of what this series has become, I won't be buying future versions. If you have an entire year to create a new game and then just rehash scenes from prior years, then your game has become nothing more than a cash grab.
Sad, yet another BFG series has become trash.
I don't recommend this game.
Explore incredible new artwork and let your creative side shine as you complete these colorful paint-by-numbers puzzles.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Love This
PostedNovember 14, 2021
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
This is the first paint by numbers (by any developer) that I've bought and I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying this. I wish that I had discovered them sooner, but I'm gonna be buying them all during the next sale. It's very relaxing and yet surprisingly challenging too. I give these 5 stars!
I recommend this game!
Can you rescue a child with magical powers in time?
Overall rating
5
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Interesting "Remaster"
PostedNovember 7, 2021
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
/
5
First off, I do recommend this game! That said, I have mixed feelings about the remaster. Some things are definite improvements over the first version. However, the voice of Franklin and the music were much better in the original version. I'll admit that the original had an oppressive (and close to depressing feel) but that's part of it's magic also. The new version just doesn't have the same emotional impact as the original. The good news is that we don't have to choose. We can play either depending upon our mood :)
I recommend this game!