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A mysterious exhibit sends a young woman into a parallel world!
Overall rating
5
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5
103 of 166 found this review helpful
OPEN A PORTAL TO A WONDERFUL SCI-FI ADVENTURE GAME.
PostedMarch 11, 2017
sunnyglow
fromAre the origins of man tied to another planet? If so, this game is an example of a successful alien immigration plan from one planet to another.
Skill Level:Expert
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
5 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Review based on the Demo
Welcome to The National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, home of the Sun Stone (Mayan Calendar) in a 5-star adventure game. Although its prophecy for the end of the world in 2012 did not occur, you probably did not know that the Sun Stone is a portal to other dimensions and worlds. As a Mayan researcher, find yourself transported to another world, similar, but not quite the same as the Classic Mayan civilization. In a world with two moons, find yourself on a quest to return home. As you traverse this planet’s Endless River Valley, you will get help from the locals of this alien planet. However, it wouldn’t be a game if there were not some peril in store for you. Some of those local natives are not as friendly as you might like.
What a great sci-fi adventure game! I LOVE this game! This was an automatic purchase for me! This game will appeal to those of us sci-fi and adventure game enthusiasts who have few games offered on the BFG site. The game is old-school in design; however, that is not a bad thing. The graphics are a little dated. However, the story is excellent. This is more of an adventure game than a typical HOP game, with very few HOP scenes. There are quite a few collectibles which are artifacts from the Mayan civilization including morphing objects. You can replay both the HOP scenes and the puzzles.
HOP SCENES: There are only two in the demo and they are the same. They are silhouette in which you locate items and interact with them within the scene.
PUZZLES: The puzzles are of moderate difficulty and are varied in design in the demo. There are several matching puzzles. You will need to match up designs as per given codes. However, in most of these puzzles, the codes are NOT given to you to place in the inventory. You will either need to memorize them or look them up in the guide when needed. Other puzzles include a rather fiendish Simon Says puzzle which requires you to remember a rather long sequence of button pushing. There are also several rotating rings puzzles. They are similar; however, they do vary slightly throughout the game. You need to place gems, marbles, and tokens into proper position in these puzzles and the style for these puzzles vary slightly from one another.
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Hard, Custom
Hint: 5 to 90 seconds Skips: 5 to 150 seconds
Hint: 5 to 90 seconds Skips: 5 to 150 seconds
EXTRAS:
Strategy Guide – 45 pages
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
21 Achievements
Replay 18 puzzles and 8 HOP scenes
Collect 8 scrolls, 7 pyramids, 7 deity statues, 8 skulls, 8 stone heads, 12 clay flasks
30 Morphing objects
9 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art, 18 Videos, Music,
Strategy Guide – 45 pages
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
21 Achievements
Replay 18 puzzles and 8 HOP scenes
Collect 8 scrolls, 7 pyramids, 7 deity statues, 8 skulls, 8 stone heads, 12 clay flasks
30 Morphing objects
9 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art, 18 Videos, Music,
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: In the demo, the two scenes are the same. Silhouette. Search and replace. Locate items, then interact with the scene using those items.
PUZZLES: (1) Easy 2) Moderate difficulty (3) Difficult
A. Matching puzzle. Rotate four dials to produce images as per a code on a temple wall. Rating: 1
B. Marble puzzle. Rotate a wheel containing 3 marbles so that a blue marble reaches a blue slot. Rating: 2
C. Assembly puzzle. Rotate three stones to restore images on four pillars. Rating: 2
D. Rotating rings. Rotate three interlocking rings so that all gems interspersed between the rings are situated in the middle ring. Rating: 2
E. Sequence puzzle. Press three buttons in correct order to unlock a mechanical device.
F. Matching puzzle. Rotate three rings to that four balls are situated exactly as indicated in a drawing. Rating: 2
G. Simon Says puzzle. Repeat a sequence using scarabs to open a door. Rating. 2 (a rather long sequence)
H. Moving tiles puzzle. Move four tokens attached to sliders on a wheel so that all tokens are placed into their proper slots on the wheel. Rating: 2
A. Matching puzzle. Rotate four dials to produce images as per a code on a temple wall. Rating: 1
B. Marble puzzle. Rotate a wheel containing 3 marbles so that a blue marble reaches a blue slot. Rating: 2
C. Assembly puzzle. Rotate three stones to restore images on four pillars. Rating: 2
D. Rotating rings. Rotate three interlocking rings so that all gems interspersed between the rings are situated in the middle ring. Rating: 2
E. Sequence puzzle. Press three buttons in correct order to unlock a mechanical device.
F. Matching puzzle. Rotate three rings to that four balls are situated exactly as indicated in a drawing. Rating: 2
G. Simon Says puzzle. Repeat a sequence using scarabs to open a door. Rating. 2 (a rather long sequence)
H. Moving tiles puzzle. Move four tokens attached to sliders on a wheel so that all tokens are placed into their proper slots on the wheel. Rating: 2
I recommend this game!
The citizens of Bordeaux are outraged after eight monks are murdered.
Overall rating
5
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5
103 of 206 found this review helpful
OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED WITH THIS OUTSTANDING GAME
PostedMarch 9, 2017
sunnyglow
fromFrom the howling of dogs, the mewing of cats, and the neighing of the horses – it “sounds” like we have an ERS game out today!
Skill Level:Expert
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
Welcome back, Agent! Prepare yourself for more murder, mayhem, mystical hocus pocus, and court intrigue in a 5-star plus game. You are off to 16th century Bordeaux, France. Eight monks have disappeared or been murdered and you have been summoned by Abbot Dominic. All the intrigue seems to point to Stephan Astor, a former prisoner, a shapeshifter, and a powerful magus. A true heretic, he was sentenced to death; however, he was pardoned, but why? Spending twenty years in the prison, he is out for revenge! Returning in this game are the Musketeers, the Cardinal, his nasty cat, and, of course, our little dwarf. Now what is that sinister grunting dwarf up to now? Somehow, Stephan is going to have to “deal” with this annoying little man in which a high price will need to be paid.
This game is an improvement from the previous ones in the series. The story is well-written. The pace is excellent and the activities varied to appeal to players of all levels of expertise – from beginning players to expert players. The graphics are consistent with those from previous games. The characters are realistic looking and the scenes are beautiful. There are two collectibles, tokens and morphing objects. The tokens are so large you cannot miss them. The morphing objects are not quite as visible. The HOP scenes and puzzles are amazing! ERS demonstrates they have invested time in creating better HOP scenes and puzzles. This game will be a definite purchase for me.
HOP SCENES: Exquisite! They demonstrate some new creative elements. There is a storybook sequence which has a new design in locating items. There is a scene which has a garden variety of vegetables to locate. There is a search and replace scene involving two scarecrows in which you must locate items and switch scenes back-and-forth interacting with the discovered items within the scene. There is a multiple-step scene and a mini-HOP scene as well.
PUZZLES: There is a variety of them in differing levels of difficulty. There are couple of manual dexterity puzzles. In one you must trace symbols to ring a bell. Have a swinging time in the other puzzle! You must swing back and forth to get a knife. There is a maze puzzle in which you must create a path for your fists to hit four shields. You have a choice between “casual” and “hard” settings for this game. Other puzzles are a sequence puzzle involving your fingers, a switch puzzles involving getting tokens to the correct position, and a sliding tiles puzzle to restore a picture.
FAVORITE PUZZLE: Open and shut case! You never know what you are going to find in a bureau of drawers. In this case, open drawers to locate a portrait. After you place the portrait in the correct location on a wall, another drawer opens. Continue until all drawers are opened and all pictures are on the wall in the proper location. However, also hiding within those drawers are items which, once found, must return to interact with the scene as well. Such a creatively designed puzzle!
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Hard, Custom
Hints and Skips: 5 to 200 seconds
Hints and Skips: 5 to 200 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided as you play the game
12 Achievements – You will receive a figurine of a member of European royalty from the 17th Century.
Collect 35 tokens to restore your ancestral estate.
Collect 34 morphing objects
Replay HOP scenes and puzzles
Usual wallpaper, concept art, screensavers, music, and movies
Map is provided as you play the game
12 Achievements – You will receive a figurine of a member of European royalty from the 17th Century.
Collect 35 tokens to restore your ancestral estate.
Collect 34 morphing objects
Replay HOP scenes and puzzles
Usual wallpaper, concept art, screensavers, music, and movies
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. Multiple step. (1) Silhouette. (2) Silhouette items to collect pieces to create a medallion
B. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 iron weights.
C. Storybook sequence. Unique! A unique approach in locating the items. You must locate three of each item.
D. List of items. Time to pick those vegetables! They are a garden variety of vegetables which you must place in a cart. You must locate more than one of the vegetables to remove the item from the list.
E. Search and replace scene. So creative. Interact with two “Musketeer” scarecrows locating items and replacing them in the proper location. What makes it cool is that the images rotate from one side to another after locating and replacing an item.
F. Mini-HOP scene. Matching.
A. Multiple step. (1) Silhouette. (2) Silhouette items to collect pieces to create a medallion
B. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 iron weights.
C. Storybook sequence. Unique! A unique approach in locating the items. You must locate three of each item.
D. List of items. Time to pick those vegetables! They are a garden variety of vegetables which you must place in a cart. You must locate more than one of the vegetables to remove the item from the list.
E. Search and replace scene. So creative. Interact with two “Musketeer” scarecrows locating items and replacing them in the proper location. What makes it cool is that the images rotate from one side to another after locating and replacing an item.
F. Mini-HOP scene. Matching.
PUZZLES: (1) Easy (2)) Moderately difficult (3) Difficult
A. Sliding tiles puzzle. Move three rings to create the image of a flower. Rating: 1
B. Manual dexterity puzzle. Trace a symbol to ring a bell. Rating: 1
C. Switch puzzle. Switch 8 tokens on an outer ring so they match up with those on an inner ring. You are limited as to the amount of moves you can make to switch tokens. Rating: 2
D. Sequence. Unlock fingers on two hands by pressing on them so that all fingers are released. Pressing one finger affects the others. Rating: 2
E. Sliding tiles puzzle. Rotate a row of 5 circles with symbols upon them so they match up with a given code. Rating: 2
F. Interactive puzzle. Beginning with a drawer with a portrait, open the drawer, remove a portrait and place it in the correct location to open yet another drawer. Do this until all drawers are opened. Within the drawers are tools which must interact with the scene. A very cool puzzle. Rating: 2
G. Manual Dexterity puzzle. Have a swinging time! Swing back and forth by pressing arrows to grab a knife. Rating: 2
H. Choice between Casual and Hard. Create a path for each of four fists by moving bars so that each one strikes a shield. You must move the bars up and down to create a path. Moving one affects the others. The hard level involves more strategy in moving the bars.
A. Sliding tiles puzzle. Move three rings to create the image of a flower. Rating: 1
B. Manual dexterity puzzle. Trace a symbol to ring a bell. Rating: 1
C. Switch puzzle. Switch 8 tokens on an outer ring so they match up with those on an inner ring. You are limited as to the amount of moves you can make to switch tokens. Rating: 2
D. Sequence. Unlock fingers on two hands by pressing on them so that all fingers are released. Pressing one finger affects the others. Rating: 2
E. Sliding tiles puzzle. Rotate a row of 5 circles with symbols upon them so they match up with a given code. Rating: 2
F. Interactive puzzle. Beginning with a drawer with a portrait, open the drawer, remove a portrait and place it in the correct location to open yet another drawer. Do this until all drawers are opened. Within the drawers are tools which must interact with the scene. A very cool puzzle. Rating: 2
G. Manual Dexterity puzzle. Have a swinging time! Swing back and forth by pressing arrows to grab a knife. Rating: 2
H. Choice between Casual and Hard. Create a path for each of four fists by moving bars so that each one strikes a shield. You must move the bars up and down to create a path. Moving one affects the others. The hard level involves more strategy in moving the bars.
I recommend this game!
Discover a lost Slavic legend, where love is greater than death!
Overall rating
4
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5
63 of 150 found this review helpful
MIRROR, MIRROR IN A CARRIAGE – GUARANTEES ETERNAL MARRIAGE
PostedMarch 7, 2017
sunnyglow
fromTired of the same-old methods to contact your dearly departed? Do séances and Ouija boards leave you cold? Try another medium - Tvardovsky’s Mirror for that one-to-one connection you are looking for.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
5
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5
OVERVIEW: Looking for eternal love – a love which lasts forever? Do the words “Til’ death do us part” make you shiver when you think about the loss of that loved one? Then contact the wizard, Tvardosky in this 4-star SE game! For a few rubles, he will reconnect you with your dearly departed via a magic mirror he keeps in a carriage. This hotline to the afterlife keeps your loved one in limbo (neither dead nor alive) but in constant contact with you for a price much cheaper than Verizon or AT&T.
In this saga, you return as Mary, an auntie-to-the-rescue of your niece, Jenny. When you and your niece engage in some rock climbing, you both find yourself perched on the cliff – dangling between life and death! Through your heroic effort, you save both you and your niece, Jenny, only to have her kidnapped by a centuries old wizard and his henchmen. Lucky Jenny! It seems she is the spitting image of the deranged wizard’s bride who died centuries ago. Now, it is up to you, auntie, to save her before she is used in a ritual.
This game may appeal to beginning gamers, children, those of Slavic descent, or those who like easy-breezy games. However, it does not appeal to me. I got tired of going back-and-forth in the game from place-to-place looking for supplies. That fact, plus creating potions and medicines repetitiously throughout the demo, soon became boring and slowed down the pace of the game. I am shocked by the grainy graphics in some places within this game.
The choices you make in the game will give you alternative endings which is a rather novel concept. Unlike most SE games, you do have two collectibles – imp cards and mirrors. However, there is NO strategy guide. The game may be better after the demo; however, I found nothing to impel me to persevere in the quest to save this poor lass-in-distress. However, I must admit the Slavic music throughout the game was a nice touch.
HOP SCENES: The scenes are principally FROGS and storybook scenes in which you locate items listed in BOLD letters. The FROGS create inventory items. There is also a mini-HOP scene in which you collect herbs to create a medicine.
PUZZLES: The puzzles are easy. In one you remove thorns in sequential order to pass through a gate. Another is a storybook puzzle which is more of a HOP scene than a puzzle. There is a connection puzzle in which you connect like-colored tokens without intersecting lines.
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Expert, Custom
Hints and Skips: 10 to 120 seconds HOP Skips – 2 to 240 seconds
Hints and Skips: 10 to 120 seconds HOP Skips – 2 to 240 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided as you play the game
27 Achievements
Replay 17 HOP scenes and 12 puzzles
Collect 20 Mirrors and 14 Imp Cards
7 Wallpapers, 12 Concept Art, Music, 14 Cut scenes
Map is provided as you play the game
27 Achievements
Replay 17 HOP scenes and 12 puzzles
Collect 20 Mirrors and 14 Imp Cards
7 Wallpapers, 12 Concept Art, Music, 14 Cut scenes
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. FROG. Create a utility knife. (AKA Swiss Army knife)
B. Mini-HOP game. Collect 18 herbs.
C. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 10 pieces of wormwood.
D. Storybook. Create a potion finding item listed in BOLD letters.
E. FROG. Create a jewel encrusted broach
A. FROG. Create a utility knife. (AKA Swiss Army knife)
B. Mini-HOP game. Collect 18 herbs.
C. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 10 pieces of wormwood.
D. Storybook. Create a potion finding item listed in BOLD letters.
E. FROG. Create a jewel encrusted broach
PUZZLES: Puzzle Rating: (1) Easy (2) Moderately difficult (3) Difficult
A. Sequence puzzle. Remove thorny branches in proper sequence. Rating: 1
B. Storybook sequence. Locate items listed in BOLD letters. This is more of a HOP scene. Rating: 1
C. Connection puzzle. Connect like colored tokens without intersecting lines. 2X Rating: 2
A. Sequence puzzle. Remove thorny branches in proper sequence. Rating: 1
B. Storybook sequence. Locate items listed in BOLD letters. This is more of a HOP scene. Rating: 1
C. Connection puzzle. Connect like colored tokens without intersecting lines. 2X Rating: 2
I recommend this game!
Investigate the secrets hidden in the shadows of the throne!
Overall rating
5
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5
76 of 175 found this review helpful
A MAGICAL GAME WHICH WILL PUT A SPELL ON YOU
PostedMarch 6, 2017
sunnyglow
fromThe Viking cat with horns jutting out of his head put a spell on me. He truly has a “cattitude.” Now where can you find a cat like that?
Skill Level:Expert
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
OVERVIEW: Welcome to Magic Monday with a 5-star SE game which will put you under its spell. A kingdom is in turmoil and anarchy caused by a traitorous alchemist. You play an orphaned budding alchemist yourself who has been raised by this alchemist. However, now you are confused and not certain who to trust as you are torn between a man who raised you and a man who claims to be your long-lost father. With your book of spells and potions in hand, you are off to save the kingdom!
This is a decent SE HOP game. It is a good game to purchase with that free coupon you may possess as a BFG game member. The graphics are colorful and cartoon-like. It is an excellent game for all levels of players and those who like fantasy games. For the most part, the HOP scenes and puzzles are well-designed and thematic. It is a decent game, as good as any CE game, except it lacks the extras of a CE game. It does not have a strategy guide, collectibles, nor a bonus chapter.
I AM GOING TO PUT A SPELL ON YOU! As a budding alchemist, you receive a book of potions. In this game, you spend a great deal of time looking for items and interacting with them to prepare potions. Once you locate the items, you play a marble puzzle in which you rotate ten (10) marbles in two circles until they match a pattern given to you. The demo has three of these puzzles and they are all extremely easy.
HOP SCENES: In the demo there three and they are creatively designed. There is a standard list of items to locate which involves opening and closing drawers. There is a scene with cryptic clues which I thought was the best scene in the demo. The final scene is a creative scene involving searching and replacing items back within the scene, interacting with them as well.
PUZZLES: There are more puzzles than HOP scenes. There are a variety of puzzles. There are two which I felt were somewhat creative. There is a tangram puzzle which involves placing pillows into position so that no gaps remain between pillows. I found this to be an unusual use of a tangram puzzle format. The other puzzle I enjoyed is a gear puzzle at the end of the demo in which you must rotate three gears so that a set of three keys match up with openings within the gears for the keys. This was a little challenging because moving one gear, affects the others. It took me a little while to get those gears aligned with the keys.
VIKING CAT: Personally, I want the Viking cat. Yes, this game has a cat with curled goat horns on its head. If you poke him he growls and hisses at you. My type of feline – one with a “cattitude.” However, not even this cat, will entice me to play this game. I found the pace slow. However, if you want to see more golems, like creating potions with your own Wizard ‘R Us Spell and Potion kit, or like fantasy tales, you may like this game
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Expert, Custom
Hints: 15/20 to 45 seconds Skips: 20 to 45 seconds
Hints: 15/20 to 45 seconds Skips: 20 to 45 seconds
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. List of items. Very creative in which you open a series of drawers to locate items.
B. Cryptic clues. Locate items based on cryptic clues.
C. Search and replace. Locate items and interact with them in the scene.
A. List of items. Very creative in which you open a series of drawers to locate items.
B. Cryptic clues. Locate items based on cryptic clues.
C. Search and replace. Locate items and interact with them in the scene.
PUZZLES: (1) Easy 2) Moderate difficulty (3) Difficult
POTION PUZZLES: After you get the necessary ingredients, create a potion by playing a puzzle. In which you rotate marbles to recreate a given picture .
A. Rotating rings. Rotate three rings so that two connecting mini-rings match in color. Rating: 2
B. Simon Says puzzle. Follow the sequence given to you to open a door. Rating: 1
C. Tangram puzzle. Arrange pillows so that no space remains between them. Once they are placed into position, they will remain. Rating: 2
D. Assembly puzzle. Move goggle lenses into position to create a picture on a piece of paper. Rating: 2
E. Storybook puzzle. Read a story (set to a terrible music track) and click a button corresponding to the correct character. This is the lamest “puzzle” I have ever played. Rating: 1
F. Matching/Switch puzzle. Switch bottles so they match the colored button on top of them. Rating; 1
G. Gear puzzle. Rotate three gears so that each gear matches up with a key opening. Moving one affects the others. Rating: 3
B. Simon Says puzzle. Follow the sequence given to you to open a door. Rating: 1
C. Tangram puzzle. Arrange pillows so that no space remains between them. Once they are placed into position, they will remain. Rating: 2
D. Assembly puzzle. Move goggle lenses into position to create a picture on a piece of paper. Rating: 2
E. Storybook puzzle. Read a story (set to a terrible music track) and click a button corresponding to the correct character. This is the lamest “puzzle” I have ever played. Rating: 1
F. Matching/Switch puzzle. Switch bottles so they match the colored button on top of them. Rating; 1
G. Gear puzzle. Rotate three gears so that each gear matches up with a key opening. Moving one affects the others. Rating: 3
I recommend this game!
Can you beat the clock and get your life back?
Overall rating
5
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5
85 of 204 found this review helpful
I HAVE A “HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN’ LOVE” FOR THIS 5-STAR PLUS ROCK N’ ROLL HIT
PostedMarch 4, 2017
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
5 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Review Based on the Demo
“Grease” up your chassis, grab your saddle shoes, and rock the night away to the fantastic sounds of a game set in the 1950’s. Dreamboat Michael Vance is an up-and-coming Elvis, a true maestro of rock n’ roll. However, when he challenged to a battle of guitars, Mike gets more than he bargained for. An old man, Adam, steals his “body and soul” switching places with him. Now, with the help of a future heartthrob, Martha, he must locate and reclaim his magic guitar pick to regain his body. However, that is not going to be very easy. He will be dealing with a true evil entity in Adam. This game will get you under its spell. However, can you help reverse the spell on Mike? Just remember – rock n’ roll is immortal!
I LOVE this game. This is another fantastic game by Mad Head Games. Our mermaids have truly resurrected the 1950’s in this game. The story is well-written and incorporates the theme of soul transference. The graphics well-portray this period. It is a game which should appeal to those gamers of all levels, those who have muscle-cars in their garages, Elvis impersonators, or those who love 1950’s music. The HOP scenes and puzzles are creatively designed and incorporate the theme of the game. “Elvis lives” in this game. I have a “hunka, hunka, burnin’ love” for this game and have just developed a strange craving for a shake and fries.
HOP SCENES: They include some multiple step ones. They include lists of items and silhouette scenes. One of the list of items incorporates a pop-up book for the scenes. In another you locate items for your very own plastic ray gun (to fry that alien robot from Mars! – oops – another game)
PUZZLES: There are a few matching puzzles. In the first unique matching puzzle, you connect dots to match a series of figures given to you during a battle of guitars! Other matching puzzles involve a puzzle using a launch pad for a toy rocket ship and a puzzle in which you match up strings on a bass. Other puzzles include a sequence puzzle, a moving tiles puzzle, a connection puzzle moving a key through blocks from one end to another, and a Simon Says puzzle in which you play back notes in sequence. There is also an easy tracing puzzle.
FAVORITE PUZZLE: My favorite puzzle involves an old-time tape player in which you locate and match up the correct pictures to taped messages. After that, you splice them together to create a new message. Very creative!
LEVELS: Novice, Artist, Virtuoso, Improviser
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
EXTRAS:
Strategy Guide 56 Pages
You have a clock which ticks down the time you have left to survive.
Map is provided as you play the game
9 Achievements: (Some with 3 segments).
Replay HOP scenes
Collect 38 Records and Morphing objects (no number given)
Collect 8 Treasures in the Bonus Chapter
8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art, 13 Soundtracks – Rock on!
Strategy Guide 56 Pages
You have a clock which ticks down the time you have left to survive.
Map is provided as you play the game
9 Achievements: (Some with 3 segments).
Replay HOP scenes
Collect 38 Records and Morphing objects (no number given)
Collect 8 Treasures in the Bonus Chapter
8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art, 13 Soundtracks – Rock on!
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: The are nonchallenging.
A. Multiple-step. (1) List of items. (2) Silhouette. (3) List of items. Very creative
B. Silhouette. Locate plastic toy parts on a grid. Very creative.
C. List of items – Pop right up in front of you.
D. List of items.
A. Multiple-step. (1) List of items. (2) Silhouette. (3) List of items. Very creative
B. Silhouette. Locate plastic toy parts on a grid. Very creative.
C. List of items – Pop right up in front of you.
D. List of items.
PUZZLES: Puzzle Rating: (1) Extremely easy 2) Easy (3) A little difficult or time consuming (4) Moderately difficult (5) Difficult
A. Matching puzzle. Jam session! A unique puzzle in which you copy designs by drawing a continuous line without crossing those lines. 3X. Increases in difficulty
B. Moving tiles puzzle. Move tiles to recreate a club and a diamond on a grill. Rating: 2
C. Matching puzzle. Move colored levers to they match up with colored spot on a rocket ship launch pad. Moving one affects the movement of the others. 3X Difficulty increases with each scene. However, all are easy.
D. Sequence puzzle. Place items in chronological order as per a time list. Rating: 1
E. Matching puzzle. Set the intersection of strings on a bass according to a given code. Rating: 1
F. Moving tiles puzzle. For 3 gems, move two levers and move gems up and down until each two of the gems are matched up in a vertical line. Rating 2
G. Simon Says puzzle. Follow a code and play a melody as per a code. Rating: 1
H. Connection puzzle. Move blocks out of the way to provide a path for a key part to make a connection at the end of the path. Rating: 2
I. Assembly puzzle. Create a fake interview choosing between four snippets. 4X. Then choose the correct snippets to put into one of three boxes.
J. Tracing puzzle. Using a magnet trace a symbol. Rating: 1
A. Matching puzzle. Jam session! A unique puzzle in which you copy designs by drawing a continuous line without crossing those lines. 3X. Increases in difficulty
B. Moving tiles puzzle. Move tiles to recreate a club and a diamond on a grill. Rating: 2
C. Matching puzzle. Move colored levers to they match up with colored spot on a rocket ship launch pad. Moving one affects the movement of the others. 3X Difficulty increases with each scene. However, all are easy.
D. Sequence puzzle. Place items in chronological order as per a time list. Rating: 1
E. Matching puzzle. Set the intersection of strings on a bass according to a given code. Rating: 1
F. Moving tiles puzzle. For 3 gems, move two levers and move gems up and down until each two of the gems are matched up in a vertical line. Rating 2
G. Simon Says puzzle. Follow a code and play a melody as per a code. Rating: 1
H. Connection puzzle. Move blocks out of the way to provide a path for a key part to make a connection at the end of the path. Rating: 2
I. Assembly puzzle. Create a fake interview choosing between four snippets. 4X. Then choose the correct snippets to put into one of three boxes.
J. Tracing puzzle. Using a magnet trace a symbol. Rating: 1
I recommend this game!
A locked room murder awaits you! Was the killer human or something else?
Overall rating
5
/
5
140 of 254 found this review helpful
THERE IS NOTHING I SHALL SEE AS LOVELY AS AN OPTIONAL HELPER TREE
PostedMarch 2, 2017
sunnyglow
fromKeep calm and game on! Finally, a developer who allows some of us to opt out of the services of a helper.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
OVERVIEW: Curses! That is what you may soon be saying to yourself as you take on this case in a 5-star game. (I awarded this game 5 stars for the optional choice of a helper in the game). As a paranormal investigator, you will find yourself drawn into the world of spells, curses, and an evil witch in a tree-laden land. Detective Donovan has called you into a case involving a mystery man, murdered within an empty house. He feels it may be related to some elements of the paranormal. Who is he and why was he murdered? You will soon get a “feeling” about this case when the victim puts his hand on yours, putting you under a curse.
This game will appeal to about everyone from children to adults – beginning to expert players as well. The game is not challenging. Although it is an easy game, the pace is decent, mainly due to the well-written gaming script and the creative interactive HOP scenes. It does have an interesting storyline. The graphics are well-done. It is an average, decent game which I will purchase either in a sale or as an SE.
HOP SCENES: To me, the HOP scenes are better than the puzzles. In the demo, there are a couple of interactive search and replace scenes in which you locate items and then interact with them within the scene. There is a cleverly created storybook scene in which the player searches for items within four scenes which relate to a theme displayed at the top of each page of the storybook. There are also some mini-HOP scenes. In one, you use ultraviolet light to locate handprints.
PUZZLES: The puzzles are all easy – a little too easy for my taste. There are a couple of matching puzzles, one of which uses cards. Restore pictures with a rotating tiles puzzle, a switch puzzle and a sequence puzzle using books. There is a maze puzzle in which you must remove obstacles to open three locks. The maze puzzle was the only puzzle I felt which was somewhat challenging.
HUG A TREE – OR NOT! A BIG THANK YOU to this developer for providing the option to employ the services of a helper or not within this game. You get one extra gold star for this ingenious concept. Hopefully, other developers will pick up on this! You do get the opportunity to adopt and embrace a dopey-eyed, “cutesy,” little sappy tree to help you in the game. However, my cat’s paw automatically swiped the “NO!” button when asked if he could accompany us. This helper is “barking” up the wrong tree if he thinks he is accompanying me on this gaming adventure.
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Expert, Custom
Hints and Skips: 1 to 90 seconds
Hints and Skips: 1 to 90 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is given to you as you play the game.
9 Achievements: 6 with 3 parts
Collect 24 fresco pieces (jigsaw puzzle pieces), 25 clovers and 6 figurines of the characters
12 Wallpapers, 5 Concept Art, Music, Videos
Map is given to you as you play the game.
9 Achievements: 6 with 3 parts
Collect 24 fresco pieces (jigsaw puzzle pieces), 25 clovers and 6 figurines of the characters
12 Wallpapers, 5 Concept Art, Music, Videos
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. Silhouette. Find and replace. Locate items and use them within the scene.
B. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 handprints with ultraviolet light.
C. Locate the three symbols which comprise each of 4 larger symbols in a cell phone.
D. Storybook. Find four elements within four scenes relating to a given theme within each scene.
E. Silhouette. Search or items and then replace them to interact with the scene.
F. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 tokens.
A. Silhouette. Find and replace. Locate items and use them within the scene.
B. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 handprints with ultraviolet light.
C. Locate the three symbols which comprise each of 4 larger symbols in a cell phone.
D. Storybook. Find four elements within four scenes relating to a given theme within each scene.
E. Silhouette. Search or items and then replace them to interact with the scene.
F. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 tokens.
PUZZLES: Puzzle Rating: (1) Extremely easy 2) Easy (3) A little difficult or time consuming (4) Moderately difficult (5) Difficult
A. Matching. Match up busts of famous people with the appropriate symbol under each bust. Rating; 1
B. Matching. Trace a given code to unlock a smart phone. Rating: -1 THIS IS NOT A PUZZLE.
C. Sequence puzzle. Place books into the correct sequence to restore a picture. Rating: 2
D. Assembly puzzle. Locate symbols to complete scenes, choosing the correct ones for each location within the scene. 3X. Rating: 2
E. Matching: Match up cards Rating: 1
F. Rotating tiles puzzle. Rotate tiles to restore a picture. Rating: 2
G. Maze puzzle. Move a person token throughout a maze to three keyholes – moving obstacles (blocks) out if its path. Rating: 2
H. Switch puzzle. Switch 8 tokens to restore a picture on a door. Rating: 1
A. Matching. Match up busts of famous people with the appropriate symbol under each bust. Rating; 1
B. Matching. Trace a given code to unlock a smart phone. Rating: -1 THIS IS NOT A PUZZLE.
C. Sequence puzzle. Place books into the correct sequence to restore a picture. Rating: 2
D. Assembly puzzle. Locate symbols to complete scenes, choosing the correct ones for each location within the scene. 3X. Rating: 2
E. Matching: Match up cards Rating: 1
F. Rotating tiles puzzle. Rotate tiles to restore a picture. Rating: 2
G. Maze puzzle. Move a person token throughout a maze to three keyholes – moving obstacles (blocks) out if its path. Rating: 2
H. Switch puzzle. Switch 8 tokens to restore a picture on a door. Rating: 1
I recommend this game!
Can you give Romeo and Juliet the happy ending they desire?
Overall rating
5
/
5
132 of 243 found this review helpful
WHAT LIGHT FROM YONDER (COMPUTER) WINDOW BREAKS? A GAMING CLASSIC
PostedFebruary 25, 2017
sunnyglow
fromDomini Games –Creating classic games to stand the test of time! One of the best up-and-coming developers!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
6 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Review Based on the Demo
OVERVIEW: Domini brushes up on their Shakespeare in this 5-star plus game. Our star-crossed lovers return in a game which provides a twist on the original Shakespearean tale of Romeo and Juliet. In this tale, the Capulets and the Montagues have ended their feud with the engagement of Romeo and Juliet. However, these two star-crossed lovers still need to resolve some romantic drama which has resurfaced involving Juliet’s deceased mother and a jilted lover from days of yore, Gasper.
What an exquisite game! I LOVE this game and it was an automatic purchase. It is wrapped up in a rich tapestry of gemlike, colorful graphics. It appears that many of the scenes have been hand drawn. It is truly a beautiful game – a true gaming masterpiece. In this game, you will play both characters, Romeo and Juliet in a tag team event – and what great preparation for marriage! The pace is excellent. There are three collectibles in this game – masks, coins, and scrolls. Returning is the guide on the inventory bar to inform you if you have found all the collectibles within the scene.
HOP SCENES: There are 19 in the game. There are not as many scenes as puzzles; however, the ones provided are artistic masterpieces. They appear to be hand drawn and are breathtaking. The opulent beauty of the HOP scenes make them a joy to play. They are the usual variety; however, just the opulence of each scene make them a special delight. Included are a couple of multiple step ones which include a silhouette scene followed by a list of items. One of the scenes which has a list of items is very interactive. There is a beautifully illustrated storybook scene. There are also a couple of mini-HOP scenes as well.
PUZZLES: There are 27 in the game. This is the one element I LOVE about Domini games. They return with the choice between casual and hard versions for most of the puzzles. A significant amount of time has been spent in developing these puzzles which can be enjoyed by both the casual or beginner gamers as well as the expert gamer looking for a little more challenge in their games. They include switch puzzles in various forms. There are also several maze puzzles. The demo also includes a storybook puzzle, and a sequence puzzle.
FAVORITE PUZZLE: There are so many puzzles, I decided to just describe my favorite which was difficult because most of them are well-crafted. My favorite is a maze puzzle in which the player must move three blood filled goblets to the top of the maze, avoiding rotating obstacles in their path. Each obstacle moves clockwise with each move of a goblet and each obstacle has a projectile which, if hits the goblet, moves it back to the beginning.
EXTRAS:
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Hardcore, Custom
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Hardcore, Custom
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
EXTRAS:
Strategy Guide – 57 Pages
Map is provided as you play the game
29 Achievements
Collect 89 coins to purchase items for the boudoir, 11 masks, and 13 scrolls. There is a guide on your inventory bar to inform you if there are any of these items within the scene.
Replay 16 Puzzles
18 Wallpapers, 26 Concept Art, Boudoir, Music
Strategy Guide – 57 Pages
Map is provided as you play the game
29 Achievements
Collect 89 coins to purchase items for the boudoir, 11 masks, and 13 scrolls. There is a guide on your inventory bar to inform you if there are any of these items within the scene.
Replay 16 Puzzles
18 Wallpapers, 26 Concept Art, Boudoir, Music
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: You have the option to play a Match-3 game instead.
A. Multiple step. (1) List of items. (2) Search for 6 sticks
B. List of items. Very interactive and beautiful.
C. Storybook. Items listen in BOLD letters on a beautiful tapestry
D. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 apples on a tree.
E. Silhouette.
F. Multiple step. (1) Silhouette. Locate a specific number of each item before you can remove the silhouette. (2) List of items.
A. Multiple step. (1) List of items. (2) Search for 6 sticks
B. List of items. Very interactive and beautiful.
C. Storybook. Items listen in BOLD letters on a beautiful tapestry
D. Mini-HOP scene. Locate 8 apples on a tree.
E. Silhouette.
F. Multiple step. (1) Silhouette. Locate a specific number of each item before you can remove the silhouette. (2) List of items.
PUZZLES: Most of the puzzles have the choice between Easy and Hard settings.
A. Switch puzzle. On four wheels with four symbols on them, rotate the dials and switch the symbols so that each dial has a symbol matching those on its top and bottom.
B. Maze puzzle. Move a rose gold token from one end of a maze to the other while removing obstacles in its path. 2X
C. Mathematical puzzle. Move a butterfly through a spiral using buttons with the number of spaces which can be moved going either clockwise or counterclockwise. You must reach the end without any spaces left over.
D. Storybook puzzle. Locate and replace items into the proper location to learn the story of Juliet’s mother and her two suitors.
E. Switch puzzle. Switch pieces of a shield to restore its picture.
F. Sequence puzzle. Push in lock parts until all are pushed in. Moving one affects the others.
G. Switch puzzle. Switch red hearts and yellow hearts so that their positions are reversed.
H. Maze puzzle. Move three blood filled goblets to the top of a map while avoiding obstacles in your path.
I. Slider puzzle. Move (slide) four (4) colored tokens into their proper slot. They continue moving until they hit an obstacle.
A. Switch puzzle. On four wheels with four symbols on them, rotate the dials and switch the symbols so that each dial has a symbol matching those on its top and bottom.
B. Maze puzzle. Move a rose gold token from one end of a maze to the other while removing obstacles in its path. 2X
C. Mathematical puzzle. Move a butterfly through a spiral using buttons with the number of spaces which can be moved going either clockwise or counterclockwise. You must reach the end without any spaces left over.
D. Storybook puzzle. Locate and replace items into the proper location to learn the story of Juliet’s mother and her two suitors.
E. Switch puzzle. Switch pieces of a shield to restore its picture.
F. Sequence puzzle. Push in lock parts until all are pushed in. Moving one affects the others.
G. Switch puzzle. Switch red hearts and yellow hearts so that their positions are reversed.
H. Maze puzzle. Move three blood filled goblets to the top of a map while avoiding obstacles in your path.
I. Slider puzzle. Move (slide) four (4) colored tokens into their proper slot. They continue moving until they hit an obstacle.
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
5
/
5
101 of 244 found this review helpful
LURKING IN THE SHADOWS IS ANOTHER GREAT SEQUEL TO THE SERIES
PostedFebruary 23, 2017
sunnyglow
fromLike Peter Pan, I am off to find my shadow. After playing this demo, I am afraid it has been whisked away into the game.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
OVERVIEW: Do you feel you are just a shadow of yourself? If you do, then you may like this 5-star game. You are off to Switzerland, to the town of Anaben, where a mysterious illness is infesting the town. This plague is leaving the residents shadows of their former selves. You have been hired by the duke of the town to investigate the cause of this strange illness. Within the dark shadows of the town lurks a secret evil group which you will need to defeat. You will need to shine a little light on this town to figure out what is good and what is evil. The Shadow is lurking everywhere. Be warned!
FROG game lovers – this is a game devoted to you! It is a game which can be enjoyed by gamers of all levels of experience. However, due to the difficultly of some of the puzzles, it does seem to be a game more suited to intermediate and expert gamers. It is a dark-themed game. The graphics are incredibly beautiful and demonstrate the true artistic mastery from Blue Tea working in cooperation with EIPIX Studios. The only complaint I have about this game is the pace. The pace does slow down as you proceed in the game. This may be due to the lack of variety in the HOP scenes. There are only two collectibles – morphing pieces for four (4) parables and the usual EIPIX signs.
HOP SCENES: Do you like FROG scenes in which you look for pieces of an inventory item? Then you will love this game. All the HOP scenes are FROGS! I found this lack of variety boring. However, there are those purists who do like strictly FROG games. My suggestion would be for the developer to incorporate some other types of HOP scenes to appeal to more gamers.
PUZZLES: To me, the puzzles are the best part of this game. The puzzles are varied in difficulty and genre. The easier puzzles include a switch puzzle and assembly puzzle to reconstruct pictures. There is a sequence puzzle changing the color of crystals in sequential order. Back is a manual dexterity puzzle in which you defend yourself by punching yourself out of a sticky situation. However, it only consists of the constant clicking of a button on a side bar until it is completely green. This “puzzle” hardly classifies as a puzzle. There is a challenging puzzle, a connection puzzle, in which you use three colored tokens to fill in a board so that each token matches the color beneath it.
FAVORITE PUZZLE: My favorite puzzle is a chess puzzle in which you use a bishop to eliminate pawns. This is a standard puzzle contained in many puzzle books which has been modified for this game.
LEVELS: Casual, Hard, Insane, Custom
Hint: 10 to 120 seconds Skips: 10 to 400 seconds
Hint: 10 to 120 seconds Skips: 10 to 400 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided as you play the game
13 Achievements
Collect morphing pieces to restore 4 parables
Collect 39 signs
Replay 22 Puzzles and 16 HOP scenes (which can be timed)
8 Wallpapers, 6 Concept Art, Music, Souvenir Room
Map is provided as you play the game
13 Achievements
Collect morphing pieces to restore 4 parables
Collect 39 signs
Replay 22 Puzzles and 16 HOP scenes (which can be timed)
8 Wallpapers, 6 Concept Art, Music, Souvenir Room
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: They are all FROGS – Ribbit!
PUZZLES: Puzzle Rating: (1) Extremely easy 2) Easy (3) A little difficult or time consuming (4) Moderately difficult (5) Difficult
A. Multiple-step. (1) Switch puzzle. Switch tiles to reconstruct four pictures. (2) Storybook sequence. Interact with items in the scene until they are in the proper location. Same sequence 4X. Rating: 2
B. Manual dexterity game. Defend yourself by punching your way out of a sticky situation. Click on a button until the side bar is completely green. 3X. This is a puzzle? Rating: 1
C. Chess puzzle. Move a bishop to eliminate pawns. Rating: 3
D. Moving tiles puzzle. Move tiles to create a map. Rating: 2
E. Connection puzzle. Using three colored tokens, fill in a board so that the colored token matches with the color on each square. You can cancel a move 3 times. Rating: 3-4
F. Assembly puzzle. Swap bricks to complete a picture on a wall. Rating: 2
G. Slat puzzle. Move arrow up and down to release three bars to open a door. Rating: 3
B. Manual dexterity game. Defend yourself by punching your way out of a sticky situation. Click on a button until the side bar is completely green. 3X. This is a puzzle? Rating: 1
C. Chess puzzle. Move a bishop to eliminate pawns. Rating: 3
D. Moving tiles puzzle. Move tiles to create a map. Rating: 2
E. Connection puzzle. Using three colored tokens, fill in a board so that the colored token matches with the color on each square. You can cancel a move 3 times. Rating: 3-4
F. Assembly puzzle. Swap bricks to complete a picture on a wall. Rating: 2
G. Slat puzzle. Move arrow up and down to release three bars to open a door. Rating: 3
I recommend this game!
Open a puzzle box to unlock four extraordinary worlds!
Overall rating
5
/
5
101 of 177 found this review helpful
FLY HIGH TO FOUR KINGDOMS IN THE SKY - A SURREAL, WHIMSICAL DELIGHT
PostedFebruary 18, 2017
sunnyglow
fromAs I play this game, my cat is perched on the back of my chair, eyeing those fish in the game. He now wants me to fly him to that Big Fish Fry in the Sky! Fasten your seatbelt! Off we go!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
6 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Review based on the demo
OVERVIEW: Are you ready to enter the kingdom of Big Fish? No - not the company, but a whimsical undersea kingdom in the clouds. What a fabulous game! This is an incredibly beautiful piece of eye candy - a gaming masterpiece. Journey to four surreal, fantasy worlds full of magic and intrigue. Play a nurse, Samantha, engaged to an undersea explorer, Matthew. When Matthew is whisked away by the power of a dodecahedron puzzle box called Atis, you are off to save him. Your first stop - an undersea kingdom in the clouds. Enter four worlds contained within Atis, where an evil wizard, Balden, has captured your fiancé for nefarious purposes.
This game should appeal to everyone from children to adults and to all levels of gaming expertise as well. The graphics are incredibly beautiful. The demo only enters the first world which is inhabited by fish-like creatures and has a definite airy aquatic feel to it. Interact with sea creatures and huge flying fish in the first world you encounter. The story is well-written piece of fantasy. Your helper is a magic box to protect you from Ralden. You play some type of puzzle when you need to use the box. The HOP scenes are creative, unique and the best part of the game. There are quite a few collectibles including morphing objects and 90 crystals! This will be a belated birthday present (hoping this would have been out Thursday instead of today), to myself or for my cat! (I see him with teeth exposed, eyeing that HUGE magnificent fish fest in the sky - enough fish for a year of vittles).
HOP SCENES: They are gorgeous and creatively designed! They are varied and there are few multiple-step ones as well. They include lists of items and silhouette. The developer included some of those cherished rebus clue scenes, and there are some mini-HOP scenes which include FROGS! Create inventory items by searching for the parts of those items. There is also a matching pairs sequence involving fish. Some of the HOP scenes also include mini-puzzles as well.
PUZZLES: The puzzles are all easy in the demo. I do feel this game would have been perfect if there had been a little more challenge in one or two of the puzzles. There are two manual dexterity puzzles in the demo which require tracing a figure and hitting a bulls-eye in the middle of a moving target three (3) times. Other puzzles include a jigsaw puzzle, a matching puzzle which combines two symbols to create a large symbol, and a mathematical/logic puzzle using figures to create logical equations.
LEVELS: Casual, Normal, Expert, Custom
Hints and Skips:10 seconds to 120 seconds
Hints and Skips:10 seconds to 120 seconds
EXTRAS:
Strategy Guide: 42 pages
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Receive a magic box to defeat the evil magic. Play a puzzle when you use the box.
20 Achievements
Collect 90 Crystals
Collect 15 Morphing masks
Replay 25 Puzzles and 22 HOP scenes
18 Posters, 18 Concept Art, Videos, Music
Strategy Guide: 42 pages
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Receive a magic box to defeat the evil magic. Play a puzzle when you use the box.
20 Achievements
Collect 90 Crystals
Collect 15 Morphing masks
Replay 25 Puzzles and 22 HOP scenes
18 Posters, 18 Concept Art, Videos, Music
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. Multiple step. (1) List of items. (2) Silhouette
B. Multiple step. (1) FROG. Locate items to create an inventory item. (3) Rebus clues There are two puzzles – one is matching and the other is a switch puzzle to create an image of a fish.
C. Mini-FROG scene. Find pieces to create an inventory item – a key
D. List of items. Locate 12 mystic runes. Very creative. Includes a sliding tiles puzzle.
E. Multiple Step. (1) Matching. Pair up fish. (2) Silhouette. Very interactive
A. Multiple step. (1) List of items. (2) Silhouette
B. Multiple step. (1) FROG. Locate items to create an inventory item. (3) Rebus clues There are two puzzles – one is matching and the other is a switch puzzle to create an image of a fish.
C. Mini-FROG scene. Find pieces to create an inventory item – a key
D. List of items. Locate 12 mystic runes. Very creative. Includes a sliding tiles puzzle.
E. Multiple Step. (1) Matching. Pair up fish. (2) Silhouette. Very interactive
PUZZLES: Puzzle Rating: (1) Extremely easy 2) Easy (3) A little difficult or time consuming (4) Moderately difficult (5) Difficult
A. Maze puzzle. Pass a ball through a maze so that it hits every checkpoint within the maze. Rating: 2
B. Jigsaw puzzle. Rating: 2
C. Matching puzzle. Combine the symbols on the top and sides of a grid to create a new symbol which matches one of the tokens on the board. Move each token to a slot which matches the combination of the two symbols. Rating: 2
D. Moving tiles puzzle. Switch and rotate tiles to recreate a picture. Rating: 2
E. Manual dexterity puzzle. Trace a figure. Rating: 1
F. Rotating tiles puzzle. Rotate tiles to recreate a picture. Rating: 2
G. Logic puzzle. Move tokens into proper position so that equations are logical. Rating: 2
H. Manual dexterity puzzle. Bulls-eyes. Stop a moving ball so it is in the middle of the object. 3X Increases in difficulty. Rating: 1 to 3
B. Jigsaw puzzle. Rating: 2
C. Matching puzzle. Combine the symbols on the top and sides of a grid to create a new symbol which matches one of the tokens on the board. Move each token to a slot which matches the combination of the two symbols. Rating: 2
D. Moving tiles puzzle. Switch and rotate tiles to recreate a picture. Rating: 2
E. Manual dexterity puzzle. Trace a figure. Rating: 1
F. Rotating tiles puzzle. Rotate tiles to recreate a picture. Rating: 2
G. Logic puzzle. Move tokens into proper position so that equations are logical. Rating: 2
H. Manual dexterity puzzle. Bulls-eyes. Stop a moving ball so it is in the middle of the object. 3X Increases in difficulty. Rating: 1 to 3
I recommend this game!
A dark fog is taking over Bremen!
Overall rating
2
/
5
142 of 277 found this review helpful
A GAME WHICH HAS LEFT ME GASPING FOR THE FRESH AIR OF SOME CREATIVITY
PostedFebruary 16, 2017
sunnyglow
fromWith all the smog in the latest games on this site, I am looking forward to BFG clearing the air with some new and exciting HOP games designed for adults, not children.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
OVERVIEW: Suffering from brain fog? Can festive music and this game drive away that fog? You will soon find out in the misty town of Bremen in this 2-star game. This is another smoke-filled fog fest from BFG drowning in massive clouds of purple fog. “Masked” behind these puffy clouds is an evildoer, the Mistress of the Fog, who is out to control the city. She “masks” her intentions with a collection of animal dolls. You and your twin sister, an outstanding violinist, need to not “fiddle around” with this villainess. Both of you, along with all the Bremen musicians, will need to band together to fight evil and return the Bremen Music Festival and the town itself to harmony.
We have another beastly game filled with a menagerie of animals from the BFG Ark. I found nothing to incite me to purchase this game. In my opinion this a poorly constructed game. The game has a contrived story based on the fairy tale “The Beasts of Bremen.” The graphics are blurry in some places. The “muzac” is the same track heard in many other games. The HOP scenes are repetitive and most of the puzzles are boringly easy. The only thing I did like about the game is that there is a side bar to indicate how many collectibles you need to locate in the scene. The collectibles are papier-mâché figures and morphing objects.
This game will appeal to children or those who like child-like non-challenging games. I might have loved this game if I was eight years old. There is nothing special about this game and to me, it is lacking those elements which make up a collector’s edition game.
HOP SCENES: There were only three (3) in the demo. All of them are lists of items. In the first scene, you do alternate between two scenes to locate the items. One requires you to locate a specific number of one type of item. There is nothing unique or special about them.
PUZZLES: They are varied but nothing we have not seen in other games. Most of them are easy. They include several switch puzzles in which you switch pieces to create pictures or to place items into the proper position. There is a moving tiles puzzle in which you rotate tiles to create a picture.
FAVORITE PUZZLES: There are two puzzles I did like in the game. In one puzzle, you must cordon off a cat so it cannot escape from a grid with squares. When you eliminate one block the cat will move to another block. You must proceed until either the cat escapes or you pen him in. The other puzzle is a variation of a Match-3 puzzle in which you must connect like-colored gems in one continuous line until they are all removed. This one has three scenes and they get harder as you proceed.
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR: With the latest rash of games with fog, black smoke and animals hiding throughout, it would be nice to see some new games without any of these elements. Some of us would just like to breathe some fresh air - free from smoke filled games and the smell of animals.
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Expert, Custom
Hint: 10 to 180 seconds Skips: 10 to 320 seconds
Hint: 10 to 180 seconds Skips: 10 to 320 seconds
EXTRAS:
5 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
22 Achievements
Collect 25 papier-mâché figures and morphing objects
Replay HOP scenes and puzzles.
10 Wallpapers, 4 Screensavers, 12 Concept Art, Music
5 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
22 Achievements
Collect 25 papier-mâché figures and morphing objects
Replay HOP scenes and puzzles.
10 Wallpapers, 4 Screensavers, 12 Concept Art, Music
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: All the ones in the demo are lists of items to locate.
PUZZLES: Puzzle Rating: (1) Extremely easy 2) Easy (3) A little difficult or time consuming (4) Moderately difficult (5) Difficult
A. Maze puzzle. Move a key from left to right moving obstacles out of the way. Rating: 1
B. Multiple step. (1) Switch puzzle. Switch tiles to recreate the picture on a token. (2) Switch puzzle. Switch statues so they are in the correct position. Rating: 2
C. Moving tiles. Rotate tiles to create a picture of an emblem. Rating: 1
D. Switch puzzle. Switch circular tokens to restore a picture. Rating: 2
E. Maze puzzle. Using a bucket of water, trap a cat within a grid by closing off any way for him to escape one block at a time. Rating: 2
F. Match-3 puzzle. A variation of a Match-3 game in which you connect 3 or more like items to remove from the screen. 3X Increases in difficulty.
B. Multiple step. (1) Switch puzzle. Switch tiles to recreate the picture on a token. (2) Switch puzzle. Switch statues so they are in the correct position. Rating: 2
C. Moving tiles. Rotate tiles to create a picture of an emblem. Rating: 1
D. Switch puzzle. Switch circular tokens to restore a picture. Rating: 2
E. Maze puzzle. Using a bucket of water, trap a cat within a grid by closing off any way for him to escape one block at a time. Rating: 2
F. Match-3 puzzle. A variation of a Match-3 game in which you connect 3 or more like items to remove from the screen. 3X Increases in difficulty.
I don't recommend this game.