77Emma77's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:13
- Reviews Submitted:15
- First Review:December 28, 2011
- Most Recent Review:December 6, 2015
- Featured reviews0
Shiver: Moonlit Grove Collector's Edition
With your carriage broken, and a wolf nearby, you must find shelter. What awaits you in the village just ahead?
Overall rating
4
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5
Played twice, enjoyed both times
PostedDecember 6, 2015
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
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5
This was one of the better games, although missing the collectibles and morphing objects. I liked its gloomy atmosphere and the voice-overs were great. The bonus chapter was a bit more challenging or my brain was not quite together when playing it. The HOGs were not too many, but they had an element of challenge, too.
What I struggled with was hitting the bottom access to the tree house which I finally skipped.
Map would also be useful to ease moving between distant scenes. That is why I did not give full 5 stars for the fun factor.
What I struggled with was hitting the bottom access to the tree house which I finally skipped.
Map would also be useful to ease moving between distant scenes. That is why I did not give full 5 stars for the fun factor.
Overall I liked the game quite a lot.
I recommend this game!
A criminal organization searching for an ancient treasure shot your partner!
Overall rating
2
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5
Not a buy for me
PostedOctober 18, 2015
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I have downloaded this game to try first before purchase. I am happy I did not pay for it. I found it terribly boring and no collectables or morphing objects seen for about 40 minutes play. I gave up and here I share my experience. Today I saved good 7 quid (discounted). Will try next time.
A tip: check the last pages of reviews if they are automatically set up to show the positive ones at the beginning. I did not encounter any technical issues but as I said, the game is not my cup of tea.
I don't recommend this game.
Solve the mysteries of Stoneville and escape with your life!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Beautifully made game
PostedSeptember 27, 2015
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I did not let myself be put off by negative reviews at the end of the list and downloaded the trial. I fell in love with it instantly.
The graphics were beautiful, puzzles just right to my taste, hidden object scenes were not too plentiful and were interesting enough. Even the story line was quite good. I have experienced no glitch and only used the map on a few occasions, as well as the hint exactly just twice, I think.
I just loved this game.
The graphics were beautiful, puzzles just right to my taste, hidden object scenes were not too plentiful and were interesting enough. Even the story line was quite good. I have experienced no glitch and only used the map on a few occasions, as well as the hint exactly just twice, I think.
I just loved this game.
I recommend this game!
Dark Realm: Princess of Ice Collector's Edition
A magic bear summons you to help save the neighboring kingdom of Nypha.
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
A great fairy tale
PostedSeptember 20, 2015
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I have only played the demo so far and decided to purchase the game, without even reading the reviews. This is one beautifully made game, and being a collector's edition, it has the basic stuff I am looking for: collectibles and I think I have noticed some morphing object, too.
The characters are well made and the dialogues contain some humor, too, which I like. I usually prefer gloomy ghostly creepy witchy filthy messy and other ways unpleasant scenes, but this was a nice change. I also like icy weather (Mystery Trackers were good in that) and the music here reminds me a rather simple but very enjoyable HOG of Robinson Crusoe, which I also loved.
The games today being 60% off usual price also contributed to my decision to make the purchase. Let's play!
The characters are well made and the dialogues contain some humor, too, which I like. I usually prefer gloomy ghostly creepy witchy filthy messy and other ways unpleasant scenes, but this was a nice change. I also like icy weather (Mystery Trackers were good in that) and the music here reminds me a rather simple but very enjoyable HOG of Robinson Crusoe, which I also loved.
The games today being 60% off usual price also contributed to my decision to make the purchase. Let's play!
I recommend this game!
Mystery Trackers: Winterpoint Tragedy Collector's Edition
Answer a distress call at an arctic research lab where scientists have made a chilling discovery!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Not sure about this one
PostedAugust 30, 2015
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
The game is of a high quality, colours and sharpness are great. I have only played the demo so far and that is why I am not sure whether I want to purchase the full version. What puts me off is that switch to a different screen and looking for few identical bits, often just lightning bolts. I find this feature quite annoying and purposeless. If it was possible to switch this off that would be Yes for me.
Wait a moment, I remember I had to switch off the custom cursor because the game was slowed down. Another negative point. I think my PC is still good enough to manage games like this, as it always was. I do not know what made this game more demanding for the speed of the processor.
Dangerous Games: Illusionist Collector's Edition
You've been asked to cover a highly anticipated competition in New York City when something goes terribly wrong. Can you escape the world of illusions?
Overall rating
3
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5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
I do not know
PostedMarch 27, 2015
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Current Favorite:
Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst ™
(217)Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
3
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5
My review will be short.
The game was technically well made but that was it. I did not particularly enjoy it. The jumps from one illusion to another were sudden, often without any line. I even played the bonus content in two separate sessions at least a week apart. This game simply did not impress me with the content and story line.
The game was technically well made but that was it. I did not particularly enjoy it. The jumps from one illusion to another were sudden, often without any line. I even played the bonus content in two separate sessions at least a week apart. This game simply did not impress me with the content and story line.
Mystery Trackers: The Void
Help the secret organization of Mystery Trackers find 3 missing celebrities in the mysterious Void family mansion!
Overall rating
5
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5
Easy to play game
PostedAugust 12, 2014
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This was probably one of the first Mystery Trackers games. It was very simple and easy to play. I have probably grown up from such simplicity. But I still rate this game very high as others did. The objects were very well blended with the background, the sounds and voices were great, I loved the frog sounds here and there. Also the piano song was very lovely and refreshing, if it only did not stop suddenly, before I finished looking for the objects.
The best came at the end: various recordings for different phone numbers. I enjoyed listening to them.
There were some hints for the solution of some puzzles, but they were so easy and obvious, that I often found the sheet of paper with the solution after I solved the puzzle.
The best came at the end: various recordings for different phone numbers. I enjoyed listening to them.
There were some hints for the solution of some puzzles, but they were so easy and obvious, that I often found the sheet of paper with the solution after I solved the puzzle.
Very good game for its category.
I recommend this game!
Cursed Fates: The Headless Horseman
A terrible legend has become reality. The legend of a terrifying creature returned from hell.
Overall rating
5
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5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Nice and easy game
PostedAugust 5, 2014
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
In comparison to Nancy Drew - The deadly device I played just before this one and happily finished yesterday, I have found this one very easy, although I took advantage of the hints a few times. I have started to play this game yesterday, but I already played once a couple of months ago.
The horse shoes were a nice addition to this although in one occasion I have experienced a weakness in the game when looking through the chest of drawers in one of the rooms, I opened all of the drawers and collected the item I needed, then I saw the horse shoe in one drawer but failed to get it, because as soon as I got the item in my itinerary (perhaps opening the drawers in a wrong order), the scene was closed and I could not collect that shoe anymore - the chest of drawers has become inactive.
Very easy puzzles. What annoys me sometimes is the repeated HOGs of the same place, but this game made it different by once having a list of items to be collected named by writing and the other time it was their pictures (which is easier than just dark silhouettes).
While I have struggled with the Nancy Drew game for weeks, I managed this one during one long evening.
Maybe I will watch the Sleepy Hollow with J. Depp again soon :)
The horse shoes were a nice addition to this although in one occasion I have experienced a weakness in the game when looking through the chest of drawers in one of the rooms, I opened all of the drawers and collected the item I needed, then I saw the horse shoe in one drawer but failed to get it, because as soon as I got the item in my itinerary (perhaps opening the drawers in a wrong order), the scene was closed and I could not collect that shoe anymore - the chest of drawers has become inactive.
Very easy puzzles. What annoys me sometimes is the repeated HOGs of the same place, but this game made it different by once having a list of items to be collected named by writing and the other time it was their pictures (which is easier than just dark silhouettes).
While I have struggled with the Nancy Drew game for weeks, I managed this one during one long evening.
Maybe I will watch the Sleepy Hollow with J. Depp again soon :)
I recommend this game!
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device
When an elusive killer strikes a high-tech lab, Nancy Drew is called in to sneak into secret areas, interrogate workers for multiple motives, and expose the truth behind The Deadly Device!
Overall rating
4
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5
Something different from other adventure games
PostedAugust 4, 2014
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This was my first game of this kind and I struggled with many parts. I have found an excellent helping tool online, will post it to the forum. I must say that this (style of) game is probably for those more advanced. The good: nice dialogues, good facial expressions and voice tone, good story and the end.
Less good: I hated going up and down between the floors, I struggled with navigation at the first, I missed the map that would transport me from one place to another without actually walking the same path again and again - very annoying. And that thing with changing day and night time, I do not know whether it was clever or not, again, I had to walk to the bedroom every time to do that. And I do not understand what the bathroom was there for when it always went black and there was nothing to do. Some areas looked active but there was nothing to do during all the game, or long time before the action and also after the action was performed - just confusing. And that cat - It seemed that Ryan really cared for having the cat fixed and then it just stood on the desk, nothing relevant to do with it... what was the point? I do not know. I played the game over a couple of weeks or so, annoyed and lost sometimes, making small progresses (until I found the hint website) but when things worked, it was fine and enjoyable - if only I did not have to go back and forth from one floor to another, switch the day to night and vice versa....
Less good: I hated going up and down between the floors, I struggled with navigation at the first, I missed the map that would transport me from one place to another without actually walking the same path again and again - very annoying. And that thing with changing day and night time, I do not know whether it was clever or not, again, I had to walk to the bedroom every time to do that. And I do not understand what the bathroom was there for when it always went black and there was nothing to do. Some areas looked active but there was nothing to do during all the game, or long time before the action and also after the action was performed - just confusing. And that cat - It seemed that Ryan really cared for having the cat fixed and then it just stood on the desk, nothing relevant to do with it... what was the point? I do not know. I played the game over a couple of weeks or so, annoyed and lost sometimes, making small progresses (until I found the hint website) but when things worked, it was fine and enjoyable - if only I did not have to go back and forth from one floor to another, switch the day to night and vice versa....
Overall - I gave quite positive feedback to this game although I am not sure if I will chose this one next time again, if they will be a similar bother. Maybe it is just me not enjoying it, used for more active gaming instead of just walking around endlessly.
Mystery Expedition: Prisoners of Ice
Your grandfather disappeared while searching for Inuits' legendary treasure. Travel to the Arctic to find your missing grandfather and solve the Inuit mystery.
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Nice game but I found it rather short
PostedMarch 15, 2014
77Emma77
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
After reading one of the reviews here, that why this game is not a CE, I was encouraged to buy it.
It does have some deaf periods, which is a shame, but otherwise it is beautifully made.
I just think it ended so suddenly and unexpectedly... I played it in bits, not in one go, but I still feel that it was shorter than I would appreciate. Nothing prepared me for the ending after collection of those things (dont want to spoil it) and the final puzzle seemed to be unfinishable. I activated all zones and nothing happened, I did not know what else I was supposed to match.
Otherwise this is one of the games I would recommend as an example for graphics.
It does have some deaf periods, which is a shame, but otherwise it is beautifully made.
I just think it ended so suddenly and unexpectedly... I played it in bits, not in one go, but I still feel that it was shorter than I would appreciate. Nothing prepared me for the ending after collection of those things (dont want to spoil it) and the final puzzle seemed to be unfinishable. I activated all zones and nothing happened, I did not know what else I was supposed to match.
Otherwise this is one of the games I would recommend as an example for graphics.
I recommend this game!