KatJourneaux's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.1
- Helpful Votes:256
- Reviews Submitted:26
- First Review:February 25, 2014
- Most Recent Review:August 16, 2015
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Royal Envoy 2 Collector's Edition
The King turns once more to you, his trusted city planner, to save the faraway land of Middleshire in Royal Envoy 2!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
GREAT GAME!!! I would recommend!!
PostedAugust 16, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management, Word, Brain Teaser
Current Favorite:
Royal Envoy 3 Collector's Edition
(74)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I just finished playing this game and wanted to share with you how much FUN I had while playing it! If you like the Royal Envoy games then you will LOVE this one!!
After DAYS of gaming I finally FINISHED this game. I got "PERFECT" (all three) GOLD STARS on all but TWO of the many levels!! I still have to go back and replay those two levels until I get all three stars for them!! I also have other "challenges" to complete before filling up my "trophey case!"
There are a FEW things that I didn't really like:
1) In "Royal Envoy 3" and the "Campaign for the Crown" all you have to do is roll your mouse off of the money and "treasure chests" to pick them up. In THIS game you have to actually CLICK each one while can get a bit irritating! Especially since things disappear so quickly!
For example: On one of the last levels of this game you open a chest with a TON of gold in it. They do NOT give you enough time to get all of it! I was clicking away like a mad woman and STILL wasn't able to get all of it! You MUST get at least 1000 gold from that chest or you will NOT be able to move on! If I could've just scrolled my mouse over it to pick it up it wouldn't have been such an issue!!
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2) I wish the "level of challenge" was a bit more difficult (like in the two mentioned above). However, I passed at least 80% of the levels the very FIRST time I played them! Perhaps it was because I had just finished playing the two (obviously HARDER) games above!?! Either way it was a little TOO easy at times! I would have rather have been given a CHOICE between an easier, "normal" or ADVANCED game play
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Other than those two things I thought the game was GREAT! I do not usually LISTEN to the game or read the storylines so I cannot comment on those things, however I thoroughly enjoyed this game! It has about 70 levels to get thru and altho it's not your TYPICAL TM game...I still think that TM fans would ENJOY this series of games. I didn't know how fun it would be until I gave it a chance!! You should too!!! I definitely recommend this game!! ~ :)
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2) I wish the "level of challenge" was a bit more difficult (like in the two mentioned above). However, I passed at least 80% of the levels the very FIRST time I played them! Perhaps it was because I had just finished playing the two (obviously HARDER) games above!?! Either way it was a little TOO easy at times! I would have rather have been given a CHOICE between an easier, "normal" or ADVANCED game play
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Other than those two things I thought the game was GREAT! I do not usually LISTEN to the game or read the storylines so I cannot comment on those things, however I thoroughly enjoyed this game! It has about 70 levels to get thru and altho it's not your TYPICAL TM game...I still think that TM fans would ENJOY this series of games. I didn't know how fun it would be until I gave it a chance!! You should too!!! I definitely recommend this game!! ~ :)
Delicious: Emily's True Love
Share in Emily's search for true happiness with Delicious: Emily's True Love, a wonderfully romantic chapter in the amazing series!
Overall rating
4
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5
3 of 6 found this review helpful
Another "Delicious" Game!!
PostedJuly 24, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management, Word, Brain Teaser
Current Favorite:
Royal Envoy 3 Collector's Edition
(74)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
As always, this game brings the fun to BigFish!! I have enjoyed every single "Delicious" game that has been released and they are some of my favorites!!
The only ISSUE that I have with this game is that it was WAY too short! Even on the "Advanced" setting, I sped thru it in about 3.5 hours (in all)....getting ALL gold stars and finding all the mice. I still have to complete some of the trophy challenges in order to FULLY complete the game but I don't imagine it will take TOO long.
It just stinks b/c these are some of the best TM games that BF has...and I wish they had MORE levels...and that the "advanced" setting would be a little more difficult to complete...giving us a little more of a challenge. Perhaps they could add some "Bonus rounds" at the end that are available if you get all gold stars/mice!? That would be nice!
One of my favorite games right now is Royal Envoy 3...which is a TM game, but the game play/challenges are different. Anyway, it has 100 levels!!! All of them are challenging and I've had a hard time completing SOME of the levels altogether.....never mind being able to get all 3 stars when I can barely PASS with ONE! However, I LIKE that! I enjoy being challenged!!
It would just be really nice to have more than 5 restaurants and if the advanced mode posed much more of a challenge than the normal mode.
OTHERWISE this game is GREAT!! Just like all the other Delicious games...this one is super fun to play and the story lines are always so fun to read thru! Honestly, I normally do NOT read the story lines to MOST of the games I play. Most of them bore me. However, Emily's stories always have me enthralled....wondering what's going to happen next!! I enjoy finding out more and more about her and her life with each and every game.
One of these days I am going to play them in chronological order (since the games skip back and forth thru her life)! Prior to THIS game, other "Delicious" games already had her MARRIED Patrick AND they'd already had a baby! Then, in THIS game, it flashes back in time, before she had ever even gone on her 1st DATE with Patrick yet!! I think it would be fun to play/read the stories in the order that they actually happened...instead of the order that the games were released!!
I don't ever LISTEN to the game play...I always have my computer on mute (listening to the TV instead)...so I can't comment on the sounds and honestly don't even KNOW if the games actually have the characters SPEAKING or if (like me) you just have to READ the story! I just prefer to keep the sounds on mute.
Anyway....overall it's yet another GREAT "Delicious" game! Not that I expected any less!! That is the MAIN reason I wish there were more levels....I always hate FINISHING the games b/c I have so much fun playing them!!
Have fun and Enjoy!!! ~:)
I recommend this game!
Royal Envoy 3 Collector's Edition
Embark on an exciting expedition to crack the intriguing puzzles of the past, while developing new lands for the kingdom!
Overall rating
5
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5
GREAT GAME!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
PostedJuly 19, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management, Word, Brain Teaser
Current Favorite:
Royal Envoy 3 Collector's Edition
(74)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Although I enjoy almost ALL the TM games that BigFish releases, I am often disappointed on how QUICKLY I speed through most of the games that I purchase (since I consider myself an "expert" on TM games)...and am always left wanting MORE!
You probably will NOT feel that way when playing this game. There are over 1 HUNDRED levels...and all of them are quite challenging! I have played for DAYS on this game and am still not even halfway through! I enjoy figuring out EXACTLY what I have to do in order to pass each level with 3 stars. Some levels take me quite a while to complete (with 3 stars)....others I pass the first time around. There ARE two levels that are really bugging me though b/c no matter how hard I try or how quickly I move I simply cannot get all three stars! I will go back and concentrate on those when I am almost done with the game....b/c I really HATE to leave ANY levels without them getting a PERFECT score!
Anyway, if you enjoy these type of games you will LOVE this one!! It's worth the money and will provide you with hours and hours and HOURS of fun!! One of the BEST games (of this type) that I have run across. And to think...I ALMOST didn't purchase it b/c it was a little different than other games that I play. I am really GLAD that I gave it a chance. Currently it's my FAV game!!
I hope that, if you like these kind of games, that you will at LEAST try the one free hour!! I promise you will get as "hooked" on it as I have become!! I look forward to MANY more hours before I finally complete this game. WORTH the money if you ask me!!!
ENJOY!!! ~:)
I recommend this game!
Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories
Follow Emily on this touching journey through the 1970's and onward, and reminisce heartwarming episodes of her life as she grew up.
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 6 found this review helpful
FINALLY!! We have a NEW TM game!! ~:)
PostedJune 26, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management, Word, Brain Teaser
Current Favorite:
Island Tribe 3
(69)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I absolutely LOVE this series so when I saw that it was part of the "Delicious" games I HAD to purchase it!!
It only took me MAYBE 4 hours to complete however!! And I was playing on "expert" and found all the mice (except one) and got an expert score on every level.
If you are a fan of this series I would recommend you purchasing it.
I have a few "issues" with the game however....
~It doesn't tell you that you have "found" the mice anywhere in the game play! Only once the level is completed do you find out. This wouldn't be as MUCH of an issue if I didn't have to replay certain levels. Sometimes you FORGET if you have already found it or not. So, it's aggravating when that happens!!
~I can't seem to get back to the very FIRST levels that were played. The furthest I've been to go back is to the campsite...which is the SECOND group of games. I want to get back to the FIRST levels so that I can get a perfect score on THEM as well!!
~Finally...this game is WAY TOO SHORT!!! There are only 5 groups of games...which go by pretty quickly! Compared to OTHER games in the "Delicious" series...this one was SUPER short. Kinda a bummer after waiting for over 2 months for a new TM game!! I am not sure WHY they only made a few levels...or why the "expert" level wasn't really that hard! Personally, I would have preferred MORE levels!!
Other than that though the game was great. Just like the rest of the games in this series! I don't regret my purchase...i just wish that I'd gotten "more bang for my buck!!"
Enjoy!! ~:)
I recommend this game!
Emily and Patrick set sail for their long-awaited honeymoon! Grab a life preserver and join the adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
15 of 20 found this review helpful
EXCELLENT.....AWESOME.....INCREDIBLE!!~
PostedMarch 22, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Island Tribe 4
(79)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I just finished the entire game and LOVED it!! Just as great as all the other "Emily" games!! I am going to try it on HARD next though b/c the level of challenge just wasn't quite difficult "enough" for me!I I sped thru most levels but will prob have difficulty playing it on "advanced" since I DID have to repeat a few levels in order to find the mouse and get a "gold star!"
It took me about 6-8 hours to complete the ENTIRE game...finding all the mice, taking all the photos and getting ALL gold stars! Unlike MOST games....where I skip thru the story line....I actually ENJOY reading this one! As I do ALL the "Emily" TM games!! I can't comment on the AUDIO of the game since I always play them on "mute" while listening to the TV. I'm sure it was just as great as everything else tho!!
I really am looking forward to the next one!! However, BF has already released the one where Emily HAS the baby! They did it a bit "out of order" but that's okay!
I HIGHLY recommend this game!! ~:)
I recommend this game!
Delicious: Emily's Wonder Wedding
Emily's big day approaches in this all-new Time Management experience!
Overall rating
5
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5
39 of 49 found this review helpful
FINALLY A GREAT TM GAME!!!!
PostedMarch 12, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Island Tribe 4
(79)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I LOVE this series! All the games them have been nothing short of GREAT!! However....didn't she already have a BABY in the last game we got in this series?? LOL
I am on episode 10 and have had a TON of fun with the game. I have struggled to make gold stars on some levels and others are much easier. I still have to get 2/2 stars on some of the invitation levels too...which seem IMPOSSIBLE to get "perfects" on but I am gonna try after I am done with most of the game...then I will go back and try to get "gold" on everything! I ENJOY and WELCOME the challenge though! I have been WAITING for a TM game that isn't super easy for me to complete and I FINALLY got one! WOOT!!! ~:)
Right now I am just enjoying the game! I usually do NOT read thru storylines and all the cut scenes...but I have found this game quite enthralling. In episode 10 a cute little redhead shows up and is ready to lay "her claim" on Patrick!! UH OH!!!! LOL
I have been WAITING for a game like this to come out! Some of the others we have had lately have been okay...but this one FAR outshines all of those put together! I can't say enough GOOD things about this game!
If you are a TM fan then you will LOVE this one!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it!! Have fun!!! ~:)
I recommend this game!
Island Tribe 5
Discover Atlantis and rescue the scientist!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Another good TM game!
PostedFebruary 5, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Island Tribe 4
(79)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I enjoyed this one just like I did all those before it (you can read my full review on this series under Island Tribe 4).
HOWEVER, this one was just a bit TOO easy!! I beat every level on GOLD on my first try! I was playing on the "normal" level and will definitely have to play it again on EXPERT...otherwise I can't really say it was much of a challenge!
I would have THOUGHT that #5 would have been even better than #4....but it feel short! I hope #6 is better than this one was!
It was still fun though...don't get me wrong!! However, if you consider yourself an "expert" at TM games then you will most definitely want to play ON EXPERT when you start this one...don't even waste your time playing on normal or you may get kinda bored (like I did).
I still HIGHLY suggest this game to anyone who likes TM games. I honestly did NOT consider these "true TM" games. I thought they were like those where you have to feed a colony, build huts, etc. It's NOT! You collect items, get your "factories working" so you can get past certain obstacles, find artifacts....all while racing against the clock. Therefore I have had to change my definition of what a "true TM" game is....in order to include THESE under that "umbrella!"
I think any TM fan should at LEAST try the free hour that BigFish gives you! I don't think you will be disappointed!! ~:)
I recommend this game!
Island Tribe 4
Islanders are here again! Become part of a new adventure and help the shaman get his true appearance back! Follow them in a fascinating journey through time and make new friends!
Overall rating
5
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5
GREAT GAME!!! I loved it!!
PostedFebruary 5, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Island Tribe 4
(79)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Honestly, I had NEVER tried these kind of games b/c I didn't see them as "true TM" games. I THOUGHT they were like those where you have to build huts, feed people, etc etc. It ISN'T at all like that. You have to gather supplies, repair "factories," collect gems, find artifacts....all while racing against the clock!
Therefore I have changed my "view" of what true TM games are to INCLUDE this kind of game!
I had an ENDLESS amount of fun with this game!! It took me awhile before I figured out WHY I wasn't getting "gold" on challenge levels that I had MET all the criteria of. Then I figured out HOW to collect the artifacts and was able to finish the game with ALL GOLD!! Woot!!
To find the "special" artifacts you MUST WAIT until that guy appears in the upper right corner of your game screen (which shows a pic of the artifact you need and gives you a limited amount of time to find it). If you run out of time the artifact disappears and you have to play the level AGAIN in order to collect it.
Again, I had a TON of fun playing this game and now believe THESE games to also be "true TM" games....even if you aren't "serving customers" in it!
I HIGHLY suggest this game to ANY TM fans (even us "die hard" ones)!!! At least try it for the free hour! You won't be sorry!! ~:)
I recommend this game!
Bloom! Share flowers with the World
Help Jasmine make the world a better place, one beautiful bouquet at a time!
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Glad we have another TRUE TM game to enjoy....
PostedJanuary 29, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I have had fun with this game. It's pretty straightforwards. You help the customers by making flower arrangements for them and work against the clock to get the best score possible.
There are a few things that bothered me about this game though.....
~There are WAY too many "cut" scenes that really don't ADD to the game at ALL! It seems like there was one after almost every level in this particular game. TOTALLY not needed and definitely not appreciated! I wish that there was an option to TURN OFF all the stupid videos that these games have (without having to "manually" skip each clip as it arises)!
Then again, I am one that mutes the sound and skips over ANY and ALL video clips...in almost EVERY game I play! I would rather listen to REAL music or the TV while I play! So that may just be something that bothers ME.
~I had EVERYTHING upgraded to the fullest by the time I had even started on the Japan levels. After Japan there is another world (Netherlands). There weren't ANY MORE upgrades for TWO whole "worlds"...at least not for me. There should have been MORE to upgrade in the game so that you have something to WORK towards!! I think by the time I was done with Japan I had over 4 THOUSAND UNUSED...UNNEEDED...upgrade "coins!" Why!?! It makes NO sense to me and really aggravated me!
~The game play, although fun, wasn't very challenging either. There were a FEW levels that I had to play more than once in order to get a "gold star" but for the most part each level was pretty easy to pass on gold. Usually these games are a little MORE challenging. For the "novice" this game is PERFECT. For the "expert" it got a bit boring after a while.
It's a good game with your typical TM objectives....but far from "stellar!" I wish it had been more challenging, had less stupid movie clips and more upgrades! If those things had been better then I would have given this game 5, instead of 4 stars......
Just my humble opinion.....
12 Labours of Hercules III: Girl Power
The beasts Scylla and Charybdis got Hercules! Help his wife Megara free the hero and then accompany him to the forest of the Amazons and mount Olympus.
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 4 found this review helpful
Had fun with this one!
PostedJanuary 11, 2015
KatJourneaux
fromKingston, TN
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Youda Sushi Chef 2
(35)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Usually I do NOT like these kind of games. I much prefer "true TM" games....however, this one isn't quite like the others where you have build huts and gather food. The play in this game was much more like that of "Diner Dash" where you are racing against the clock and doing all the types of actions you would in a TM game. I am glad that I tried this one out. I have now completed all levels on GOLD but still have to get all the awards....which are much harder to achieve. ESPECIALLY the one where you have to make sure no thieves steal ANYTHING in a single level. It's almost impossible to get that award...as well as the "beat the developers score 10 times!!"
I would highly recommend at least TRYING this game if you enjoy TM's! I am very glad that, on a whim, I decided to give this one a "go!" It's given me hours of fun!
So try it out...you just might like it as much as I did!! ~:)
I recommend this game!