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- Average Rating:2.3
- Helpful Votes:2,261
- Reviews Submitted:154
- First Review:December 30, 2011
- Most Recent Review:June 28, 2025
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Need a vacation? Embark on a serene getaway to destinations lush with hidden objects!
Overall rating
1
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5
And Another Copycat
PostedMay 3, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I'm so tired of this and other developers jumping in with these cheap knockoff games that are trying (very unsuccessfully) to emulate what Casual Arts does so well.
Virtually every phase of this game is ripped off from the highly successful Vacation games by the aforementioned developer ---- except for that stupid raccoon that this developer thinks is so very cute. Got news for you ---- raccoons are not cute, at all. They are wild animals, aggressive, destructive, and dangerous to humans. So why the raccoon?
The game itself follows the exact pattern of the first 3 in this snoozer series.
There is no story.
There is a messy explanation of how to play.
There are childish, boring, very old minigames interspersed among the HOG scenes that feature the usual all white cast of characters. (probably all friends of the White family from this developers other games) Sorry, these scenes are not anything like real life ---- just a ton of white people all insipidly smiling at the camera or each other. Seriously, I counted 38 people in the first 3 scenes ---- all white.
There is the usual music player and wallpaper ruse that is never used by anyone.
There is the usual agonizingly slow hint refill.
There is no story.
There is a messy explanation of how to play.
There are childish, boring, very old minigames interspersed among the HOG scenes that feature the usual all white cast of characters. (probably all friends of the White family from this developers other games) Sorry, these scenes are not anything like real life ---- just a ton of white people all insipidly smiling at the camera or each other. Seriously, I counted 38 people in the first 3 scenes ---- all white.
There is the usual music player and wallpaper ruse that is never used by anyone.
There is the usual agonizingly slow hint refill.
I have no objection to this type of game when done well, like the Vacation series from Casual Arts. And I'm certainly not a hater of this type of game. In fact, I buy them and like them a lot. But I have a problem when other developers copy every phase of someone else's hard work and imagination and release cookie cutter copycat games like this one without a single original idea of their own. And they come out at an almost frantic pace ---- every 3 months or so. Well, no surprise really since they are all the same. I'll bet this developer has 4-5 more already lined up just waiting for BF to give the greenlight.
Get the good ones if you like this style of game ---- I always give a very low review to copycats (partly to counter the reviews that schmooze about how "relaxing" or "soothing" the game is.) Get over it, grandmas/grandpas ---- take a nap to relax, then you'll be up for a nice mental exercise with the games from the more astute developers.
I don't recommend this game.
Find hidden treasures in breathtaking landscapes, historic sites, and cities!
Overall rating
1
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5
Jump[ On That Bandwagon!!
PostedApril 30, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Just another me-too, copycat game attempting to gather a few coins from players that must be truly desperate for just any old slapped together low quality HOG.
And that's exactly what this is. Even my grandkids laughed at it.
Just awful, BF, just awful.
I don't recommend this game.
Explore Prague and beyond in this hidden object traveler!
Overall rating
1
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5
Another Nominee!
PostedApril 26, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
---- for the worst game of the year.
Seriously, friends, it is way past time to stop buying/supporting these ripoff, copycat, cookie cutter games that are quickly and sloppily thrown together to make a quick buck on the coattails of other developer's work.
I know it's difficult to follow an outstanding and beautifully crafted game like BF offered a couple of nights ago (anyone ready to vacation with some park rangers?), but, on the other hand, following so close brings into very sharp focus the fact that this game ---- and the others like it ---- are just poorly thought out, quickly assembly lined, and slapped together with not a whit of thought to quality. Simply put, the game is just awful. Try it for yourself, but be prepared for a true horror show.
And while I'm at it, CE money about the Czech Republic? Seriously? The Netherlands? Who really sits around and yearns to learn more about the Netherlands? And Germany? Is there a country in the world with a more depressing history than Germany?
So the choice of the Czech Republic is probably the dev's effort to do something different, but all they've managed to do is come up with the same old, same old unoriginal HOG bandwagon that so very many of the less astute developers are bombarding us with.
And until we as players stop buying these "games" that have the temerity to declare themselves worthy of CE money we will continue to see more and more of these junkers.
So the choice of the Czech Republic is probably the dev's effort to do something different, but all they've managed to do is come up with the same old, same old unoriginal HOG bandwagon that so very many of the less astute developers are bombarding us with.
And until we as players stop buying these "games" that have the temerity to declare themselves worthy of CE money we will continue to see more and more of these junkers.
I don't recommend this game.
Help Park Rangers run a sensational US National Park!
Overall rating
5
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5
Gold Standard
PostedApril 24, 2025
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This game series is what all the wanna-be, copycat developers wish they could hold a candle to. Unfortunately, they can not ---- not even close.
Casual Arts has shown how these games should be done ---- how they should look, how they should play, how they can be enjoyed by any gamer, and how to hit that special note of appeal that the copycats can't even begin to capture. Those games look like cheap ripoffs compared to this masterpiece.
Download, try, and buy ---- you will love this game experience.
Thanks to the geniuses at Casual Arts.
Thanks to the geniuses at Casual Arts.
I recommend this game!
Gentle melodies and dozens of adorable kitties are just waiting to be uncovered in this hidden object vacation!
Overall rating
1
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5
Peaceful Gardens That Are Just Depressing
PostedApril 16, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Even the title is depressing! "Peaceful Gardens"? Good grief, that's a name for a section in a cemetery.
The visuals are blurry, the hidden objects seem simply scattershot, and the music belongs in a viewing room.
Terrible game, like the first.
I don't recommend this game.
Hidden object searches abound in a legendary adventure!
Overall rating
1
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5
Had High Hopes, But ----
PostedApril 14, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
1
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5
The theme of legendary creatures seemed very interesting and different so I was eager to try this one.
Unfortunately, I found problems.
Unfortunately, I found problems.
First, the gameplay instructions are unclear ---- I never figured out how to get to a different destination once I had the correct amount of money.
Second, It costs a lot of coin to even try to select another location.
Third, too many keys are required to open the hidden object scenes.
Fourth, once the hidden object scenes are open they are overly simple, repetitious, and offer zero reward. So what's the point of having them at all?
Fifth, the M3 gameplay is overly difficult. Maybe I'm just not good enough, but I found the levels too tricky and time consuming.
So these things lead to the biggest fault of all ---- the game is just not fun to play.
So these things lead to the biggest fault of all ---- the game is just not fun to play.
Sorry, the premise is intriguing, the promise is there, but the presentation and execution of the game lead to zero fun and a low rating from me. I would love to see the instructions, gameplay, and difficulty get an update because the game really needs one. (But I guess they don't update here at BF like they used to)
I don't recommend this game.
Collect souvenirs and Match 3 in this world-traveling variety game!
Overall rating
1
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5
Find All Things?
PostedApril 12, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
What I needed to find here was a quick way out of the game, then uninstall it!
Terrible game ---- just a total copy of all the other "find" games we have been covered up with over the last months and months ---- only worse!
Starts out with a sewing room (talk about trying to appeal to all the grandmas) that you must play 4 different ways in order to move on. No selecting where to play, you play in the order they demand.
I only saw the developer's name at the very start and went back in to see it again but no dev name upon re-entry.
I'd hide my name too if I were responsible for this embarrassment of a game.
I'd hide my name too if I were responsible for this embarrassment of a game.
This one is my nominee for the worst game of the year so far.
BTW, how do you like those reviewers who say they are "not sure" about the reviews of others? Well, just be "sure" of your own review ---- just as I'm "sure" this game is awful.
I don't recommend this game.
Find hidden objects and complete mini-games in this European travel experience!
Overall rating
2
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5
Another? Really?
PostedApril 9, 2025
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Good grief ----stop paying CE money for these Trip to Europe moneygrabbers and you'll have a down payment to reserve an actual trip!
This one is no different from the others ---- simply the 10th in a line of cookie cutter games featuring the all white cast (I counted 85 characters in the first few scenes, all white people ---- just a page out of life), the pasted on objects that are either too obvious or too tiny, the same style extremely boring minigames (even saw an old time spot the difference, how exciting), and that stupid raccoon that the developer must believe really sets his games apart.
However, this time around the traveling family (can't remember their names ---- I know, we can call them the White family) is voice acted, and done so very poorly. The mom seems and looks like an elderly housewife that got dragged out of the house (check that hair), and the young boy is voiced by a woman!
So except for the laughable parts, the game is carelessly thrown together and poorly executed.
Avi, we've been to Europe more than enough ---- any other concepts or ideas? This one is old, repetitious, and a square-eyed bore.
I expect much better game offerings from Big Fish
Definitely NOT recommended.
I don't recommend this game.
Thaw out bitter-cold cases in the strange town of Frostwood!
Overall rating
5
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5
Yes, it CAN be replayed
PostedMarch 28, 2025
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
Another reviewer states that this game can NOT be replayed. It can be reset to start from the beginning, or can be continued.
The graphics are up to Elephant's usual standard of excellence, and it has an interesting and challenging story to work through.
We need far, far more of this type game as opposed to the onslaught of "Find this, find that, play ancient minigames" that charge double the price of this excellent choice.
So if you are looking for a game that goes beyond being "soothing" to relax with and, at the same time, require you to wear the old thinking cap ---- here you go.
(Hints are limitless and immediate, and skips are available for puzzles)
(Hints are limitless and immediate, and skips are available for puzzles)
I recommend this game!
Can you save familiar stories from an emerging darkness before it’s too late?
Overall rating
1
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5
Huge Disappointment
PostedMarch 21, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Friendly Fox has declared that they are offering a "new kind of investigation" with this pitiful offering. No, they are not. What they ARE doing is jumping on the gravy train of games that are glorified, souped-up HOGs that hide behind a CE label.
This is just a copy of the relax/travel/find games that so many gamers are supporting for some reason that I will never understand.
It is just one HO scene after another that the developers can churn out quickly and definitely on the cheap in the hope that we gamers will believe this is something new. Well, it's not new, and it really is just copying what others are already doing.
It is just one HO scene after another that the developers can churn out quickly and definitely on the cheap in the hope that we gamers will believe this is something new. Well, it's not new, and it really is just copying what others are already doing.
The graphics are very poor with some objects quite indistinguishable.
The "story" is silly and childish.
The HO scenes repeat themselves and the movement of the objects is minimal.
The "story" is silly and childish.
The HO scenes repeat themselves and the movement of the objects is minimal.
I sincerely hope this game is a monumental failure and Friendly Fox learns that gamers are not so stupid as to believe they have come up with something "new".
Friendly Fox should be embarrassed to even release this game, especially when it is compared to their high quality games they are so very capable of.
I would say to whoever is in charge of these decisions at FF ---- KNOCK IT OFF!
Friendly Fox should be embarrassed to even release this game, especially when it is compared to their high quality games they are so very capable of.
I would say to whoever is in charge of these decisions at FF ---- KNOCK IT OFF!
Terrible game, already uninstalled soon to be totally forgotten.
I don't recommend this game.