cbtx's Profile
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- Average Rating:2.3
- Helpful Votes:2,261
- Reviews Submitted:133
- First Review:December 30, 2011
- Most Recent Review:February 13, 2025
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Grab your hiking boots for an enchanting hidden-object adventure!
Overall rating
1
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5
Just phone it in
PostedAugust 6, 2024
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
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5
Storyline
1
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5
All that's needed these days ---- it seems ---- to create a game are some lovely pictures that have some "hidden" objects pasted on, add a sprinkle of jigsaw type puzzles with some ancient spot the difference "puzzles", add some utterly useless wallpapers, and Presto! you have a CE so gamers can "relax".
Give me a break! I hope gamers will soon catch on that these copycat overpriced games are absolutely flooding BFs library and taking our gaming and membership experience and value way down.
This is an unusually bad example of the overpriced HOGs we are getting these days. The scenery is as ordinary as can be, the objects have zero relevance, the hint is too long (20 sec), and the "puzzles" are for children.
An overall terrible game ---- a waste of time and money.
Embark on a regal adventure with the latest addition to the glittering world of Jewel Match games!
Overall rating
5
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5
Outstanding, Beautiful, and Great Fun!
PostedJuly 22, 2024
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
I won't go into much detail about the gameplay because I'm not good at M3 games ---- but that doesn't mean they aren't fun to play.
The care and attention to detail are very obvious in these games as they change them up and add new things with every entry. That is probably why there is a pretty big time gap between offerings (so unlike the games that do HOGs and outdated minigames over and over - with no changes - every week it seems).
I appreciate games like these that make me use the old brain cells and have a nice story to move the game along.
I appreciate games like these that make me use the old brain cells and have a nice story to move the game along.
These devs are winners, and their games never disappoint.
Great gaming here!
Discover an even bigger blend of hidden object experiences!
Overall rating
1
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5
Over and Over and Over
PostedJuly 21, 2024
Fun Factor
1
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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
Not much to say ---- it's just the very same junkpile, clutter style game, littered with simplistic mini games from last decade that Boomzap has discovered is popular with a certain group of gamers.
And these gamers that don't recall or never knew the classics that these same developers created are happy to line up for these tiresome cookie cutters.
Good for them! I won't bother with/play/buy this type of overpriced game that I do NOT find "relaxing" but to me is just mindless, boring, and causes sleepiness. No story, no purpose, nothing to achieve, just one scene of simplicity over and over, game after game.
I need something to stimulate my mind ---- a small bit of a challenge to keep this older gamer interested and alert. And this dullard style game is not what I became a member at Big Fish to have offered with such great frequency.
I need something to stimulate my mind ---- a small bit of a challenge to keep this older gamer interested and alert. And this dullard style game is not what I became a member at Big Fish to have offered with such great frequency.
Frankly, I find the game an insult to the intelligence ---- especially when that's all Boomzap ever releases. To my mind, Boomzap has hit the bottom of the gaming barrel with these snoozers, a far and distant cry from the magnificent games they created when truly great games were their passion.
No recommendation here.
I don't recommend this game.
Inspirational adventure is around every corner!
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1
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5
Yet another trip to boredom
PostedJune 18, 2024
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
Sorry, but talk about lather, rinse, repeat ---- here you go.
It's just a collection of travel pictures with "hidden" objects pasted on the scene. The objects have no relatiojn to the scene at all and seem strangely out of place.
After a scene or two you get an old style puzzle that is also boring as can be ---- matching, etc.
Then, after a certain number of levels, a ton of spot the difference levels are revealed. You know, a puzzle type that has been around since the beginning of casual games.
And later, a trip to Southeast Asia (46 levels). Sorry, but I can't think of anywhere in the world less interesting.
Also, the hint button is very poorly done ---- very difficult to see the object revealed.
All in all, a very poorly done game of this type that presents nothing new, and is just another snoozefest.
I don't recommend this game.
Cozy up to puzzles in the comfort of your home!
Overall rating
1
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5
Just a Rehash
PostedJune 1, 2024
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I'm beginning to wonder if these souped up HOGs are all we are going to see from BF.
I dislike paying a membership fee when all we have offered are HOGs that I left behind years ago.
Abd this one is no different ---- one hidden object scene after the other. Gaming has come a very long way since these games were in style, and, imo, these games are a huge step back.
This particular entry also presents itself as a CE. Why? For the music player? Wallpapers? Replayable games? I'm sorry, I see no value in those things that are as old as the other game elements.
This particular entry also presents itself as a CE. Why? For the music player? Wallpapers? Replayable games? I'm sorry, I see no value in those things that are as old as the other game elements.
Just another in the extremely long line of games that harken back to the previous decade. All the same, and all boring and repetitious.
A perfect holiday without leaving home!
Overall rating
2
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5
I Wouldn't Admit It, Either
PostedMay 19, 2024
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
I can understand why Domini/Do/whatever they are going by would use another identity for this game.
It is entirely 3rd rate. Old style that has no modern options and just drags along.
And they have the temerity to think there is enough to this loser that they want CE money for it.
Because it includes wallpapers that no one uses, a music player no one sits and listens to, and artwork no one gives two hoots about. And a "full: bonus chapter"! LOL (I can only imagine how weak that is).
And they have the temerity to think there is enough to this loser that they want CE money for it.
Because it includes wallpapers that no one uses, a music player no one sits and listens to, and artwork no one gives two hoots about. And a "full: bonus chapter"! LOL (I can only imagine how weak that is).
If you like old, old, old HO scenes with even older puzzles, and you're willing to pay CE money, go for it.
But if you take advantage of the free time BF offers, try it out. That way, if you don't fall asleep first, you will see what a snoozefest this one is.
But if you take advantage of the free time BF offers, try it out. That way, if you don't fall asleep first, you will see what a snoozefest this one is.
Certainly NOT recommended.
I don't recommend this game.
Breathe new life into precious paintings and photographs!
Overall rating
1
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5
Another Dud
PostedMay 14, 2024
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
It really amazes me to see this continuous onslaught of 3rd rate games that are nothing more than old time hidden object games with puzzles (all very old style) that are given a graphic makeover thrown in.
Or, in this case, they are doing it in reverse with painting/coloring and jigsaw up front with some hidden object scenes thrown in ---- but the bottom line is that the game is utter junk.
No point.
No story.
No reason to call this a CE ---- none.
No point.
No story.
No reason to call this a CE ---- none.
I'm very surprised to see the developer of the Twistingo games release such a game. But I guess they had to get in line with all the others that are making a quick dollar with these games of nothingness.
And, of course, as ling as gamers are out there lining up to play and pay for these "relaxing" games, and are mesmerized by their "beauty" (nothing more than 2024 developing capabilities found in virtually all new games), then this is what we will get.
And those of us who have been around a while and remember the fantastic, imaginative, games of times gone by will be left to wonder how in the wide world games like this have any appeal at all
And those of us who have been around a while and remember the fantastic, imaginative, games of times gone by will be left to wonder how in the wide world games like this have any appeal at all
I don't recommend this game.
Find differences and much more in this delightfully challenging game!
Overall rating
1
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5
Terrible!
PostedMay 8, 2024
You can count on Tiny Little Lion to come up with new ways to rush out poorly made, simplistic games like this.
And with this one, they have hit the bottom of the barrel ---- and done it in an insulting manner.
Poor quality visuals? Check!
Spot the difference? For CE money? Check!
Irrelevant "facts" that are totally uninteresting? Check!
Poor quality visuals? Check!
Spot the difference? For CE money? Check!
Irrelevant "facts" that are totally uninteresting? Check!
IMO, this developer is disrespecting gamers everywhere with this tawdry, meretricious offer. Spot the difference was an innovation as an add-on to games ---- 15 years ago! Talk about nothing new.
There are literally hundreds of games that feature spot the difference right here at BF that are done better and do NOT presume to be CE worthy. Check them out and finally maybe stand up to this developer that keeps flooding us with low end entries like this one.
I am honestly surprised that BF even allows a game like this to be presented as a CE.
I am honestly surprised that BF even allows a game like this to be presented as a CE.
This, Tiny Little Lion, is your worst game ever. Time for you to regroup or go away. We expect and (with our membership) deserve far better than this.
This is the worst and most overpriced game I have seen at BF in 15 years.
Welcome, and prepare for the great outdoors!
Overall rating
1
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5
More of the Same
PostedMay 5, 2024
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Another repetitious, alliterative yawn-fest ---- this time from Avi games who is now in the same rut as so many other developers.
The rut is the cheaply and quickly made pattern of copying and pasting a few "hidden" objects on a photo created at a scene that is very uninteresting. Then, throw in a few puzzles that are dull and simplistic. Lastly, summon the unmitigated gall to call screensavers and music players "stunning" and "exclusive".
Those are nothing but cheap, easy to program add-ons, and totally useless "extras" that add another reason to call these snoozers CEs. I know a ton of gamers, and I have never known or heard of anyone that uses wallpapers/screensavers from a game since maybe 10-11 years ago, and NOBODY is so enamored of game music that they sit around listening to it.
So, Avi and other devs, time to get over yourself on that cheap ploy.
So, Avi and other devs, time to get over yourself on that cheap ploy.
Additionally, this game has some of the most boring and uninteresting places to "travel" to yet seen, mixed in with the ones we have seen over and over. Cambodia? Really? Or maybe Hawaii? For the 20th time?
The hidden objects are either too blatantly obvious or barely visible ---- riduculous to sublime.
And the people in each and every scene all are smiling stupidly and act like they are setting up for the camera. Makes each scene look banal and silly.
And the people in each and every scene all are smiling stupidly and act like they are setting up for the camera. Makes each scene look banal and silly.
And, yet again, the hint button is too slow. I have never understood why players need to be punished by a slow hint/skip button. If a hint is wanted, give it when the player wants it, not when the developer thinks they should have it.
I'll keep trying to point out how basic, boring, and uninteresting these new style HOGs really are. Maybe someone will save a couple of dollars for a great game like Thursday's offer.
It is, of course, very hard to follow the excellent, pioneering, and inventive Vacation game offered before this one, but this game is just pure run of the mill. And I'm willing to bet 3 or 4 more just like it are lined up, ready to go ---- waiting for the go ahead.
And, as long as there are players who actually believe these games are unique, interesting, relaxing or whatever and are happy to pay CE money then this is what we will continue to see en masse. And those of us that remember the great, original, and classic casual games that are fading fast will be left wondering why these cookie cutters are selling at all.
And, as long as there are players who actually believe these games are unique, interesting, relaxing or whatever and are happy to pay CE money then this is what we will continue to see en masse. And those of us that remember the great, original, and classic casual games that are fading fast will be left wondering why these cookie cutters are selling at all.
And that's the way the cookie crumbles!
Definitely not recommended.
I don't recommend this game.
Dive into “World Wonders: Hidden Secrets,” a Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure through history’s greatest civilizations!
Overall rating
1
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5
Lather Rinse Repeat
PostedApril 30, 2024
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
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5
In other words, just another developer jumping on the gravy train of dressing up simplistic HOGs with a few puzzles from yesteryear thrown in and trying to convince players it is something new and worthy of CE money.
It is neither new or worthy. In fact, it is a very poor effort to make us believe we have something different.
It is just scene after scene of dreary spots in dreary parts of the world with little to zero instruction as to how to progress, with an awkward microscope, with objects just pasted on photos, with a super slow hint button, and the slowest skip button on the "puzzles" I have ever seen. In fact, I got to the 2nd puzzle and waited for the skip button for 4 full minutes and it still wasn't ready. So I went to the main menu, the game hung up with the words "new text" everywhere, and I figured I had seen all of this junk I needed to. So it seems there are technical issues here, too.
Sorry friends, it is just another entry in this overly long line of snoozers like this that get shoved at us far too often.
And I will continue to point out how bad they are as long as they keep presenting them in an effort to help gamers save money, hoping not to incur anyone's anger ---- just stating what is my opinion beckins if one reads correctly.
There are far superior games of this type out there or coming soon (BF has promised a park ranger game in a couple of days) so please ignore these efforts to just grab our money and giving nothing of quality in return.
And I will continue to point out how bad they are as long as they keep presenting them in an effort to help gamers save money, hoping not to incur anyone's anger ---- just stating what is my opinion beckins if one reads correctly.
There are far superior games of this type out there or coming soon (BF has promised a park ranger game in a couple of days) so please ignore these efforts to just grab our money and giving nothing of quality in return.
Couldn't uninstall this one fast enough.