woodspinner's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:2
- Helpful Votes:2,035
- Reviews Submitted:100
- First Review:November 24, 2011
- Most Recent Review:August 1, 2018
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The Mirror Mysteries: Forgotten Kingdoms
The highly anticipated follow-up to the smash hit Mirror Mysteries is finally here! The mirror is back—can you extinguish his power for good?
Overall rating
2
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5
70 of 76 found this review helpful
Very pretty game, but...
PostedJanuary 19, 2013
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
3
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5
I liked the game. The worlds were nicely conceived and drawn. HO scenes were fun and mini games easy.
But...
In the one hour demo, not using the hint button, I was over 1/2 way through the game and on my third mirror. There are only 4. Probably the shortest games I've demo'd in quite a while.
That sunk it for me.
I don't recommend this game.
Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper
Charles Dexter Ward summons you to the island of Pawtuxet to stop a revenant from murdering the townspeople.
Overall rating
1
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5
12 of 24 found this review helpful
Nothing changed since the flawed CE release
PostedJanuary 11, 2013
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
This game had some glitches in the CE edition which caused the game to be very jerky and stop and start frequently. I see they did nothing to fix the SE edition. If 4 new releases this week worked fine on my computer, and this one doesn't, is it more likely it's my computer or this game?
When the CE came out, when through the laborious process of checking to see all my drivers were updated and re-installed a few times. Why bother? It's not like this is the only game you can buy this month.
I don't recommend this game.
Fallen: The Flowers of Evil
Is it just a high fever or something much worse? One doctor's house call is about to become an investigation!
Overall rating
2
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5
10 of 20 found this review helpful
Didn't like it
PostedJanuary 2, 2013
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I thought the graphics were poor. Several items in the HOS were not labelled correctly; needle was actually a hat pin, hook was a block and tackle, etc. Way too much running around; as bad a Phantom of the Opera. Story didn't move much in the hour I played. No redeeming qualities and a no buy for me.
I don't recommend this game.
Fierce Tales: The Dog's Heart
Rescue your canine companion, and solve the mystery of Houndspoint!
Overall rating
1
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5
8 of 29 found this review helpful
If you have a widescreen monitor, don't bother
PostedJuly 27, 2012
Really?
In today's day and age to have a game that will not resize to full screen for a widescreen monitor is just silly.
I'm not going to change my screen resolution just to play a game and then have to move all my icons around once I change back. I also won't play in a window.
I run into this with some older games I demo and that might be expected. But not with a new game.
I don't recommend this game.
Once upon a time in the small, undistinguished town of Silentville people started disappearing. Help uncover the mystery behind these disappearances and save the town from a curse!
Overall rating
1
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5
3 of 23 found this review helpful
No wide screen
PostedJune 17, 2012
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
Hello developers, it's 2012. I cannot believe this game does not adjust to widescreen. nor is there an option. So I have to play in a window with my desktop and icons in full view.
Played 5 minutes and it was too distracting. As i consider this to be a fatal flaw, I then deleted.
Masters of Mystery: Blood of Betrayal
The investigation of two dead men found in a penthouse leads to an unravelling of Carrie Chase’s past she never imagined possible!
Overall rating
1
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5
3 of 11 found this review helpful
Will only play in window
PostedJune 5, 2012
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
This game will not play in full side screen so deleted immediately.
I don't recommend this game.
Theatre of the Absurd
Help Scarlet Frost outwit evil itself in a dark and mysterious theatre to save an innocent girl’s soul from the most sinister of perils.
Overall rating
2
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5
79 of 89 found this review helpful
Some big problems with this game
PostedJune 2, 2012
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
This game has some flaws commented on by others, but I guess they bothered me more. Cutscenes couldn't be speeded up. I usually read faster than the voice over so like to just click to move along. Can't do that here. It's also a pet peeve of mine when a HOG wants you to find an object and there is more than one. In the first scene, they want you to find a mushroom. I kept clicking on the mushroom until I found out that it was the wrong mushroom. Don't put another similar object in the scene. The graphics also really bothered me. They looked fake and cheesy like someone learning some graphics software. The few mini games that popped up before I deleted this were extremely simple.
Just too many things wrong with this one.
I don't recommend this game.
My Beautiful Vacation
Play the role of Jack, the fun-loving teenager, and experience a Colorful Carnival! Travel with him to witness a new world!
Overall rating
1
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5
16 of 19 found this review helpful
Won't adjust to high rez monitors
PostedMay 31, 2012
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
If you have a higher rez monitor, don't bother. I'm not about to set the rez lower and then have to reorganize all my icons when I'm through
I don't recommend this game.
Mystery of the Ancients: Lockwood Manor
There's a terrible secret hidden deep within Lockwood Manor!
Overall rating
1
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5
4 of 11 found this review helpful
Decent game, way too short
PostedMay 30, 2012
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I finished the demo in 40 minutes. So based on walkthrough, I would have been over 1/3 of the way in an hour. That's an under 3 hour game. Not worth my money for this one problem.
I don't recommend this game.
Spirit Walkers: Curse of the Cypress Witch
After their hiking trip takes a tragic turn, a group of friends are forced to travel between realms to undo an old wrong and save the Cypress Witch.
Overall rating
1
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5
4 of 16 found this review helpful
Very amateurish
PostedMay 29, 2012
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 guessing this developer has never heard of a spellchecker. Don't know where they're located, but no excuse. Within the first 10 minutes of playing, there were over 10 misspelled words. For the HOGs, you found an item based on it's outline. For me, the outline was quite indistinct.
I just feel this is a plebeian effort at best.
I don't recommend this game.