geniegal's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:2.5
- Helpful Votes:473
- Reviews Submitted:31
- First Review:March 14, 2012
- Most Recent Review:August 4, 2018
- Featured reviews0
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The Ghosts set out to unravel the mysteries of ancient Egypt.
Overall rating
2
/
5
1 of 3 found this review helpful
I did't believe it could be this bad
PostedAugust 4, 2018
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I have all the Lauraville series, and enjoyed every one, so far! I didn't believe it could be as bad the reviewers said. I could not even get through the 60 minute try before you buy time. I deleter the trial with 22 minutes left to play.
I don't recommend this game.
Set sail with Mirabelle in this original pirate-themed puzzle adventure.
Overall rating
3
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Unfortunately It's Timed
PostedDecember 8, 2017
geniegal
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I probably would have bought it, but I can't deal with timed games. The stress level is too high for me when I have to finish within a time frame. Prefer relaxing games.
I don't recommend this game.
Help the Christmas Elf make toys for the holiday in this festive mosaics game!
Overall rating
2
/
5
14 of 17 found this review helpful
Based on a few demo minutes
PostedDecember 5, 2017
geniegal
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I LOVE mosaic puzzles, but this one has a number of flaws. I turn off the music since I need to hear what is going on around me, but this game insists on providing me with a musical chime or two every time I add a row. Next the game is very slow to respond whether adding a square to a puzzle or clicking on a button to handle so type of game management issue. The "hot spot" on the buttons is very small compared to the size of the button and it takes multiple clicks to find the "hot spot".
I don't recommend this game.
Dark Parables: Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow
A dark illness has befallen the townspeople of Anaben!
Overall rating
1
/
5
10 of 13 found this review helpful
Time to give this series a Rest
PostedJune 8, 2017
geniegal
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
As an owner of every Dark Parables, let me say I just bought my last one.This game meanders and it is not logical in helping the viewer to find where to go next. The HOS are fragmented as usual, but rather than cleverly hiding the fragments, it relies on tricks and gimmicks: Monochromatic scenes, hiding a fragment behind other objects with only a small corner sticking out, or very tiny fragments when the actual size is much larger. The very slow loading of scene changes is very distracting - the whole scene goes black and the viewer is left wondering whether the game has crashed or not. Whatever happened to preloading of scenes?
I am sorry to publish such a negative review, but the quality of these games has deteriorated very badly.
I don't recommend this game.
Help Aurora collect the resources she needs to make the world a better place with the power of her chants!
Overall rating
2
/
5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
The Story is Better Than The Game
PostedFebruary 1, 2017
geniegal
fromUSA
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
The story is great, but the game just doesn't have the same pazazz. I love Match3's, but this one needs some help.
I don't recommend this game.
Explore a cursed forest in search of missing persons! Be wary of the ancient and shadowy presence that has dominion there.
Overall rating
2
/
5
12 of 17 found this review helpful
I tried to like it
PostedFebruary 17, 2016
geniegal
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I played about 20 minutes of the trial. The Hint button was of no help. I was stuck and the Hint button took me to a door that was missing a doorknob. After walking around looking for a doorknob or something that I could fashion into a doorknob I was still looking. The Hint button should have shown me somewhere else that I could find that knob, but all it did was show me the door over and over. Frustration set in and I deleted the game.
I don't recommend this game.
Journey down a magical road to save two worlds!
Overall rating
2
/
5
5 of 8 found this review helpful
Not Bad - Not Great
PostedDecember 16, 2015
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I played about 10 minutes of the trial. I am intrigued by the story line, but not enough to endure endless HOS, mini-games and wandering around wondering what to do next. Sorry - deleting game as soon as I finish here.
I don't recommend this game.
Who is trying to destroy the Kingdom of Barsia?
Overall rating
2
/
5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Not Up To My Expectations
PostedNovember 29, 2015
geniegal
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure, Match 3, Large File
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I own all of the Dark Parables. The fragmented HOS that this series is famous for are not very well done. Some of the parts are very small or in a very dark part of the screen which requires liberal use of the Hint button. The some of the mini games are very repetitive. If you did not like the first one, you will not like the rest of them. Other mini games come with no instructions on what to do. Even after clicking on "Skip", I did not understand how to play it. The story left a lot of questions and problems did not get resolved, except the prologue said they were resolved.
I am sorry I bought it. I will think long and hard before I buy another.
I am sorry I bought it. I will think long and hard before I buy another.
I don't recommend this game.
Return to a mesmerizing match-three wonderland with this remaster of Jewel Match 2!
Overall rating
1
/
5
11 of 16 found this review helpful
Why???
PostedJuly 23, 2015
geniegal
fromUSA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Match 3, Large File
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Why reload an old game? I have the original Jewel Match and Jewel Match 2. They were OK at the time, but that was then; this is now.
I made it through 10 minutes of the trial period, but it is not worth even a coupon. I am not sure I would download the full version, even if they called it an upgrade and offered it to everyone who already owned JM2.
I don't recommend this game.
Travel magical lands on a quest to rescue pets from their captor! Follow the villain’s trail by solving puzzles along the way.
Overall rating
3
/
5
18 of 20 found this review helpful
I love this type of puzzle... but
PostedApril 2, 2014
geniegal
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
so far I have only found puzzles that are 15x10 in size. I am into the second room and have not found any puzzles bigger than this.The puzzles require guesses (or hints). Good puzzles rely on logic to complete without any guess work.
I wish I could recommend this.
I don't recommend this game.