CyndiLouWho2's Profile
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- Average Rating:2.1
- Helpful Votes:6,719
- Reviews Submitted:392
- First Review:December 19, 2011
- Most Recent Review:August 7, 2022
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Restore the kingdom's mesmerizing castles in this enchanting Solitaire adventure! Travel the lands and collect resources to rebuild majestic monuments.
Overall rating
3
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5
48 of 54 found this review helpful
Tired of re-building castles
PostedJuly 23, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromPlease stop with the castle-building already! Sorry to say it, but this is another cookie cutter game from an otherwise great developer
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
I have to say I own all the Jewel Match Solitaire games ever made. So I enjoy playing them. JMS 2 is a job well done once again as far as the graphics and music go.
But the game's interface and upgrades are exactly the same as all the previous games. There's nothing new. My biggest complaint is the castles. Why do we always have to rebuild castles? It would be great, just for once, to decorate rooms INSIDE the castle. Or maybe just forget the castles and come up with something new and different.
Please read the other reviewers who always spell out the exact game play. I'm just here to say these solitaire games are lovely to look at and playing is enjoyable. Unfortunately, JMS 2 is just a mash-up of all the previous versions. And if you love solitaire and you've never played one these, by all means do so. You'll be totally glad you did.
Can you help three souls escape a deadly amusement park?
Overall rating
3
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5
10 of 16 found this review helpful
Rather repetitive with that deja vu feeling
PostedJuly 20, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromAnother cookie cutter game from an otherwise great developer
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I think the Redemption Cemetery series needs a different format or else it needs to go away. Game play is the same as all the other editions -- meet ghosts of dead people, go back and make things right, and then see the happy souls move on. Except for a slightly different story line, Dead Park plays the same as all the others in this series.
I also felt like I had completed some of the puzzles before. Maybe at this late stage of the series, the developers may have recycled a few of the puzzles hoping no one would notice.
Since I didn't buy the redundant Collector's Edition, I'm going to pass on this version. There's no sense playing a game that constantly gives off that deja vu vibe.
I'm not recommending it for the reasons I've mentioned. However, if you have never ever played a Redemption Cemetery game, you may very well enjoy this one.
I don't recommend this game.
The next edition of Pixel Art is here, and painting has never been easier!
Overall rating
2
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5
10 of 14 found this review helpful
Okay for what it is, but hard on the eyes
PostedJuly 16, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromTo me, a five star game means it's close to perfection.
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
I've played these types of games on my tablet for quite a while now. I watch TV with my family as I fill the colors into the numbered boxes.
Some of the larger, scenic images are more involved and may need a bit more concentration. But I can't see myself sitting alone in front of my pc and giving this game my full attention.
In order to see the color numbers in each square, you have to zoom in to small sections of the image, color the boxes and zoom out again to move to a different coloring area. After a while, my eyes got really tired. And speaking of tired, the music accompanying the game is lovely, but it will make you sleepy.
If you currently enjoy relaxing with a coloring book and colored pencils as I do, then you might enjoy Pixel Art 3. Just be aware that your finished image will be pixelated or blurry, and your eyesight may end up that way as well.
I don't recommend this game.
Fairytale Mosaics is back with an unforgettable puzzle adventure. Help Cinderella attend the most important event in the kingdom.
Overall rating
1
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5
20 of 21 found this review helpful
Maybe Cinderella 3 will be better??
PostedJuly 9, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromBuffalo NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Puzzle, Strategy
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
My oh my. Just when I thought the first Cinderella game would be the last, here comes the second installment. Obviously developers don't read feedback and reviews about their own games.
This version of Cinderella is as lame as the first one. Most of the puzzle solutions have absolutely nothing to do with the story of Cinderella as we have come to know it. And what's the deal with taking photo quality images and turning them into bumpy watercolor textures? This only makes the solutions to the puzzles ugly and not worth continuing on with the game.
Cinderella 2 is described as an unforgettable puzzle adventure. Sorry, but it's none of those things at all. And if you've played one of these mosaic games by this developer, there's no need to waste your time on this one.
I don't recommend this game.
Unhappy souls suffer under the cruel reign of an ancient vampire. Do you have enough courage to defeat the monster?
Overall rating
2
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
Some good points, most bad
PostedJuly 5, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromBuffalo NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Puzzle, Strategy
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
2
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5
Mahjong games do not normally have much of a story to them. But Vampire Romance has a story. So I gave one star for that. The background visuals behind the dialogue are lovely especially for a mahjong game. So there's another star. However, that's as far as my star-giving goes.
Each level uses the same dull, boring and poorly drawn mahjong tiles. They're crudely drawn skulls, ghosts, etc done in dark brown on ugly parchment colored backgrounds.
There's no animation after you make a match. There's nothing extra to find on the boards and no goals to achieve. You simply make matches until you're done and then it's on to the next level of exactly the same thing.
After a certain number of levels, you get a clutter scene where they tell you what items to look for. Completing those scenes didn't seem to mean much as far as progressing in the game. So then I simply continued on with another bit of story and more mahjong levels using the same boring tiles.
Maybe things would have gotten better or at least different had I continued the game. But after the demo trial, I was too bored to care. I'm all for being relaxed as I play mahjong; but not to the point of falling asleep.
I don't recommend this game.
Embark on an incredible prehistoric time management adventure and stop Doctor Terrible before the timeline is ruined!
Overall rating
1
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5
36 of 37 found this review helpful
There is a Collector's Edition of THIS??
PostedJuly 2, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromBuffalo NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I installed this hoping it wouldn't be as bad as it looked; hoping it wouldn't be as bad as the last few weeks of games that we've been offered. But oh my, it's bad.
Day D Through Time offers very few choices or options of game play. Graphics are utterly juvenile with gaudy colors glaring back at you. The game is either super easy or terribly difficult -- there's no in-between.
Ultimately, there's no fun factor, the visuals are poorly hand drawn, level of challenge is up in the air and the storyline is not worth mentioning.
I'm thinking games of the near future will either be movie quality RPGs to be played on expensive gaming consoles; or they'll be games like these. Our beloved high quality Adventure Hidden Object games may soon be a thing of the past.
I don't recommend this game.
Put your game hat on and embark on an adventure trip to London!
Overall rating
3
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5
20 of 20 found this review helpful
This old series brings back fond memories, but . . .
PostedJune 29, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromBuffalo NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
This Adventure Trip series was created over ten years ago, so I was curious as to how this new game would play. It's not bad, especially if you're nostalgic about the series. But a lot could have been done better.
First, instructions for playing were few. There are lots of London locations to choose from so I picked the Tea Party location. HO scenes are done well. You're able to play the same location and scene several times in a row, so you can find all the extra items including 8 balls, which I didn't realize I had to look for.
The Find the Differences scenes could have been larger. It was really hard on the eyes to keep staring at such small panels while trying to locate the differences.
I did like that you can play in timed or relax modes while striving for the highest score possible. There's a lot going on in this game so it's not as easy as it looks. I'll wait to buy the standard edition because offering a few extra scenes and wallpapers aren't enough to entice me to pay for the Collector's Edition.
If you remember the old Adventure Trip series, and even if you don't, I recommend trying this for an hour and then decide between the SE or CE.
I recommend this game!
Can you help three souls escape a deadly amusement park?
Overall rating
3
/
5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Will wait for the SE to be released
PostedJune 28, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromBuffalo NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
4
/
5
I played the demo for almost a full hour and will definitely purchase the game when it's released as a standard edition.
The puzzles were on the easy side but there were a lot of them, so I was happy. The story line is one of the better ones in the Redemption Cemetery series. I loved the creepy amusement park atmosphere and definitely want to see how I end up helping those poor tortured souls.
As for this edition, there's just not enough here to justify a CE price tag. I'm surprised that wallpapers, concept art and soundtracks are still popular, and developers still think that stuff entices us to buy games anymore. And because there are only appearing and disappearing skulls to collect, there's just not enough bling to entice me to pay for the Collector's Edition.
But Dead Park is a great game and I highly recommend you try it for yourself.
I recommend this game!
Help Trito, son of Poseidon, save his family and the entire underwater kingdom!
Overall rating
1
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
Desktop game with tablet mentality
PostedJune 26, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromBuffalo NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy
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
I realize marketing reps need to promote games. But I take issue with this game's glowing description. Contrary to what it claims, there is no 'fascinating' story, no 'majestic' underwater cities and definitely no 'detailed' artwork.
The reason you need to use up 75 gems for only five extra moves is because the developer designed this game for phones & tablets where they hope you will spend actual money for additional gems.
Trito's Adventure is a Match 3 game designed for kids IMO. I base this on the fact that you have to wait for all the explosions and hooplah to end before continuing on to the next level. Also, colors are bright and graphics are hand drawn. Kids love that stuff. And so do I . . . sometimes.
The limited moves and not being able to control power-ups and what is happening on the board makes this particular game unappealing to me. You may like it so give it a whirl.
I don't recommend this game.
The hunt for Corwin’s treasure in on and your wife is caught in the middle! Can you save her?
Overall rating
1
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5
17 of 24 found this review helpful
What a jumbled mess
PostedJune 25, 2019
CyndiLouWho2
fromBuffalo NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy
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
/
5
Here's what we're being offered: Mayan relics in a U.S. Western frontier town with gangsters dressed like they're from 1940s New York. Seriously? I was waiting for Doctor Who to come flying by in his phone booth.
Graphics were dark and flat and the dialogue was silly. What a bunch of utter rubbish. I could tolerate only ten minutes of this game. Kudos if you can play longer than that.
I don't recommend this game.