nontechiegrannie's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:2.3
- Helpful Votes:3,303
- Reviews Submitted:194
- First Review:March 21, 2012
- Most Recent Review:August 21, 2022
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Pinecreek Hills just keeps getting better! Help the Rangers find lost objects, clean up the park and spot the wildlife.
Overall rating
3
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5
15 of 20 found this review helpful
Better Than The Last Couple of Games Offered!!
PostedMarch 31, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Based on Demo. Still not great or 4/5 Star worthy but getting there.
Strictly a HOG game with one after another & a simple story line that follows you at your job.
While the colors/drawings are bright & crisp the HOG's are teeny, tiny & VERY difficult to see. Mini-games were cute & minimally challenging.
No VO's & the characters are wooden with minimal animation.
You collect animals & trash for points. I never did figure out what the "Eagle Eye" was.
All in all far better than the rehashed, dreadful games the BF has been putting out lately. Unfortunately I don't have high hopes of getting better games lasting much longer!!!
I recommend this game!
Enter an enchanting world of legends, mystery and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and the soft murmurs of true love...
Overall rating
1
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5
29 of 68 found this review helpful
Stil NOT 5 Star or Game of the Year!!!
PostedMarch 28, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Based on demo. Rehashed, nothing new, same old, same old predictable game. Still haven't figured out why these dreadful games, that have been coming out lately, rate 5 Stars/Game of the Year.
Dull graphics drained of color with stilted/choppy animation.
Characters are amateurish looking & ugly. The bear is not life like looking & quite hideous in my humble opinion.
VO/music ok. Again nothing special. I did find the mini games better than the usual variety.
Domino game was SO annoying. It didn't make much sense with the dominos just flying all over the place.
This bride deserves to be left at the altar! When, or when, are the devs going to have some new game ideas??????
I don't recommend this game.
Nightmares from the Deep: Davy Jones Collector's Edition
Escape the cold incarceration of Davy Jones' brig and discover the otherworldly origins of his galleon in this thrilling Hidden Object adventure.
Overall rating
1
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5
30 of 65 found this review helpful
This Nightmare Should Have Stayed in the Deep!!!
PostedMarch 27, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Based on Demo: Another DREADFUL rehashed game given 5 Stars. I just don't understand the logic behind all of these supposed 5 Star games.
The Devs/BF definitely need to go back to the drawing board. The games that are being churned out are simply dreadful. Doesn't anyone have any fresh/original ideas out there?
The color/graphics are HIDEOUS. I thought I was looking at a cartoon & not a very good one at that. The characters are ugly & the daughter was just standing around, with her arms crossed, in the first couple of scenes. I found this to be very strange/off putting. Wasn't real fond of Davy Jones skeleton mask either. VO were the usual but nothing special.
Same old HOG & I found the mini-games to be simple/childish. Nothing to stimulate the old gray cells. Usual back/forth & up/down scenes.
Suppose I should say something nice. So here goes. The hint button filled nicely & the puppy was oh so cute!!!
I don't recommend this game.
Psych
Play as Shawn and Gus and solve the crime by using Shawn's heightened observational skills and Gus's eccentric expertise!
Overall rating
4
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5
76 of 89 found this review helpful
5 STARS!! GAME OF THE YEAR!!
PostedMarch 26, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
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5
Sorry I just COULDN'T resist!!!
After all of the rehashed, same old, same old dreck from BF & reviewers giving these games 5 Stars I was overjoyed to finely find a decent playable game.
No ghosties, demons, spirits, long lost dead relatives, other worldly nonsense or filthy dirty, decaying rooms with bugs & other creatures.
While there are no VO I did not find it that all that bad. The music is what you would expect to hear during a PYSCH episode. The characters had minimal movements but it was enough to keep them from looking completely flat. The color/graphics reminded me of the "Murder, She Wrote" games. Without actually filming live actors it would be impossible to get much more animation.
Game play followed a typical TV PYSCH investigation & found it neither weird or boring. I don't know how anybody can complain about that.
HOG were quite nice & not too junky with some interaction required. Mini-games I encountered were good & didn't cause me too much grief.
All in all I am pleased with finally being able too play/buy a game I can honestly enjoy.
Give the demo a whirl. You just might like it also!!!
I recommend this game!
Will you heed the director’s final casting call?
Overall rating
4
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5
9 of 15 found this review helpful
Better but still NOT 5 Stars
PostedMarch 23, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Based on entire game. Have first two games & was happy to see another.
While the story is basic & not a real grabber it was still better than the majority of the rehashed same old, same old games that have been coming out ad nauseum.
How refreshing not to have ghost/dead spirits/demons/other worldly creatures etc. to contend with. Also, no filthy rooms with bugs crawling all over.
HOG are good but wasn't all that thrilled with the mini-games. Some were fun but most were very tedious & boring. I especially do NOT like the ones where you have locks that have too be manipulated or the ones where you have to move bars to back & forth to get something from one side to the other.
The colors/graphics/VO were especially good with this game. Even the music seemed to match the story.
I'm even going to play this game again & this is something that I don't do very often!! I particularly want to pay attention to finding the clapboards/morphing objects in the scenes. I didn't do very well the first time through. I found a couple of things purely through PDL...Pure Dumb Luck.
So I'm actually going to recommend this game. A first in a LONG time!!
I recommend this game!
Your sister disappears the night of her star debut – and there are ghosts in the theater! Will this dance ever end?
Overall rating
3
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5
34 of 51 found this review helpful
Definetly NOT a 5 Star game!
PostedMarch 21, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Based on Demo. Here we go again with over the moon ratings for a mediocre, rehashed game at best!!! I just don't understand how this game deserved these ratings.
Same old kidnapped mortal with ghost intervention story. Excuse me while I yawn.
Color/graphics are good but the characters & their mouth movements are quite odd.
Same old itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny junk pile HOG's. Nothing new/exciting with the mini games. I found one collectable quite by accident. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme/reason to them.
Scenes moved very slowly & the map could have been better.
The devs need to take the "Pix" out of their "Ei" to see more clearly & develop new games & just not reconfigure old ones that have already been played to death.
Give the demo a whirl. Who knows it just might float YOUR boat!
I don't recommend this game.
Dark Dimensions: Somber Song Collector's Edition
Townspeople flee as the black smoke covers their town. Can you close the dark dimension, before it’s too late?
Overall rating
2
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5
32 of 50 found this review helpful
5 Stars Again??? I Don't Think So!!!
PostedMarch 13, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
The constant 5 star ratings for mediocre, trite, same old, same old games with awful graphics/colors, cartoon characters & so so music/sound effects is becoming most annoying & frustrating.
There is nothing eerie/spooky/exceptional or haunting about this game. I found myself bored & yawning after only a short time of playing this game.
There was the usual jump map & the HOG's were interactive. The couple of mini-games I played were not that challenging. Didn't get too the Match 3 option which was fine with me as I think it is a silly game with no rhyme or reason. It seems like a game for 4 yr olds & not players who want a real challenge.
Cannot fathom why anyone would even remotely consider this a 5 star game.
There is nothing eerie/spooky/exceptional or haunting about this game. I found myself bored & yawning after only a short time of playing this game.
There was the usual jump map & the HOG's were interactive. The couple of mini-games I played were not that challenging. Didn't get too the Match 3 option which was fine with me as I think it is a silly game with no rhyme or reason. It seems like a game for 4 yr olds & not players who want a real challenge.
Cannot fathom why anyone would even remotely consider this a 5 star game.
I don't recommend this game.
Enter an enchanting world of legends, mystery and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and the soft murmurs of true love...
Overall rating
2
/
5
26 of 49 found this review helpful
Here We Go Again With Yet Another 5 Star Game!!!!!!!!
PostedFebruary 28, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Based on demo. Rehashed, nothing new, same old, same old predictable game.
Dull graphics drained of color with stilted/choppy animation.
Characters are amateurish looking & ugly. The bear is not life like looking & quite hideous in my humble opinion.
VO/music ok. Again nothing special. I did find the mini games better than the usual variety.
Domino game was SO annoying. It didn't make much sense with the dominos just flying all over the place.
This bride deserves to be left at the altar! When, or when, are the devs going to have some new game ideas??????
I don't recommend this game.
Your sister disappears the night of her star debut – and there are ghosts in the theater! Will this dance ever end?
Overall rating
3
/
5
34 of 52 found this review helpful
Just OK But Definetly NOT 5 Star Worthy
PostedFebruary 20, 2014
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Mahjong
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Based on Demo. Here we go again with over the moon ratings for a mediocre, rehashed game at best!!! I just don't understand how this game deserved these ratings.
Same old kidnapped mortal with ghost intervention story. Excuse me while I yawn.
Color/graphics are good but the characters & their mouth movements are quite odd.
Same old itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny junk pile HOG's. Nothing new/exciting with the mini games. I found one collectable quite by accident. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme/reason to them.
Scenes moved very slowly & the map could have been better.
The devs need to take the "Pix" out of their "Ei" to see more clearly & develop new games & just not reconfigure old ones that have already been played to death.
Give the demo a whirl. Who knows it just might float YOUR boat!
I don't recommend this game.
Discover The Void’s true identity in the most exciting and challenging game in the beloved Clutter series!
Overall rating
1
/
5
15 of 24 found this review helpful
Who's the Void & Most of All Who Cares???
PostedFebruary 10, 2014
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
What a tedious, boring, migraine inducing game. I won't become verbose & give you all the game details. Suffice it to say it is a HO game with very messy junk piles where you have to match two identical items. I think there were about 45 pairs to match (Y A W N).
There is nothing 5 Star, cool or addictive about it. I'd just call it a very bad game & not worth my time.
Graphics OK, nothing special, music is VERY annoying & there is WAY too much text.
I think I just won a Gold medal at Sochi for the fastest time, ever, to delete a hideous game!
If you find this game so engrossing/addictive that you want to play all night, then more power to you. I'll be the one snoring in the background.
I don't recommend this game.