nontechiegrannie's Profile
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- 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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A mountain observatory is hiding a big secret!
Overall rating
4
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5
29 of 37 found this review helpful
This Dawn Prospers
PostedAugust 27, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
First the game already had my name when I logged on & then when I started playing it was like deja vu. Fortunately it didn't take me long to realize that I had beta tested the game a while back. I had a birthday 3 days ago & becoming 45ish, again, has taken its toll on my little grey cells...LOL
I really like the game. It has lovely clear, crisp graphics & characters that actually look like real humans. VO were good & especially liked the robot who as just "hanging" around.
Storyline moved along quite nicely. HOS/puzzles were interactive & hint button also transported you.
Fact cards are easy to find. Found 2 morphing items quite by accident, as I usually do. I normally am not on the look out for extraneous items to be found, as I am not really interested in finding them, so I will probably wait for the SE to come out.
I recommend this game!
Twenty years ago, in a frightening battle you have stopped Ragnar from descending upon your world, but everyone knows no peace lasts forever.
Overall rating
1
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5
14 of 22 found this review helpful
Let The Demon Hunter Have This Game Back
PostedAugust 25, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Boring, tedious, rehashed game that just plods along.
Graphics were not as murky as usual, some of the VO seemed put on but the characters were a little better than usual.
No customization offered so hint/skip buttons took an eternity to recharge. This game was just so boring/tedious I just wanted to get t over with.
The HOS were the usual messy junk piles and the puzzles were awful. They either had scant instructions or were just silly/mindless.
Did like the bobcat & dog though!
You definitely have to try the demo before buying as the game is not what it is cracked to be.
I don't recommend this game.
Uncover the truth behind the legendary fire that destroyed a university.
Overall rating
2
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5
12 of 21 found this review helpful
B O R I N G!!!!!!
PostedAugust 20, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
The story may say Oregon but the graphics are strictly European. The hotel reception area is very reminiscent of another game set in a hotel. Devs get an F for originality.
I found the game quite boring without any WOW factor, just the same old, same old storyline. Same graphics, cartoonish art work & VERY annoying background music.
I especially like the molecule that was stuck in ice. The devs suspended reality for a moment & wanted us to believe that, while the ice was sitting on the counter, it was still frozen without being in the freezer.
Just another nondescript game. Definitely try before you buy.
I don't recommend this game.
Answer a distress call at an arctic research lab where scientists have made a chilling discovery!
Overall rating
3
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5
17 of 29 found this review helpful
Is Anyone, Besides Me, Creeped Out By The Frog Wearing A Fur Coat & Hat?
PostedAugust 8, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Not a bad game but there is a lot of back & forth. As usual, it's a rehashed story of some expedition getting in trouble & the "detective" has to sort it all out.
Usual BLUE graphics & wooden characters. Where is the animation/realism in these games? There seems to no pride taken in making these games. They seem to be made in the hurry up & crank it out mode without respect to making it a quality product. The quality control department needs to do their job!!!!!
HOS/Puzzles are fairly interesting with some variety. Music was ok & not as annoying as usual.
The "stars" are quite easy to find & the morphing objects seem to stand out a little than they usually do.
I love ELF but find the fur coat/hat wearing frog is just a little too creepy for my tastes.
Try the demo & decide for yourself. As for me, I just might wait for the SE to come out.
I recommend this game!
A man has gone missing in the town of Rockshire, but the townspeople deny he was ever there. What dark secret are they hiding?
Overall rating
3
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5
14 of 23 found this review helpful
Silence is Golden BUT This Game is Not
PostedAugust 6, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Same old rehashed story about someone taking a new job then goes missing do to town/people hiding some kind of nefarious secret which you have to ferret out.
Old school cartoon drawings with the same blue hue that seems to show up in all games. The rest of the scene is dark, dreary & not clean or crisp.
VO are good but the lip movement just looks like a lot of gum flapping without coordination with what the words that are being spoken.
HOS/puzzles are somewhat interesting. Hint button has a jump map which is quite nice. Music was boring with the same cords played over & over again.
Only found the first crystal & found the rest not so easy too find because of how dark the scenes are.
Loved the helper. He/she was well behaved & did not wiggle or jump around the scene. He/she also helped without even being asked which I found quite nice for a change.
Like a re-run you've seen a hundred times, enough is enough!!!
I don't recommend this game.
From the makers of the Rite of Passage series comes a ground-breaking new series that's as creepy as it gets.
Overall rating
1
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5
42 of 88 found this review helpful
Just DREADFUL & DEFINETLY NOT An Intense Psychological Thriller
PostedAugust 1, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Maybe I'm just getting to old. I found this game NOT the least bit scary/creepy & a little slow/boring. This just seems to be another rehashed kidnap/torment someone for someone else's demented/twisted mind story.
Too my surprise the HOS/Puzzles are quite good & of a much better caliber than the usual tripe that is presented.
The graphics were grainy & the journal that pops up, way too often, alongside the right side of the screen is most annoying.
I found some of the spiral/morphing objects but that still wasn't enough to keep me engaged with this game.
Just another copy-cat "thriller" without any thrill!!!!!
I don't recommend this game.
Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Tracks of Terror Collector's Edition
Can werewolves be cured, or will one family’s curse continue?
Overall rating
1
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5
12 of 18 found this review helpful
No Terror, Just Tacky
PostedJuly 17, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I am not a big fan of this series. I find it too be a kind of boring/repetitive/endless back & forth game.
The werewolf genre is dreary & overused. The graphics are old school dark/murky paintings without dimension or realism & the characters are wooden with questionable voiceovers.
Scenes are not clean or crisp which makes the background muddy & difficult to make out.
HOS are interactive silhouettes/word list & the puzzles are the usual tripe without challenge or originality.
Just a dreadful, nondescript kind of game that you definitely need to demo before you buy.
The werewolf genre is dreary & overused. The graphics are old school dark/murky paintings without dimension or realism & the characters are wooden with questionable voiceovers.
Scenes are not clean or crisp which makes the background muddy & difficult to make out.
HOS are interactive silhouettes/word list & the puzzles are the usual tripe without challenge or originality.
Just a dreadful, nondescript kind of game that you definitely need to demo before you buy.
I don't recommend this game.
It's the end of the world... at least in Oakville.
Overall rating
1
/
5
44 of 73 found this review helpful
Just Plain DREADFUL
PostedJuly 9, 2015
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
/
5
What a boring, repetitive storyline. It's as scary as a bowl of quivering Jell-0 & seems a bit contrived.
It seems like the same devs work on all of the games no matter which company is producing it. The storylines & graphics are the same game after game ad nauseum. Doesn't anyone have any new or original story/puzzle/HOS ideas????
Graphics are monotone, murky, muddy & dark. No realism, just the same cartoonish drawings.
Characters are wooden/one dimensional but VO seem ok.
Music, for once, wasn't overpowering but the constant rain/thunder/annoying sound effects were a bit much.
HOS were interactive with the usual messy junk pile presentation.
Puzzles were of the swap pieces or twirl the rings to form picture variety. The instructions could have been a little more instructional! Some puzzles just didn't make sense. Hate Match 3 so didn't try it.
As usual, found 1 morphing object quite by accident but never did find any collectibles. I don't even know what is suppose to be collected.
Map & Hint transports you to new scenes which is handy.
Just found the game dreary & not to my liking. Demo it before you buy.
I don't recommend this game.
You stop a crazy fan, but when he dies, who’s responsible?
Overall rating
3
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5
15 of 22 found this review helpful
Not Great But Just OK
PostedJune 11, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Card & Board
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Murder mysteries are usually my favorite genre but this game just plods along.
The characters, when speaking, are quite lifelike but the rest of the graphics are flat, murky, cartoonish drawings.
I turn down the music so it does not become intrusive.
HOG are interactive & the puzzles are quite easy.
I use the custom setting so I can turn the hint/skip buttons to 10 seconds & don't have to wait around for the silly globe to fill.
There is an evidence/message board which has a ! sign that vibrates when something is added. I found it to be a bit distracting.
Usual morphing objects which, as usual, I found by accident. I never did find any snow globes but then again I wasn't looking for them.
I might consider buying the SE version as I have come to the conclusion I really don't need to find morphing/hidden objects & the bonus game is usually not that great to warrant a higher price for a game.
Even though the game was not all that great I always want to know "Who Dun It"!!!
I recommend this game!
Solve logic puzzles and search for important artifacts to challenge the evil force that occupies the mansion grounds.
Overall rating
1
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5
11 of 17 found this review helpful
Help!! Get Me Out of This Contract....NOW
PostedJune 2, 2015
nontechiegrannie
fromEl Mirage, AZ
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
What a dreadful boring game.
When I saw the creature on the opening page I knew this was NOT going to be a good game.
Same old rehashed story of a creature coming through a mirror & taking someone. This time it's your daughter.
Graphics are old school paintings. Characters are wooden & lifeless. I turned the music/volume down so did not hear any of the VO. There is an awful lot of dialogue to read.
No custom setting option so the hint took f o r e v e r to fill. Most annoying was the fact that the hint button used all of its energy just to point you in the right direction & not even show you where something needed to be done. So you had to wait for the refill to continue unless you were able to figure something out on your own. Did not see an option for sparkles with the hint button.
Usual messy, cluttered HOS with some interaction. Puzzles were ok but nothing special.
Try the demo as you may like the game. For me, I could only stand the game for a short while & then get out of the "contract" as quickly as I could. Where's a good screen freeze when you need it????????????
I don't recommend this game.