Pilot1's Profile
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- Average Rating:2.8
- Helpful Votes:2,264
- Reviews Submitted:127
- First Review:October 22, 2015
- Most Recent Review:November 26, 2022
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How far would you go to save your pet? Follow a young boy on a sensational journey like no other as he sets off to rescue his dog Bear!
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Here doggie!
PostedJanuary 24, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is not the type of game that I generally play but, why I don't know, I decided to try a change of genre.
This game is, in a word, cute, and the music, cartoon-like graphics and game-arcade sounds are congruent.
Although there is no hint button, there is a CE-style strategy guide which, while helpful, I would have preferred the old button be available.
My recommendation to buy this game comes with a few caveats. if you're a die-hard HO fan, this game is not for you. If you like noir genre, again, this game is not for you. It is also, perhaps, a little too complicated for the very young.
As it costs nothing but some download time, try the demo.
I recommend this game!
What's waiting for you in the Shadow Realm?
Overall rating
3
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5
15 of 18 found this review helpful
Win some, lose some!
PostedJanuary 21, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Others have described the game in some detail, so I'll forego that chore.
On the win side: the graphics are of the eye-candy variety, but that's okay for this particular game. The music is topical for the various scenes. The map is interactive. The game has a male protagonist for a change.
On the lose side: Lip sync is awful, it quite often is not even present and, when it is there, it's usually off by at least a half-beat. The hidden object sequences, in my opinion, are far too easy for even an intermediate player. Once again there is a magical tool, a sort of gauntlet, which needs repair from time to time. Oh, yes, and there are some hackneyed spells to help you along.
All though I recommend this game, this comes with a caveat. If you are an experienced gamer, this game is not for you. You'll be bored within minutes of starting game play.
However, if you're new to this type of game, or if you're buying it for a young person, you, or the youngster may enjoy it. Please note that I say 'may' and not will.
I recommend this game!
Can you uncover the cause of the cool down?
Overall rating
2
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5
27 of 32 found this review helpful
Granny, you're in trouble!
PostedJanuary 19, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Others have described the game play in some detail, so I won't re-invent that wheel.
I must say this, though. The game opens with the view of a horse's rear which, in my opinion, is exactly how you'll feel if you buy this game!
At least it didn't start with yet another car crash —but, wait, the horse-drawn wagon crashes instead.
I did not find the graphics as unappealing as some other reviewers. Yes, the hand drawn scenes are not as sharp as are found, for example, in Eipix offerings, but the 'old school' ambiance was fitting for this particular game.
I don't care for the 'find two of everything' type of hidden object tasks, as found here —I think them annoying, in fact.
Once again, the protagonist must rely on the help of an assistant —a griffin, with rather large blue eyes. Surely game developers can do better than saddle us with this tired, hackneyed gimmick.
Once more. as far too often in these games, you must rescue a relative, and were you that old kinswoman, sorry, Granny, but you're in trouble!
Perhaps a first-time player might find this game satisfying or, perhaps, one might buy it for young person to play but, if like me, you have many years and many games behind you, don't bother with it.
I don't recommend this game.
After an explosion at Stonehenge, fiery and icy portals appear!
Overall rating
2
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5
9 of 9 found this review helpful
Been there, done that!
PostedJanuary 17, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I usually agree with the good reviews posted by one or two of the Key Contributors who reviewed this game. Not this time, though.
Once again we're faced with an other-worldly being; finding tools that one would expect an experienced agent to have at hand, or at least in their pocket —a simple pocketknife, for example; finding necessary bits and pieces for a gadget needed to fend off the so-called monster, while it patiently waits while we rummage around almost at its feet.
Ho hum, here we go again!
I did like that objects were actually manipulated by a hand rather than magically floating in the air while they did whatever was needed to be done.
The graphics and colors were, for the most part, blurry, muddy, or whatever other words could be used to describe them being less than sharp.
The background music promised more tension than any particular scene provided.
There's not much here that is new or unique, just more of been there, done that.
I don't recommend this game.
Can you bring Maria back from a shadowy realm?
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Well, maybe . . .
PostedJanuary 7, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Others have already described the story line, so I won't reinvent that wheel.
The graphics are beautiful —stunning, in fact— in this very 'old school' game.
The map and hints are very good.
Once again, though, we have a daughter taken by an evil spirit; a magical device that allows the player to travel between reality and the other place; a helpful (glowing) creature.
Although I marked this game as recommended, I would add the caveat that if you're an experienced gamer, not a young person, or prefer challenging games, this one is not for you.
I recommend this game!
Can you stop a devious plot against the Vermillion Watch?
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
And the winner is . . . you!
PostedJanuary 6, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Other reviewers have written of the plot and game play, so I won't reinvent the wheel by doing so again.
This is an Eipix game which, as usual, means that the graphics and sounds are excellent!
Too, it's another in the Vermillion Watch series which, for me, having bought/played Moorgate Accord, was reason enough to get this game.
The downside? I didn't find anything that made me utter the words of that great philosopher yclept Homer Simpson, "Doh!" Rather, I echo his bratty son, "Kawabunga, dude!"
This game is another winner from one of today's top developers, if not _the_ top developer.
Buy it, play it, have fun!
I recommend this game!
Easter Island is under attack by living statues!
Overall rating
3
/
5
3 of 9 found this review helpful
Been there, done that!
PostedJanuary 6, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Usually I find myself in agreement with Bisquit's M, but only partly this time, And the reviewer from Namibia and I are miles apart!
Okay, so the graphics and sound are excellent, the location, Easter Island, is new and, for a change, there's no critter hanging around to get into tight places for me —and I say that as a fan of Elf!
But —and you knew there had be be a but— here we are, once again, fighting magical, mystical creatures of fantastic power; rescuing inept (male) characters; finding bits and pieces to make things work and, oh yes, we have a magical amulet!
The game play is a bit slow, the characters speak as if every word costs them a day's pay to utter!
On the up side, you get to choose between easy and hard mode in the mini-games, of which, to my liking, there too many. The interactive map is quite helpful and, as is common these days, you can choose between various game difficulty levels, including Custom, easily my favorite as I'm a little short on patience.
Although I have marked this game as a 'recommend' it comes with a caveat —play the demo and decide for yourself.
I recommend this game!
There's been a murder at Count Oldgrey's!
Overall rating
2
/
5
5 of 8 found this review helpful
Yawn!
PostedJanuary 4, 2017
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I have a few of the Haunted Legends games, going back to when the characters had no voice, and, generally, have enjoyed them all.
Others have described the game in detail, so I won;t repeat what has already been said.
This game, however, is a bore. It starts slowly, and continues in the same manner.
Unusual for me, I only played a few minutes of the demo —generally, I play the entire allotted time— but this game is, plain and simply, a loser.
Waste neither your time or money on this one
I don't recommend this game.
Uncover a secret from the past to save your dying father!
Overall rating
4
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5
28 of 35 found this review helpful
Yes, but . . .
PostedDecember 4, 2016
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
So, after playing Mad Head's 'Adam Wolfe - Flames of Time' and posting the most rave review I have ever written for a game, I expected a little more from this developer than I got from 'Dawn of Hope - Skyline Adventure.'
Oh, the graphics and so on are definitely up to par, and here comes the but . . .
But the story line was nothing new —father sick, go on a quest to find a cure, and so on.
Two of the first characters you meet, apart from our very athletic heroine, are an Elf queen and a dwarf. Say, did you watch the Lord of The Rings trilogy? Remember the character played by Cate Blanchett, and Gimle (or however his name is spelled)? Well, that's the queen and dwarf in this game! Okay, I really don't really have a problem with that, I liked the trilogy, and this gave me a chuckle.
So, you're probably thinking, here comes the 'do not to buy' pitch. Sorry to disappoint you but, overall, this is a fun game to play —despite this old man having to play another female protagonist!
I recommend this game!
Act as Adam Wolfe, an investigator of the paranormal. Discover an occult world hidden in modern San Francisco!
Overall rating
5
/
5
4 of 6 found this review helpful
Get it now!
PostedDecember 3, 2016
Pilot1
fromTaos, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
As usual, I'll leave the game description to the Key Contributors.
This game is intense, from any point of view. The graphics are crisp, and jump at you. The dialog is very, very realistic. The story line will pull you along.
If you like noir genre movies or games, you've got to get this one.
As a bonus —for me, at least, being an older guy— the protagonist is a man. Sorry, ladies, but I get a little weary playing a female character.
I recommend this game!