ReneThePig's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.4
- Helpful Votes:383
- Reviews Submitted:61
- First Review:May 25, 2013
- Most Recent Review:August 22, 2015
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A mysterious artifact has been uncovered, opening a portal to another world!
Overall rating
2
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5
13 of 19 found this review helpful
Trial Review - Not a buy for me.
PostedAugust 2, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
1
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5
The trial was a "trial". Lovely graphics, etc., blah, blah, blah - but playing the game was frustrating despite the fact that it was really easy. Logic was clearly not a part of the design plan for this game and without that, the flow of the game just isn't there. Too many cut scenes that seemed superfluous and unnecessary, as if they were there to distract us from a poorly designed game. Wish they would focus on the game play and not all the flashy stuff.
I won't be adding this to my collection and frankly cannot recommend it.
I don't recommend this game.
Solve the mystery of an abandoned enchanted castle! Search for clues within its ancient underground and seek portals to different worlds.
Overall rating
2
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5
11 of 14 found this review helpful
Trial Review - No buy for me
PostedJuly 27, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Ugh. The game didn't play in full screen. In this day and age, I'm not purchasing a game that requires me to change my screen resolution.
The bit of the game I played was rife with slower than molasses cut scenes where the girl is wandering...slowly...looking around at everything...slowly. I was too bored to keep at it.
The mouse was adorable - but one cute, funny mouse is not enough to get me to open my wallet.
I don't recommend this game.
Your investigative report on the Weeping Woman of San Cristobal turns personal after you witness a kidnapping. Is the legend true?
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
Trial Review - On my Buy List!
PostedJuly 27, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
4
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5
What a nice change of pace! Colorful, interesting scenery. Well drawn characters and pleasant voices. The music is nice and the sound effects are cool. The puzzles were somewhat simple but also sort of interesting.
While the story isn't a new one - I found myself wanting to know more and solve the mystery. I enjoyed the trial and look forward to purchasing this one.
I recommend this game!
Sable Maze: Forbidden Garden Collector's Edition
Your parents always told you to stay away from the mysterious maze behind their house…. and you’re about to find out why.
Overall rating
2
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5
10 of 15 found this review helpful
Still looking for my next game...
PostedJuly 26, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
2
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5
My review is based on the trial. This is not a buy for me. It seems that with Sable Maze: Forbidden Garden, the developers jumped on the fanciful/fantasy bandwagon - but despite what felt like a copy-cat edition, it was not done nearly as well as some of the others we've seen recently. And we certainly have seen a LOT of this style lately.
The game play was way too easy and simplistic. The puzzles were simply "activities". I'm looking for something a lot more challenging than this.
I don't recommend this game.
Ominous Objects: Family Portrait Collector's Edition
A father returns home to find his children missing - all but one, who refuses to say a word...
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Trial Review
PostedJuly 21, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
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
Gave the trial a go but this one will not be a buy for me. The premise of the story was kind of interesting which you can read about in other reviews. The artwork is well done and if you're into that era and the castle stuff, that part will appeal to you.
There was just too much I didn't care for to consider purchasing this one. The puzzles I ran into in the trial are all the kind I dislike - sliders and the move things around until you want to scream type...
The father's voice and intonation was incredibly awful. It was so bad it made me laugh.
It appeared that they copied another developer and included a "story telling" puzzle that you completed and got another segment of the history. I hope the other developer drops that as it's getting tiresome. Was bored seeing that here.
From what I played, the game is simply way too easy. It does not require a "thinking cap" ... at all.
Ominous Objects: Family Portrait isn't hideous. This game might be just the thing for someone who is just starting out with these kinds of games and especially someone who loves the romantic castle setting and that whole era with all the clothes and flowers and all that kind of thing. So, I would recommend it - but only to a select audience.
This isn't a game for me.
I recommend this game!
Discover a story of mysterious kidnappings of both children and mafiosi.
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Completed Game Review - Good One!
PostedJuly 19, 2014
ReneThePig
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia Collector's Edition was a really enjoyable game from start to finish. Others have written details about the story, art, music,etc., so I'll skip all that. I liked those things.
This game felt more like an old adventure game to me...which is a good thing in my book! Even the "Hidden Object" scenes were mini-adventures.
One hint about the puzzles - if you want to start a puzzle over and there is no reset button, back out of the puzzle and then the game. When you go back in, you should be able to start fresh. I needed to do this several times - I had things so goofed up!
This was a fun game. For those interested in the S.E., the story is complete...but the bonus chapter in the C.E. is a good one!
This is my first experience with this game developer and I've downloaded the trial for Lost Lands, Dark Overlord...that could be a buy for me, too.
Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
I recommend this game!
The rat catcher's after more than rats this time. He's kidnapping fairy folk!
Overall rating
2
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5
8 of 10 found this review helpful
Completed Game Review - Not a winner this time.
PostedJuly 15, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
/
5
Myths of the World: Of Fiends and Fairies drove me nuts. While there were a few things that were really cool about it, there was just too much that was not good at all.
I'll give credit where it is due. The art and music are great. The characters are really well done and funny. The HO's are cool, different and fun.
Now to the awful.
There was a lot of illogical, ridiculous use of inventory items that made me want to scream. It seemed almost constant throughout the game and really spoiled it for me.
Then there was the overuse of cut scenes and conversations. There were just too many of these for my taste - I felt like I was constantly being put on hold.
Some of the puzzles were not the type I care for so I didn't enjoy them - but that's just personal preference.
There was no logical flow to the adventure aspect. No rational reason to look in a certain place for something you might need. The game play - the overall flow of the adventure is what I look forward to in these games, and that simply was not something I think was very well done.
I liked the trial well enough to purchase the game but after getting through the entire thing, I can't say I would recommend it.
I don't recommend this game.
For 25 years, you thought you had no family. But one night, a man steps through a mirror from another world, claiming to be your uncle... changing your life forever.
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
A solid 4 stars
PostedJuly 15, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
3
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5
You will certainly get your money's worth with Reflections of Life: Tree of Dreams - and that's true for the Collectors Edition or the Standard Edition. This is a long, long game.
It's your typical fantasy type game with a helper animal so if that appeals to you, you might want to try this one.
Why only 4 stars? Well, there's a black screen delay between scenes that was really annoying in the beginning. I decided to just try be patient and after a while I didn't notice it as much. Between that and the rather simplistic adventure aspect, I felt 4 stars was about as good as I was going to go.
There are interesting (some challenging) puzzles that I haven't seen before and that was kind of cool. There is a LOT of running back and forth but because it's within a limited area and there is a jump map, I didn't find it hideous.
This game took me quite a while to work my way through and I pretty much enjoyed it! Please do the trial to see if it appeals to you.
I recommend this game!
Twenty years ago, the children of Greystone were taken by a mysterious fog - only you escaped. It’s time to find out why...
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Completed Game - Only 4 Stars This Time!
PostedJuly 11, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Rite of Passage: Hide and Seek was a really good game but maybe because I had just finished Cadenza: Music, Betrayal and Death, which was a fabulous 5 Star game, I felt a little bit underwhelmed.
Some of the game play seemed illogical to me, as if Mad Head had taken a page from some lesser game designers and there were odd uses for items from the inventory. Caused me to mutter a bit.
The game also included a few puzzles of a style I don't care for and don't recall ever seeing in their games before ..and...the story slideshow puzzle, which was interesting and original when it first appeared, is now getting tiresome to me.
Another minor complaint is that the map and journal took 2 clicks to close. Picky, picky, picky...I know...but these small elements lost this game one star. (It would be only be half a star off, but we can't do that)
There is replay value to this game, though, and that's kind of cool. You'll see the Karma meter - and I'm interested to see what the outcome would be if I changed my responses in conversations to the more "snarky" ones.
Don't let my negative comments deter you! This is a really good game with a well developed story and for the most part, a well designed flow. The bonus stuff was kind of fun. Mad Head is my favorite game developer and I think I'm expecting an awful lot from them. I enjoyed the game overall and definitely do recommend you give it a try.
I recommend this game!
You've returned from school to visit your father at his famous Jazz Pepper Club during Mardi Gras, but everyone is hypnotized. Have they heard the wrong note?
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Fabulous!
PostedJuly 10, 2014
ReneThePig
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
/
5
Just one more 5 start rating to add to the bunch...and Cadenza: Music, Betrayal and Death deserves every one of them.
I was completely engrossed in the game, lost all track of time. The story was interesting and well developed. The artwork was wonderful and I loved all of the music.
The game play flows in a logical fashion and I felt like I was part of the story, moving along in a natural way. The additional steps to accomplish some tasks - not really puzzles - made for some interesting movement that was kind of fun. I liked hunting for the notes - it made me slow down and appreciated the scenery.
If you're on the fence about whether or not to get the Collector's Edition, the extras are fun - but the game is complete without the bonus chapter.
Everything about this game was done so well. I absolutely recommend this game!
I recommend this game!