Carlabree's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.1
- Helpful Votes:60
- Reviews Submitted:10
- First Review:June 21, 2012
- Most Recent Review:October 29, 2012
- Featured reviews0
Carlabree's Review History
Hidden Mysteries®: Gates of Graceland®
Explore the home of the King of Rock and Roll while searching for clues about a lost song!
Overall rating
4
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5
Fun, Relaxing game for HOG lovers, and Especially for Elvis lovers!
PostedOctober 29, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management, Puzzle
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
5
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5
I am NOT an Elvis fan...I mean, he's cool and all, but I'm a little young to be a die-hard...but, this game was a LOT of fun! I enjoyed the game play, I enjoyed the mini games...the HOS were not too cluttered and the pace of the game was great. It was enjoyable, moderately easy, and the artistry and music was great. I feel like I got a real look into Graceland, and Man, is it gaudy! The game made me smile, and the final song and movie was good enough for me to listen and watch all the way through (not common for me). If you are a fan of the The King, you will LOVE this game, and if you are not, you may just learn some things about his life...I know I did! Overall, worth the game credit.
I recommend this game!
Find the woman who disappears in the Hall of Mirrors. Investigate two worlds: the Carnivals of Good and Evil!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
So fun and so creepy!
PostedOctober 12, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I really enjoyed this game. I am usually disappointed by SE games, but this one was long enough and involved enough to keep my interest. It was VERY creepy, and the characters were interesting, as well as the storyline. Being a detective is nothing new, but getting to jump between two worlds is fun and exciting! The artwork is great and the voiceovers are believable. The warped world is so spooky, and there was a lot of things to do...not too difficult, but made you think. Overall, one of my favorite SE games on Big Fish!
I recommend this game!
Prepare for a mind-bending journey into the realm of the weird in Haunted Halls: Revenge of Dr. Blackmore! Brace yourself for the unexpected in this exciting Hidden Object adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 7 found this review helpful
FUN, CREEPY GAME!
PostedOctober 2, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This game is all you expect from the Haunted Halls collection, and a very good CE. Creepy, and sometimes humorous graphics. Very well thought out storyline. Lots and lots of things to do and puzzles to solve! Not too hard, not easy. I love the kangaroo! This game is worth the money.
I recommend this game!
Discover the Red Riding Hood Sisters and defeat the nefarious Wolf Queen!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Amazingly Beautiful and Totally Enthralling!
PostedSeptember 21, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
After playing only the demo of this game, I am totally hooked! I immediately bought it...
The visual and sound are top notch. It's like an animated movie that I control...the cutscenes are awesome, and the voiceovers, which I usually skip through, are interesting and enchanting. I love HOGs and Adventure games, but have been quite bored with them lately, and this game renewed my love! Fun, fast gameplay, great hints, great map, and there is SO MUCH to do in every scene! The storyline is awesome...GIRL POWER! And I like the fragmented HOS. Like I said, I've only played the trial, and I am compelled to give this game its props already! Looks like I won't be getting anything done for the next couple hours, because I'm hooked! A definite buy!
The visual and sound are top notch. It's like an animated movie that I control...the cutscenes are awesome, and the voiceovers, which I usually skip through, are interesting and enchanting. I love HOGs and Adventure games, but have been quite bored with them lately, and this game renewed my love! Fun, fast gameplay, great hints, great map, and there is SO MUCH to do in every scene! The storyline is awesome...GIRL POWER! And I like the fragmented HOS. Like I said, I've only played the trial, and I am compelled to give this game its props already! Looks like I won't be getting anything done for the next couple hours, because I'm hooked! A definite buy!
I recommend this game!
Be the detective: Catch the killer in the present and the past!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 8 found this review helpful
My psychic abilities tell me this game is kind of boring!
PostedSeptember 8, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
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
Storyline
3
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5
Pros: long game, good hints, good mini games, nice scenery, music and voiceovers...and this game was quite different than most of the other HOGs on this site.
Cons: BORING! Boring story, boring gameplay, dark and dreary. I like the whole psychic detective thing, but this could have been a lot better with a more interesting storyline. I found myslef skipping through the dialog quickly because it just wasn't interesting. I really wanted to love this game..and I didn't hate it, but I was just so bored, and actually couldn't wait for it to end. Wish I had spent my $15 on something else.
I don't recommend this game.
Mystic Legacy: The Great Ring
Uncover the dark legacy hidden within a Romanian castle to save your friend from an evil spirit!
Overall rating
4
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5
12 of 14 found this review helpful
A VAMPIRE CASTLE IS ALWAYS FUN!
PostedSeptember 3, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I enjoyed this game thoroughly! Fun adventure, fun story...and very fun game play! I love games where the map can take you to places without backtracking, and the hints were extremely useful. The HOS were moderately easy (on casual mode) and the artwork and scenery was beautiful. The storyline was humorous, which is a nice break from the gloomy, sad storylines of many HOGs and it was a pleasant surprise that my name was incorporated into the dialog. I played the game on Casual mode, so the level of challenge was just OK, but I'm looking forward to trying it again in a month on Hard mode. Overall, it was a good game, worth the $4.99 that it cost this weekend. The only downfall is the length...would be cool if it was a CE, and a lot longer.
I recommend this game!
Dracula: Love Kills Collector's Edition
The Queen of Vampires is back and is determined to destroy the world! Help Van Helsing and Dracula as they team up to stop her!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 3 found this review helpful
Dracula, No animation Bites!
PostedAugust 20, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I enjoyed this game...it was long, sometimes painful, but mostly fun. I love Vampires, and the story was great...I like that you make choices that affect the outcome and affect the choices you're able to make later.
The HOS were a little tricky, as there was not much color, but it is a Vampire game, so always at night. I enjoy a challenge. Mini games were not too challenging, but fun.
The only negative was there was no animation, aside from a few videos, that weren't even really animated. The dialog was between characters that appear on the screen, in the same position...although the voiceovers were good.
Map to jump from place to place, which I really appreciate, fast loading hints, and no need for a notebook, or log to keep clues...things pretty much stay in their general area, and puzzles are solved within a few scenes.
Overall, I enjoyed the game, enjoyed making consequential choices, and enjoyed the length. I just wish the character interaction and movement was a little less elementary.
The HOS were a little tricky, as there was not much color, but it is a Vampire game, so always at night. I enjoy a challenge. Mini games were not too challenging, but fun.
The only negative was there was no animation, aside from a few videos, that weren't even really animated. The dialog was between characters that appear on the screen, in the same position...although the voiceovers were good.
Map to jump from place to place, which I really appreciate, fast loading hints, and no need for a notebook, or log to keep clues...things pretty much stay in their general area, and puzzles are solved within a few scenes.
Overall, I enjoyed the game, enjoyed making consequential choices, and enjoyed the length. I just wish the character interaction and movement was a little less elementary.
I recommend this game!
Help Angelica get her witch-stolen beauty back! Save a young woman suffering from the witch’s sorcery for over 100 years!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 5 found this review helpful
Good game...not the best.
PostedAugust 20, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
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
Storyline
4
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5
This game is long, and kept my attention, but lacked a little bit of the animation qualities of other CE's and had no voiceovers, which was annoying. Also, no notebook to write clues in, and no map.
I enjoyed the story, and the HOS were good. The scenery was beautiful, and some of the objects were tricky to find. One very irritating point is it took a long time to move from one scene to the next, almost as if my computer was running slow, but it wasn't. Also, if you had to complete a task that required doing more than one thing, it took FOREVER for the computer to complete the task (ie. pulling nails out of boards...took almost as long as it would have taken in real life!)
I bought the game and enjoyed playing it, but not as much as other CEs.
I enjoyed the story, and the HOS were good. The scenery was beautiful, and some of the objects were tricky to find. One very irritating point is it took a long time to move from one scene to the next, almost as if my computer was running slow, but it wasn't. Also, if you had to complete a task that required doing more than one thing, it took FOREVER for the computer to complete the task (ie. pulling nails out of boards...took almost as long as it would have taken in real life!)
I bought the game and enjoyed playing it, but not as much as other CEs.
I recommend this game!
Travel from the deepest trenches of the Atlantic Ocean to the awe-inspiring wonders of Mars as you solve the greatest archeological puzzle known to man: the origin of Atlantis.
Overall rating
5
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5
29 of 33 found this review helpful
This game is my favorite EVER!
PostedJuly 22, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This is only the second review I've ever written, but felt compelled to give this game its props! I absolutely loved it! It felt like a movie, that I controlled. The graphics were beautiful, the dialog was awesome, the storyline was awesome! The map was great help, and allowed you to move from scene to scene without retracing all of you steps, as well as allowed you to view where active areas were. The hints basically brought you to the map, and I never wondered what to do next. I've bought literally hundreds of HOGS and adventure games from BF, and particularly love the CE's. This one is worth its weight in gold. The gameplay was fun, and the HOS were perfect, not too hard, not too easy. I was mezmerised, and hooked right away, and it brought me to another place, like a good game should. I played it from beginning to end without stopping to use the bathroom. What an amazing game...I wish they were all like this. Now, I have to go play the bonus adventure...BUY THIS GAME!!
I recommend this game!
After Shaban's sheep are stolen by thieves, he sets off on an epic adventure to get back what belongs to him. Help Shaban on his journey in this intriguing hidden object adventure game!
Overall rating
4
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5
7 of 11 found this review helpful
So much fun!!
PostedJune 21, 2012
Carlabree
fromMarlboro, NY
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
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
This is my first review, but I've played hundreds of games on Big Fish. I really enjoyed this game, because it was different for me. I am a HOG fanatic, but enjoy something different every now and then. It made me think, due to no walkthrough, and very vague hints. It was cute, funny, and pretty challenging. I wish it was a little longer, but totally worth the money. Similar to Tiny Bang Story, but a little easier to figure out and HOS. I want more games like this!
I recommend this game!