DrDavid's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.3
- Helpful Votes:2,837
- Reviews Submitted:246
- First Review:November 24, 2011
- Most Recent Review:July 12, 2022
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Travel back in time to the Civil War and its original battle locations. Search for hidden objects in each historical level.
Overall rating
1
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5
13 of 16 found this review helpful
Avoid this one.
PostedMarch 3, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
1
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5
As a Civil War buff, I was excited to buy and play this game. What a disappointment! This thoroughly horrible HOG game allows only 3 hints which can be used across multiple HO scenes. If you need to use them all on the first or second HOS, you can ‘buy’ another by winning a game of minesweep. Really? I am not about to do that. I used two hints on one item and still clicked and clicked for maybe 30 clicks to ‘find’ it. I quit and erased the game after the second HOS. Looking for one last item I clicked until my hand cramped. I don’t think that item is even there. Worse, they were too embarrassed to provide a walk-through. This game was worse than being forced to watch an hour of political ads. I only gave this game one star because I could not figure out how to give it zero. The good news is that Game Mill has two excellent HOG games that one would want to buy.
I don't recommend this game.
Journey through the mesmerizing world of Nevernear in this exciting Match 3 adventure! Match dazzling gems in Jewel Match 3!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Clearly a winner.
PostedFebruary 26, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
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
Jewel Match 3 is clearly a winner. It is the best of the 3 Jewel Match games, although the other two are very, very good, too. This game is a M3 game which is also an adventure game, and it has hidden object screens and puzzles. Somehow it combined all of those elements and still was a great deal of fun to play and visually very nice. I pushed to get to the end of the game and then was disappointed that it was over. Yes, there is a strategy for playing, in order to maximize the jewels collected, and knowing what things to buy. It is really easy to figure out, and that makes the play even more interesting. I’ve never played a better M3.
I recommend this game!
Explore a mesmerizing Match 3 wonderland and build majestic castles in this spellbinding adventure.
Overall rating
5
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5
134 of 154 found this review helpful
Very good M3 game.
PostedFebruary 26, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
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
4
/
5
Jewel Match 2, like Jewel Match, was a fun game with good graphics and increasing difficulty through the levels. There are power ups that you may get as you play, or you may purchase them. In addition you are building castles with your earnings. The game has a feel of an adventure that the original lacked. I enjoyed the levels, which vary in size and design and difficulty, but I hated those “rocks”. The levels with rocks gave me fits. I still go back and play this game occasionally.
I recommend this game!
Align colorful, dazzling jewels and break them out of their sturdy gold boxes in this relaxing and mesmerizing matching game.
Overall rating
4
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5
74 of 86 found this review helpful
A very good M3 game.
PostedFebruary 26, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
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5
Jewel Match was a fun game with good graphics and increasing difficulty. The different levels are actually different enough to prevent boredom. There are power ups that you may get as you play. The different jewels are different enough to keep you from confusing which are which. A generally enjoyable game.
I recommend this game!
Spring is in the air! Journey through the beautiful Spring countryside with the Easter Bunny in this adorable Match 3 game!
Overall rating
5
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5
68 of 83 found this review helpful
Tons of Fun
PostedFebruary 25, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
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
4
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5
This was the first game I ever purchased from BFG last Easter. I played it on two different computers and have played it a third time. I even go back occasionally and play a little bit now and then. It just struck me as great fun, lots of power ups, good graphics, and sounds with the power ups that were often humorous. Since playing this game I have purchased many others, but this is still a favorite.
I recommend this game!
Long banished from Fogmere for the practice of dark magic, an evil wizard now holds the kingdom under a reign of darkness!
Overall rating
1
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5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
For beginners only
PostedFebruary 19, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
This is an adventure match3 game with an extremely lame story; not worth watching. The graphics are average or below. The cut scenes are average. The M3 game play varies from easy to very difficult and is generally boring due to the lack of power ups. There are ‘spells’ that are similar to power ups, but they work very slowly and are of little use. I got to around 9200 coins before I started buying spells and then used only a couple of them with little success. The M3 game play was straight forward and not nearly as interesting as most M3 games because of the missing power ups. The puzzles were repetitive and not challenging. I hit skip immediately on all but the plumbing ones, simply because the plumbing puzzles, while easy, were rather neat to watch. Good beginner game but not recommended for anyone with experience.
I don't recommend this game.
After Awakening in a mysterious castle it's up to you to collect clues and items needed to solve perplexing puzzles and escape!
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 8 found this review helpful
Lots of fun
PostedFebruary 14, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
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
Dreamless Castle is not quite as good as Moonfell Wood, but it is still an excellent game. There were relatively few HOS but they were very good ones. The plot was transparent but likeable. The puzzles, which I generally dislike, were actually fun for a real change of pace. I actually liked most of the puzzles. This is a very good game that was lots of fun, bereft of the dumb puzzles afflicting so many HOGs.
I recommend this game!
Search for a town consumed by fog! Unlock forbidden doors and uncover mysterious items!
Overall rating
2
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5
5 of 10 found this review helpful
great HOS in a boring game
PostedFebruary 12, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Pros: Some of the best interactive HOS in any HOG. Good graphics.
Cons: Everything else. Start with a plethora of trivial puzzles which beg the question “Why did I bother?” Generally I dislike puzzles; these were the worst I have ever seen. Not only are the puzzles boring, but only by reading the Walk Thru will you know what it is that you are supposed to do to solve the puzzle. Then add to that the fact that you will be very, very busy moving all over the board chasing down clues and then retreating back to use them. Constant back tracking of a monotonous sort characterized the play of this game. And the plot is one I could not have cared less about, unrequited love; how lame and unoriginal. I found the game boring. Fun factor, exclusive of the better HOS, was nil.
Recommendation: Play it for the HOS and skip the puzzles. But be prepared for lots of running back and forth. So, I sort of recommend it. It just isn’t a good game.
Cons: Everything else. Start with a plethora of trivial puzzles which beg the question “Why did I bother?” Generally I dislike puzzles; these were the worst I have ever seen. Not only are the puzzles boring, but only by reading the Walk Thru will you know what it is that you are supposed to do to solve the puzzle. Then add to that the fact that you will be very, very busy moving all over the board chasing down clues and then retreating back to use them. Constant back tracking of a monotonous sort characterized the play of this game. And the plot is one I could not have cared less about, unrequited love; how lame and unoriginal. I found the game boring. Fun factor, exclusive of the better HOS, was nil.
Recommendation: Play it for the HOS and skip the puzzles. But be prepared for lots of running back and forth. So, I sort of recommend it. It just isn’t a good game.
I recommend this game!
Emma Roberts has been tasked with writing a story about an old haunted manor. Help her explore the McInroy Estate!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
A very good game.
PostedFebruary 11, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
The Mystery of McInroy Manor was a pretty good HOG. It had several very good HOS and a couple that were just too dark. The game is light on puzzles, which pleases me since I dislike and usually skip all puzzles. The story line was actually interesting, unlike many of this genre. I actually wanted to know how it would end.
I recommend this game!
Overall rating
2
/
5
6 of 11 found this review helpful
A stinker.
PostedJanuary 28, 2012
DrDavid
fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
What a stinker. What one word best describes this game; garbage or trash? For story line I rate it an F, for graphics a D-, for cut scenes about a D, and for puzzles a C because while most of them were boring, trite, rote copies of other puzzles, at least two were intellectual puzzles. The cut scenes resembled the Sunday comics. Fun? This game forgot fun entirely. The HOS were mixed with a couple of them being very good and a couple of them requiring 200 to 300 clicks in the dark corners to find items that were entirely invisible before and after being ‘found’. I’d say give them a C- for HOS because at least some of them passed my test. This game had nothing to recommend it. It might be best for a newbie who could ignore the foibles.
I don't recommend this game.