Great addition to series! I really like it when before the start of the level they show dialogues where they talk about each location. It is very educational, and the game itself is calming and captivating. Best of all, for those who cannot afford to travel in real life, you can do it right in the game. Very good!
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Oh my gosh, thanks for fixing the game bug with pool scene, I thought I was gonna lose my mind while I was going through this. Now I'll be able to move on in peace! Just accidentally got the update in the game manager. Thanks! The game is really nice and cute, now I can finally enjoy it.
Honestly, I don't know where to start. I liked the last part better because it's not clear what's going on.
Why did Miss Holmes suddenly become a relative of the famous detective? And now she fights evil as the children of her ancestor's enemies? Because in the first part of the game there was no such thing. I wonder since when everything has changed.
Plot - it's very strange here. Or rather, it's logical, yes, but in the end the investigation at home comes to the trip to some forgotten island, where we save Watson during half of the game.
The graphics, as always, are beautiful, except for the characters' faces. I was terrified when I saw the faces of the characters in the bonus part. Save me... how did this happen? What happened to wife's face? Sure it's not a horror game?
Honestly, I didn't like that part. But since it's in the top sales, I think there's gonna be a third part. I hope they'll make the next game more interesting.
And yes, I really liked the animation when the character (policeman) got in the car - he bent in half like a piece of paper. Poor guy.
It's been a long time since I've played games at the time of their release (the same hour). But I felt what it feels like to play the freshest game ever. Couldn't get away from it during all three hours.
In the story, James and Jessica arrive at a hotel where, as usual, something strange happens. Then Jessica suddenly disappears, and you have to investigate.
The plot does not sparkle with novelty, and, as you will find out later, again, there are some supernatural, paranormal and experimental. I don't like it in stories, but I decided to rate this game 5 stars just because I enjoyed it all 3 hours.
Oh, yeah, ending of the main part of the game. It's so cute, I almost cried! The bonus part is also interesting, it tells about events that happened before the main part.
The graphics are great, as always. Elephants are lovely. All locations are beautifully painted, and I really enjoyed wandering around such wonderful hotel rooms.
I noticed some small bugs during the game, but they didn't interfere with the gameplay. I will report them to the developers by email, though.
Now it becomes more interesting what the 20th anniversary part will be.
In short: I didn't like the story very much, but because it was very interested to play, and because I almost cried because of the ending, it's 5 stars anyway. You should try it, too. Enjoy!
P.S. I finished Secret Room in 4,5 minutes. What's your best record?
I really liked this game from GrandMA Studios, to be honest. I have not played a single game from this developer, but I can say that it impressed me.
First of all, there are beautiful and charming locations that you can stare at for a long time. And secondly - interesting and also beautiful characters. I really liked Beatrice, who plays violin. Yes, we are again saving the world from universal evil, but here it does not look like “oh, saving the world again”, and this is done in other way. That is, you are interested in observing the story, fortunately, this is not a parallel world, not another reality, but an ordinary city where you travel around the apartments of suspects and look for evidence there, so to speak. Something like a detective, but not pure, with an admixture of paranormal activity. I’m tired of all mysticism and I want a pure detective, but I really liked how they beat this matter in this game.
There is no horror, nothing dark and terrible. Just something mysterious to get rid of, that's all. Well, the criminal, of course, has not gone away, it needs to be discovered and caught red-handed. Thanks to the chicly painted locations, interesting characters and the relatively easy search for items with mini-games, playing was simple and enjoyable. Passed the game in an instant.
In the main part of the game there are 20 locations, and it takes 2.5 hours to complete. The bonus chapter consists of 7 locations (some of which are repeated from the main part), and you will complete it in 40 minutes. As a result, the entire collector's edition takes place in just over 3 hours.
But you know, the bonus chapter is so cute and interesting that it’s worth taking a collector’s edition for it. No evil. No saving the world. We just help the girl find her talent, and it's so sweet that I would like two such bonus chapters. Give me two! And please give us MORE similar games like this bonus part.
After the completion of the bonus, it is definitely "five" stars. I really like location rooms, beautiful night streets of the city... and this game have this all! We can see how talented people live... And I can glean something from interior design. The rooms are really very beautiful. I wish I had some of them.
There are 29 cut-scenes of videos in the game (25 in the main part and 4 in the bonus). Also 14 achievements. It’s easy to get them, except for one - “Complete the HO scene without a single mistake.” To get this achievement, it is better to go through the very first scene of the search in the fountain without mistakes, otherwise it will be very difficult to get further. Alternatively, make a backup of the save file, go through HO scene and remember it, and then just use the save and re-pass it without making mistakes. So you can get the achievement that way.
In the game there are only 10 hidden object scenes (actually 11, but in one location we are looking for them 2 times) and 11 mini-games.
I was pleased with the music, it has a variety, because there are as many as 8. There are usually 4 or 5 music tracks in HOPA games, but here devs having a field day. And I like it! The music is really exciting, especially the composition with the violin.
And of course, 8 backgrounds and 8 concept arts. I really like to admire the backgrounds and concepts, so it seems to me that 8 is a very small amount. I WANT EVERYTHING!
In general, if we talk about bonuses of collector’s edition, it would not hurt to add a developers diary, all sorts of videos from the development, and a bunch of interesting things behind the scenes. This could justify the high price of the collector's edition, and add even more bonuses, unlike the standard edition. I don’t know why this is not done, but I hope the developers will hear us.
At all locations, we collect one photo and one morphing object on each. A total of 56 items. If we collect everything, an additional scene for a hidden objects will open.
Also, on some zoom locations, palettes are hidden for which you can buy paints and paint a picture. I still did not understand how to color it correctly, perhaps in any way, because we paint it for our pleasure and whatever. Only 42 palettes in the game. I collected 40, but don’t worry, this is not Elephant Games, here we can go back and collect what we missed. I think this is a very good bonus.
To summarize, I recommend. At a discount, of course, but I definitely recommend it. And yes, the bonus chapter is too sweet, too cute, too great. I even want to replay it, I have not seen anything like that so long, honestly.
You won't believe it, but I bought this game at a 70% discount (for 6$) in the first minutes of release, and did not regret it at all.
4 hours flew by as one instant, had to take breaks to relax. But the game dragged me very much. I rarely like “hidden objects” games enough to be completely satisfied, but this is one of them.
I think that it's not in vain that this game has Big Fish Editor's Choice. The plot is interesting, albeit typical for games of this genre. As usual, we save the world from evil, and whoever is this evil - still try to guess.
But here it is interestingly arranged, so I did not pay attention to it at all. The search for objects is not bad, the objects are clearly visible, I did not particularly slow down. But with mini-games it was more difficult because of achievements, basically. Even if you set "custom" difficulty, you still cannot complete the achievement “pass 14 mini-games before charging the pass without leaving them”. It's just incredible hardcore, I got all the other achievements quite easily, except for this one. Why do so... On some puzzles I have been stuck for a particularly long time. But they are very good and not very complex, if you think about it.
I would also like to praise the main menu. I melted from an orchestra of mice before loading. They are just wonderful. I also really liked the clock that displays the time of my computer. And in general, everything looks very high quality and beautiful, the developers tried their best. Unless you look for mice on locations - you will break your eyes, but for this there is a built-in guide with all the instructions. Although even with guide it’s hard to find :)
I don’t know why we collected morphing objects if they weren’t to be seen anywhere in the bonus menu. It is sad. Or is it a mini-game with mice just opening for all morphing objects? Interesting, very interesting ... But I am still 100% satisfied with this game.
I really liked helping the animals and looking at them in a frozen version. It is too beautiful. Artists are just geniuses.
The main part takes 3 hours 15 minutes. The bonus chapter takes almost an hour of playing time. As a result, you will spend 4 hours in the game. I do not complain at all about the duration, the game is as long as I need. Just wonderful.
Each location we have 2 mice and 1 morphing object. There are 21 locations in the main game, and 8 in the bonus part. There are 29 locations in total. As it usually happens, some locations in bonus are repeated from the main part, but they are slightly changed.
In the end, we must collect 58 mice and 29 morphing objects, if I did not mess up. When collecting all the mice, a mini-orchestra will open for you, which you can control. It is so cute that it broke me down. And you’ll get a bonus game “snake”, where you need to collect a round dance of mice. I passed only on an "easy" level of difficulty, because on a difficult one - this is not for me. And only later I realized that you can control mice by the arrows on the keyboard. Using the mouse is very difficult. And there is a slight delay in response, but there is nothing to worry about. On the contrary, it’s even more interesting.
The game has a total of 12 Hidden Object Scenes, 13 mini-games, 34 cut scenes, 24 achievements, 8 desktop wallpapers, 12 concept art, 5 BGM (background music), 5 screensavers.
List of mini-games (for those who are interested):
1. Find a pair (objects, mice, bats) 2. Match-3 3. Connect the path 4. Cut off the necessary tiles 5. Rearrange the icons in the right places 6. Relate the components of things 7. Keep your balance 8. Take a path through the points 9. Conquer more space 10. The number of multiple compounds 11. Cut the rope at the same time 12. Walk the path through all the cells without repeating 13. Rearrange the element so that it intersects correctly
I don’t know how to give good descriptions to mini-games, but since this game deserves a solid “five” from me ... I have to paint everything to the maximum. Very rarely I rate games at "five", usually at "four". So 4Friends, you are great, I bow to you.
If you look at the credits, you will see a huge number of people who worked on this game. I thank them all for such a hard work. The game came out incredibly beautiful and interesting. I will look forward to the next games!
The game weighs 1.2 GB. This is for those who are calculating their free hard drive space.
A very good game, passing the evening is just what you need.
I bought this game on discount on Big Fish and did not regret it. Maybe I would be more demanding if I gave the full price for it, but since at a discount, I think it is worth the money.
The game is in pretty gray colors, but I like it. The plot is simple, but interesting, nonetheless. I also liked the bonus chapter, an interesting development of events parallel to the main storyline. It seems that we are waiting for an even more exciting continuation with the following parts. This is 17th part already.
I really like Elephant Games. Their hidden object scenes are always beautiful, understandable and easy. Mini-games too, although some make you sweat. The only difficult hidden object scene in this game was in the last scene of the bonus chapter, where you had to look for snowflakes. They are very small and merges, and here I strained my eyes a little. I do not like to strain my eyesight...
The dog Elf that accompanies us looks a little dumb. It could be made more attractive. This is probably because I like corgi more. Developers, will you add corgi in new games? However, he could be left alone on the pier, but I did not want to. You can’t leave your pets alone. Never!
I did not feel that the game is short. Just normal for the duration, and the bonus chapter too. Somehow I missed the morphing of the object, and it is unfortunate that I cannot return after beating the game and take it. Yes, Elephant Games is not Eipix.
Achievements of 3 minutes per HO scene are too strange. I believe that you need to enjoy the search, and not fast-fast look for objects. No pleasure at all. And specifically to spend 10 minutes in the HO scene, why? They usually spend no more than 5 minutes of time. Well, okay, that's their business.
I gave this game "4" stars because at some points it was completely unclear what to do. It turned out that some objects are either inconspicuous or simply not taken at first. For example, a shoulder blade in a pile of stones. Or that you need to unscrew the screws on the side of the panel, which is not visible at all and does not even sparkle.
Also, the availability of a new location is not indicated on the map if you have not yet moved there. So, I was stuck because I didn’t know that a park had opened for me with a playground around the corner. But this is not indicated on the map. What a pity. It’s like a tip to developers so that this does not happen in the future. Just like there are small bugs when it is shown that an action can be done in a location, but it turns out that this is half the action, that is, you cannot do it. Ugh... I hope everyone understands what I mean.
In general, I liked the game, I will wait for the next part. Take it at a discount, I think, and you will like it too!
P.S. It's review initially for Collectors Edition. But Standard Edition also worth the price, so, please, take it!
A very good game, passing the evening is just what you need.
I bought this game on discount on Big Fish and did not regret it. Maybe I would be more demanding if I gave the full price for it, but since at a discount, I think it is worth the money.
The game is in pretty gray colors, but I like it. The plot is simple, but interesting, nonetheless. I also liked the bonus chapter, an interesting development of events parallel to the main storyline. It seems that we are waiting for an even more exciting continuation with the following parts. This is 17th part already.
I really like Elephant Games. Their hidden object scenes are always beautiful, understandable and easy. Mini-games too, although some make you sweat. The only difficult hidden object scene in this game was in the last scene of the bonus chapter, where you had to look for snowflakes. They are very small and merges, and here I strained my eyes a little. I do not like to strain my eyesight...
The dog Elf that accompanies us looks a little dumb. It could be made more attractive. This is probably because I like corgi more. Developers, will you add corgi in new games? However, he could be left alone on the pier, but I did not want to. You can’t leave your pets alone. Never!
I did not feel that the game is short. Just normal for the duration, and the bonus chapter too. Somehow I missed the morphing of the object, and it is unfortunate that I cannot return after beating the game and take it. Yes, Elephant Games is not Eipix.
Achievements of 3 minutes per HO scene are too strange. I believe that you need to enjoy the search, and not fast-fast look for objects. No pleasure at all. And specifically to spend 10 minutes in the HO scene, why? They usually spend no more than 5 minutes of time. Well, okay, that's their business.
I gave this game "4" stars because at some points it was completely unclear what to do. It turned out that some objects are either inconspicuous or simply not taken at first. For example, a shoulder blade in a pile of stones. Or that you need to unscrew the screws on the side of the panel, which is not visible at all and does not even sparkle.
Also, the availability of a new location is not indicated on the map if you have not yet moved there. So, I was stuck because I didn’t know that a park had opened for me with a playground around the corner. But this is not indicated on the map. What a pity. It’s like a tip to developers so that this does not happen in the future. Just like there are small bugs when it is shown that an action can be done in a location, but it turns out that this is half the action, that is, you cannot do it. Ugh... I hope everyone understands what I mean.
In general, I liked the game, I will wait for the next part. Take it at a discount, I think, and you will like it too!
After many replays of 7th level (you need to upgrade some inventory, otherwise you won't be able to complete that level) I wanted to uninstall the survey version. But played until the end.
I really want to rate that game good, but I can't. It has terrible game design, you can always lose because of impatient clients and slow slow main heroine. Seriously! They even keep up their bad mood! That's terrible, I can't do anything, nothing in time, on all MAX inventory! Developers, are you serious? Did you even test the balance of your game? I played on "normal", but it seems like "hardcore".
I really hope it's only for beta, and final version will be with good balance. I hope... but... I'm not sure.
With each level you have even more tasks, and you do not have time to do anything at the level, as nasty clients are already leaving with a bad mood. I hate it! Max cart still not enough witi stuff, I need more. They are not enough! Not only that, more fruits, more juicer, more, more... Why is the number of simultaneous actions limited to 9? Why? I even do not have enough of this!
I am disappointed. Better I’ll go play the Supermarket Mania, there is a wonderful balance, where it’s nice to play the game, you don’t lose and you don’t get annoyed by the slow heroine and repulsed customers.
I am waiting for the full version on this site and really hope that they will fix it all. Art in the game is very good.
I don't recommend this game.
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Interesting game, so sad that without full version again
Hello from 2020, that beta was released in December 2013, and now almost 7 years later... No full version, and that's so sad.
I like the story, I like the locations, mini games and everything other. The game should be splitted in 4 worlds locations, and we are finishing only 1 at the end of the demo.
We can even collect golden apples, magic animals and pieces of stained glass! And some achievements, of course. But achievement for completing tutorial doesn't work, but that's not necessary.
The graphics looks really great. One mini game took me by surprise - I completed it only 1 hour later, it's gate lock (with marbles sections, when you need to move red thing to other part of the gate). It was terrible mini-game for me, but I was so happy when I finally beat it! Woohoo!
Noticed some minor bugs during playthrough, but I enjoyed that game really.
I also love the video cutscene, when "burunduki_gryzut_verevku". Yeah, video calls exactly that. It means "chipmunks eat the rope". So funny!
Developers are "Play Favorite Games". Hope that someday we will see the full version, ugh.