RevKellie's Profile
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- Average Rating:3.9
- Helpful Votes:1,364
- Reviews Submitted:119
- First Review:December 10, 2011
- Most Recent Review:December 20, 2019
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The rat catcher's after more than rats this time. He's kidnapping fairy folk!
Overall rating
3
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5
14 of 15 found this review helpful
Too Much of a Good Thing is Bad
PostedJanuary 7, 2015
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I love the Myths of the World series. I've played every one and was looking forward to the Irish one. Sadly, the game was so full of things that worked in other games - it's excessive, heavy, confusing and dull.
Pros: The art is beautiful. Screens pop off the page with color and shape. Game play is smooth and intuitive - you know what object to use where. Mini-mes are Easy to Medium. Good ending (although it takes too long to get there).
Cons: Too many story lines that are hard to keep track of - the nutty professor, the fairy, the witch, the other fairy, the rat catcher - left me halfway through the game going "who is who and who did what now?" Voice-over accents are horrid. The mini-games don't make much sense. Each HO puzzle having 3 stages to go through just makes it seem long.
Worst Part: When you come to a new character you have to answer questions with one of three answers. It S-L-O-W-S the game down, distracts and doesn't make sense.
It's a game that decided to throw so much in there's no ease, sense or fun. Just slogging from one character to another trying to end. Still love Myths - but this one - needs an editor.
I don't recommend this game.
After a long journey, Queen Sophia faces her enemy for the last time - but will she succeed in saving her parents?
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 7 found this review helpful
Ending at the Right Time
PostedDecember 29, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I loved the early Awakening Games and happily waiting for each new one. But the lackluster effort on this game shows the story was ready to end. It's a good end, but a necessary one.
Pros: beautiful graphics, cut scenes and backgrounds. Puzzles easy to low-medium, story adequate - not as compelling and the minor story (dwarves/centaurs) has no real meaning or climax but it's easy to follow. Intuitive objects, moves forward quickly.
Cons: Same old, dragon rarely used and not really necessary, hidden objects and puzzles with grey/boulder/dark background are hard to see - one puzzle I just kept hititng hint until it was solved because i couldn't see the bricks well enough to solve it. Bad instructions for mini-games (not a new problem with boomzap).
It's not a bad game and if you have played up to this one you owe it to yourself to see the satisfying ending.
I recommend this game!
Jewel Legends: Magical Kingdom
Rebuild the Magical Kingdom, erect magnificent buildings and restore the kingdom’s former glory!
Overall rating
2
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Slow, Boring Game
PostedDecember 24, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I love Match 3's for their relaxing nature - but when a game is this slow - it goes beyond relaxing into Comatose. Fair Disclosure: I did not finish playing the game. I stopped at the halfway mark.
Pros: Graphics and Pretty and the game runs well.
Cons: Noisy and Clunky motions make this a slog to get through. Bonuses are weak, limited and take forever. Every level has layers and layers that take points and you get 1 point a screen. I suppose this game is meant to last a long time, but as slow as it goes, I feel like I would be playing it until retirement.
Unimaginative and dull
I don't recommend this game.
The Rat King's wand has fallen into the hands of a vengeful baron. Team up with your new friend, the Tin Soldier, to stop him!
Overall rating
5
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5
23 of 25 found this review helpful
Worth the Wait!
PostedDecember 24, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Every year I wait and wait for Elephant Games to put out their Christmas game - and this one doesn't disappoint. Amazing story, fun puzzles and just the right length.
Pros: Graphics, Music (much from the Nutcracker), movement, voice-overs all perfect. A cameo person makes it awesome, and the little mouse family is gorgeous. Perfect blend of 2D animation. Puzzles Easy to Low-Medium, Story is entrancing. I actually CARED about what happened.
Cons: Some puzzles don't have good directions on how they work (used SKIP), and the end is abrupt.
Overall, this is another winner in the collection of Christmas games from Elephant. (and it was fun to see Good/Bad Scrooge from last year too). :)
I recommend this game!
In this latest installment of Imperial Island, accompany Emperor Omadan on an exciting journey through uncharted lands in search of his son - Prince Caleb.
Overall rating
3
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5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Repetitive but Functional
PostedOctober 18, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I really liked the first game in this series and thought this one would be great. And it was - for the first 15 screens. By the time I was at 78 of 100 - I felt like I had played the same game 78 times in a row and was ready to be done.
All Match 3 are, by their nature, repetitive - but the the island hopping structure of the setup makes that fact stand out more.
Pros: The bonuses are fantastic. There are standard ones and ones that "appear" - you can't control where they end up (which adds some challenge) and the evolve over time. the bonuses was the best part of the game. Colors and art are fine.
Cons: The game gets weirdly easy at 90. It's like the developers just gave up and said, "slap 10 more screens on, I'm going home." The "time records" are unbeatable on some screens, but the game lets you plow forward anyway. The end doesn't materialize. The game just sort of stops and you're done.
Bright colors, easy to see and good action - just too much of the same for too long of a time.
I don't recommend this game.
In order to save your life, your twin sister traded her soul to a witch. Now you must race through the looking glass to rescue her!
Overall rating
3
/
5
8 of 9 found this review helpful
Nice but not Engaging
PostedOctober 18, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is one of the harder reviews for me, because there is really nothing wrong with this game. It works well, has a story, has good puzzles,etc. But when you put it all together the result is sort of underwhelming. It just didn't "grab me".
Pros: Graphics are fine and game play is smooth. It's broken up into scenes, with a lot of "go here/do this/go there/get that" - games easy to medium. Story is interesting although the "romance" aspect is nearly non-existent. Nice ending.
Cons: You have to click exactly on something to get it to activate. There are a lot of background characters who seem interesting (magic rabbit, rhyming goblin) but they really never get much play or story. Not all items are intuitively used (i.e. why would I use "X" to make "y" work?).
Overall, it's not a bad game, and I'd recommend it because taste is a very subjective thing.
I recommend this game!
To save your father from a hideous monster, you've decided to sacrifice your own freedom. Now you must journey through a strange and magical land before time runs out!
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Nice Getaway Game
PostedOctober 4, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
A hybrid of Beauty and the Beast and other fairy tales tropes, this game was smooth and fun. It wasn't a "WOW" game, but I enjoyed my time with it.
Pros: Beautiful graphics and music, fun story, nice smooth motion, logical tools, good length of the game, puzzles easy to medium. Story unfolds in sections so there are good starting/stopping places.
Cons: You do have to drag items around for a long time and it's easy to forget what things are where because there are a lot of rooms in each soon. Map is helpful. Games are all reasonably easy but some are time consuming, so I skipped them halfway through. I don't want to spend 8 minutes on a puzzle game just to open a door. There are several "villains" - one of whom lacks resolution.
Overall a pleasant way to spend time.
I recommend this game!
When his sister is murdered, you must prove your nephew's innocence!
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Nice Continuation but Not Exceptional
PostedSeptember 28, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Having played all the Grim Tales games, I feel like part of the Gray family. I was there when the sister married and had James - now he's on trial. Game is good, but oddly flat.
Pros: Graphics, music, functioning all beautiful - like we expect from this series. Puzzles easy to medium - quick to solve. A lot of different locations, not just 'same room/different time." Easy to follow story. Right amount of HOS.
Cons: #1 problem. The mini-puzzle instructions are terrible. They don't explain how the puzzle works in any way. I ended up skipping a few puzzles because I couldn't figure out how the mechanism worked. The game just seems flat. The story is engaging although it jumps very quickly to the final conclusion, and once you see the reveal - you don't really care. Toward the end there's a lot of "Do this /go there/get that/" back and forth. Boxes holding puzzle pieces of other boxes.
I'd recommend this for die-hard Gray family followers, but not as a step into the series.
I recommend this game!
Friendly and cheerful ghosts need your help in this new, breathtaking match 3 game with HOGs and puzzles.
Overall rating
4
/
5
Good Starter Match 3
PostedSeptember 28, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is a great game for youngsters or folks just learning Match 3/building games. The design is sweet, fun and simple. A good relaxation game.
Pros: Graphics and colors are excellent, ghosts are fun, puzzles are all easy (mah-jong-ish puzzle and hidden object), music is relaxing, power ups are helpful, nothing takes too long. Good length. By the time you're about done - so is the game.
Cons: the games get repetitive after awhile, as do the ghosts. There are 5 ghosts but they are all like each other so nothing creative. powerups happen on the board wherever they happen, you can't place them. The story is silly - most of the things in the "ghost town" are things that ghosts don't need - but its all in good fun.
Recommend for youngsters or newbies.
I recommend this game!
You are not alone. Join other captives in their quest for freedom as you reveal the evil secrets possessing this puzzling paradise!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Great Fun and Story in a Match 3
PostedSeptember 20, 2014
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I love me some good explosions and this game has it. It's goes at a good pace, and keeps you interested. One of the best basic Match 3's I've played.
Pros: Huge game boards, lots of bonuses that create explosive elements on the board, interesting story with heroes, villains and mystery. Good graphics and sound. Quick learning curve. Great diversity on the game board as levels change. Bonuses build up over time.
Cons: The instructions are overwhelming at first. It's easier to just play the game and figure them out yourself. Instead of building up to stronger villains, they are all the same level. End is a bit abrupt, anti-climatic. But it's a long game and I was ready for it to be done.
I recommend this game!