aleta59's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.7
- Helpful Votes:889
- Reviews Submitted:146
- First Review:February 29, 2012
- Most Recent Review:December 9, 2013
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Timeless: The Lost Castle
A mysterious man in red summons you, sending you to a flying ship where a little girl needs your help!
Overall rating
5
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5
39 of 48 found this review helpful
WOW!
PostedFebruary 11, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
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
Loved this game. Many Kudos to the developers.
Great story line about a lost little girl that you are trying to save from a bad man in a red cloak, who keeps throwing up roadblocks to stop you.
Crisp, clean graphics.
Lots of seek and find, and some real puzzlers (no walk thru on this one, so you have to do some head scratching and visits to the forum).
No VOS, text only, but it didnt matter
HOS: interactive, standard and silhouette. Very clear and crisp and you get more than one item
Nice background music
Good puzzles, long skip
Diary
Hint system points you in the right direction
A very clever and interesting game.
Excellent length for me: over 6 hours casual play
Great story line about a lost little girl that you are trying to save from a bad man in a red cloak, who keeps throwing up roadblocks to stop you.
Crisp, clean graphics.
Lots of seek and find, and some real puzzlers (no walk thru on this one, so you have to do some head scratching and visits to the forum).
No VOS, text only, but it didnt matter
HOS: interactive, standard and silhouette. Very clear and crisp and you get more than one item
Nice background music
Good puzzles, long skip
Diary
Hint system points you in the right direction
A very clever and interesting game.
Excellent length for me: over 6 hours casual play
I recommend this game!
Cursed Fates: The Headless Horseman
A terrible legend has become reality. The legend of a terrifying creature returned from hell.
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Great game!
PostedFebruary 9, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
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
Really good story about the headless horseman, and Inspector Crane has come to investigate.
VOS
Great characters
Very crisp and beautiful graphics
Lovely music
HOS, interactive, standard and silhouettes (very clear)
You can combine inventory objects
Diary
No map, but not necessary as each chapter closes out the old locations
Great puzzles (and I dont say that a lot); medium skip
Good hint system, needed to use it a few times
A good amount of seek and find
More adventure than HOG
Nice length: 5.5 hours casual
VOS
Great characters
Very crisp and beautiful graphics
Lovely music
HOS, interactive, standard and silhouettes (very clear)
You can combine inventory objects
Diary
No map, but not necessary as each chapter closes out the old locations
Great puzzles (and I dont say that a lot); medium skip
Good hint system, needed to use it a few times
A good amount of seek and find
More adventure than HOG
Nice length: 5.5 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Mountain Trap: The Manor of Memories
Face a 200-year mystery and save your best friend! Discover how strong friendship ties can be and to what extremes unrequited love is ready to go.
Overall rating
5
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5
17 of 19 found this review helpful
Awesome game!
PostedFebruary 7, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Dont know why this game got such low reviews, maybe from just playing the demo. I loved it. Great storyline, you have to save your friend from a ghost taking over her body, which you are unbeknowingly helping.
Superb graphics.
VOS and text
HOS, standard, interactive and silhouettes (and yes, there are a few of them)
Puzzles, very good, but long skip
Nice background music
Snowy atmosphere and a number of locations to explore
A good amount of seek and find
Heavy on adventure
This game takes time to enjoy and you have to actively seek the next moves. No map, but not that many locations
Journal, tho not helpful, after the fact
A great game, and to be continued, so am looking forward to the next installation
Really good length: 5 hours casual
Superb graphics.
VOS and text
HOS, standard, interactive and silhouettes (and yes, there are a few of them)
Puzzles, very good, but long skip
Nice background music
Snowy atmosphere and a number of locations to explore
A good amount of seek and find
Heavy on adventure
This game takes time to enjoy and you have to actively seek the next moves. No map, but not that many locations
Journal, tho not helpful, after the fact
A great game, and to be continued, so am looking forward to the next installation
Really good length: 5 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Deadly Voltage: Rise of the Invincible
A mysterious force from a parallel universe wreaks havoc on a small town as a scientist fights to stop it from taking over the world!
Overall rating
5
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5
15 of 18 found this review helpful
Shockingly good!
PostedFebruary 6, 2013
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
I loved it. You deliver a package to a small town and get involved in trying to rid the town of a deadly entity who is sucking the electrical energy out of the town.
Excellent storyline.
No VOS, text only
Transport map
Journal (computer screen emails)
HOS interactive and very clear
Super graphics
Good puzzles, short skip
The only character, the professor, was a little goofy, but it didnt affect the overall game
Lots of fun
4.25 hours casual
Excellent storyline.
No VOS, text only
Transport map
Journal (computer screen emails)
HOS interactive and very clear
Super graphics
Good puzzles, short skip
The only character, the professor, was a little goofy, but it didnt affect the overall game
Lots of fun
4.25 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Maestro: Music from the Void Collector's Edition
Eerie music fills the air in Vienna, where shadows terrorize people in the streets. Two musical prodigies have gone missing. Can you save them without striking a single false note?
Overall rating
3
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5
9 of 10 found this review helpful
Very disappointing
PostedFebruary 5, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
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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
/
5
Nothing as good as the first two of this series. Mostly HOS and lots and lots of puzzles.
Good music, good speaking characters, interactive HOS.
Very, very short for a CE: 4.25 total hours on casual. This is way too short for a CE price.
Recommend only as a SE or a bonus game.
Good music, good speaking characters, interactive HOS.
Very, very short for a CE: 4.25 total hours on casual. This is way too short for a CE price.
Recommend only as a SE or a bonus game.
I recommend this game!
Lake House: Children of Silence
Dark things bubble to the surface when the past invades the present!
Overall rating
5
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5
61 of 67 found this review helpful
Would rate this one a six!!!
PostedJanuary 29, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Great story: a man helps his fiancee delve into the past and finds some astonishing truths.
Excellent speaking characters
HOS, interactive and clear
Seek and find
Good puzzles, medium skip
Very enjoyable game. Could hardly stop playing it.
Good length: almost 5 hours casual
Excellent speaking characters
HOS, interactive and clear
Seek and find
Good puzzles, medium skip
Very enjoyable game. Could hardly stop playing it.
Good length: almost 5 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Nightmare Adventures: The Turning Thorn
What dark and powerful secrets are hidden within the A.R.C.A.N.E. agency's old research base? Kiera Vale returns to find out.
Overall rating
5
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5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Quite a challenging adventure game
PostedJanuary 29, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Review on completed game:
Good story, return to ARCANE, as Kiera discovers more about her mysterious past that connects her to witchcraft.
No HOS
VOS
Good characters
Journal (PDA)
Puzzles, very hard, use camera shots as clues. Long skip button
Enjoyable, but I needed to use the walk thru and hints quite a bit.
Spoiler: this game has a cliff hanger
Good length: 5.25 hours casual
Good story, return to ARCANE, as Kiera discovers more about her mysterious past that connects her to witchcraft.
No HOS
VOS
Good characters
Journal (PDA)
Puzzles, very hard, use camera shots as clues. Long skip button
Enjoyable, but I needed to use the walk thru and hints quite a bit.
Spoiler: this game has a cliff hanger
Good length: 5.25 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Vault Cracker
Help Melissa find her son, figure out who is behind his kidnapping, and stay off the police radar in Vault Cracker!
Overall rating
5
/
5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Good storyline, mostly HOG (completed game review)
PostedJanuary 26, 2013
Fun Factor
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Interesting storyline, having to break into a safe to save one's child from a kidnapper. Just when she thought she was out of the game, she had to get back into it.
Good characters, mostly VOS
Lots and lots of HOS, standard and interactive, very clear
Seek and find for more HOS scene where you have to put together items needed
Puzzles, good, medium skip. Some nice variants like the pick the lock puzzle, and find someone in a crowd by elimination
Music kind of boring, same track over and over
A fun game, if a little monotonous.
Good length: 5 hours casual.
Good characters, mostly VOS
Lots and lots of HOS, standard and interactive, very clear
Seek and find for more HOS scene where you have to put together items needed
Puzzles, good, medium skip. Some nice variants like the pick the lock puzzle, and find someone in a crowd by elimination
Music kind of boring, same track over and over
A fun game, if a little monotonous.
Good length: 5 hours casual.
I recommend this game!
Secrets of the Dragon Wheel
Help Epiphany O’day sneak on board the luxurious and dangerous Imperial Majestic to stop murder and mayhem in its tracks!
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Eye strainer (completed game review)
PostedJanuary 26, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This game had so much potential. A good story line with Epiphany O'Day looking for the part of a mystical dragon wheel. But, the graphics were all over the place. In some scenes, items were very clear. In many others, even a magnifying glass could not find the objects. I had to use the hints a lot.
Interesting speaking characters
Great locations, esp. the oriental express type train
Good puzzle, short skip
HOS standard, see above
Diary
4 hours casual
Interesting speaking characters
Great locations, esp. the oriental express type train
Good puzzle, short skip
HOS standard, see above
Diary
4 hours casual
I don't recommend this game.
Escape the Museum 2
After a devastating earthquake rocks the city, David must reach the museum before nightfall and save his wife and daughter!
Overall rating
5
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5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
Find and fix
PostedJanuary 23, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Good storyline: David must find his family after an earthquake. He keeps running into problems getting to the museum.
Each problem is a separate scene in the game. You have to find how to solve the problem, such as getting into a mall.
Nice graphics and characters
You use most of the inventory items as you go. Some are left for the end
Cute how the old guy throws a bottle that crashes against the item you need in the HOS scenes
Lots of HOS, most pretty clear
Good hint system, again, the old guy
You can't leave a scene until it is done
No hand holding on this one. You have to find the right place to click to get a HOS.
Good length: 4.5 hours casual
Each problem is a separate scene in the game. You have to find how to solve the problem, such as getting into a mall.
Nice graphics and characters
You use most of the inventory items as you go. Some are left for the end
Cute how the old guy throws a bottle that crashes against the item you need in the HOS scenes
Lots of HOS, most pretty clear
Good hint system, again, the old guy
You can't leave a scene until it is done
No hand holding on this one. You have to find the right place to click to get a HOS.
Good length: 4.5 hours casual
I recommend this game!