sylsanfran's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.9
- Helpful Votes:190
- Reviews Submitted:35
- First Review:January 7, 2012
- Most Recent Review:January 7, 2016
- Featured reviews0
Help Marcus Victorious save its citizens and bring back life to its previous glory.
Overall rating
3
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
No Queue - Boo Hoo!
PostedJanuary 7, 2016
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3, Card & Board
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Love RoR, however, there is no way to queue workers or tasks so you clidk-wait-click-wait while each task is completed before dispatching a worker back out. Just Ok.
I don't recommend this game.
Explore the Wild West and help Ted and his friends in their adventures.
Overall rating
2
/
5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
"Unattainable Achievements" = No Reason to Play....
PostedOctober 4, 2015
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
TM lover who read the small print after not being able to complete early levels in "normal" mode. If they actually advertise that you cannot complete the levels, why play?
Very slow task completion time.
No way to get a gold star - per the developers.
1x use for extra's such as the mines.
Nonsensical tasks such as gathering $8000 for no reason. Player is left sitting and collecting rents because one task goes far beyond the time to accomplish everything else.
Missing essentials of a good TM such as choices, helpers, strategy. Going back to playing Brownies until a good TM comes around.
Very slow task completion time.
No way to get a gold star - per the developers.
1x use for extra's such as the mines.
Nonsensical tasks such as gathering $8000 for no reason. Player is left sitting and collecting rents because one task goes far beyond the time to accomplish everything else.
Missing essentials of a good TM such as choices, helpers, strategy. Going back to playing Brownies until a good TM comes around.
I don't recommend this game.
Help Henri, a high-spirited baker with a penchant for pastries, arrange scrumptious ingredients into groups of three or more to make colorful confections.
Overall rating
2
/
5
6 of 13 found this review helpful
Skip Dessert......
PostedSeptember 7, 2015
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Simple and repetitive, which is every match three, to a point, but this game is either speed-matching in the arcade mode or the elusive stars. I stopped on the Tropical level and could not move forward despite buying extra's. I cannot figure out how to work around this level and cannot earn any more upgrades. I would love another Around the World in Eighty Days with the great artwork and some new destinations.
I don't recommend this game.
Complete dangerous missions amid dazzling landscapes of prehistoric Earth and alien worlds. Can you complete these thrilling puzzles in order to return home?
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Loved It!
PostedAugust 19, 2015
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
The little game that COULD! Does so many things right:
-lots and lots of games and adventure
-nice artwork
-does NOT take up time with notes, dialogue bars, etc.
-see the whole screen (just about) without the hints, bars, and accessories at the bottom
-kept simple and fun
-more actual "play" time than in many more sophisticated games.
Loved it! Cannot wait for iTerra to take me to other places in time. (could do without trapping the saber tooth cat, but all in fun)
-lots and lots of games and adventure
-nice artwork
-does NOT take up time with notes, dialogue bars, etc.
-see the whole screen (just about) without the hints, bars, and accessories at the bottom
-kept simple and fun
-more actual "play" time than in many more sophisticated games.
Loved it! Cannot wait for iTerra to take me to other places in time. (could do without trapping the saber tooth cat, but all in fun)
Immerse yourself in a fascinating story, where the mundane is deeply intertwined with magic. Befriend the brownies and challenge the evil Boggart!
Overall rating
5
/
5
What's in the Brownies?
PostedAugust 19, 2015
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
A true time-management game. Not just a click-a-thon. There are definitely right or wrong choices to be made. Cute premise that could have a little more variation and extra's thrown in but very enjoyable. If you like MKFTP or the Northern Tales series, I think you will like this one, too.
I recommend this game!
From the makers of the Rite of Passage series comes a ground-breaking new series that's as creepy as it gets.
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 5 found this review helpful
Little Game Attached to a Big Production
PostedAugust 16, 2015
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Really cool, wanted to love it but it was maddening. Even opting out of the tutorials, there is so much "stuff" going on, the actual game component was minimal and CONSTANTLY interrupted by black bars, blinking, yak, yak, yak. For me, the story should move the game along, not vice-versa. So much stuff all over the screen, notebooks popping up, dialogue bars, "fear" bars. It was like you just get a peek at the game. Had a lot of potential, though.
I recommend this game!
Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Tracks of Terror Collector's Edition
Can werewolves be cured, or will one family’s curse continue?
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
Skip Dialogue, Find Item, Repeat
PostedJuly 25, 2015
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Just so-so, could be skipped, especially as a CE. The bar showing grabbed items goes up and down constantly, especially when using the directional buttons. That part made me howl. It seems like I skipped a lot of dialogue and tedious games. Despite the constant dialogue, there really was no story. Just so-so.
I don't recommend this game.
Experience the romance of Regency England, in this sumptuous solitaire game.
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Literally "Hours of Fun"
PostedApril 9, 2015
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Love this game and would rather play this over and over than some newer ones I have downloaded. Artwork is beautiful and the game is done well: follows solitaire format and easy to use. Since then I have downloaded Atlantic and Easter solitaire but do not play either one. Solitaire seems simple but can be enjoyable or tedious.
I recommend this game!
Control the power of magical cards and defeat the Ice Queen before the land is sealed in eternal winter.
Overall rating
3
/
5
0 of 2 found this review helpful
Short and Repetitious!
PostedSeptember 11, 2014
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Card & Board
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
The theme and visuals were nice but too short for a solitaire game. Not much design variation and although they break up the card play with a hidden object scene, it is very simple. Not up to par with other solitaire games.
I don't recommend this game.
Unravel the web of intrigues against the Vikings and bring peace to their lands!
Overall rating
3
/
5
5 of 8 found this review helpful
"Flow" Issues w NT4
PostedAugust 3, 2014
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Nice graphics but does not "flow" as well as previous versions. Waiting on one particular supply leads to down time and some levels (21) just do not flow well. Still a good sequel and definitely worth purchasing.
I recommend this game!