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THERE ONCE WAS A TIME WHEN THIS DEVELOPER CREATED CUTTING EDGE GAMES WITH UNUSUAL TASKS (insert heavy sigh:()
PostedMarch 5, 2020
pennmom36
fromFirst published in the work Jacula Prudentusm, in 1640 by George Herbert as "To him that will, ways are not wanting" By the 1820's the phrase had been altered to "Where there's a will, there's a way"
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Completed Game approximately 5.0 Hours (including completion of all puzzles & Bonus Chapter 21 Scene Locations +6 CE Bonus Chapter Difficulty Range: Beginner
Where there's a Will, there's a Way, the William Rogers Way. Will is a NY Police Counselor with the unique ability to enter one's mind to access their memories thanks to a trial medication study he was administered during college. The pharmaceutical company went belly up so Will decided to put his newfound super-powers to good use fighting crime. For years, he hasn't told a soul about his unusual side-effects, but today he's not so sure it's a secret. Will has just become a pon in a chess game with deadly stakes. This is not the Way Will thought his side effect would come to fruition, at the mercy of a madman who calls himself The Designer!
Gadget/Helper: Once again MHG has included a gimmicky Gadget, the Mindframe Gadget which is used 7 times during the Main Game and once in the CE Bonus Chapter. When Will Rogers enters someone's mind to access their memories, you must fine-tune the clarity by dragging and dropping digital sections into the scene. There are only a handful of items to place so this game can be zipped through fairly quickly. There once was a time when MHG didn't need to offer gimmicky gadgets to make their games amazing!
Morphing Objects/Collectibles (CE version only) Each of the 27 Scenes, throughout the Main Game and Bonus Chapter, has a Morphing Object and Collectible Eye Symbol. There is a Morphing Object in all of the Hidden Object Scenes as well, but they morph at a fairly fast pace and are easily spotted. The Eye Symbols are super easy to locate but there were a few of the scene Morphs that were somewhat evasive. I believe you can return to the scene to pick up any missed Morphs by clicking on the Collectibles Tab to the left of the Inventory Bar. There once was a time when MHG had some of the best morphs in town.
Hidden Object Scenes: There are 16 Hidden Object Scenes, 4 Zoom Zone HOP's and 7 Gadget related HO puzzles (+3 HO scenes, 1 Zoom Zone HO and 1 Gadget related HO Puzzle in the CE Collector's Edition) The scene locations are unappealing and unimaginative, the objects aren't even remotely "hidden" in fact, I became so bored with them that I added my own challenge of guessing which item was on the list, and I was about 95% accurate in average. Most of the scenes are Silhouetted Shape find variations but there are Matching Pairs Finds, Interactive & Listed Item Finds and Find & Replace as well. You will play a repetitive HO scene each time you enter someone's Memories by placing silhouetted outlines correctly into the scene. If you miss a Hidden Object Scene Morph you can replay the HO scene to pick up the morph in the CE Extra's menu. There once was a time when MHG's offered beautiful, creative, cutting-edge HO scenes that were detailed and fun...what happened?
Mini-Games: No need to put on your thinking caps today folks because most of the 16 Mini-Games (+4 in the CE Bonus Chapter) are nothing more than mindless tasks of entering codes by simply clicking on individual tumblers, etc. There are a lot of mechanical type puzzles where you connect wires, set gages or dials, tinker with gears, etc. to get machinery back up and running, that were decent puzzles but they aren't very complex or challenging. There was a time when MHG was the cutting-edge new kid on the block and they blew those cookie-cutter developers out of the water ...now THEY are THOSE other developers!
Bonus Chapter: (CE version only) The Will Rogers show must go on, and it does, approximately 2 weeks after wrapping up the Case. Foul play is suspected when two medical research applicants mysteriously disappear and all roads seem to lead to Dr. Pierre Mortimer, from TP1. This is a short Chapter with only 3 Hidden Object Scenes, a Zoom Zone HOP, a single Mindframe Gadget HO scene and 4 Mini-Games available. There are 3 Hidden Object Scene Morphs, 6 Scene Morphing Objects, and 6 Collectible Eyes remaining. After completing this Bonus Chapter you can access the Treasure Hunt and Ultimate HO Puzzle in the CE Extra's menu.
Collector's Edition Extra's: 12 Wallpapers (haha, the other 8 appear after actually completing the game...never gets the #'s right...never) 5 Concept Art Pictures with Before/After Slider Bar, 10 Music Soundtracks, 16 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 27 Collectible Eye Symbols, 27 Scene Morphing Objects, 16 HOP Morphing Objects, Case Files, Treasure Hunt (return to the scene to search for an item per scene) an Ultimate Hidden Object Puzzle (not nearly as ultimate as anticipated) 4 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a Built-In Strategy Guide.
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I have not played the previous two Magic Farm games, however, I did watch several videos of Magic Farm 2: Fairy Lands and THAT one is clearly more appealing! The "farm" is bright and colorful, the "pests" are adorable little critters and the "plants" evolve into really interesting flora. Farming on a river bed is about as unimaginative as it gets and a huge concept mistake because there's no curb appeal, nothing to look at but water, even the pests were poor choices. Mosquitos that were larger than the octopus? (they lay eggs in standing or stagnant water, they don't eat vegetation??) Clams that clock in at about 30 MPH, (clams are filter feeders, clams can retract their foot to squirt water & project themselves laterally to "swim" in short bursts using the currents) and Octopi (octopuses also acceptable) that look like they were hybrid beluga whale mutations (and also don't eat vegetation, they eat mostly cephalopods which btw, includes Clams, therefore, I should be able to just let nature take its course without having to thump these poor creatures with a shovel?!? Now one could argue that it's a fantasy farm and these are fantasy creatures...then why make them ordinary, everyday creatures instead of the fantasy creatures offered in Magic Farm 2? First Concept Flaw: Poor Location & Pest choices, Graphically speaking.
In the Casual Mode, pests are weaker and the plants require less water. In Hardcore Mode, the pests are stronger, plants require more watering, and Robin may get thirsty as well. There are 17 Trophies to earn that reward you with various skills, such as Increasing the damage to bugs by 3%. The trophies should have been more numerous, trophies should have been awarded more frequently as you gain new experience boosts so that you were constantly earning percentage increments over several categories. Farming skills would award you a % discount for purchasing water, plants, or decorations. The dragon should have several trophy achievement-skill upgrades as well. Another missed opportunity concept flaw that would have incorporated more Time Management aspects into the game.
This is a very simplistic yet addictive game that's easy to learn, but difficult to master. You buy a basic starter plant, water it when the droplets appear, harvest the blooms, and annihilate any critter who dares to attack your crops with a shovel?! (perhaps an organic pest control spray bottle would have sufficed?) The faster you are, the more experienced you become, and you'll earn more money because you'll earn more flowers to sell at the end of each day. As you gain experience, the flowers begin to evolve, the more they evolve, the more exotic the flowers become, the more exotic the flower, the more money you'll earn at days end. Eventually, quests become available that allows you to create items that bring in bigger bucks.
You are constantly being swindled out of your hard-earned cash by the locals who want to get their hands on your little mermaid, crustaceous moola. I found this feature to be maddening because IF you choose to pay up, you're back to square one...broke, and the second you pay up, another's there to take his place with an open palm and empty pockets. You'll get trapped in a never-ending loop and stuck with the same two plants you started with, the same, end-of-the-day tallies forever. You'll have to buy Water before starting the Day's Level, so you're caught in a catch 22, struggling to make enough money to buy or repair more flowers...which will make the game boring pretty quickly. Another Concept ideal flaw. (Does it matter if I DON'T help them financially? Do I miss a leveling-up opportunity or other scenario feature? This would be an important answer not covered in the vague tutorial!)
If you don't pay the Magic Farm Sharks, you'll have enough she-sells, sea-shells to purchase lilypad plant plots to make the game more interesting. You can also purchase water containers and harvesting baskets as well as decorations that help plants evolve faster, require less water, increases flower production or make them more resilient to pests. There aren't enough items offered in the Equipment category, in my opinion, they should have several storage containers that hold an increasing amount of water or flowers (for example: holds 6-10-25 liters of water) As I mentioned earlier if there were more trophies available, items could include an automatic water or harvest feature for each individual flower, or an auto-sell harvest, speed up the day options (night mode too!) Missed concept!
One of the most annoying features (or possibly a glitch?) I came across started with the introduction of the mutant octopi. When the pests attack the crops, it's your solemn duty to grab the nearest inappropriate tool at your disposal, aka a shovel, and bludgeon them to death. (picture yourself repeatedly smacking the water with a shovel as you attempt to hit a moving underwater object, then picture yourself trying to swat a mosquito, midair with a heavy shovel...Nuff said?) Presumably, because the Beluga-octowhale is a mutant, they are stronger than your average squishy, spineless invertebrates composed entirely of soft tissue, and require super-human strength with cat-like reflexes, to squash them like a bug. In other words, you'll have to bonk them on their boneless bald heads at a break-neck pace. IF I chose to stop smacking him for a second to water my plants before they wither to dust, then the mutant octopus uses some kind of a voodoo-magic farm slime defense mechanism to cling to my magic farm cursor because he still thinks its a shovel/weapon. That's all fine and dandy, but now I've just shot him like a torpedo from the embankments to the VERY plant I so vehemently tried to defend, and poof! There goes my plant, there goes my hard-earned pirate-booty, all because the slimy ink-squirter used his spidey-senses to fool me into fast-tracking him to red lobster!
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I own several Solitaire games by this developer and they are very good Solitaire games, but they all have one common denominator...they have identical board layouts! The only difference is that the title changed as well as the storyline theme and graphics, still has the same features and achievements too! To make matters worse, it still his this intermittent issue where several deck cards flip over at the same time.
With that being said, IF you haven't purchased a game by this developer I totally recommend it because even though it's the same game, it's a really enjoyable game, I just don't need four of the same game!
You can set the resolution so the game fills the whole screen (instead of the black bars on each side) and there are 3 Cursors and 3 Card Fonts to choose from, including a large card font. There are 18 Achievements to earn, most of which are available in 3 different categories.
You can purchase Jokers and Number Specific Wildcards in the shop with the golddollars you earn, and as you progress, helper cards become available that refill as you play a specific suit, such as Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. After completing chapters and collecting the level resources, you'll be awarded artifacts.
One of the biggest reasons I love Solitaire games by this developer is the fact that the piles of deck cards are so numerous, and there are so many cards to remove from the board. Not only is it more challenging this way, but it gives you the opportunity to strategically make long combos, and by long, I mean that if done correctly, you can make combos of 20, 30 even 40 (yes it's possible on some levels, especially as you progress further)
I'm the kind of person who plays a solitaire level over and over until I remove every single card, even if I've earned all 3 Stars, I'll still replay the level until every single card has been removed. Once again, I had issues on some of the levels when I clicked on the deck pile where more than 1 card would flip over. It wasn't even noticeable unless one of the cards was playable, because the playable card on the board would wiggle to indicate I missed a play. Sure enough, I'd click the Undo button and the card below was indeed playable. This wouldn't be a problem if the Undo was free and limitless, but the Undo has to charge by removing cards, and it's not always available when you first start the level.
Here are a few of the features I love about this game: *The piles of cards to remove from the board are numerous. *Those piles sometimes give the appearance of a single card. *There are no "Special" cards to remove. *You can remove all cards because there are no special cards. *You can replay the levels as often as you want. *Clicking anywhere speeds up the process to the next level. *Large Combos are possible if you use strategy and/or Wildcards. *Mini-Games and HO's break up the monotony of Solitaire levels. *The card Fonts are easily identifiable and easy to see. *The graphics are colorful.
It's a relaxing game, it's a fun game to play, but it's not right to pretend to release a brand new game when in reality they didn't bother to change anything...or fix the multi-card flip glitch!
THESE DEVS ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY WHEN IT COMES TO TM GAMES
PostedFebruary 29, 2020
pennmom36
fromRobot comes from a Czech word, robota, meaning "forced labor" In 1954 George Devol invented the first programmable robot called the Unimate In 1961, the first industrial robot, Unimate, went online in a General Motors auto factory in New Jersey
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I don't understand why BF keeps offering these incredibly boring TM games. Even though they keep changing the title, they are all the same...boring. Are these guys so out of touch with what players actually like, or do they just not care? This game is so tedious and so boring that I couldn't finish the demo, it felt like a dreadful chore that I just wanted to get done so I could enjoy life again! That's pretty bad, folks :(
There are 60 Main Levels, kudos to anyone able to complete them, and Extra CE levels that can't be accessed until the main game is completed. This feature can be found on the level Map on the top right, as a purple swirl icon. There are 22 Trophy Achievements as well.
You can earn up to 3-Stars per level but I didn't find a Game Difficulty Mode setting (not that you'll need one) The tasks are boring and all involve sending a little robot to do the dirty work...until you build huts for the locals only to enslave them in the crystal mines...REALLY???
This Collector's Edition has a mysterious number of Bonus Levels, 6 Music Soundtracks, 17 Concept Art Pictures and a Built-In Strategy Guide...hardly worthy of the extra price.
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Completed Game approximately 4.5 hours (including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter) 19 Main Game Scene Locations +8 Bonus Chapter Difficulty Range: Beginner
The past is in the past...unless it's in the future or the present because dark forces are at play here when Anti-Mystery Tracker Agent Anna Gray arranges a little vacation for her doppelganger opposites. The real Anna Gray from Grim Tales, James Blackthorne from Haunted Hotel, and Agent Dorian Brown from Mystery Trackers, unwittingly board the SS TITAN (IC) destination PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE, they don't even get the pleasure of each other's company!
Unfortunately, the game itself is super easy and everything is predictable, you'll know what object is needed to complete every task, where to look, what to do and when and where to use things. You'll know where the HO scenes will be located the second you walk in a room, you'll know to open up scenes where there are cabinets and drawers and know they will all need emblems. At one point, I thought this developer had abandoned the "million emblems" required to unlock absolutely every door, drawer and cabinet in a 200 room mansion but they just keep slipping back into that dark anti-parallel "been there, done that, scenario?????
Helper/Gadget: There are 4 Gadgets in this game, one of which is dear ole dad, Richard, the other 3 are Connectors from the Mystery Trackers Agency which is basically a giant flip-phone used by all three agents. All of the gadgets were unobtrusive and didn't really require solving a mini-game (with the exception of 1 puzzle that followed its use.
Morphing Objects/Collectibles: (CE version only) There are 14 Morphing Case Cards with descriptions and 30 Non-Linear Morphing Objects. Although the morphs are very easy to spot, I am thrilled that they have included morphs that don't necessarily morph when you first visit the scene. (usually morphs when you switch characters) Most of the Zoom Zones have a Puzzle Fragment that automatically completes 4 Screensavers.
Hidden Object Scenes: There are 15 Hidden Object Scenes +4 in the CE Bonus Chapter and 7 Zoom Zone HOP's where you search for items that match silhouetted shapes, shown one at a time. I rarely impressed with any of the HO Scenes by Elephant because the items practically jump out at you. Do me a favor and try to find the items w/o looking at the list and I'll betcha you can find most objects! There are Interactive List Finds, Multiples of Items Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, and Symbol Finds. Some of the location settings were interesting but there were really only 2 that were unique, one that required flipping over stones to create murals of the listed objects, and my personal favorite, finding and placing parts on a totem pole. There are no alternate games available.
Mini-Games: There are 20 Mini-Games +2 in the CE Bonus Chapter. Most of the games are standard Elephant games that you've probably played several times. Here are a few of the ones I enjoyed the most:
1-A three-part Puzzle Variation game the first puzzle requires folding a map horizontally & vertically, the second puzzle requires dragging horizontal & vertical puzzle strips, the third is the famous Elephant torn photo where you have to drag fragments into place...easy but fun. 2-Place all bars on the grid, each bar has filled & empty circles of varying patterns and the goal is to cover the entire grid with circles. 3-Fire a cannonball at four different targets by clicking to stop the red horizontal & vertical lines when they are centered in the target. Each target becomes slightly more challenging because the speed increases each time. 4-Sneak past the guards by choosing paths 1-3 at the correct times per scene. 5-Connect gears to their matching colored mates without intersecting connections.
Bonus Chapter (Collector's Edition version only) Continue your parallel voyage to battle Morpheus before he conquers the universe and enslaves humanity through hypnosis! There are 8 Scene Locations in this average-length chapter which has only 2 Mini-Games and 4 Hidden Object Scenes. You will search for the remaining 4 Morphing Case Cards, 8 Morphing Objects, and 5 Zoom Zone Puzzle Fragments which allows you to complete the fourth and final screensaver.
Collector's Edition Extra's 12 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art Pictures, 4 Screensavers, 4 Music Soundtracks, 18 Achievements, 13 Replayable Mini-Games, 13 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes 14 Morphing Case Cards, 30 Non-Linear Morphing Objects 20 Zoom Zone Puzzle Fragments, a Secret Room to search for Hidden Objects, 7 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter (actually 3 chapters to play as Anna Gray-James Blackthorn, and Dorian Brown) and a Built-In Strategy Guide.
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DID MY FAVORITE DEVELOPER SNEAK IN A TEASER OF WHAT'S TO COME???
PostedFebruary 27, 2020
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fromIn Greek Mythology giants were defeated by Hercules the archer & buried under mountains causing volcanic fires & earthquakes. In Norse Mythology, giants were mortals that existed before the gods and defeated by them eventually.
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Completed Game approximately 8.0 Hours (including completion of all puzzles & Bonus Chapter 30 Scene Locations +12 CE Bonus Chapter Difficulty Range: Intermediate-Expert (& a great way to cut your teeth for beginners)
Susan has been summoned to the Lost Lands once again, but this voyage stirs emotions of inner turmoil as she struggles to balance life in the Lost Lands as a Warmaiden, and life on Earth as a mother and wife. Neither life will matter, however, if Susan doesn't choose Maaron over Jimmy because Drak UL's heart has been uncovered on Earth and must be returned to the Lost Lands for safe-keeping. If the heart falls into the wrong hands, both worlds could be destroyed if Drak Ul the giants' heart and soul are reunited.
I know most of us don't think about what goes on behind the scenes, and I'm not even sure the developers realize that they are light-years ahead of all others. Pay attention to the details folks, look at the graphics, the characters movement animations (okay, disregard a few creepy eyelid movements or creepy sign-language flitter fingers) Think about the work that went into creating those incredible morphs & interactive collectibles. (and think about the incredible price point for all that work!) Pay attention to the surroundings, the realistic atmosphere, and the realistic interactive tasks. These devs have been to Mars and back folks, they have looped around other galaxies several times, while others can only manage to come up with smoking out hundreds of beehives, placing a gazillion emblems, spirals & symbols, sticky note hints plastered everywhere/no grey matter required, and allowing players to click on a few neon-green lamps! (think about it) THIS is why this developer is my Number One all-time favorite developer, they know how to put the HOPE into HOPA games! However, did you have to make Jimmy's character so winey & annoying? He isn't a very likable person, just saying)
Morphing Objects/Collectibles (CE version only) Whoa, hold on folks! Just when I thought these guys couldn't possibly make their collectibles any better, they made me start digging for gold by placing hidden Coins under rocks and other various nooks and crannies! There are 53 Collectibles total, 8 Coins-7 Giant's Mark-7 Susan's Photo Memories-8 Maps-11 Lost Lands Manuscripts and 12 Figurines (in the BC) Each scene also has a Morphing Object, 30 total. You can enable/disable the curser-hand change option when you encounter morphs & collectibles as well as show the scenes with missed collectibles & morphs on the map.
Hidden Object Scenes: There are only 12 Hidden Object Scenes +3 in the CE Bonus Chapter, but don't let that deter you because these are some of the most interactive and lengthy, whole-room scene HO's you'll ever see, unless of course, you play other games by this developer. There are only 4 different variations, Interactive List, Interactive Silhouetted Shapes, Interactive Multiples, and Finding & Replacing. The interactions are multi-layered and do require a lot of thought processes because the interactions are not your typical cookie-cutter interactions. Did I mention how talented this team is? My only suggestion to them would be to offer an alternative game for players who may find these too frustrating, or perhaps a skip button feature?
Mini-Games: Put on your thinking caps to solve 37 Mini-Games +16 in the CE Bonus Chapter. These aren't impossible puzzles, but they will require a little bit of thought and a little bit of patience. These aren't the kind of games that can be solved in one or two moves, and certainly not by luck of the draw. Did I mention how incredibly talented this team is? Even the Hidden Object Scenes are more like puzzles AND they have mini-games within them!
Bonus Chapter: (CE version only) The journey continues right where you left off as Susan, Jimmy and Maaron retrace there steps to search for Maaron's Impaler that was dropped during the main game. There are 3 incredible Hidden Object Scenes and 16 Mini-Games across 12 familiar scenes. There are no Morphs in this chapter but you will search for the final 12 Collectible Figurines (of the last new character in the 3rd chapter!)
Collector's Edition Extra's: 10 amazing Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art Pictures, 8 Music Soundtracks, 17 Video Cutscenes, 12 Replayable Mini-Games, 20 Puzzles +5 Bonus Puzzles (you must complete collections to unlock) 53 Collectibles (8 Coins-7 Giant's Mark-7 Susan's Memories-8 Maps-11 Lost Lands Manuscripts-12 Figurines) 30 Morphing Objects, 3 very long Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a Built-In Strategy Guide.
LOST LANDS SERIES LIST Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Dark Overlord (February 22-2014) 4.4 2-The Four Horsemen (January 15-2015) 4.6 3-The Golden Curse (November 7-2015) 4.5 4-The Wanderer (October 25-2016) 4.3 5-Ice Spell (September 12-2017) 4.8 6-Mistakes of the Past (July 28-2018) 4.1 7-Redemption (February 26-2020) n/a
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Man, I wish they would change things up a bit in these games for those of us who own or have played more than one game by this developer because they are really good Match 3 games...IF you haven't played games 1-8! These Match 3 games may have an interesting story, amazing graphics, challenging obstacles, smooth Match 3 mechanics, interesting bonus power-up tools, clever builder aspects required to progress, and obtainable goals.
This is a swap type, Match 3 game that requires you swap two adjacent elements to create a group of at least three tiles. You can opt to play in a Relaxed, untimed mode and there is a High Scores Leaderboard. The goal of each level is to make matches over all of the Gold filled-in Cells as well as matching a specified number of specified Tiles that are shown at the top of the screen. Some levels also require you to collect Holy Spirit icons by dropping them to the bottom of the board. Some tiles Morph inside of a Bubble which allows you to pop the bubble when the jewel inside morphs to the desired jewel. I'm not sure why the morphing bubble tiles appear but I would suspect it's a reward for making a large match?
You don't earn Power-ups for making Large Matches, however, every match you make fills the Mana Meter, the larger the matches are, the faster it will charge. The good thing about this feature is that any of the power-ups can be used and refilled on any level, unlike some games where you have to wait until a level comes along that has a particular bonus tile to refill that power-up. The Hammer removes a single tile or chain, the Egyptian Bracelet will absorb a 4 tile radius of tiles or chains, the Crucible collects all tiles of the same kind, the Moses' Staff & Shepherd's Staff clears an entire Horizontal or Vertical Line including chained tiles, and the Stone Tablets clear a large group of tiles and any chains on them.
There are the normal obstructions as found in most Match 3 games of Chained tiles, Double Chained tiles, Spiders that spin webs to lock tiles if you don't make matches under them quickly enough, but nothing unusual or different than most Match 3 games, and certainly nothing different than other Match 3 games by this developer. You can purchase Videos of Moses' plight after gathering enough resources and you must purchase all videos to complete the chapter and open up the next Chapter's levels.
THE CHRONICLES OF SERIES LIST Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-The Chronicles of Noah's Ark (March 22-2016) 3.9 2-The Chronicles of Jonah and the Whale (February 26-2018) 3.1 3-The Chronicles of Joseph of Egypt (August 27-2018) 3.0 4-The Chronicles of King Arthur: 1-Excalibur (January 23-2019) 3.6 5-The Chronicles of King Arthur: 2-Knights of the Round Table (June 1-2019) 3.0 6-The Chronicles of Confucius's Journey (July 30-2019) 2.3 7-The Chronicles of Robin Hood The King of Thieves (August 27-2019) 3.4 8-The Chronicles of Moses and the Exodus (February 26-2020) n/a
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In all fairness, I'm a puzzle geek and my opinion will be far more critical because puzzles are my jam. This game is perfectly fine for those who like to play an occasional puzzle game for relaxation. When I saw that TGT was a Jigsaw Puzzle game that wasn't by the usual developer of mass cookie-cutter games, I thought my prayers had been answered, but I was really disappointed when I realized that I had to follow the puzzle chapters one by one, at least until I won the specified number of coins to unlock more. To make matters worse, the options were basically the same as that "other" developer's puzzles AND the puzzles were only available in 30, 48. and 99 pieces, at least in the demo portion of chapters 1-2. There's a jigsaw meme that says "I don't like to brag, but I just solved a puzzle in a week and the box said 3-5 years" Nuff said?
Let's start with the puzzles. There are 8 Chapters with varying levels. The pictures are decent, will save your progress and finished puzzles are downloadable, but you can only play selected puzzles until you earn enough coins to open up new chapters and even puzzles within the chapters themselves. As I stated earlier, it appears that you can only choose sizes of 30, 48 or 99 pieces, basically a child's size puzzle.
-There's Gold on the Ground 42 puzzles -Together Across the World 48 puzzles -Every Moment Matters 51 puzzles -Believe in Yourself 54 puzzles -It's A Beautiful World 57 puzzles -The Warmest Place 60 puzzles -Ah, Mother Nature 63 puzzles -Good Ole Times 69 puzzles
There is a Daily Coin Reward that increases in increments for consecutively logging on. There is a Random Puzzle Tab and a Daily Puzzle Tab and 42 Achievements to earn. You can enable a custom cursor, choose from 9 backgrounds, enable piece rotation, enable a timer, a preview picture or ghosted image. The ghosted image isn't a ghosted image at all, it's just a background of the puzzle image, not opaque as it should be!
The puzzles allow you to Auto-solve (why? what's the point of watching the computer solve puzzles???) you can select the Border pieces, shuffle and sort, and there's a Hint button as well as a Zoom in or out feature. You can drag the screen around, but it doesn't allow you to select and drag multiple puzzle pieces to sort them manually, but then again, 99 pieces max doesn't require a lot of sorting lol.
Now for the options this game doesn't have and should! A feature that allows me to download my own images...a MUST HAVE feature! (most people like specific genres) A puzzle shape option including my personal favorite, ¼ square tiles to make the puzzle wicked challenging (no tabs or indents) because there are hundreds of puzzle shapes available! A size option that matters, I guarantee you, real puzzle geeks don't solve 30 piece puzzles, my custom puzzles start at 5000 pieces for computer versions and I won't bother with a real jigsaw under 2000 pieces. And it would be nice, but not a deal-breaker if the above options were available...A better sort option that allows you to fetch, label, and store, specific colors/shapes/borders, etc.
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It looks like Moai 7 has a new developer, but it just didn't do it for me. I was super annoyed by the intrusive dialog boxes and tutorial boxes that kept popping up on top of where I was doing my Time Management thing. It was really distractive, why on earth didn't they place the dialog boxes at the bottom if they are going to continue the conversation after the level starts? I still want to read the story but not when it interferes with my score! I think the game is good, and they certainly need to work out a few kinks, but since they are new to the series, it's somewhat understandable.
There are 60 Levels and a whopping 52 Achievement Trophies to earn, and you can play in a Normal or Easy, Untimed Mode. They have added a Wheel of Luck feature to earn bonuses, emeralds, and resources, a feature that seems to be trending with TM games lately. (but unnecessary??) Each level has Treasure Chests available which contain valuable resources, and there are Haystacks with hidden treasures as well.
Items can be purchased in the Store with the Emeralds you earn playing. The Store items increase Workers Speed, Wood Chopping Speed, Increased Stone Mined, Faster River & Swamp Crossing, Increased Resources & Food, Increased Statue Production, Increased Iron Mined, Increased Merchant Trade, Decreased Pirate Demands, Increased Emaralds earned upon Level Completion, etc. Most of the items increase by percentages.
There are the standard Time Management tasks to remove obstructions and thorny weeds from pathways, fill in holes along the paths, plant crops for food, harvesting breadfruits, fishing for food, building sawmills and cutting palm trees for wood, quarries to produce stone, or iron, gold mines to build, repair destroyed property, fix broken bridges, collect resources, trade goods at the market and from merchants. Some of the building sites give you the choice of which building to construct, and you'll have to build them strategically in order to complete level goals. (and sometimes build for a period of time and then destroy and build a different type)
For me personally, it didn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy which is unusual because this is normally one of my favorite TM series :(
MOAI SERIES LIST Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Build Your Dream SE only (June 24-2013) 4.3 2-Path To Another World SE only (May 5-2015) 3.7 3-Trade Mission (December 26-2015) 4.2 4-Terra Incognito (July 2-2016) 4.7 5-New Generation (August 22-2017) 3.3 6-Unexpected Guests (July 24-2018) 3.8 7-Mystery Coast SE only (February 24-2020) n/a
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The BF synopsis claims this Standard Edition version has +20 Bonus Levels that were offered in the Collector's Edition version (where?) as well as the 32 Achievement Trophies, so other than a Strategy Guide, this version would appear to be the better value. It is strategy-based however, and I did use the SG several times while playing the CE version earlier, so I'm content with my purchase.
I wasn't a fan of the first Hermes game, Rescue Mission, but War of the Gods is an incredible Time Management game. The graphics are really, really good, and the tasks are so interesting that they hold your attention, so much so, that it becomes quite addicting and it's hard to stop playing! The quality is what makes this game, it doesn't need puzzle rune collectibles, morphs or hidden objects to bulk it up for quantity, it's just a great game that packs a punch full of solid entertainment, even the storyline is good!
You can play in a Relaxed (untimed) Mode, Novice, or Expert Mode of difficulty over 50 Main Levels (+20 CE Bonus Campaigns) with 32 Achievement Trophies to earn. The Collector's Edition version "Extra's" also includes 8 Music Soundtracks, 8 Concept Art Pictures, and a visual/audio Strategy Guide. There is a tab for 6 Collectibles available after completing the main game.
I love the Olive Tree and Olive Grove food concept, and that production of the Olive Trees can be upgraded as well as the production buildings like Stone Quarries, Banks and Sawmills. There are unusual resources to collect or scavenge, like weapons and chariots, or you may need to plant specialty items for potion ingredients like cactus blossoms to ward off nightmares. For me, including different tasks each level that isn't the same old, same old, been there done that kinda things, really did the trick, and made me want to keep playing because there was always something new to look forward to.
Bonuses have a unique feature of rebuilding the Olympic Village to accumulate the power of the gods by helping the local villagers and fighting enemies. Each repair will increase your powers in percentage increments, and each building can be repaired several times. The construction does take a while to complete, but you can continue to play and the bonuses will automatically take effect when complete. During some game levels, you can pick up various bonuses as well, such as Speeding up Production.
*Stadium: Workers Run Faster. *Gymnasium: Workers Work Faster. *Wrestling Hall: Reduces the time it takes Ares to defeat enemies. *Olympic Flame Bowl: Reduces the cost of repairing Ares' base. *Sacred Grove of Altidus: Olives will ripen faster. *Olympic Temple of Zeus: Reduces the cost of temple repairs. *Port of Champions: Reduces the cost of repairing the gods' altars. *Hippodrome: Hermes runs faster.
If you're a Time Management fan, this is a must-have game. If you haven't played a TM game, or you played one and didn't like it, this game will certainly change your mind, yea, it's that good!
HERMES SERIES LIST Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Rescue Mission SE only (May 07-2019) 4.2 2-War of the Gods (February 23-2020) n/a