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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4713
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:May 8, 2025
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Learn about the most interesting places in the world as you play through colorful and unique mosaics puzzles!
Overall rating
5
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5
156 of 183 found this review helpful
Mr. Penguin Is Gonna Be Upset Today!
PostedMarch 16, 2016
pennmom36
fromShhhh, he doesn't know yet.
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)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
Somebody put on their thinking cap and created one of the most unusual griddler games I've ever seen. I love it when devs think outside the box, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, this time it really works! You even get to choose the difficulty of the puzzles with Casual which has no timer, numbers are crossed off one by one and the hint timer recharges quickly. Normal mode has a timer with plenty of time, numbers are still crossed off one by one, and the hint recharges slowly. Expert mode gives you limited time, numbers are crossed off when an entire row is complete and the hint recharges very slowly. Wait! There's a custom mode which allows you to choose a timer, how long the hint takes to recharge from 10-120 seconds, how many mistakes you are allowed from 1-5, whether you want the numbers crossed off one by one or when an entire row is completed, and whether you want a time bonus.
Not only do you get to create beautiful and colorful pictures, but you get to create pictures with depth. There are the normal one color grids, and the three color grids where you change the colors by clicking on the color bubble which helps you solve the puzzle when you get stumped. Then the grids get really exciting with the introduction of shapes. This puzzle allows you to not only click three color options, but shapes as well! There's also a swap type grid and a bomb type grid where you figure out where the explosives are hidden and avoid them. The coolest part is that you can choose the order you want to play the grids in a level, if you want to play the last game first, you can!
It's a good thing Mrs. Penguin is busy redecorating her house for Uncle Aaron, because I feel a little guilty enjoying this unique griddler game. This game is very challenging, some of the grids seemed impossible to complete without using a hint or two, but perhaps I just need to put on my thinking cap as well, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Discover clues, collect items and use them in your quest to find the Lost Tomb.
Overall rating
2
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5
51 of 55 found this review helpful
The Lost Tomb Isn't Worth Finding
PostedMarch 16, 2016
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I really thought this was going to be an exceptional Match 3 game, but unfortunately, it ended up being a mediocre, take it or leave it kind of game. There are three different types of games available, none of which are timed from what I can tell/ The first type requires you to make matches of three or more tiles on top of all gold tiles on the board, the second type requires you to collect specific amounts of specific jewels, and the third type requires you to click on groups of two or more identical tiles under the "clue tiles"
There are three different types of Bonuses available to use, the Cross Slash Power bonus will clear a row or column, wherever you choose to use the bonus. The Whirlwind Power bonus will clear a 3x3 section, and the Color Bomb Power bonus will remove all tiles of the same color as shown in the action block. Other directional arrow bonuses are given to you on the board whenever you make large matches, and will destroy all tiles either horizontally of vertically.
As you progress, you will receive inventory items that are used to help you solve the puzzles available between sets such as: solving a mathematical puzzle using codes that can be referenced in your journal, or clicking on weights, and mixing them to change their color. I actually enjoyed the puzzles more than the Match 3 game.
The Group type Match 3 game was my least favorite, and on several of the levels, I ran out of all possible group matches. leaving me no choice but to use a bonus to end the level and collect the necessary tiles. This game lacks a wow factor, the graphics are decent the storyline is okay, but the game itself is rather droll, in my opinion.
I don't recommend this game.
In the continuation of the exciting Mountain Trap series, you are called to help the town of Wilshere, which has been afflicted by a series of mysterious disappearances.
Overall rating
4
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5
105 of 118 found this review helpful
When The Sheriff Is Stumped You Know It's Going To Be A Tough Case To Crack
PostedMarch 15, 2016
pennmom36
fromIt was probably a bad idea that I left a glass of antifreeze on the beverage cart in the hotel lobby!
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Fifteen young women have vanished mysteriously (because the disappearance of 15 old women isn't that interesting) from Wilshere Idenburg. There's no evidence, none, nada, zilch, and the local sheriff, Aiden Wood, is stumped. He has asked for help from a well known Private Investigator, Joan Veiburn, to help him find some type of lead to stop this madness.
This is a really good game for the price, the graphics are decent, not phenomenal, and it is a fairly easy game to play. You are equipped with a Mini Lab that allows you to collect ingredients with your dropper, as well as analyze substances and make chemical compounds to help you with your investigation. Altogether, you will collect 14 different ingredients as well as the necessary formula recipes. Each recipe requires you to choose the symbol coded vials and mix them in the correct order to produce compounds such as solvent or antifreeze.
The Hidden Object Scenes are a little "old school" all of them are simple Interactive List Finds, but the scenes are not repeated, and some objects are pretty well hidden.
The Mini Games are doable, and uncomplicated, below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Drag numbered disks to line them in ascending order using a turntable to switch the tokens.
2) Move the tokens to form horizontal rows of identical symbols where indicated.
3) Click hexagons to rotate them to form a complete image relevant to the center hexagon.
4) Take the ball from the stand and put it on top of one of 3 different color coded flasks to line up the correct color coded balls into each flask.
I thought the storyline was a little better in the first Mountain Trap game, but this is an entertaining game, especially for the price offered, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Grim Tales: The Wishes Collector's Edition
Be careful what you wish for... A deadly bargain has been made, and it's up to you to set things right before your nephew pays the terrible price!
Overall rating
4
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5
6 of 7 found this review helpful
Grim Tales: The Wishes CE
PostedMarch 14, 2016
pennmom36
fromI don't think it's a good idea to knock down the wasp nest with a stick!
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Young Brandon Gray has gotten himself into a little bit of a pickle. A mean black dog grabbed his favorite toy, a wooden puppet, and took off through the woods. The dog just happened to belong to a sinister witch who apologized to Brandon on behalf of her dog, and offers to grant him a wish. His wish is a binding contract, and Brandon is changing, he's losing weight and growing older and his mom Lusia, is getting worried. Brandon thinks this is his mess, and his responsibility to fix, it's a good thing Aunt Anna's here to help her favorite nephew, but can she defeat an evil witch in her own?
I really noticed a remarkable difference in the graphics since Grim Tales: The Bride, although I'm not real crazy about the storyline. This is an older game, but it's not dated or out of style, however, there's not a lot of frills that's associated with Collector's Editions of late. The inventory bar still has no locking mechanism but at least this game has a map with quick transportation to other areas.
The Hidden Object Scenes are still old school, interactive list finds, and many of the items are difficult to find because the items are small and some unrecognizable.
The Mini Games are mostly puzzle types, and all are fairly doable. There doesn't seem to be many in this game, at least not in the demo. One was a stained glass puzzle which requires you to use arrows to rotate the frame instead of the puzzle pieces, and the other requires you to guide the bee around the honeycomb until all cells are filled in. The bee doesn't stop moving until it hits an obstacle, and you cannot cross filled cells.
This Collector's Edition has 8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art pictures, 4 Music Soundtracks, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Terror strikes deep into the heart of this family's cursed estate!
Overall rating
4
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5
84 of 98 found this review helpful
He'll Take You Just Like The Others!
PostedMarch 13, 2016
pennmom36
fromThose eyeballs are everywhere!
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)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
Ghosts aren't real, haunted houses don't exist, and paranormal phenomenon can be scientifically explained and refuted, or so the Nolan's thought! Margie and her father Arthur Nolan are investigating the Heart Estate which has been abandoned since 1904. They ain't afraid of no ghost, in fact quite the opposite: they're here to debunk this haunted mansion, with scientific evidence. Luisa Heart, on the other hand, has no intention of being dismissed. This spirit has a ghostly story to tell, a story of love, deceit.......... and murder!
What a great storyline, ghost hunters with a level head, rationally trying to explain the unexplainable, even when there is no reasonable explanation. No ghost hunter would be credible without a Paranormal Detector, whenever you see paranormal activity, you search the room through the viewer to find the symbol shown, which exposes the source. The Collector's Edition has the addition of Achievements to earn, and each scene has a Collectible Hidden Heart to find, some of which are well hidden, others in plain sight. (they're still visible in this Edition, you just can't collect them)
The Hidden Object Scenes are all about the same, usually with two different layers, Progressive Interactions, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Interactive List Finds and Multiples of a single Item Finds, followed by replacing some items back into the scene, or collecting fragments uncovered. The only thing I was truly disappointed in was that most of the scenes are repeated a second time. In the Collector's Edition, each HOP has a Morphing Object to find for an extra challenge.
The Mini Games are decent, but nothing new, below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Rearrange tokens to create an image.
2) Click on groups of eyeballs until all are closed.
3) Drag the bars horizontally or vertically to free all four corners (Blocks)
4) Swap accessories on three different color coded dresses to complete ensemble.
5) Click on the correct buttons as shown in a mirror image, then move tokens into the circles of matching colors.
6) Move telescope viewer up, down, and side to side to focus and find image shown.
7) Untangle ropes then undo all carabiners, clicking on one affects others.
2) Click on groups of eyeballs until all are closed.
3) Drag the bars horizontally or vertically to free all four corners (Blocks)
4) Swap accessories on three different color coded dresses to complete ensemble.
5) Click on the correct buttons as shown in a mirror image, then move tokens into the circles of matching colors.
6) Move telescope viewer up, down, and side to side to focus and find image shown.
7) Untangle ropes then undo all carabiners, clicking on one affects others.
The Collector's Edition has 42 Collectible Hidden Hearts, 24 Achievements, 19 replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 23 replayable Mini Games, 8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art pictures, Character Bios, 6 Music Soundtracks, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
The fabled Minotaur waits patiently in his labyrinth to be reborn. Only the descendent of Ariadne can stop him... which just happens to be you!
Overall rating
4
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5
206 of 229 found this review helpful
NEVER Anger The Gods!
PostedMarch 12, 2016
pennmom36
fromThe Queen has some explaining to do!
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
After defeating Athens, Poseidon cursed King Minos by having his wife, Queen Pasiphae, give birth to a Minotaur! (poor woman, it wasn't her fault) The Minotaur became so monstrous, that King Minos had a labyrinth built to contain him, and ordered that 7 boys and girls enter the labyrinth for sacrifice. (nothing but the best for his first born son) The King's daughter Ariadne, fell in love with Theseus, a brave young man who volunteered to kill the Minotaur. Ariadne gave him Thread to lead him through the labyrinth, and a sword to defeat the beast, but the sword wasn't strong enough to kill the Minotaur's soul. The Minotaur's spirit now wanders through the labyrinth as he awaits the Planetary Conjunction..........and you, the Chosen One!
I'm really on the fence with this game, the storylines decent and the graphics are crisp, but there's just something about the game that doesn't draw me in. Perhaps it's because the Mini Games are too easy and the Hidden Object Puzzles are just so-so, it just doesn't WOW me. There are plenty of extras in this Collector's Edition, but again, the extra's didn't thrill me either. There are 12 Story Based Achievements and 12 Skill Based Achievements to earn, 10 Morphing Water Lilies and 10 Water Hyacinths to collect as well. There's also a Bug Collection to discover throughout the game with 7 specimens in each category, Butterflies, Fireflies, Night Butterflies and Dragonflies. Because you work in a museum, you have access to Ariadne's Thread, the same artifact that Theseus used to defeat the cursed offspring of King Minos. Eventually, 3 gems will adorn the artifact necessary to kill the beast, which also help you as you progress with powers such as the ability to melt gold (golds soft, I could achieve this with a bic)
The Hidden Object Scenes aren't that impressive in my opinion, but at least they are very interactively based puzzles. There are Multiple Finds where you find several of the same item, Progressive Interactive List finds and Progressive Silhouetted Shape finds where you find an item that matches the silhouetted shape or description, and use that item back into the scene interactively to expose the next item. There are also story based HOP's where you find key words during a story.
The Mini Games aren't bad, but they are extremely simple. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Flip the tiles on several book spines to reveal matching symbol pairs.
2) Correctly place items in a book as a story unfolds.
3) Swap the tokens to complete Ariadne's family tree.
4) Refuel the tanks by swapping tokens of different values to equal the sum of 50.
5) Slide blocks out of the way to move the blue block into position.
6) Listen to Pasiphaes story and complete the interactions to proceed.
7) Complete the image by rotating and swapping the triangle sections, for two different puzzles.
This Collector's Edition has replayable HOP's and Mini Games, 18 Wallpapers, 9 Concept Art pictures, 10 Music Soundtracks, Cutscenes, 7 Collectible Butterflies, 7 Collectible Night Butterflies (isn't that a moth?) 7 Collectible Fireflies, 7 Collectible Dragonflies, 12 Story Based Achievements, 12 Skill Based Achievements, 10 Morphing Water Hyacinths, 10 Morphing Water Lilies, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Grim Tales: The Bride
After your sister vanishes on her wedding day no one has any idea what happened to her, so it's up to you to find the truth!
Overall rating
4
/
5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Grim Tales: The Bride
PostedMarch 11, 2016
pennmom36
fromNanny, take care of my twin sister,whilst I attend school!
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
After reading several reviews for this game, many reviewers complained that there wasn't much of a storyline, and I do agree, BUT.....this is one of my all time favorite game series and I've played them all, so take this into consideration. I'm very familiar with the ongoing saga, and after 5 years and several games later, I found that I had more questions than answers, and decided to go back to this first episode for a refresher course. After playing the most current Grim Tales: The Heir, I vaguely recognized one of the "ghosts" who claims to be Anna's great-grandfather. He explained that he as well as other family members are witches (warlock in this case) and they have the ability to travel back in time. That story gave relevance to this story and vice versa. Both stories make much more sense when you compare them side by side. However, what I don't understand is this, 1) if Anna met this same man in the beginning, and gave her the power to time travel in an attempt to save her sister, why doesn't she recognize him in The Heir? 2) In the journal of The Bride, Anna states that her mother passed away and her father vanished mysteriously leaving her no choice but to leave her 13 year old sister Luisa with the Nanny while she attended school. Later entries to the diary stated that she and Luisa were twins, so why did Anna have the responsibility of Luisa's caregiver, and why did Anna leave for school if they are both the same age? Anyway, I strongly recommend that you start this series all over or, if you haven't played this series, check it out in it's entirety. Here's a recap of my review of the Collector's Edition, but honestly, this Edition is better unless you simply must have wallpapers.
Anna's sister Luisa has disappeared on her Wedding Day, she was last seen being pushed into the river by a dark figure. A search team was unable to find Luisa's body and she was declared dead. Anna was grief stricken and vowed to solve her mysterious murder at any cost. She is startled when she arrives at the Gray mansion, by an unfamiliar guest who offers her an unusual deal. "I will return you to the moments contained in Luisa's memories, and step by step you'll be able to find the answers you are searching for, and have a chance to save Luisa." There's always a catch, and he reveals the terms of the contract, "If you fail in your attempts to pass through her memories at anytime, your soul will be mine!" That's how it all began, so apparently her paranormal abilities were there all along, she just wasn't aware of her abilities. (or perhaps he allowed her to keep this extraordinary gift)
Because this game was released in 2011, there's no map, or way to transport, other than old schooling it and making numerous trips back and forth as you find an item in one scene and have to use it in the previous scene. That's okay with me, in fact, I think it makes the game more interesting and personal because it makes you concentrate on the game and the surroundings more. Several times in the game I paused to notice the sounds that accompanied the game, with really good FX's, such as howling wind that really brought life to the game. The one thing I really missed was the fact that you can't lock the inventory bar, I have gotten so used to that feature that I forgot that it's a more recent feature! The graphics are amazingly good for such an old game which I'm certain attributed to the fact that BF is the leader in the gaming world.
I have to cut this game a little slack when it comes to the Hidden Object Puzzles. There's nothing special, all of them are simple Listed item finds with absolutely no interactions, but when this game was released, that's all we wanted, HOP's ands lot's of em. Nowadays, we seek more of a challenge in our constant quest to have bigger and better HOP's. Don't let that deter you, the puzzles might be old school but they are still well done and somewhat challenging.
Below are brief descriptions of the Mini Games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Click and drag several gears to the correct pegs so that all gears turn.
2) Assemble triangle and square shaped puzzle pieces so that all pieces fit into the form.
3) Use the directional arrows to slide the color coded squares around the board until they fit over their matching gems, using each other as bumpers.
4) Click, drag and rotate mosaic puzzle pieces to complete a bas-relief.
2) Assemble triangle and square shaped puzzle pieces so that all pieces fit into the form.
3) Use the directional arrows to slide the color coded squares around the board until they fit over their matching gems, using each other as bumpers.
4) Click, drag and rotate mosaic puzzle pieces to complete a bas-relief.
The Collector's Edition has Wallpapers, Concept Art, Soundtracks, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, none of which is available or shown unless you purchase the full version, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Grim Tales: The Bride Collector's Edition
After your sister vanishes on her wedding day no one has any idea what happened to her, so it’s up to you to find the truth!
Overall rating
4
/
5
12 of 13 found this review helpful
Grim Tales: The Bride CE
PostedMarch 11, 2016
pennmom36
fromThanks for the really sweat present Grandpa!
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I'm a huge fan of the Grim Tales storyline. After recently playing another amazing Grim Tales: The Heir, I had to go back to the beginning to refresh my memory. Sure enough, the demonic looking ghost that made an appearance and revealed that not only was he was a family member, but that he was a warlock, stemming from a long line of witches and warlocks. Still, it didn't explain exactly how Anna was able to time travel into the past. Now it all makes sense! In Grim Tales: The Bride (which is the pilot episode btw) Anna's sister Luisa has disappeared on her Wedding Day, she was last seen being pushed into the river by a dark figure. A search team was unable to find Luisa's body and she was declared dead. Anna was grief stricken and vowed to solve her mysterious murder at any cost. She is startled when she arrives at the Gray mansion, by an unfamiliar guest who offers her an unusual deal. "I will return you to the moments contained in Luisa's memories, and step by step you'll be able to find the answers you are searching for, and have a chance to save Luisa." There's always a catch, and he reveals the terms of the contract, "If you fail in your attempts to pass through her memories at anytime, your soul will be mine!" That's how it all began, so apparently her paranormal abilities were there all along, she just wasn't aware of her abilities. (or perhaps he allowed her to keep this extraordinary gift)
Because this game was released in 2011, there's no map, or way to transport, other than old schooling it and making numerous trips back and forth as you find an item in one scene and have to use it in the previous scene. That's okay with me, in fact, I think it makes the game more interesting and personal because it makes you concentrate on the game and the surroundings more. Several times in the game I paused to notice the sounds that accompanied the game, with really good FX's, such as howling wind that really brought life to the game. The one thing I really missed was the fact that you can't lock the inventory bar, I have gotten so used to that feature that I forgot that it's a more recent feature! The graphics are amazingly good for such an old game which I'm certain attributed to the fact that BF is the leader in the gaming world.
I have to cut this game a little slack when it comes to the Hidden Object Puzzles. There's nothing special, all of them are simple Listed item finds with absolutely no interactions, but when this game was released, that's all we wanted, HOP's ands lot's of em. Nowadays, we seek more of a challenge in our constant quest to have bigger and better HOP's. Don't let that deter you, the puzzles might be old school but they are still well done and somewhat challenging.
Below are brief descriptions of the Mini Games you''ll encounter during the demo:
1) Click and drag several gears to the correct pegs so that all gears turn.
2) Assemble triangle and square shaped puzzle pieces so that all pieces fit into the form.
3) Use the directional arrows to slide the color coded squares around the board until they fit over their matching gems, using each other as bumpers.
4) Click, drag and rotate mosaic puzzle pieces to complete a bas-relief.
This Collector's Edition has Wallpapers, Concept Art, Soundtracks, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, none of which is available or shown unless you purchase the full version, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Your own mind can be your worst enemy.
Overall rating
4
/
5
79 of 89 found this review helpful
Who's Pulling The Strings Of This Marionette?
PostedMarch 11, 2016
pennmom36
fromYou're getting sleepy, very sleepy....
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Count Sergey Antonov has arranged a meeting with you at the Narevsky Theater in St. Petersburg. He's hoping your skills as a Psychologist and hypnotherapist can help his fiance and star of the theater, Irina, who has been experiencing blackouts and odd behaviour. Sergey was about to tell you his theory for the strange behaviour when tragedy strikes and the entire theater panics and becomes hysterical, there's been a murder!
Because of your expertise in hypnosis, you have brought your family watch along with you that allows you to quickly hypnotise your patients, well....after playing a Mini Game of course. Some of the inventory items have plus signs, and many of which have a small puzzle to solve. The Collector's Edition has the addition of Hidden Signs, (Hand Bell's) to collect, and there are 13 different Achievements to earn.
The Hidden Object Scenes are really entertaining. There are Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds where you find the item that matches two different items combined, such as a Star and a Fish equals a Starfish, Descriptive Finds in multiples, and even finding 5 of the same item to receive a tool to open up a list. There are even smaller zoom zone HOP's where you are given a handful of objects to find. You can still opt for a Match 3 game if you're not into the HOP's, both Editions offer this feature.
The Mini Games were my favorite part, very fresh and very entertaining. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Drag the gear through the maze, pressing the colored buttons to change the obstacles.
2) Rotate the parts so that both of them fit onto the shapes when you press the red button.
3) Hypnosis game with progressively harder puzzles requiring you to connect shapes with specific numbers of connections.
4) Rotate cylinder rings to create an image.
5) Press cash register keys matching the number each symbol represents.
6) Unlock the safe using the example shown in the correct directions.
7) Select the green arrows to navigate a car to the hospital. If you come across an obstacle, you need to figure out a different path. (this one's surprisingly fun)
2) Rotate the parts so that both of them fit onto the shapes when you press the red button.
3) Hypnosis game with progressively harder puzzles requiring you to connect shapes with specific numbers of connections.
4) Rotate cylinder rings to create an image.
5) Press cash register keys matching the number each symbol represents.
6) Unlock the safe using the example shown in the correct directions.
7) Select the green arrows to navigate a car to the hospital. If you come across an obstacle, you need to figure out a different path. (this one's surprisingly fun)
The Collector's Edition has 13 Achievements, 26 replayable Mini Games, 15 replayable HOP's, freeplay Match 3 Games, 9 Music Soundtracks, 46 Collectible Handbell Signs, 8 Concept Art Pictures, 8 Wallpapers, a Souvenir Room, 8 Videos, a Bonus Video from concept to game (excellent production) a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Adventure, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
When your father is arrested, it's up to you to save him and the city of Prague from sinister forces.
Overall rating
5
/
5
327 of 371 found this review helpful
I Think Dad Just Gave Frankenstein A Soul
PostedMarch 10, 2016
pennmom36
fromIt's alive I tell ya!
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Ignac is a well known alchemist and craftsman who has been secretly experimenting with clay and fire. He has been trying to breathe life into a Clayborne to protect the citizens of Prague. Something goes terribly wrong however, causing his creation to wreak havoc on the city, and the King to sign his death warrant! Ignac's daughter Ilona must search for the truth and discover her father's true intentions to save her father from certain death. Ilona stumbles onto evidence that could lead to the abolishment of alchemy altogether, as she discovers daunting evidence of foul play within the Order of Alchemy!
Although this story is eerily similar to the Golems story, I found this game to be a well written and entertaining game, even if the storylines been presented in every way possible. The graphics are top notch and the puzzles are very clever. There are several Achievements to earn as well as 43 Hidden Fire Symbols to find. Some of the scenes have hidden pieces of Stone Plates that form Animal Alchemy symbols once all three fragments have been found.
The Hidden Object Scenes are varied and usually multi-layered, there are the usual types, Progressive Silhouetted Shape finds where you find the first item that matches the Silhouetted Shape and use that item in the scene interactively to expose the next item. There are also Listed items during a narrated story where you find items in Bold Print, Fragmented mirrors shards to find, and drawings that depict something missing or an object needed to achieve the end result. Some of the HOP's have a Morphing Object to find as indicated by a swirling icon. You can opt to play a game of Stepping Stones instead, a click and drag variation of a Match 3 game.
The Mini Games are quite decent, most of them are somewhat time consuming, but doable. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Open several doors to match identical pairs of cogs.
2) Select an image from the bottom of the screen, the sun and moon show how to set the hands of the clock on the top screen. Use the reference page to point hands to the correct zodiac symbols.
3) Move the buttons so the number match how many times the symbol is shown on a reference.
4) Turn the needle using arrows until only the three symbols indicated on the drawing are lit, then rotate the crystals to guide the light beam to the bottom.
5) Draw a Line that connects the starting point to each triangle with limited moves and without moving diagonally or crossing the same field.
This Collector's Edition has 43 Hidden Fire Symbols, 15 Morphing Objects within the HOP's, 20 replayable Puzzles, 15 replayable HOP's, replayable Skipping Stones games, a Souvenir Boat, 3 hidden Animal Alchemy Symbol stone plates for 8 different animals, 15 Videos, 9 Music Soundtracks, 8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art pictures, 14 Achievements to earn, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Adventure, enjoy!
I recommend this game!