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- Average Rating:3.7
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- Reviews Submitted:4700
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:January 15, 2025
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Trick-or-treating fun in Springfield and Pinecreek Hills!
Overall rating
5
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5
BET YOU WISH YOU COULD LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD NOW! tee-hee-hee 🐈⬛
PostedSeptember 26, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
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
No pressure, Casual Arts, but I'm hoping Halloween: Trick or Treat will become a yearly Halloween tradition. It isn't Christmas until Christmas Wonderland is released, so let's start a new Autumn tradition by offering a new Trick or Treat every year...Casual Arts style!
You can play in a Casual Mode (untimed-faster hint recharge), a Challenge Mode (timed-normal hint recharge), or the CE-Exclusive Extreme Mode, a timed mode where you must find all Lost & Found items and all Golden Pumpkins on each level.
Words listed in Blue are Tasks that require an interaction of some type (longer descriptions are shown when you place your cursor on the blue word), and words in Red are hidden inside or behind things (a magnifying glass will appear when you scan the area). Most of the scenes have at least one sparkling Zoom Zone, as well.
You will earn an Eagle Eye achievement if you don't use either the Hint Magnifying Glass, which shows the location of a single random item, or the Mega Hint feature, which briefly shows the location of all available items from the list. You'll earn a Bronze Star for completing the HO Scene, a Silver Star if you find all Golden Pumpkins OR all Lost & Found Items, and a Gold Star if you find all Golden Pumpkins AND all Lost & Found items. (extreme mode requires you to find all recyclable items & wildlife)
There are 19 Achievements to earn, and you can purchase 16 Halloween Decorations that are displayed in your front yard. Each scene contains several hidden Golden Pumpkins and several Lost & Found items, shown as Silhouetted Shapes (96 total). Some scenes have a Photo Op Icon to take a picture of the scene for your Photo Album (16 Photo Ops)
After each Hidden Object Scene, you'll play a quick Mini-Game such as Placing Map Shapes, Spot The Difference, Word Search, Concentration, or Jigsaw Puzzle variations (Rotate Squares, Swap Squares or Strips, Flipsaw, Slider Puzzles, etc.)
COLLECTOR'S EDITION EXTRAS:
CE Bonus Levels (marked with a CE Rosette), an Extreme Mode available, 18 Wallpapers, 20 Music Soundtracks w/player, 19 Achievements, 16 Photo Op Screenshots (available in Photo Album), 16 Halloween Decorations to purchase and display in the front yard, 96 Lost & Found items to find, Golden Pumpkins in each scene, 48 Replayable Mini-Games.
EXTRA MINI-GAMES:
6 Jigsaws
6 Square Tile Rotation Puzzles
6 Flipsaws
6 Spot the Differences
4 Concentration Memory Games
6 Word Search Games
2 Ring Rotation Puzzles
3 Trivia Quiz Games
2 Crack The Code Games
2 Find Groups of Items
1 Find Groups of Animals (shown on a phone)
1 Trace The Wires Games
3 Fragmented Shapes Puzzles (Halloween Pirate Challenge-Casket Full of Bones-Mummy's Yummy Dessert)
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You can play in a Casual Mode (untimed-faster hint recharge), a Challenge Mode (timed-normal hint recharge), or the CE-Exclusive Extreme Mode, a timed mode where you must find all Lost & Found items and all Golden Pumpkins on each level.
Words listed in Blue are Tasks that require an interaction of some type (longer descriptions are shown when you place your cursor on the blue word), and words in Red are hidden inside or behind things (a magnifying glass will appear when you scan the area). Most of the scenes have at least one sparkling Zoom Zone, as well.
You will earn an Eagle Eye achievement if you don't use either the Hint Magnifying Glass, which shows the location of a single random item, or the Mega Hint feature, which briefly shows the location of all available items from the list. You'll earn a Bronze Star for completing the HO Scene, a Silver Star if you find all Golden Pumpkins OR all Lost & Found Items, and a Gold Star if you find all Golden Pumpkins AND all Lost & Found items. (extreme mode requires you to find all recyclable items & wildlife)
There are 19 Achievements to earn, and you can purchase 16 Halloween Decorations that are displayed in your front yard. Each scene contains several hidden Golden Pumpkins and several Lost & Found items, shown as Silhouetted Shapes (96 total). Some scenes have a Photo Op Icon to take a picture of the scene for your Photo Album (16 Photo Ops)
After each Hidden Object Scene, you'll play a quick Mini-Game such as Placing Map Shapes, Spot The Difference, Word Search, Concentration, or Jigsaw Puzzle variations (Rotate Squares, Swap Squares or Strips, Flipsaw, Slider Puzzles, etc.)
COLLECTOR'S EDITION EXTRAS:
CE Bonus Levels (marked with a CE Rosette), an Extreme Mode available, 18 Wallpapers, 20 Music Soundtracks w/player, 19 Achievements, 16 Photo Op Screenshots (available in Photo Album), 16 Halloween Decorations to purchase and display in the front yard, 96 Lost & Found items to find, Golden Pumpkins in each scene, 48 Replayable Mini-Games.
EXTRA MINI-GAMES:
6 Jigsaws
6 Square Tile Rotation Puzzles
6 Flipsaws
6 Spot the Differences
4 Concentration Memory Games
6 Word Search Games
2 Ring Rotation Puzzles
3 Trivia Quiz Games
2 Crack The Code Games
2 Find Groups of Items
1 Find Groups of Animals (shown on a phone)
1 Trace The Wires Games
3 Fragmented Shapes Puzzles (Halloween Pirate Challenge-Casket Full of Bones-Mummy's Yummy Dessert)
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I recommend this game!
Discover the wonders of the dark world of "Beyond Stories: Jester."
Overall rating
5
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5
ENGAGING STORY 🎃 INCREDIBLE PUZZLES
PostedSeptember 24, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
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 love Halloween and all the things that Go Bump in the Night🪦 I do agree that the backgrounds of these puzzles are a tad bit too dark as far as the color scheme goes, but the images are pretty cool, nonetheless.
Graphium Studio knows how to do puzzles right; they always have a bunch of settings and puzzle shapes to make them enjoyable. I love that you can see every picture in the demo and do them in any order.
There are six different categories: Dark Arts - Fallen Memories - Fright Stories - Music of Autumn - Haunted Phantoms, and a Bonus Chapter. There are two Puzzle Modes, Mosaic with eight different shapes available, and Classic, which has six different puzzle cutouts. You can also select the number of pieces for each puzzle individually and fine-tune the background color with a full-scale color chart.
The icing on the cake...there's a pretty interesting story that progresses as you earn energy by completing the puzzles!
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I recommend this game!
Unravel a complex kidnapping case where anyone could be lying!
Overall rating
3
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5
A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED...against we HOPA fans 🚨
PostedSeptember 13, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
The truth is, I have grown weary of finding an emblem to open my purse, only to discover I needed something to open a broken zipper pull. I have grown weary of having to use oil to unlock a door's bolt latch as if no one has used this door in a small office a thousand times before. I have grown weary of using a nail file or coin to unscrew screws. I'm tired of having to find and replace batteries and wires. Mostly, I have no desire to spend 90% of my time in a game replacing shaped motifs and gluing broken items back together.
The truth is, HOPAs weren't like this in the past. I just finished replaying a fantastic older game called Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome from 2012. This game was released before the creation of a Jump Map, so I had to hoof it with my own virtual feet (I think I may have even broken a virtual sweat). I unlocked dozens and dozens of doors and discovered secret passageways, and not a single scene was locked behind me in the entire 7 chapter game! Every task, every mini-game, and every Hidden Object Scene had a purpose necessary to progress further.
Why is this important? Because at some point between then and now, developers lost sight of the "adventure" in Hidden Object Puzzle Adventures! I no longer have to figure out where to place an inventory item because they lock the scenes behind us. How can a game be challenging or require critical thinking if you only have to keep track of 2-3 scenes? It's impossible to get lost or not figure out where something goes when there are only 2-3 available scenes at any given point, not to mention the fact that everything is shaped.
Back then, Hidden Object Scenes were challenging but completely entertaining, and you looked forward to the next one. Items were blended into the scenery; sometimes, they were hidden in plain sight, but somehow, you still had to scour the scenes several times to find a listed object. The prize was always a much-needed tool or inventory item, and you often had to travel back to previous scenes to see if another HOS was available. HO scenes were a vital part of the game, but now they are mindless fillers.
Back then, the puzzles and mini-games were creative and fun. Almost everyone could complete them without having to refer to six pages of tutorials, yet you still felt a sense of pride when you completed them. Now, we are tasked with gluing torn picture fragments together, swapping square tiles, or finding and replacing a handful of items in a scene. How can you feel a sense of pride when you enter a safe code by simply clicking on the dial 3-4 times while the correct combination is automatically entered?
Developers: 🙏🏼
Please put the ADVENTURE back into our HOPAs! Stop shoving us forward in these games like we're in cattle chutes and can never go backward. Create games that make us have to remember how and where to get back to a scene to complete a task. Give us a little credit; we're capable of doing so much more than gluing statuettes together, taping wires, and placing shaped motifs!
Please put the ADVENTURE back into our HOPAs! Stop shoving us forward in these games like we're in cattle chutes and can never go backward. Create games that make us have to remember how and where to get back to a scene to complete a task. Give us a little credit; we're capable of doing so much more than gluing statuettes together, taping wires, and placing shaped motifs!
HOPA Fans:
If you feel the same way, stop by The Woods Forum and voice your opinions at thewoodsforum.board.net
If you feel the same way, stop by The Woods Forum and voice your opinions at thewoodsforum.board.net
I don't recommend this game.
There’s something strange lying beyond the Blue Moon...
Overall rating
5
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5
BLUE MOON-YOU SAW ME STANDING ALONE-WITHOUT A DREAM IN MY HEART-BUT NOW I HAVE A LOVE OF MY OWN ❣️
PostedSeptember 12, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
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
Twistingo just eclipsed into a whole new galaxy! This developer knows how to put the Mix into Mixo Games, bringing us a fantabulous Hidden Object game with a splendiferous twist. Blue Moon is challenging yet incredibly fun...this ain't your granny's old-fashioned HOG. So scootch your computer chair up to the puter, grab a cuppa Joe, and buckle in for the long haul.
The first thing that catches your eye, as do all Mixo Games, is the vibrant hues of the flora & fauna in these tropical isles. Unfortunately, the island is under a Blue Moon icy curse, so you'll have to search for Moonstones during the layered HO scenes to remove the icy curse.
The main Hidden Object scenes are very complex and multi-faceted. There are Riddled Clues and Multiples of a whole slew of items that are very cleverly blended into the scenery. As you progress, you'll be tasked with finding a tool that will allow you to delve even deeper into the scene while opening new Zoom Zones.
Some of the items are linked to a mini-game, including the infamous Twisting Bingo game, where you click on numbered balls that match the numbers on the Bingo card. I loved the Blocked Doors mini-game, where you had to remove blocked doors in a specified direction, according to the arrows, until the field was cleared. There is also a Mahjong Matching game and a Higher/Lower Solitaire game as well.
Some items prompt a different HO variation. There are two HO variations. The first variation is a Matching Pairs HO that is deeply layered with hundreds of beautiful items, and you simply click on two identical items to remove them. My favorite level was the one where you first remove matching water lilies, followed by the lily pads, and then colorful tree frogs, snails, and finally beautiful fish...very pretty and so relaxing.
The second variation is also deeply layered, but in this variation, you remove multiple items that are listed on scraps of paper. As you remove items, more listed items are uncovered until you reach the bottom of the layered pile. Both variations are actually quite challenging; in fact, one of the levels had two large, slowly turning gears with items hidden within.
This is not a typical Hidden Object Game. Mixo Games has somehow managed to put a Twist into a typical HOG...but then again, that's what they do best!
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I recommend this game!
Embark on a fantastic quest of Hidden Object fun in Melleryn Kingdom!
Overall rating
3
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5
DISENCHANTED 🪄...but not by the hands of the developer
PostedSeptember 9, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I had issues with all of the features from the get-go. The tutorial explained that you could right-click to pull up the magnifying glass feature, but nothing happened; I even tried left-clicking.
The second scene explained that there were Morphing Shards in the Fragmented Amulet scenes and that you could click the shard slot to pull up a Strategy Guide showing its location...again, nothing happened.
The third scene was a Matching Symbols mode but like everyone else, you can't click on any of the symbols. I even tried using a hint to no avail.
My issue isn't with Seven Sails; they are super people, and they will fix the glitch as soon as possible. My issue is that nearly every game Big Fish offers lately has glitches; many of the glitches are show-stoppers!
Here's some sad statistics...in the past TEN days, FOUR of the Big Fish daily games have had MAJOR glitches that rendered the games unplayable, one of which so so bugged with glitches that Big Fish had to remove the game from the website for nearly a week!
August 30:
Grim Tales: Light in the Darkness-Bonus Chapter glitch (BF removed the game from its website the following day)
Grim Tales: Light in the Darkness-Bonus Chapter glitch (BF removed the game from its website the following day)
September 1:
Gnomes Garden: Black Stones-Level 26 was just a blank page, along with several other issues.
Gnomes Garden: Black Stones-Level 26 was just a blank page, along with several other issues.
September 2:
Royal Life: Sports and Games-scene one was partially blacked out, unable to progress.
Royal Life: Sports and Games-scene one was partially blacked out, unable to progress.
September 8:
Enchantment 2: Sun's Tear-you cannot progress past the third level.
Enchantment 2: Sun's Tear-you cannot progress past the third level.
To make matters worse, the customer service at Big Fish doesn't exist, and most people cannot get a response from an actual customer service representative other than the usual "robo-response stating they will answer the customer service ticket within 72 hours. (72 hours from when... next year?)
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I don't recommend this game.
Can you maintain peace, or are your people destined for war?
Overall rating
1
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5
MY GNOMES ARE FREEZING IN THE GARDEN 🥶
PostedSeptember 2, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Gnomebody knows the trouble I've seen. I didn't even make it to level 26, as others have complained about; my game froze up after clearing four simple items from the path on the very first level!
I realize games are a bit more complex nowadays, but I can't remember a time at Big Fish when they had so many bugs and glitches, not to mention how many issues they have had where members can't even get a game to download...do you?
I've been so disappointed with their game selection lately that I haven't bothered to purchase a game in several months.
I finally decided to purchase Grim Tales: Light in the Darkness Collector's Edition this past Thursday, paying full price because I didn't want to wait for a sale. Apparently, a ton of people were complaining that the Bonus Chapter didn't work, so they removed the game from their website! I didn't have ANY issues with the BC because I accessed the BC via the main games play button (it didn't work if you clicked the BC play button in the Extras menu).
To my surprise, my $13.98 purchased copy of the game...which was working perfectly fine...was deleted from my Game Manager as well! I have tried to redownload the game from my Purchase History several times, but after just a few seconds, I get a download error. Here's the worst part...Big Fish hasn't bothered to respond to my customer service ticket. I do realize that it's Labor Day weekend here in the States, but Big Fish hasn't responded to any of my service tickets in over a year!
It's one thing to ignore a service ticket for minor issues or questions (it's still not cool tho)...HOWEVER, it's an entirely different scenario when they charge me $13.98 for a game purchase AND then entirely remove the game from their website AND then remove the game from my purchase history...and then won't even bother to respond to my customer service ticket! It is business practices like this that cause "we loyal BF members" to search other sites for our gaming needs! They have no one to blame but themselves, right?
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I don't recommend this game.
Embark on a myserious adventure with the Mysteries Mix team!
Overall rating
3
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5
A NEW SERIES WITH A NEW STORY...IS IT ENOUGH? 🤷🏼♀️
PostedSeptember 2, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
EFunsoft has a brand new Match 3 game. The graphics are pretty good, and the game is fun. The problem is that the Match 3 levels are the same levels as all their other Match 3 games, and I do mean EXACTLY the same!
I demo every new game Efunsoft releases in hopes that they offer something new... and they release a lot of games! I know the level layouts by heart at this point: they all have the same layouts, the same features, the same obstacles, and the same tools (the tools just have different names, but they do the same things as their predecessors).
Don't get me wrong, they are fun games to play, but no one needs 50 identical games, do they? Efunsof is either duping customers, or they are selling a ton of games to fans who just want a different story and don't mind the fact that they have already played this same game on their previous purchase?!
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I don't recommend this game.
Can you use your magical gifts to save the prince from a deadly fate?
Overall rating
3
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5
I THINK MY ROSE IS GILDED?🌹
PostedAugust 31, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
William Shakespeare himself would agree that this is a beautifully illustrated game. It has everything you'd expect in a fairy tale: Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses, Villains and Heroes, Beauty and Beasts...but with a twisted plot, of course!
I'm not going to complain about the fact that I still had nearly an hour left after completing the 90-minute demo or the fact that this fairy-tale story was so predictable it felt like I'd played it a million times. I won't complain about the fact that nearly every task could be completed within the same scene or even the fact that the majority of the tasks involve finding and replacing shaped motifs.
Perhaps it's just a coincidence that every game lately seems to require a drop of resin to fix broken statues, has a much-needed item in the middle of a pond, or is buried in a "freshly dug" pile of dirt.
It is possible that no one else picks up a diamond ring and instantly looks around for a piece of glass to cut or wonders how the kingdom is able to function when absolutely everything requires keys, especially when clearly someone has been put in charge of finding random places to store the keys, such as the before-mentioned pile of dirt. Surely, the Royal Key Keeper isn't bright enough to be entrusted with this sacred duty? They can't even safeguard the keys from all the enchanted forest critters who are apparently starving and unwilling to give up the goods until you offer a formidable exchange...and don't get me started on the statues who are obviously playing the same keep-away game! (and to think I just glued him back together just moments before)
Lately, I have been replaying some HOPA classics. Currently, I am re-playing the House of 1000 Doors series, and there's just no comparison! The entertainment factor and quality of gameplay have dwindled to nothing more than Autopilot Games nowadays. If you want a real eye-opener, play the Mystery Case Files series from the beginning. MCF: Huntsville was the first Hidden Object game ever created. As you play the series in order, you will see the transformation of HOG to HOPA as they slowly add features we take for granted today. Keep playing through, and you will witness the rise and fall of a great genre.
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I don't recommend this game.
Help weigh the life of Richard Gray to determine his fate!
Overall rating
3
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5
RICHARD ATONES FOR HIS SINS IN THE ASTRAL WORLD🕯️
PostedAugust 29, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Richard Gray has been summoned to the Astral World, a place where the souls of those who have not accepted their past mistakes come to face their inner demons. Richard must undertake three trials to purify his soul and determine his past, present, and future destiny.
I have mixed feelings about this game. 5 Stars for the story, but only 3-Stars for the gameplay and lack of adventure.
The story drew me in and drove me to finish it, but the game mechanics were simply more of the same. More purses that required shaped motifs to open, more statuettes to find, adorn, and replace, more rusty latches to make shiny, more dirt piles to dig up, more locks to pick, more missing zipper pulls, and more shaped emblems to find and replace on every door, drawer, cabinet, and hidden cache imaginable...but still, the story drove me to endure all these cliche tasks because it's Richard we're talking about here! Who doesn't want to know more about Richard's past life? (including Richard, it would seem).
Anna is MIA until the Bonus Chapter; the entire main game is about Richard and how his past Dark Art decisions affected his entire family.
Speaking of decisions: At one point in the game, Richard had to fill out a medical form. When asked what his occupation was, he wrote "Dark Art Consultant." I thought that was hilarious, so from now on, when asked what my occupation is, I have made the decision to say "Dark Art Consultant"! 🤣
Bonus Chapter:
As another reviewer stated, I didn't have any issues with the Bonus Chapter, so they either fixed the glitch or it's a compatibility issue.
Anna assumed that Richard was at peace until he contacted her with an urgent message to meet him at the Gray family mansion to stop his father's evil plans. This is an average-length Bonus Chapter spanning over eight additional scene locations. There are 5 Mini-games, 4 Hidden Object Scenes, and 3 mini HO scenes available. You will search for the final 3 Artifact Wishes and 8 Astral Signs, which allow you to complete the Jigsaw Puzzle.
As another reviewer stated, I didn't have any issues with the Bonus Chapter, so they either fixed the glitch or it's a compatibility issue.
Anna assumed that Richard was at peace until he contacted her with an urgent message to meet him at the Gray family mansion to stop his father's evil plans. This is an average-length Bonus Chapter spanning over eight additional scene locations. There are 5 Mini-games, 4 Hidden Object Scenes, and 3 mini HO scenes available. You will search for the final 3 Artifact Wishes and 8 Astral Signs, which allow you to complete the Jigsaw Puzzle.
Collector's Edition Extras:
19 Scene Locations (+8 in the BC), 10 Wallpapers, 1 Screensaver, 5 Music Soundtracks, 13 Replayable Puzzles, 13 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 22 Achievements, 12 Collectible Artifacts of Wishes, 27 Astral Signs that convert to fragments to assemble a Jigsaw in the Secret Room, an Expedition Room to return to the scenes to search for any missed collectibles, and a Built-in Strategy Guide.
19 Scene Locations (+8 in the BC), 10 Wallpapers, 1 Screensaver, 5 Music Soundtracks, 13 Replayable Puzzles, 13 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 22 Achievements, 12 Collectible Artifacts of Wishes, 27 Astral Signs that convert to fragments to assemble a Jigsaw in the Secret Room, an Expedition Room to return to the scenes to search for any missed collectibles, and a Built-in Strategy Guide.
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I recommend this game!
Viva la Dolce Vita! Dive into Italy’s allure on a dream vacation!
Overall rating
1
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5
SALUTE, AMICO MIO! 🍷
PostedAugust 28, 2024
pennmom36
fromSometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart...always missed, never forgotten❣️ Loki 07-02-2021
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I thought I'd treat myself to some tempo di relax by taking a virtual tour of Italy from the comfort of my sedia del computer. Turns out that this isn't a very rilassante game at all, unless you don't mind the fact that you'll have to click on objects at velocità della luce (at lightning speed).
You can earn up to three stars in each Hidden Object scene; however, you can only earn all three stars by clicking on objects consecutively to bump the combo meter to the maximum.
The HO's vary from scene to scene with traditional Listed Item Finds, Silhouetted Shapes, Keywords in Sentence finds, items that match the Photos shown, Swatch finds, Matching Pairs, Multiples of the same items, and Combo items where you have to find two items that when combined will create the object ( ? + ? = Car)...so they have thrown in the whole kitchen sink with this one!
After completing the HO scene, there will be a simple Mini-game or puzzle, such as a Jigsaw Puzzle or a Marble Shooting game. Nothing to write home about, unfortunately. :(
Collector's Edition Extras:
71 Levels +Bonus Chapter (Island of Capri), 10 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 23 Achievements, 15 Italian Treats, 15 Boudior items.
71 Levels +Bonus Chapter (Island of Capri), 10 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 23 Achievements, 15 Italian Treats, 15 Boudior items.
The CE extras are pretty poco attraente, in my opinion, and definitely not worth the extra solid.
The 15 "Italian Treats" are basically dishes with various Italian foods, like a plate of pasta. These dishes are located within some of the HO scenes, but good luck remembering what dishes you are looking for, much less remembering to search for 15/71 HO scenes!
The 15 Boudoir items are downright ridiculous! I realize that Do Games loves to add a shop...and yes, Do Games & Relax Games are one and the same, but why is it always a Boudoir? Do they not realize that no one stores food in their boudoir? (Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the word boudoir French?) Why would I have a plate of grapes in my boudoir? The exchange rate must be way out of proportion too because that plate with a single bunch of grapes, a Gondolier's Paddle, or 3 souvenir magnets will cost you 7000 coins, while a Mandolin cost 17500 coins???
I have compiled a really cool Series Game List and a One Hit Wonders game list that you might want to check out if you are looking for games that are more entertaining. Pop over to my forum and say hello at thewoodsforum.boards.com. We'd love to hear from you!
I don't recommend this game.