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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4700
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:January 15, 2025
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Set off on an adventure in the name of love!
Overall rating
3
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5
12 of 15 found this review helpful
I USED TO LOVE THIS GAME BUT NOWADAYS IT'S DESIGNED FOR HARDCORE TM GURU'S ONLY :(
PostedMay 20, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
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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 do love a good challenge, but there's a fine line between challenge & frustration, a line in which New Yankee has crossed with room to spare! I'm not an expert TM guru, but I am an experienced TM player. The Relaxed-untimed Modes have always seemed kind of pointless to me, that's why I choose to play in the Normal Mode...which is supposed to be designed for players like me??!!
New Yankee has been on my top 10 favorites list, and yes, it has always been a challenging game, but the levels were eventually doable once I got the hang of it. The last several games, however, have been so hardcore that it's no longer fun, it's frustrating! Please Yustas...make New Yankee fun again! You can continue to make the games frustratingly difficult, to those that enjoy the impossible, by adding a Hardcore Mode, but please, put the NORMAL back in the Normal Mode for those of us who like a challenge without the madness!!!
Obviously, you can play in a Relaxed, Normal, or Expert Difficulty Mode, and there are 42 Achievement Trophies to earn. There are 45 Main Levels, 15 CE Levels, and 10 Bonus Levels, some of which have a Hidden Jigsaw Puzzle Piece to create a Jigsaw Puzzle when complete.
Mary is the Spellcaster who uses Mana collected by the workers to cast spells that will regrow trees, add extra workers or speed them up, etc. John is Mary's knight in shining armor who valiantly protects his damsel, distressed or not, from harmful foes, and of course, Max the bulldog is always on guard...those noxious weeds don't stand a chance!
Like most TM games, you must gather resources and clear paths, such as, gathering food baskets and farming wheat crops, gathering wood logs, chopping down trees, mining gold, clearing boulders, patching holes, repairing bridges, constructing or repairing sawmills, or mills to produce more food, building houses for rent, finding treasure chests, and constructing specialty buildings such as the Raven's House who can then fly to unreachable caches.
If you are a casual player, you may find that this game is far too frustrating if you are like me and replay levels until you earn Gold. If you are a hardcore TM player, I'm still betting you will have a difficult time earning gold but you may enjoy the hardcore challenge?
The Collector's Edition version has 45 Main Levels, 15 CE Levels, 10 Bonus Levels, 10 Original Music Soundtracks, 42 Cinematics (I read the story via the cinematics and skip the conversations before each level) 4 Wallpapers, 20 Character Bios, a Jigsaw Puzzle (with 32 Collectible Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces), a Room to Upgrade (with an available Screenshot), and a Built-in Strategy Guide.
Speaking of hardcore, hike on over to my new forum for some hardcore fun in The Woods. Chat with fellow game fans, catch up with long-lost fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or just chillax for a bit by the campfire with an endless supply of smores. We're starting a new group play game in a few days so join us at The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
I don't recommend this game.
Modern Art’s next set of artistic puzzles are here, and painting has never been easier – just sit back and have fun!
Overall rating
2
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5
47 of 64 found this review helpful
THERE ARE A FEW PAINTINGS THAT ARE REALLY PRETTY BUT THE MAJORITY ARE PRETTY BLAND
PostedMay 18, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I'm giving this one an extra star because out of all the painting games by this developer, Modern Art is the best and has the potential to be a very creative art game. I love the different textures which give each color a unique blend because the finished images look authentic, in fact, I've often wondered if the pictures were replicas of actual paintings by real artists!
There are 64 images available and for the first time, I was able to select any of the paintings in any order! Finally, they added a color selection bar that allows you to customize the color of the background and highlighted areas. Without this feature, some of the areas would have been impossible to spot because they were so tiny, but I would just simply select a different colored background until I found a color that was contrasting to the colors used in each painting!
This is an easy but relaxing game where you simply color areas by numbers. You can hold the mouse button and drag the cursor over the areas, or click on each individual area. There is a Slider Bar that allows you to zoom in & out (or you can scroll the mouse wheel) you can also move the entire page around by right-clicking and dragging.
This is an easy but relaxing game where you simply color areas by numbers. You can hold the mouse button and drag the cursor over the areas, or click on each individual area. There is a Slider Bar that allows you to zoom in & out (or you can scroll the mouse wheel) you can also move the entire page around by right-clicking and dragging.
I still feel that this developer needs to ask for help from their fans, or seek advice from a professional artist. Throughout each of their painting series (Modern Art, Paint By Numbers, Pixel Art, Polygon Art) they consistently fail to offer interesting images and the majority of images have bland, unappealing color hues. Granted, a professional Artist would be an added expense (but would surely improve sales) Asking for advice from fans, BEFORE releasing the game is a win-win situation, we love to help because we get a better quality game in the long run, and asking for advice creates loyal fans who feel their opinion actually matters!
Speaking of BF fans, hike on over to my new forum where you can chat with fellow game fans, catch up with long-lost fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or just chillax for a bit by the campfire with an endless supply of smores. We're starting a new group play game in a few days so join us at The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
Settle in for a family evening by the fireplace in this brand new jigsaw puzzle game!
Overall rating
1
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5
50 of 57 found this review helpful
HOME SWEET HOME...IN OTHER WORDS PICTURES OF RANDOM PEOPLE'S LIVING ROOMS
PostedMay 17, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
This is the part where I always state the obvious, that the developer has created a "new" title because the only thing they ever change is the title. Now it appears that they don't bother to come up with a catchy new title anymore...they just add a #2 after the old title. I take that back, they actually did change something this time, Home Sweet Home #1 had 7 Boxes of puzzles and this one only has 5 Boxes! (trust me, fewer boxes is a good thing in this case)
What's not to like, you ask? Well, if you enjoy staged pictures, it's likable. If you enjoy random pictures of food on a table, it's a plus. If you enjoy assembling puzzles of people you don't know sitting on a sofa (I'm pretty sure the pictures were taken at the showroom displays of Ikea?) then this will be a delightful puzzle!
IF however, you are a puzzle geek who loves puzzles with beautiful landscapes, adorable animals, or even fantasy pictures, you'll definitely wanna pass on this one because you just won't find incredible images here, nor will you get decent features, you won't even get a basic useful feature, and you certainly won't get to admire the completed puzzles because they disappear within seconds after completion!
There are five boxes of uninteresting puzzle pictures, the music & sound effects are the same, and all of the game mechanics and features are the same, in a nutshell, there is no customization whatsoever. Supposedly you can earn Trophies for reaching goals but they don't tell you what those goals are?? How are you supposed to figure out which goals to strive for if you can't read them in advance???.
Puzzles can be modified with the number of pieces, the cut shape, and whether or not you want the pieces to rotate. There are 4 different backgrounds to choose from, (pink, green, blue, and grey), There is a box to store extra pieces but the largest modification you can make is around 300 pieces so you probably won't use this feature. There is a Sort option that seems to have no rhyme or reason, a Border only option, a Hint option, and an available Magnifying glass to enlarge pieces. You can also ghost the image of the puzzle to the background or hang a picture in three different sizes.
These are very basic features in a very basic puzzle game that has no curb appeal and I've yet to play a puzzle game by any other developer that doesn't have better features and nicer pictures, even the ones that are 20 years old have better quality!
What's NOT puzzling is my new forum where there are always new features and great entertainment! We will be starting a new group play game in a few days! If you miss chatting with fellow fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or want to join the group games then hike on over to The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
I don't recommend this game.
Follow a girl scout on her journey back to her troop and solve incredible nonogram puzzles along the way!
Overall rating
2
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5
2 of 4 found this review helpful
GLITCHY & DOESN'T SAVE PUZZLE PROGRESS
PostedMay 15, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
This version was very glitchy on my computer and it kept pausing the game and taking me to my regular computer screen. The game would still be running and all I had to do was click the game's icon on the taskbar, but it happened 4-5 times during the demo alone.
Yes, the mosaics are easy as some have stated, but on the other hand, it does have an Advanced mode so that should make it a tad more challenging for most. I am really disappointed that you can't exit the game mid-stream without losing your progress and you have to start all over.
The mosaics themselves have brilliant colors that are bright and vibrant and of course, they are all farm-related with everything from critters to corn. Although some of the finished puzzles made me take a second look to "see" what I actually created, they are all labeled, a must-have feature for me personally.
You can choose from 6 various Tilesets and there are two different Hint options, one that fills a single random cell, and one that fills in a cross-formation (your choice) You can earn up to 3-stars and replay any level
I don't know anything about coding games, but I do know how to make a great forum, so come sit with us by the campfire and chat a while at thewoodsforum.boards.net
I don't know anything about coding games, but I do know how to make a great forum, so come sit with us by the campfire and chat a while at thewoodsforum.boards.net
Ready for another Wilderness adventure? Follow Claire to the mystical Easter Island and uncover a challenging new set of pixel art puzzles!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL ஐ¸.·´¯`·. WILDERNESS MOSAIC
PostedMay 15, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
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5
PixQuake does it again, they have created another beautiful Mosaic game that appeals to animal and nature-lovers! Not only are the chosen images beautiful, but there are also some interesting features available, and for me, the challenge was perfect. Some of the levels are easily solved while other levels are a bit more challenging, so it was a nice mixture that allowed me to relax and enjoy the mosaics, I don't want all of the levels to be so challenging that I lose the relaxing zen-vibe aura.
I also loved that you create the entire scene, not just a single image, and you learn interesting facts as you go along too. The colors are really vibrant and I liked how the crossed-off cells disappear into the background to make it easier to see the grid. The only issue I have with this series is that it doesn't save your progress and for that oversight, I have deducted a star! Let's face it, everyone wants their progress saved because life is full of interruptions and we can't always finish a level!
There are 5 Tiles to choose from, Pearl, Glass, Chiseled, Soft, and Rough texture. I chose the rough texture which I don't normally do, and because of the Wilderness theme, the finished image was even better! There is also a custom cursor option as well. As I stated earlier, I love how the X'd or crossed-off cells darken & basically disappear or blend into the background because it makes everything so easy to see what's left and what still needs to be addressed. The best part is that the finished image doesn't disappear in a split second as it does on some Mosaic games, you can admire it as long as you want, then simply click on it to move on to the next puzzle. (isn't that the point?)
There is a Butterfly feature that will reveal a single cell and a Whale that reveals a 3 x 3 field on the board. You are allowed up to 5 mistakes, but that affects your overall Star-rating. There is also a Hint feature available if you get stumped, but it has to recharge before you can use it again.
For those of you who have never played a Mosaic Griddler, there are numbers on each row and column that indicate how many filled-in cells there will be, and each group of numbers must be separated by at least one empty or crossed-off cell. It's easier to fill in the larger groups of numbers first, and whenever possible the top, bottom, and sides, then cross-off cells that couldn't possibly contain a filled-in cell. You can switch between Color bubbles (located on the right side) when you get stuck which will ultimately narrow down the playing field and help you solve the puzzle.
There's always something interesting going on at my new forum and we're about to start a new group play game! If you miss chatting with fellow fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or want to join the group games then hike on over to The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
I recommend this game!
Explore beautiful India in this mosaic puzzle adventure!
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL ஐ¸.·´¯`·. WILDERNESS MOSAIC
PostedMay 15, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
PixQuake does it again, they have created another beautiful Mosaic game that appeals to animal and nature-lovers! Not only are the chosen images beautiful, but there are also some interesting features available, and for me, the challenge was perfect. Some of the levels are easily solved while other levels are a bit more challenging, so it was a nice mixture that allowed me to relax and enjoy the mosaics, I don't want all of the levels to be so challenging that I lose the relaxing zen-vibe aura.
I also loved that you create the entire scene, not just a single image, and you learn interesting facts as you go along too. The colors are really vibrant and I liked how the crossed-off cells disappear into the background to make it easier to see the grid. The only issue I have with this series is that it doesn't save your progress and for that oversight, I have deducted a star! Let's face it, everyone wants their progress saved because life is full of interruptions and we can't always finish a level!
There are 5 Tiles to choose from, Pearl, Glass, Chiseled, Soft, and Rough texture. I chose the rough texture which I don't normally do, and because of the Wilderness theme, the finished image was even better! There is also a custom cursor option as well. As I stated earlier, I love how the X'd or crossed-off cells darken & basically disappear or blend into the background because it makes everything so easy to see what's left and what still needs to be addressed. The best part is that the finished image doesn't disappear in a split second as it does on some Mosaic games, you can admire it as long as you want, then simply click on it to move on to the next puzzle. (isn't that the point?)
There is a Butterfly feature that will reveal a single cell and a Whale that reveals a 3 x 3 field on the board. You are allowed up to 5 mistakes, but that affects your overall Star-rating. There is also a Hint feature available if you get stumped, but it has to recharge before you can use it again.
For those of you who have never played a Mosaic Griddler, there are numbers on each row and column that indicate how many filled-in cells there will be, and each group of numbers must be separated by at least one empty or crossed-off cell. It's easier to fill in the larger groups of numbers first, and whenever possible the top, bottom, and sides, then cross-off cells that couldn't possibly contain a filled-in cell. You can switch between Color bubbles (located on the right side) when you get stuck which will ultimately narrow down the playing field and help you solve the puzzle.
There's always something interesting going on at my new forum and we're about to start a new group play game! If you miss chatting with fellow fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or want to join the group games then hike on over to The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
I recommend this game!
Help Morgan uncover the secret of the cursed village!
Overall rating
1
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5
23 of 32 found this review helpful
SAME STUFF DIFFERENT DAY
PostedMay 15, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
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5
This is still a 32-bit game and it doesn't automatically adjust to fit larger screens so the boards are stretched out and out of proportion. I can look past this but why did they choose to downgrade the graphics to be about cartoon cutout figures with childish-looking icons? Even though they finally added a Timed option, it didn't help the gameplay, it's the same game, it has the same levels, and the same features, they simply add a different story but they never bother to change the M3 gameplay... for every game they make!
There are wooden crates that require an adjacent match that may or may not expose a golden tile, Gears, Chains, and Ropes (and eventually double chains and ropes) that require making matches of whatever tile is blocked within them, but most of them are just filler features, and unblocking the tiles is never a necessity to progress...again, it's just a pointless feature! They also got rid of the spiders that everyone seemed to hate but I actually liked them because at least it was a challenging feature. (and they were fake spiders, it's just make-believe folks lol)
The only goal really is to make matches over all of the Gold or Blue Cells and make the required number of matches of each specified element tile, the boards don't really progress in difficulty so it gets boring pretty quickly, especially if you have played their other games.
Making large matches fills the Energy Mana Meter, when full, you'll be able to use any powerup you want. They changed this feature slightly, and not necessarily for the better, by not allowing you to purchase the powerups you want, instead, they are added automatically with a limited amount versus unlimited uses of any powerup once purchased, and/or recharged by filling the Mana Meter.
You must purchase all 4 World Upgrades to progress to the next Chapter, 5 Chapters total, with the single Star you earn for completing each level. There are no options for the upgraded worlds, such as, which building to construct, nor does it allow you to place the building where you want, so it's a boring and meaningless feature for me personally.
There's always something interesting going on at my new forum and we're about to start a new group play game! If you miss chatting with fellow fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or want to join the group games then hike on over to The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
There's always something interesting going on at my new forum and we're about to start a new group play game! If you miss chatting with fellow fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or want to join the group games then hike on over to The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
I don't recommend this game.
Immerse yourself in the splendor of the great outdoors!
Overall rating
5
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5
27 of 34 found this review helpful
MY FAVORITE VACATION
PostedMay 15, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Thank you Casual Arts, you have always taken me to a special place every time I play Vacation Adventures but this trip to Pinecreek Hills National Park was a journey I will treasure forever!
Thank you for immortalizing my beloved Loki in my favorite HOG, Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger. Your games have always taken me to my special happy place, a nostalgic place filled with wonderful memories... together with Loki on my lap. Your incredibly kind hearts have helped to heal mine and this means the world to me :)
You can play in a Casual Mode (untimed-faster hint recharge) a Challenge Mode (timed-normal hint recharge) or Extreme (timed as to how long it takes to complete the scene-all wildlife & recyclables must be found) There are 20 Achievements to earn for completing various tasks such as finding Wildlife, buying souvenirs, or finishing a mini-game quickly. You can purchase 16 Park Souvenirs which are stored in a Display Case tab at the top of the screen.
You can play in a Casual Mode (untimed-faster hint recharge) a Challenge Mode (timed-normal hint recharge) or Extreme (timed as to how long it takes to complete the scene-all wildlife & recyclables must be found) There are 20 Achievements to earn for completing various tasks such as finding Wildlife, buying souvenirs, or finishing a mini-game quickly. You can purchase 16 Park Souvenirs which are stored in a Display Case tab at the top of the screen.
There are seek and find puzzles in scenes all around the park, and even scenes where you find multiples of similar or related objects, Riddle Clue finds and clever Spot The Difference HO's.
Each scene has several Wildlife Animals to find that are shown as silhouettes in a box to the left of the word search bar and when all the animals have been spotted, the doors will close. There is a Wildlife Notebook that allows you to see illustrations of all the wildlife you have found.
You will also Recycle cans, bottles, and paper found in each scene, and when all recyclables have been found, the recycle Can icon will be displayed as full. Some of the trash items are located within Zoom Zones as well.
There are 16 Photo Op scenes that allow you to take a photo for your Album whenever you see the Camera Icon so don't forget to keep an eye out for those Photo Ops.
You will earn an Eagle Eye achievement if you don't use either the Hint Magnifying Glass that shows the location of a single random item or the Mega Hint feature which shows the location of all available items from the list. You'll earn a Bronze Star for completing the Search, a Silver Star if you find all Wildlife OR all Recyclable Items, and a Gold Star if you find all Wildlife AND all Recyclable items.
Words listed in Blue are Tasks that require an interaction of some type, and words in Red are hidden inside or behind things. Most of the scenes have at least one Zoom Zone (indicated by sparkling stars) that has hidden items and sometimes includes Recyclables or Wildlife. Levels can be replayed at any time to better your time/score or pick up missing recyclable items or wildlife. and the items to find are usually different each time you replay it.
After each Search Scene, you'll play a variety of fun little Mini Games such as Placing Map Shapes, Spot The Difference, Word Search, or several different types of Jigsaw Puzzles (Rotate Squares, Swap Tile Sections, Flipsaw's, Slider Puzzles, etc.)
Collector's Edition Extra's:
3 Extra Scenes, 18 Wallpapers, 20 Music Soundtracks w/player (that familiar Vacation Adventures soundtrack is called Bluewaters Heaven btw) 20 Achievements, 16 Photo Op Screenshots (available in Photo Album) 16 Gift Shop Souvenirs with Display Case, 144 Wildlife Critters to find (available in a Photo Album) 48 Replayable Mini-Games.
3 Extra Scenes, 18 Wallpapers, 20 Music Soundtracks w/player (that familiar Vacation Adventures soundtrack is called Bluewaters Heaven btw) 20 Achievements, 16 Photo Op Screenshots (available in Photo Album) 16 Gift Shop Souvenirs with Display Case, 144 Wildlife Critters to find (available in a Photo Album) 48 Replayable Mini-Games.
EXTRA MINI-GAMES:
8 Jigsaws
8 Flipsaws
8 Rotation
8 Spot the Difference
4 Concentration
6 Word Search
4 Label Placement (place icons & labels correctly)
1 Simple Math Puzzle
1 Coin Fragments Puzzle
8 Jigsaws
8 Flipsaws
8 Rotation
8 Spot the Difference
4 Concentration
6 Word Search
4 Label Placement (place icons & labels correctly)
1 Simple Math Puzzle
1 Coin Fragments Puzzle
Come take a stroll in The Woods and chat by the campfire at my new forum inspired by this amazing series! thewoodsforum.boards.net
I recommend this game!
Join the Walker family on a fantastic tour of Budapest!
Overall rating
1
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5
30 of 39 found this review helpful
GOOD LUCK FIGURING OUT THESE IMAGES...a potted plant???
PostedMay 15, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
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5
It seems they tweak the graphics a tad bit every time, and I do appreciate the effort, but the effort is in vain for this puzzle lover :( The problem is that no matter which of the 12 tiles or X's I choose, or whether I choose the dark mode or not, this is the only Mosaic game that I have a hard time seeing which cells are available.
I have a habit of using the cursor to count cells (OCD habit) and the bright, neon-colored row & column highlight opaqueness is way too dark so it's hard to see the empty cells. As the cells are crossed off, the grid becomes super "busy" because each of the 12 selections are patterns such as clovers, circles, diamonds, or pawprints. Why can't the crossed-off cells just be a greyed-out cell like most mosaics? To make matters worse, they have added thick gold grid lines that will have your eyes going bonkers midway through the puzzle...the gold lines would be awesome if not for the overload of patterns!
You can play in an Easy mode that crosses off cells for you and applies the appropriate colors, a Normal mode, a Difficult mode that only crosses off squares when the entire row and column have been completed, and now an Intuitive Mode which is a Zen Mode.
I appreciate that they ditched the weird "chapter as a whole" scoring system and just went with the standard 3-star method, deducting a star for each mistake. Now they just need to add a SKIP feature for the "Fun and educational dialogue with your favorite characters" (ROFL) and the annoying feature that requires you to delete the word "player" before you can add a profile name unless you want the profile name to begin with the name Player...really?
The grids are more compact and I found that my cursor was constantly activating feature explanation window pop-ups which were really annoying. If I kept the cursor on the grid itself the above-mentioned column/row highlights made it impossible to see the cells so I would move the cursor slightly to the right and because everything is compacted into a small box now, my cursor would inevitably scan over one of the features, such as the power-ups, which would then prompt a pop-up window box to explain that feature!
I do think most of the colors were eye-appealing, what isn't appealing is the completed images...guessing the completed image is the real puzzle!
There's always something interesting going on at my new forum and we're about to start a new group play game! If you miss chatting with fellow fishies from the Big Fish Forum days or want to join the group games then hike on over to The Woods Forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net
Dive into the 9th Earth Chronicles jigsaw puzzle collection for an unforgettable tour of our planet!
Overall rating
2
/
5
32 of 38 found this review helpful
GIVING IT AN EXTRA STAR BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES & FEWER STAGED PICTURES!
PostedMay 8, 2022
pennmom36
fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
I have to give credit when credit is due because for the first time they have ditched the staged pictures and added some beautiful landscape pictures. BUT...once again, the features remain the same, and these are basic features that only a casual puzzle player will enjoy.
There are Achievement Trophies to earn and a Top Scores leaderboard but there is no option to access any of these features to know what achievements you are striving to achieve. You can save your puzzle progress but you can't save the completed puzzle image or download the image as a screensaver, which makes no sense?
There are Achievement Trophies to earn and a Top Scores leaderboard but there is no option to access any of these features to know what achievements you are striving to achieve. You can save your puzzle progress but you can't save the completed puzzle image or download the image as a screensaver, which makes no sense?
There is a box to store extra pieces, but there are no options to categorize, label, or sort these stored pieces, nor is there an option to fetch or retrieve certain pieces because you can't sort and label these stored pieces. The current sort option simply scrambles the pieces to the correct area, such as the top, bottom, right, or left side which practically feels like you're cheating. Wouldn't it be nice to have the ability to sort them by the correct rotation, color variations (zebra stripes, blue sky, green grass), or the shape of the puzzle piece? At least it gives you the option to choose the Border pieces separately, but again, there are no color sorting options there either...which really doesn't make sense?
There is an option to post a Picture Image of the puzzle you are working on which does allow you to choose three different sizes x1, x2, or x3. You can also opt to Ghost the Image on the Background (the puzzle is assembled on top of the ghosted image) It doesn't, however, give you the option to choose the Opaqueness of the Ghosted Image to make the image more or less visible, depending on how difficult you want the puzzle assembly to be...that doesn't make sense either?
There is an available Magnifying Glass to enlarge sections, as well as a Hint feature in case you get stumped. You can choose the Resolution, opt for a single Custom Cursor or change the color of the background to a pastel shade of Pink, Green, Blue, or Gray. These basic color options tend to be too dark with many of the puzzles they offer, so being able to adjust the intensity of the background colors at the very least, makes sense, doesn't it? Here's a fun fact: Most monitors can EASILYdisplay 16,777,216 256 different colors, yet we are only given an option of Four of those 16,777,216 256 colors to choose from as the background color...that totally makes no sense, does it?
Any Puzzle offered can be modified with Size options, the Shape of the puzzle pieces, and whether or not you want the pieces to Rotate, but even then, it's not optimized to allow you to assemble a puzzle much bigger than 300 pieces. A 300 Piece Puzzle purchased off the shelf would be labeled for ages +8-12...that ridiculously makes no sense to me!
Once you complete a Jigsaw Puzzle, you're done, the party's over. You get to see the finished image for a split second (I'm not exaggerating) and then the Stats Window pops up. The completed Jigsaws aren't displayed in a Gallery or any other section for that matter, to allow you to admire your work or the beauty of the image, so I suppose asking for an option to save the puzzle's image as a Screensaver or Wallpaper is too much to ask for...that makes sense, right?
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I don't recommend this game.