tesamoine's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.4
- Helpful Votes:4,958
- Reviews Submitted:532
- First Review:March 13, 2013
- Most Recent Review:November 15, 2024
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An investigation into a disappearance reveals ghostly secrets in a mountaintop hotel!
Overall rating
3
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5
11 of 17 found this review helpful
New series, same old same old
PostedNovember 12, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
3
/
5
I think this is 3rd new series they have put out in a row, and this one wasn't quite as bad as the last 2. Domini had a good premise for a story line, but poor choices in acting and voice overs left it dry and laughable. We will still need a hat to fan poisonous fumes. Multiple gloves to touch live wires. A few rolls of duct tape to insulate said wires. And many pincers, shears, and pliers. I see they did make a few changes with the way the collectibles are listed on the playing page. I think I bit more work, more challenge, and letting the player go more than one or 2 scenes before using all of their inventory, thus adding a challenge, would improve their games quite a bit. If you're looking for a very easy breezy game, here it is. It's not scary. Zero "boo" factor. Perhaps that could be changed too. And for those who play a game 8 or 10 minutes and give it a good or poor review, please. C'mon now. Enough said.
I recommend this game!
A trio of hoax hunters get the shock of their lives!
Overall rating
3
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5
30 of 34 found this review helpful
I would not could not with a CE, I would not could not with an SE
PostedNovember 5, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Well, here we have the rare game for the Halloween season. The time where a few developers come out with their yearly Halloween game. I feel this should give them a little bit of an extra kick to say "hey, let's make a great spooky Halloween game". Not the case here. Not even a tiny scare. Very few HOS. I thought it was short, including the bonus chapter. I had high hopes for all the build up this game received and the first few reviews I saw were 5 stars (but aren't they always)? This is closer to 2 stars for me but I threw an extra one in there for art and color. I sure hope the other developers come out with something better than this for Halloween. I do not recommend. Do better Elephant.
I don't recommend this game.
Can you stop a buried past from destroying your world?
Overall rating
4
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5
Oh why oh why did they discontinue this series
PostedNovember 3, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
5
/
5
Moonsouls was a 2 game series. This is the second game. Only complaint is the game was super short. Probably the shortest game I ever played. However, it was fun. The bonus chapter was great. I'm usually not a fan of Madhead games, but I loved this series which I found odd since I'm not a fan of sci-fi. Really good story line. If you're looking for something different to play, check out this game and the first one in the series.
I recommend this game!
The secret of the fairies lies deep in the English countryside.
Overall rating
2
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5
46 of 50 found this review helpful
This must be a Myth
PostedOctober 29, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
/
5
I played this as the CE and no matter which way you slice it, CE or SE, it's just not doing it for me. I thought "Oh wow. A new series. How exciting!" Alas, no. We have the same old same old, just substituting fairies for detectives, for whatever the subject may be. Same ridiculous tasks. Same HOS. Same puzzles. Same move 2 scenes and get rid of all inventory items, so heavens forbid, you don't need to think too much. I have been existing on older games when they used to be challenging and fun. I have purchased older series and replayed older games and I love them. I could rave about them. But what we are getting now is bottom of the barrel elementary games. I do not recommend.
I don't recommend this game.
Can you rescue your daughter from her puppet look-alike?
Overall rating
2
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5
18 of 21 found this review helpful
Well this is Grim
PostedOctober 28, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
2
/
5
I used to love this series back in the day when Grim Tales had a family you'd expect in every game, and a great story too. Somewhere Grim Tales morphed into something different with Richard the skull and Anna the time traveler and I got used to that. Then it took another turn into kidnapped daughters who the mom doesn't seem too concerned about at all. I only played the demo as I swore I'd never buy another Elephant game unless they stepped up their "game" and I'm so glad I didn't purchase this one. Definitely not worth a CE and it seems like a very short game with simplistic tasks. I'm going to use my glass shoe to cut glass. Okie dokie. I do not recommend this game.
I don't recommend this game.
Can you stop dangerous specters from destroying the city in time?
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 14 found this review helpful
Have we lost Secret City?
PostedOctober 23, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I have played the other Secret City games and really liked them. This one seemed very different. I found it dull and elementary. Absolutely no challenge at all, even in the puzzles (and that's saying a lot since I don't like puzzles). The game started out very jerky and looked like it was struggling to run correctly, but that could be my Windows 11. Not sure. I like this developer but I feel the game was subpar. The bonus game was just awful. I'd play the demo and see how you like it. I played the whole game and would not recommend.
I don't recommend this game.
A strange board game makes a Halloween party go very wrong!
Overall rating
1
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5
33 of 40 found this review helpful
Keep the door closed
PostedOctober 15, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
Welcome to Domini's Halloween game. A jumble of bright colors and monsters. I truly feel like a codger lately with the reviews of the games coming out. This was horrible. I'm not sure who they were trying to appeal to here... kids or adults. Or both. Either way, it didn't work out. When I think of a Halloween game, I think dark and spooky. Real life creepy. Not bright blues and purples and silly looking monsters that look like something off of Sesame Street. What has happened to all the creepy games of the past? It took an Indie developer to put out True Fear which was amazing. Where are games like the original Phantasmat? The original Shiver? And so many more. Instead, for their once a year project we get a cartoonish silly game that does nothing to get one in the Halloween spirit. And NO. This is not the game of the year. It is NOT Dominis game of the year, although NONE of their games are games of the year. You'll be going back and forth doing the same tasks as in every other game they've made. Same HOS. Same mini games. Same colors. Same collectibles. Just please. Someone come out with a game that has substance to it. Something that is meant for adults. Anything. I do NOT recommend this game.
Find a kidnapped teenage girl and save yourself in Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek, a fun Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Developers take note !
PostedOctober 11, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is an older game (2012) but it is a good one. So much has been said about this game, I won't get into the plot or any of that. Yes, there are more HOS than the newer games have. This particular game has less mini games which doesn't bother me at all. What it does have is a real story. A creepy one too. Game play will make you think. This is part of a trilogy, and although I have owned the other 2, I haven't played them yet. I'll be doing that soon. If you're simply tired, as I am, of the new senseless releases we've been seeing, give this one a go. It starts a little slow but it's great. You will get a map with objectives, but it's not transportable and that's ok. No misclick penalties either. Winner !!!
I recommend this game!
A trio of hoax hunters get the shock of their lives!
Overall rating
3
/
5
15 of 19 found this review helpful
The Neglected game
PostedOctober 7, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Well, here we are approaching the Halloween season. The time where a few developers come out with their yearly Halloween game. I feel this should give them a little bit of an extra kick to say "hey, let's make a great spooky Halloween game". Not the case here. Not even a tiny scare. Very few HOS. I thought it was short, including the bonus chapter. I had high hopes for all the build up this game received and the first few reviews I saw were 5 stars (but aren't they always)? This is closer to 2 stars for me but I threw an extra one in there for art and color. I sure hope the other developers come out with something better than this for Halloween. I do not recommend. Do better Elephant.
I don't recommend this game.
The secret of the fairies lies deep in the English countryside.
Overall rating
3
/
5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Churning out games without any dimension to them
PostedOctober 3, 2021
tesamoine
fromJersey Girl... at home.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I debated giving this 2 stars but went with 3 only because it's something different for Domini. If you played one, you've played them all more or less. Yes you will need some fans for "all the smoke or pollen". Yes you will need to oil and clean lots of things for no apparent reason. You'll need the requisite valve which just happens to be lying around. I've been playing a lot of older games lately, and the quality of those games is beyond superior to anything released in the last year (at minimum). I honestly used to have a long list of games I couldn't wait to play, and no longer have a list. This was typical Domini by every standard... HOS, mini games, game play, etc. I'm not going to recommend this because at this point it's irritating to me that they can just keep throwing games out there that are awful.
I don't recommend this game.