Bullionist's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.8
- Helpful Votes:98
- Reviews Submitted:16
- First Review:December 20, 2013
- Most Recent Review:December 17, 2018
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Join Wordsworth the Owl on his mission to solve jumbled up word puzzles! Switch around letters to complete mind-boggling terms!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Fun relaxing word game
PostedDecember 17, 2018
Bullionist
fromUSA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Time Management
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
Another cute relaxing word building game. Has a humorous owl as the lead character who needs help getting words unscrambled.
It was on the easy side, with very easy to follow built-in tutorials, but still fun for those who like relaxing word games.
(I didn't think there was anything confusing about the graphical effects that showed over the words either: I thought they looked nice, and I've seen similar FX in dozens of other games.)
It was on the easy side, with very easy to follow built-in tutorials, but still fun for those who like relaxing word games.
(I didn't think there was anything confusing about the graphical effects that showed over the words either: I thought they looked nice, and I've seen similar FX in dozens of other games.)
I recommend this game!
Relive the beloved story of Charlotte's Web. Help save Wilbur from the frying pan by solving a series of word puzzles.
Overall rating
5
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
Nice word game based on Charlotte's Web
PostedDecember 17, 2018
Bullionist
fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Time Management
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
Cute relaxing word game with nice animal characters from the story Charlotte's Web. The gameplay was nicely done if you like word games, building words and also putting together quotes from the book as you go along.
(The heroine of the original book was Charlotte the barn spider who befriends the little pig and saves his life, by the way, which is why there was a spider used as the in-game pointer.)
(The heroine of the original book was Charlotte the barn spider who befriends the little pig and saves his life, by the way, which is why there was a spider used as the in-game pointer.)
I recommend this game!
Lisa is helping Santa Claus deliver presents to a small town when her car transforms into candies! Help her fix her car and save Christmas!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Great Christmas Game
PostedNovember 14, 2018
Bullionist
fromUSA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management
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
Great Christmas themed hidden object adventure! It's very cute with beautiful graphics, and on the easy side (which is exactly what we wanted). I got this as a Christmas present for family and they loved it and still play it once every year at Christmas.
I recommend this game!
Help a Wispa, Lyia, save her magical world from a wave of corruption that is decimating the land in this fun Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
5
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5
15 of 18 found this review helpful
Very good hidden object/match-3 game with nice atmosphere
PostedJune 25, 2014
Bullionist
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
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
This was a very nice hidden object game with a pleasant atmosphere and several game-play features that made it more fun than many "standard" games in the same genre.
The hand-drawn artwork is deliberately stylized, and very nicely drawn. There are cute characters and a nice map to travel from location to location as the story progresses.
You have the assistance of a glowing forest wisp who flies around to collect the objects you click on in the hidden-object scenes.
Completing tasks gets you mana, which you can use to cast spells that give hints. Spells that give more specific hints cost more mana. This feature made the usual hidden object search a lot more fun than games that just use the usual hint button that takes a fixed amount of time to re-charge.
Because of the stylization of the artwork, many of the objects blend into the scenes which adds challenge. However this never became frustrating because of the mana-based hint system.
Some levels also have a fun match-3 mini-game to play against an opponent, so the gameplay is not purely hidden object.
The music also stood out as being very good, though often the music is silent and the scenes just have very nicely done ambient sound for the forest environments, which adds lots of atmosphere to the scenes.
I recommend this game!
Put your Mahjong skills to the test and save Ariel's fiancé, Tarlan, from captivity by the evil wizard Cornwall!
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Cute and pleasant faery-tale mahjong
PostedMarch 25, 2014
Bullionist
fromOregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This was a very nice, relaxing game that combines mahjong tile-matching gameplay and occasional puzzles and hidden-object scenes with a pleasant faery-tale theme.
The hand-drawn graphics were all very pretty and nicely done. Many of the background scenes were beautiful and created a very nice atmosphere.
The plot follows an elf on a quest to rescue her fiancé as she travels through a fantasy realm based on the four seasons, encountering a variety of interesting characters.
I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game all the way through to the happy ending.
This is one of my favorites when I want to play a relaxing and re-playable game to help wind down after a long day.
(By the way: This game ran perfectly on Windows 7 with DirectX up-to-date, and I never experienced any bugs or technical issues.)
I recommend this game!
An evil witch has cast a spell over the entire kingdom! The villagers need you to help them by becoming the protector of the kingdom!
Overall rating
5
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5
13 of 13 found this review helpful
Cute arcade-style fairy game
PostedFebruary 22, 2014
Bullionist
fromOregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
This was a very cute little game that reminded me of a coin-operated arcade game. The main task is to gather glowing will-o-wisp lights using lily pads at the forest pool in order to release fairies before time runs out. Between levels you get to build up new parts of a castle, and every few levels there is a different type of mini-game at a little village where you get to send the different fairies flying out to different homes to make the villagers happy.
The gameplay was simple, though the difficulty level increases as you make progress. It would have been nice if the background for the main levels changed a little more often. However there is really nothing to complain about here if you're just looking for a cute child-friendly game. The faery-tale graphics were great and the fairies were very cute.
I recommend this game!
It's up to you, Arthur, a brave knight, to restore the land and escort Princess Helen back to her father, King Olgert.
Overall rating
5
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5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Fun and Addictive!
PostedDecember 26, 2013
Bullionist
fromOregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management
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
4
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5
This was my first "time management" game and I now love the whole genre.
The plot is cute and very light: the premise is that you're a knight escorting the Princess safely across the lands by ordering workers to gather resources to construct buildings, build and clear roads, and overcome obstacles. You visit four continents: meadows and woods, swampland, deserts, and a northern land covered in snow. The graphics look great and the landscape of each continent has different special conditions or challenges that affect gameplay. If you finish a level before nightfall you get to build a new section of a big faery-tale castle for the Princess.
The gameplay is very fun and addictive. It is simple but fast-paced, and you have to think through your strategy through very carefully in order to finish before nightfall. (However, if you want to move on you also have the option to continue the story and can re-visit any level later on to try to finish on time.) I had to replay some of the harder levels quite a few times and choose a better strategy to succeed -- however I always found this challenge fun and stimulating rather than frustrating or tedious.
I'm looking forward to playing both the sequels to this game as soon as I have time.
I recommend this game!
After overcoming the Dreamless Castle and Moonfell Wood, you have come to the rugged, mountainous snow-peaked Goblin Kingdom!
Overall rating
5
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5
The 3rd Awakening Game, just as good as the first two
PostedDecember 25, 2013
Bullionist
fromOregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management
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
This 3rd entry in the Awakening series was terrific. The story flowed through perfectly from the end of Moonfell Wood (though it could be played independently and still be great).
One of the things I liked best about this one was that you get to visit quite a few different environments. You start out in the amazing snow mountains above the Goblin Kingdom, explore a small mine, visit the towns and castle, and eventually fly to an enchanted forest inhabited by gnomes living among beautifully designed luminescent mushrooms and crystals.
I missed the faery who accompanied you in the first two Awakening games (who has to stay with the faery queen when you leave the Moonfell Wood), but the Owl who joins you in this one was also very likeable. I often consulted him even when I didn't need a hint just to see what he said.
As with the first two games, the hidden object scenes and puzzles were fun and inventive, very nicely integrated with the places you were visiting, and were usually just the right level of challenge to stay stimulated (without ever having to experience the frustration of getting stuck).
I recommend this game!
Christmas Tales: Fellina's Journey
Find Santa’s magic star and stop the gruesome Icy Elf from ruining Christmas for everyone on the planet in Christmas Tales: Fellina’s Journey!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
The Perfect Christmas Game
PostedDecember 25, 2013
Bullionist
fromOregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management
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 wanted to find a beautiful and family-friendly Christmas game to give as a gift, and Fellina's Journey was exactly what I was looking for. My family loved it, and we plan to replay this one each year as a new family tradition.
All of the scenes are very beautiful, and most have an old-fashioned look to them that adds lots of magic to the game's atmosphere.
The story is simple but perfectly suited for a fun Christmas adventure that can be completed within 1-2 hours, and Fellina and the Elves were charming.
You start out at home and get to visit an enchanted snow forest, a beautiful Christmas village in the mountains, and then fly to a mountain retreat and an ice castle to conclude the game.
The hidden object scenes were fun and cute but still challenging enough to be stimulating, as were the puzzles.
I bought and completed the game by myself first to make sure it didn't have anything violent, ghastly or macabre (which several other Christmas-themed games do) and happily there were no problems there. (The icy elf might look a bit scary in the intro movie, but after casting the ice-spell he only appears briefly one more time before the happy ending.)
I loved this game and also thought the length was perfect. My relatives that I gave the game to as a gift loved it even more than I did, and we completed it together in one sitting. One of them had never seen a hidden object game before and loved this one so much that she now wants to play more of them.
I've love to see more games like this one!
I recommend this game!
The exciting adventures of the young Ingolf await you in this magical Time Management game.
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent TM/strategy game with a fun plot
PostedDecember 24, 2013
Bullionist
fromOregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management
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
This is the best time management/strategy game I've played so far. The gameplay is excellent and you can play multiple difficulty settings, including a casual option that allows you to just enjoy the story without a timer.
The story is inspired by Northern mythology and stands out as unusually good and original. You play a shipwrecked Viking on a quest to return your father's cursed ring to a midget who lives on top of a huge mountain. You have to travel across a very large map performing quests to help various villages and towns, and to overcome natural obstacles.
The game makes great use of the natural environment to affect your missions as you travel through verdant green areas, forests, rocky mountains, ice and snow storms, and underground caverns. On your journey you also meet a forest druid who is more complicated than he seems. The druid can unlock magical secrets at monolithic runestones and send your pet bear-cub to seek out hidden treasure chests.
There are a large number of original ideas used as mission objectives. Most involve building structures and gathering resources, but there are also magical quests and humorous bonus levels in which the vikings have to farm vegetables, feed hungry cave bears, and capture and pen wild mountain sheep. The interaction with the various village headman and other characters you meet throughout the journey are often very amusing, and the plot takes some interesting unexpected turns later in the game.
On the more technical side: The graphics are outstanding and the sound is good. (The music is well-done but a bit goofy by design, but you have the option to turn it off and listen to something else while still leaving the sound effects on.)
I loved this game and will keep my eyes out for a sequel.
I recommend this game!