What a wonderful fun Sci-fi game! I played the entire game in approx. 4 hours maybe a little longer, I just didn't want to stop playing it was whimsical and fun. The game filled up my entire 22 inch monitor. The scenes were beautifully done if not a little cartoon like but not cartoonish. I'm glad I listened to the reviews of the people who played the entire game and not those who write reviews of the small demo that I can also play! What I like to know is how much better the game gets after the demo which is why I really appreciate people waiting to place reviews after they finish the game. This game does get better and better as you play. Yes, it's a little on the easy side which is really great when you just want to relax kick back and have some fun. The ending was great and leaves us open to maybe getting another in the series. I really hope so! I highly recommend this game! April 2016
I actually really enjoyed this fun, relatively easy game. The graphics are amazing!. The town itself looks like some of those old European towns with cobblestone roads and cute older buildings. The colors and shades create very welcoming and warm indoor and outdoor locations. Lifelike animations and terrific special effects. Audio wise, the soundtracks are pleasant most of the time, but there are times when they can get overly-dramatic,which I really don't care for. The voice-overs are well done and the voices are appropriate for each character. The puzzles and hidden objects were fun and creatively done. I loved the little pirate helper/fast acting hint skip and the little Golem helper was adorable!! Overall I really did enjoy myself with this game I only wish it was a wee bit longer! It was over before I knew it which is why it's not getting 5 stars. I do highly recommend this game!
I enjoyed this game. It was very pretty and a little strange ie drops of blood in a talking box, roses that attack?, but overall enjoyable. Not on my top ten all time favorites but again enjoyable. The ending was very good and I didn't see it coming! I think this is worth the SE price especially if you can get in on a sale day! It's not a real long game nor is it a real tough game to play but there were times in the middle of the game I found I had to use the hint a lot because it wasn't flowing very well but it got back on track and it finished with a flourish!
I absolutely loved this game!! I know it's an older game but it looks great and sound great and the hint recharged pretty darn quickly for an older game. If you love History as I do then I suggest you play this game. Lincoln looks very good and the voice they used for him sounds just like I imagine Abe himself sounded. There is of course poetic license used throughout but there is also real history included as well. Still one of my top favorite games! I highly recommend it!
I really enjoyed this game. It's a wonderful Mystery game with lots of things to look for and solve! It’s really nice to see that Blam Games kept true to the scientific nature of the game and most of the mini-games you will have to solve during the game are science related. A big plus for me! Visually, the game is absolutely spectacular and the screenshots that you see up above bring no justice to the real deal. The graphics are crisp, beautiful, realistic and extremely nice to the eye. The scientists are well portrayed and it all looks absolutely amazing , voice overs were very well done too! It moved in a perfect logical manner which is something that's always important to me, I hate when things make zero sense. This is one of the best and most fun games I've played in a long time. I highly recommend this game.
For an older game this was fantastic.Actually I liked this much more than many if not most of the newer games coming out now in 2016. So much to do, so many places to visit! It was visually very lovely. Music was ok. There were many Hidden Object scenes many that were interactive. I just Love Artifex Mundi games. They always tell a fantastic story and in the end they tie up all the loose ends nicely in a big beautiful bow! Well worth the money and even better if you can get it on a good sale day like I did. I highly recommend this game!
I really really enjoyed the heck out of this game! I don't normally buy the CE but I had demoed this game months ago and couldn't wait for it to come out. When it finally did a few days later BF gave us members a sale I couldn't refuse, so lucky me I got this game with all the bells and whistles! It was a bit on the easier side which is something I like I want to play the games but I don't want to have to do to many short jerky movements because that kills my fibro. and I don't want to rack my brains out either. I liked the sciencey-ness of the game since I am a big science, math geek. I liked the flow of the game, I liked meeting new people and performing new tasks in different areas, instead of one long endless mindless find this put it here blah blah. The graphics were nice colors were perfect and normal not overdone like many of the newer games, the scenes were gorgeous with so much attention detail. I'm not a wordsmith so it's hard for me to fully put into words why I like or don't like a game. It's just a feeling you get when you start playing and you find you are just moving along and don't want to stop, because you realize you are really having a good time! That was this game for me! Now if they would just release the New York Mysteries game I beta tested months ago I'd be a real happy camper!! I highly recommend this game.
I really really enjoyed playing this game. The graphics and voice overs were perfect. Mini games and hidden object scenes were fun. My favorite part though is that there was actually, a wonderful storyline. Love, loss and the 5 stages of grief! I purchased the CE which I normally never do but I didn't want to wait a month to play this game. I'm so glad I got the CE as it ties everything up nicely. If you try to judge this game by playing the demo only you will be sadly disappointed as the game changes dramatically once the demo is over. It's far different than you think it's going to be,for the better! This is why I personally don't particular like to read reviews by people who haven't played most or all of the game. I know what the demo looks like, we are all allowed to play it ourselves.It's what happens after the demo that I'm always interested in which is why I usually save my review until I'm completely finished with the game. I did play the entire game plus the bonus and the game and story were wonderful. Better than a whole lot of other games coming out recently!
I have to say for me so far this is my favorite game of 2016!
I demoed the CE edition when it first came out and I didn't give it very good marks. I'm afraid after almost finishing the game I still feel the same way! I was so happy to see a new Hidden Expedition game and that sooned turned to disappointment. First off they got the history incorrect. It's Juan Ponce de León NOT Magellan. Ok even if I overlooked the history being wrong this is still not a very good game. It's kind of all over the place. Am I looking for the fountain of Youth are they? Am I doing something with turtles? Are they? I really don't know nor do I care. In many places you need to use the hint since most of the game play makes little or no sense and where to go and what to do next is never overly apparent. It's just not logical most of the time. I think Eipix should stick to their wonderful albeit over colored graphics and they should team back up with the Smithsonian or anyone else for the story ideas and unique game ideas. It appears to me Eipix team is completely out of good stories and or unique mini games. I loved the Castle, Hope Diamond and Crown of Solomon, Dawn of Prosperity was pretty good not as good as the others,but this one isn't even in the same league with the others. It falls way way short! I honestly don't even feel like finishing it I'm so bored. Find something place it here over and over BORING! Something's also make zero sense. ie. I just got to a place where I used a nail clipper, not to clip the net holding items but to pull nails out of a wood board???? I glad I waited and got this SE edition with a free game other wise I'd really be ticked off! While it's not for me it maybe for you so demo it and see what you think. I will recommend it since it's not really really bad and it does have some lovely scenes and a custom mode for quick skipping and or hints.
Perfect, beautiful game. I purchased this last night 2/9/2016 and finished it today! It's the first game in a very long time that I didn't want to stop playing. I loved the scenery, the music, the fun games, the multi step hidden object scenes, having characters to interact with throughout the game. Everything about it was just perfect to me!! The cherry on top of the cake was being in Italy for a few hours. The only negative I would say was that the bonus game felt a little short. You do get to replay game, Hidden object scenes and you can go back and find anything you missed so your trophy room will be full! Bravo Eipix on a most entertaining game!