BooksandGameFan's Profile
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- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:3,783
- Reviews Submitted:278
- First Review:September 14, 2015
- Most Recent Review:June 15, 2024
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Can you uncover the paranormal activity haunting the mall?
Overall rating
2
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5
18 of 28 found this review helpful
Come on Elephant you can do so much better!
PostedApril 28, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Word
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
This game is a pass for me. I loved the first in the series, the second Tall Man was ok but this one is just plain boring. The storyline is just weird and gameplay is just find this put it here, run back and forth finding things to put someplace else to open something else rinse and repeat. Extremely boring and tedious. No real storyline short of mannequins may or may not be coming alive. Really silly story with boring gameplay is not a game for me. Try it yourself and see if you like it for me it's a pass!
I don't recommend this game.
The Abomination threatens to erase all worlds from existence!
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 6 found this review helpful
Sorry Mad Head, but this game is a big fat stinker!
PostedApril 27, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Word
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I'm a huge fan of Mad Head games 98% of their games are sensational. The first Nevertales game is one of the best games ever made, that being said this game is not even on the same level as that game!
I purchased this game and I'm extremely sorry I did. I've tried playing this game over and over for at least 2 weeks and every time I do I leave the game angry and frustrated. I've now just finally decided to save myself any further aggravation and I deleted the game from my computer, half finished!
I found the gameplay to be disjointed, with the goals being unclear and many of the areas you need to click on are in places you'd never ever expect. I was bored, frustrated and angry most of the time which is not how I want to feel when playing a game! I really, really disliked this game!
I really miss the quality of the first couple of games in the series.
No, sadly I do not recommend this game.
I purchased this game and I'm extremely sorry I did. I've tried playing this game over and over for at least 2 weeks and every time I do I leave the game angry and frustrated. I've now just finally decided to save myself any further aggravation and I deleted the game from my computer, half finished!
I found the gameplay to be disjointed, with the goals being unclear and many of the areas you need to click on are in places you'd never ever expect. I was bored, frustrated and angry most of the time which is not how I want to feel when playing a game! I really, really disliked this game!
I really miss the quality of the first couple of games in the series.
No, sadly I do not recommend this game.
I don't recommend this game.
The peace in the White Kingdom is marred by the appearance of the mysterious Black Knight who has stolen your only son! Can you save him in time?
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
Perfect 5 star game!
PostedApril 27, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Word
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 Artifex Mundi games and this is no exception. Simply a gorgeous, interesting and fun game! I love everything about it, the music, the games, the hidden object scenes, the potion making, the fact that the storyline was obvious throughout, I just enjoyed everything! This for me was a true 5 star game!
Yes, I highly recommend this game.
Yes, I highly recommend this game.
I recommend this game!
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn adventure set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 16 found this review helpful
WOW, WOW, WOW! Artifex Mundi hit this one out of the park!
PostedApril 23, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Word
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 absolutely loved this game. It was unique, whimsical and quirky. I haven't had this much fun playing a game in many years!
The game does take time to figure out the mechanics of it but once you do you'll have a blast. For those who couldn't figure out what you were supposed to do go watch the video tutorial on youtube then come back and demo the game, you'll really enjoy it! The game ultimately comes down to love, the love of a brother for his sister!
The game does take time to figure out the mechanics of it but once you do you'll have a blast. For those who couldn't figure out what you were supposed to do go watch the video tutorial on youtube then come back and demo the game, you'll really enjoy it! The game ultimately comes down to love, the love of a brother for his sister!
Split into five distinct chapters with roughly 5-7 scenes each, My Brother Rabbit is set in a vivid, rainbow-colored world created entirely from a child’s imagination. It’s a lovely hand-painted aesthetic filled with giant mushrooms, floating islands, and sunken submarines. Everywhere you look are fun little background touches, from bugs roasting hot dogs on a stick and penguins sleeping in freezers to mechanical moose on railroad tracks, winged watering cans slurping from ponds, and disembodied eyeballs popping up in the most unlikely places. You’ll want to stop at each new screen and simply absorb the attention to visual detail, both the artistry and the sheer brilliance of it all.
This delightfully whimsical backdrop, however, belies a very bittersweet story framework providing the impetus for your actions. Between chapters are animated paintings depicting the story of an adorable little girl who falls terribly ill while her family can only look on with concern. Though he can’t help directly, the girl’s younger brother has a stuffed rabbit that he believes can cheer her up and ultimately assist in ushering her back to health. In the fantasy world born out of this desire, his wish takes on literal form, as a little rabbit becomes the protagonist who must get a precious but ailing flower creature to a far-off mountain in the distance to recover. Suddenly, the various beakers adorning the landscape in one level and melted clocks in another take on a whole new meaning, symbolizing a young child in a hospital whose time may be running out. There are no words spoken at all, and only minimal interaction between the two central characters throughout, but this premise grounds the many fanciful eccentricities with a very effective, emotionally poignant real-world motivation.
I loved this game so much, it was lovely to look at, the music was so nice and the whole experience was relaxing for me.
My only disappointment was that the game did not have a bonus game which is what we pay extra for one purchasing a CE game. I really wanted to remain in this world just a little longer so I found not having a bonus game was a real bummer. What made up for it was I got a buy one get one free game deal and with the purchased it gave me 6 points which gave me a free game coupon so I actually got 3 games for the price of one and you can't beat that with a stick~!! Yes I highly reccomend this game.
I recommend this game!
Can you stop an ancient legend from coming to life?
Overall rating
4
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5
14 of 18 found this review helpful
I disagree with the naysayers, I thought the game was fun, whimsical and yes a bit silly!
PostedApril 11, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Word
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I love the Edge of Reality series, I own all of them. I find them to be fun, whimsical and a bit easy breezy which is what I like when I've had a long tiring stressful day.
This game isn't as good as others in the series and there is far too much dialogue for my taste but the good thing is you can quickly skip through all of it. I would actually rate this game a 3 but added an extra point to bring the games score up do to the negative reviews. I honestly do not believe this game deserves a 1 star rating!!
The graphics were lovely and we are basically in real time, not a dreary, ugly decrepit scary place or a pinky, purplish fantasy place and I really enjoy that for a change.
The hidden objects I did encounter were fun, I love having a little animal helper and I really like the storyline about the girl doing good and using her own money to open a shelter for animals, of course now she's been kidnapped and turned into a dog, and they are going to be thrown in a volcano for some weird reason so that's a bit strange but not really any stranger then 90% of the storylines we get in all the other games. I will be purchasing this game on a good sales day.
Yes, I recommend the game.
This game isn't as good as others in the series and there is far too much dialogue for my taste but the good thing is you can quickly skip through all of it. I would actually rate this game a 3 but added an extra point to bring the games score up do to the negative reviews. I honestly do not believe this game deserves a 1 star rating!!
The graphics were lovely and we are basically in real time, not a dreary, ugly decrepit scary place or a pinky, purplish fantasy place and I really enjoy that for a change.
The hidden objects I did encounter were fun, I love having a little animal helper and I really like the storyline about the girl doing good and using her own money to open a shelter for animals, of course now she's been kidnapped and turned into a dog, and they are going to be thrown in a volcano for some weird reason so that's a bit strange but not really any stranger then 90% of the storylines we get in all the other games. I will be purchasing this game on a good sales day.
Yes, I recommend the game.
I recommend this game!
Can you find Gulliver and escape Lilliputia in time?
Overall rating
4
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5
6 of 12 found this review helpful
Love the Bridge to Another World series and this game was no exception!
PostedApril 7, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Match 3, Word
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 own and have really enjoyed playing all of the Bridge to Another World games. My favorite being a toss-up between: Through the Looking Glass and Oz.
This game was great but sadly I don't think it was a good as many others in the series, that being said it's much better than most games put out in the last few months. The reason I didn't think it was a good as the others was due to a few glitches within the game, some actions made little sense and the storyline wasn't as strong and cohesive as the others nor was it as whimsical.
I would highly recommend it as I truly did enjoy the game!
This game was great but sadly I don't think it was a good as many others in the series, that being said it's much better than most games put out in the last few months. The reason I didn't think it was a good as the others was due to a few glitches within the game, some actions made little sense and the storyline wasn't as strong and cohesive as the others nor was it as whimsical.
I would highly recommend it as I truly did enjoy the game!
Can you stop a dangerous game from taking more lives?
Overall rating
3
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5
11 of 15 found this review helpful
Not the best or the worst game I've ever played. Still going to buy it.
PostedApril 7, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Word
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I love Domini games and I've enjoyed and purchased all of the Mystery Tales games, some are better than others. This game falls somewhere in the middle for me, not the best and not the worst game I've ever played but still entertaining enough for me to purchase. I'm not sure why all the negative reviews this really isn't a bad game at all and I found I was having fun when my demo time was up, plus now I really want to see how it all turns out.
No, it's not a really new idea we've pretty much played this same or similar storyline before and it's true when you use the phone to see previous activity in that area things are much harder to see, they used to much white light for those areas but other than that the game was bright, colorful and fun. The mini-games not usually my thing I could play in this game since they give me the choice of easy or hard. The hidden objects my personal favorite were nice to look at and fun to play.
I don't like playing a game when I'm the only character in the game and nobody else is around, it makes it feel quite lonely and this game didn't have anyone around except for the occasional pop up of the evil man. This and the hard to see hidden objects in the scenes mentioned above are why I took off 2 stars.
I still feel there are enough fun things to do and see that I will purchase the game!
I do recommend it.
I don't like playing a game when I'm the only character in the game and nobody else is around, it makes it feel quite lonely and this game didn't have anyone around except for the occasional pop up of the evil man. This and the hard to see hidden objects in the scenes mentioned above are why I took off 2 stars.
I still feel there are enough fun things to do and see that I will purchase the game!
I do recommend it.
I recommend this game!
Can you catch the kidnapper in time to save your brother?
Overall rating
1
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5
What happened to this series??
PostedJanuary 12, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Word
Fun Factor
1
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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 loved the last two games in this series plus most of all the other games designed by Blam Games, but this one is so far removed from those it's not funny. This game was definitely dreamed up and designed by totally different people because unlike those well done games this is just a horrible, illogical mess! Sad because I loved Punished Talents: Stolen Awards and was so looking forward to this installment.
I tried three times to continue playing hoping I was just in a bad mood the other times I played but nope, this game is horrible and for the most part it makes no sense. Also things do not appear until they want you to find them so if you've clicked on an area and found nothing there, that doesn't mean there won't be something to do there later, well normally I don't go back to places that don't show anything to do so that threw me and I only figured it out by using the hint which I found I had to use way more than I want to in any game.
Granny Gruff and LunaNik have summoned the game and its shortcomings up really nicely so read their reviews if you want to find out everything that's wrong with this game. I wish I had listened to Granny's review, she's normally right on the money 99.9999% of the time!!
No, I do not recommend this game, heck I didn't even play half of it before I deleted it from my computer!
Granny Gruff and LunaNik have summoned the game and its shortcomings up really nicely so read their reviews if you want to find out everything that's wrong with this game. I wish I had listened to Granny's review, she's normally right on the money 99.9999% of the time!!
No, I do not recommend this game, heck I didn't even play half of it before I deleted it from my computer!
Researching the cause of a mysterious supernatural epidemic will have wildly unpredictable consequences...
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
WOW! What a game!
PostedJanuary 10, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Word
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
It appears that the regular series always seem to garner so much more attention than newer series or a random game by a not so well known game company. I think that's what happened with this game because there was little to no buzz about this game and it was truly fantastic!
There was so much to do and see in this game it was just unbelievable. At times there was a little too much going on that it made it a bit difficult to figure out where you should go or what you should do which is the only reason I took off one star.
You can tell though that a lot of hard work went into this game the scenes were so well done and all the items were so intricate and detailed. Just fantastic!
It was also a long game, especially in comparison to most of the games coming out lately.
There was quite a bit of talking and reading you had to do, which did make you feel like you were really part of the game, now after saying that I'll mention that some things were not translated as well as they could be but you could clearly understand what they meant.
. The scenery was spectacular, music was lovely and it did contain a huge amount of mini-games. Sadly not as many hidden objects as I would have liked which is really the only downfall. You did have to go to many different places but if you forgot where you were going you only had to hit the hint and it told you exactly where to go which I really liked.
I think this is a fantastic game, that many more people would enjoy if they just gave it a try. Yes I recommend this game!
There was so much to do and see in this game it was just unbelievable. At times there was a little too much going on that it made it a bit difficult to figure out where you should go or what you should do which is the only reason I took off one star.
You can tell though that a lot of hard work went into this game the scenes were so well done and all the items were so intricate and detailed. Just fantastic!
It was also a long game, especially in comparison to most of the games coming out lately.
There was quite a bit of talking and reading you had to do, which did make you feel like you were really part of the game, now after saying that I'll mention that some things were not translated as well as they could be but you could clearly understand what they meant.
. The scenery was spectacular, music was lovely and it did contain a huge amount of mini-games. Sadly not as many hidden objects as I would have liked which is really the only downfall. You did have to go to many different places but if you forgot where you were going you only had to hit the hint and it told you exactly where to go which I really liked.
I think this is a fantastic game, that many more people would enjoy if they just gave it a try. Yes I recommend this game!
I recommend this game!
Can you save the city from an otherworldly predator?
Overall rating
5
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5
29 of 30 found this review helpful
My kind of game.
PostedJanuary 8, 2019
BooksandGameFan
fromJacksonville, Florida
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Word
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 really enjoyed playing this game so much so I played it straight through without stopping, something I rarely do anymore.
I enjoyed the scenery it's not ugly, spooky, or fantasy just regular everyday scenery which I think I enjoy the most.
The story was good, the music was nice, I loved the hidden object scenes but wish there were more of those and less of the mini-game which I'm not that big a fan of. The mini-games in this game were pretty good I did most of them and that's saying a lot.
All and all I really enjoyed playing this game and I will definitely replay it again
I enjoyed the scenery it's not ugly, spooky, or fantasy just regular everyday scenery which I think I enjoy the most.
The story was good, the music was nice, I loved the hidden object scenes but wish there were more of those and less of the mini-game which I'm not that big a fan of. The mini-games in this game were pretty good I did most of them and that's saying a lot.
All and all I really enjoyed playing this game and I will definitely replay it again
I recommend this game!