cg47's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3
- Helpful Votes:1,222
- Reviews Submitted:172
- First Review:December 17, 2018
- Most Recent Review:March 30, 2025
- Featured reviews0
Status:
Restore ancient castles in a fantasy world in this Solitaire adventure!
Overall rating
2
/
5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
REALLY HATE THEIR STANDARD SOLITAIRE GAMES
PostedJuly 24, 2022
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
STICK WITH THEIR MATCH 3 GAMES, which are usually outstanding (except the last one that never shows the Next 'Scene" even after completing the first one.
Their "Regular MAIN Solitaire" games are awful!
They must think it's really funny to:
1) put so many blocks on board cards that you need to match only 1 or 2... that somehow don't show up for lots of deals;
2) have those cards that change their number on every move to ALMOST NEVER MATCH THE CARD that is in PLAY to be able to remove. This is so consistent that it must be on purpose.
3) I've suffered going through 2 full decks in some cases just to complete a board. THAT IS JUST BORING AND REALLY ANNOYING!
4) Their "BONUS" games are even worse (until this last one). Adding EVEN MORE DECKS makes going through hundreds of cards to complete their MEGA. Their Mahjong is very restrictive and you can get right to the end after 20 min and have 2 blocks and lose; At least this last one has what I feel are TWO GOOD BONUS GAMES (the moving board and, though less good, the Match 2). Their "Other" Solitaire games are only of value if you want to learn how to play 50 other solitaire games.
Even the scenes in their games that used to be so outstanding have become too similar, too many castles, etc. that completely cover the gorgeous landscape, instead of just the beautiful landscapes alone.
They could be so much more creative on the basic solitaire - like the LGT SIA Developers who created Spellarium and so many other really creative solitaire "mini games" that have an extra "space" that you can temporarily move cards to and from. This makes Solitaire an actual game that requires some thinking, and is so much more fun.
I am just forcing myself to finish the main 'standard' Solitaire just so I can see the rest of the scenes - and then looking forward to playing the moving board solitaire which is a lot more interesting and requires some skill and forethought.
Embark on a high-altitude adventure with Mia Faircroft!
Overall rating
2
/
5
27 of 35 found this review helpful
Would Really Have Liked This... EXCEPT
PostedJuly 22, 2022
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
I HATE JUMBLED WORDS, Missing Vowels, etc., so this is an automatic "no buy" for me. Some H/O games give us the OPTION to have STRAIGHT SPELLING words, which I really appreciate.
Too bad, as this looked good otherwise, even with the way-too-many hidden objects to find in the mini-games.
BUT, I know many of you don't mind the scrambled words, so you would enjoy this.
Take a grand tour of the world’s most amazing locations!
Overall rating
4
/
5
44 of 56 found this review helpful
Beautifully Done
PostedJuly 21, 2022
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
This is the same style as previous, where you repeat scenes several times to locate different items or in different ways.
I LOVE that you CAN CHANGE THE WORD MODE – I am terrible at jumbled words, etc, so allowing me to change to standard word is a definite “MUST” for me.
Beautiful crisp pictures, MOST objects clearly defined, with many well hidden still completely recognizable. BUT a few are pictured different than the normal way an object looks, or too obscure, which is annoying.
Only other negative for me in my quick check is the magnifying glass is too small, and disappears every time you click on something.
These take me longer to find objects than many others I've tried, but I mostly enjoyed taking the time and the challenges.
I recommend this game!
Get ready to meet your new best friends!
Overall rating
2
/
5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
TOO MANY MISTAKES in IDENTIFICATION and DARKLY HIDDEN TINY OBJECTS
PostedJuly 19, 2022
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Even in the first couple of levels, you click on an item listed (i.e., "Bat", and it does NOT recognize it. INSTEAD, when you click "Hint", it shows DARK SHADOW of animal BAT. So many other almost impossible to find even with large magnifier that I just stopped playing - definitely NOT FUN!
I don't recommend this game.
Help Raymond Deveraux in his new adventure fulfilling the history of the magic world!
Overall rating
3
/
5
40 of 46 found this review helpful
Same as all their numerous other "Stage Complete"... but
PostedJuly 19, 2022
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
this one has tiles that are less crisp than their other recent ones.
Although others may enjoy the stories, I'm one of those interested only in the game play. So it would be really nice to be able to "skip dialogue". Their "upgrades" don't make any sense as they just add more to the story, having nothing to do with "upgrades" specific to the scenes.
Also, I get really annoyed at these M3 games that force you to click 3-5 times just to exit out of the game. In all these, you have to click PLAY to THEN Click to MENU, to then click EXIT
I don't recommend this game.
Help Stan the museum guard recover priceless artifacts!
Overall rating
3
/
5
28 of 30 found this review helpful
Yet Another "Stage Complete" but this more like the earlier ones
PostedJuly 6, 2022
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
.. with no imagination, smaller tiles, storyline that intrudes (for those of us that don't play Match 3 for a 'story' anyway).
I'm sure all of you here have played at least a couple of these, so you already know whether you will like them or not. Just such a shame that the developer shows no creativity in the actual game play here.
I don't recommend this game.
The Hudson family is inviting you on their next amazing adventure! Get ready to solve puzzles and experience the wonders of Thailand!
Overall rating
2
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Nice clean pictures and objects...BUT Main reason "NO" is
PostedJuly 6, 2022
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
..when they have silhouettes, jumbled words, etc. to find objects. Many of us really dislike not having the option to choose "just words", which means automatic 'no buy' for us.
However, if you don't mind these variations, then it seems like a nice h/o game.
A royally challenging match-3 adventure in time!
Overall rating
5
/
5
69 of 72 found this review helpful
Developer Suricate is among the top best Match 3 developers
PostedJuly 2, 2022
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
I was so excited to see a new Match 3 from this developer. Their graphics are outstanding, the game play really fun, sometimes challenging (which is good), and their scenes you earn additions to as you win each round are spectacular.
If you haven't tried their previous Match 3 games before, you are in for a real treat. All are an instant buy for me.
I recommend this game!
Take a scenic road trip across beautiful Central USA!
Overall rating
4
/
5
29 of 33 found this review helpful
BETTER THAN THE OTHERS IN SERIES
PostedJune 29, 2022
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
The previous ones in this series had too many very faded objects in the background that were way too hard for me to see at all, so I gave up on them after trying to find even 80% of the objects in 1 or 2 scenes after more than 10 minutes each.
THIS one had a lot clearer objects, even though some hidden well, so I enjoyed it.
I recommend this game!
Embark on a high-altitude adventure with Mia Faircroft!
Overall rating
2
/
5
21 of 36 found this review helpful
What a Shame - Liked the 1st H/O Scene BUT...
PostedJune 23, 2022
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
1) the 2nd scene had SCRAMBLED LETTERS, which I hate because I'm awful at this and there was no option to have lists unscrambled;
2) I actually liked the 'find the difference' except you need to find 25 differences in a small screen area, so I gave up at 22.
The graphics for the h/o scenes very nice and fun to find the items, but 1) above is a automatic 'no buy' for me. I would have bought otherwise even though it is a very simplified h/o (no links to other scenes, no finding consistent items each level (at least so far), and the magnifying glass small and not great, but I really liked the crisp, attractive scenes.
So, if you are one of those who like, or don't mind, the jumbled letters h/o, then you might enjoy this.