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STAY BURIED, STAY SAFE

PostedDecember 23, 2017

pennmom36

fromRope check, tarp, check, duct tape check, shovel check, gloves check...looks like somebody's up to no good!

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Phantasmat Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Phantasmat is my favorite series, and no game has ever come close to the magnitude of the original Phantasmat by Codeminion. Curse of the Mist is an excellent addition to the series and has a great "creep" factor. However, I have several complaints not related to the storyline! First off, I was able to finish this demo with 30 minutes remaining, and that's with playing every Mini Game without ...Show more

Phantasmat is my favorite series, and no game has ever come close to the magnitude of the original Phantasmat by Codeminion. Curse of the Mist is an excellent addition to the series and has a great "creep" factor. However, I have several complaints not related to the storyline! First off, I was able to finish this demo with 30 minutes remaining, and that's with playing every Mini Game without skipping, AND taking the time to write down information on the game.

The biggest complaint I have is with the fact that this is a coveted Collector's Edition, supposedly, yet the only bling offered is those famous Hidden Signs that are always offered in every game by this developer! One of the reasons I love this series is because I have always been able to count on Morphing Objects being available in every scene, but now they have decided to omit this beloved feature. I'd much rather see them omit those stupid Hidden Signs to be honest. I own every game in this series and they are all Collector's Editions, because there was a BOGO sale today, I purchased this game before I started the demo. Had I waited, I more than likely would not have shelled out the big bucks for a CE that has very little to offer! -end complaints-

What's going on in the sleepy little town of Shady Valley? You're about to find out, because someone, or something, has taken your friend Jane. The closer you get to finding her, the thicker the strange mist gets. Where is the mist coming from, and just what kind of Phantasmat lurks somewhere between the world of the living, and the dead?

I love that they have brought back the "visions" you have as you progress. It's a fantastic and creative way to fill you in on the background of the story, the who's, what's, where's, when's and why's so to speak. I've always wondered why every game seems to have diary pages spewed about, and conveniently available in every scene, as a means of telling the story, so this concept is so much more credible in my opinion.

This is the section I usually explain about the many Collector's Edition version Collectibles. Here's your sign, that's all you're going to get in this CE!

The Hidden Object Scenes are decent, and I liked the scene locations they chose, however, some of the HOP scenes are repeated, a feature I really hate. There's just no challenge in them when you remember where everything is because you were just there searching for objects. There are Interactive List finds, Silhouetted Shape finds, Combination Silhouetted Shape finds, Matching Symbol finds, and a really nice scene where you search for all Morphing Objects. Some scenes have zoom zones with a handful of Multiples to find as well, and you can opt for a Match 3 game instead.

The Mini Games are my favorite kind, it's hard to describe, but the kind where you tinker with electrical components that are more realistic?? Below are brief descriptions of some of the Mini Games you'll encounter during the demo:

1) Follow the clues on the map to choose the correct path direction.

2) Select and drag the main fuse from the bottom to the top circle on the board, by moving other fuses to change positions of the toggle gates.

3) Create electrical paths from the light on the right to the red button by selecting the switches on the top for each column.

4) Find and select the symbols shown on the dream catcher.

5) Slide the tokens from the starting positions on the left to the positions on the right by selecting a token and a highlighted space, without hitting the obstacles that change position with each move.

PHANTASMAT GAMES AVAILABLE
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-Phantasmat (February 8-2011) 4.5
2-Crucible Peak (December 6-2012) 3.8
3-The Endless Night (January 10-15) 4.0
4-The Dread of Oakville (July 9-15) 4.2
5-Behind The Mask (December 17-15) 4.4
6-Town of Lost Hope (April 7-16) 3.5
7-Reign of Shadows (October 6-16) 4.3
8-Mournful Loche (April 13-17) 3.7
9-Insidious Dreams (September 14-17) 3.8
10-Curse of the Mist (December 23-2017) n/a

by: Codeminion
by: ERS Games
by: Eipix Entertainment

This Collector's Edition version has 17 re-playable Puzzles, 14 re-playable Hidden Object Scenes, a Souvenir Room, re-playable Match 3 games, 6 Movie Videos, 6 Wallpapers, 6 Concept Art pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 12 Achievements to earn, 30 Hidden Signs NO Morphing Objects, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy, stay buried, stay safe! Show less

I recommend this game!

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The fog and what is behind

PostedDecember 23, 2017

rainworm

fromRun Jane, run - gets another meaning here....

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

We begin in the wonderfully creepy atmosphere of a campfire story: a group of young people around a fire at the edge of a forest, laughing and joking, taking a video of the trip. But soon this takes a turn: Jane is missing. In the tent we take the rewind the camera tape and watch the sequence. Was there something behind her? Could well be just a shadow on the take but we need to find Jane. Mark ...Show more

We begin in the wonderfully creepy atmosphere of a campfire story: a group of young people around a fire at the edge of a forest, laughing and joking, taking a video of the trip. But soon this takes a turn: Jane is missing. In the tent we take the rewind the camera tape and watch the sequence. Was there something behind her? Could well be just a shadow on the take but we need to find Jane. Mark goes first, through a clearing. We follow and see a guy with Jane, he has thrown her over his shoulder. We follow through the forest and finally reach an abandoned looking estate. Soon we realize, we are not welcome and when we find a graveyard with several older and newer sloppily heaped graves. By now it has become a question of life or death.
A horror story with all features, you need: the setting has this Gothic feel with the old ruined mansion and the blue-grey fog around it and in the forest. We get clues, the fog may have caused disease outbreaks, it may be poisened with impurities in the exhaust air from the Nelville Refinery.
Of course we have a lot of puzzles and HOS, both variable and partly quite creative. The biggest plus for me is the setting with a suspenseful story. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Story line started one way and went in another direction.

PostedOctober 28, 2020

Majestyx12

fromWant more HopAs games for PC.

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Based on the finished game.
I wasn't jazzed until a little later in the game. I bought it so I kept at it and the later story was good in my opinion. This game came out in Dec. 2017. I played it for the Halloween season of 2020. It has 4 chapters.

The extras are good I like the 6 videos. I like replaying the 14 hops to get a gold medal for achievements. I collected 30 DNA symbols. I really get ...Show more

Based on the finished game.
I wasn't jazzed until a little later in the game. I bought it so I kept at it and the later story was good in my opinion. This game came out in Dec. 2017. I played it for the Halloween season of 2020. It has 4 chapters.

The extras are good I like the 6 videos. I like replaying the 14 hops to get a gold medal for achievements. I collected 30 DNA symbols. I really get a kick out of the 20 souvenirs because I can revisit the scenes. One hops had 12 morphs in a Halloween scene. Another hops had 9 morphing objects. I didn't like the puzzles but the hops made up for it. It has a match 3 in the bonus content if that's what you like.

I liked the bonus chapter. It's a ghost of a story. Show less

I recommend this game!

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great

PostedDecember 30, 2017

rockie29

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Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

this game was interesting from start to finish.
Kept you wanting to continue till the end.
great mini puzzles
good mixture of hidden objects.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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great hidden object game

PostedJanuary 7, 2018

Mattandjulie

fromCornwall England

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Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

The best game we've played in ages, Excellent!!

I recommend this game!

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Excellent story- Excellent graphics-

PostedDecember 31, 2017

SparkleGlow100

fromOther Favorites: Spirit of Revenge-Unrecognized Master, Legacy-Mercy of the Gallows, Untold History-Descendant of the Sun, Dominic Crane 1 & 2.

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

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5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Review based on completed game. I skipped the cut-scenes on purpose, so I can't vouch for them – I was worried I would find them too terrifying...having that blood-chilling, mad-axe wielding, serial-killer orientated vibe. Not really my thing. But having skipped them, I could totally enjoy the spooky woods and wonder what the mist-thing was all about.

Spot on graphics –lots of detail and ...Show more

Review based on completed game. I skipped the cut-scenes on purpose, so I can't vouch for them – I was worried I would find them too terrifying...having that blood-chilling, mad-axe wielding, serial-killer orientated vibe. Not really my thing. But having skipped them, I could totally enjoy the spooky woods and wonder what the mist-thing was all about.

Spot on graphics –lots of detail and natural colors, spooky grays and shadows. Great! HOPS were enjoyable to play because of the style and look of them. The puzzles are on the whole pretty difficult, at least for me! I muted the voice-overs so I can't leave an opinion, I didn't listen to the music, and just had the sound effects on. It was chilling enough as it was!!

(I think this game is NOT as harsh, "mad-axe" and jarring as the previous Phantasmat- Insidious Dreams, because I can't finish that one.)

The Bonus game in this CE is good but short. It has at least 4 more HOPS.
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Strength, kindness and insanity are all mixed into one under the stress of circumstances. The ending is pleasant because the situation is resolved and you as the hero are victorious. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Enjoyed but ....

PostedDecember 23, 2017

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fromDewey, AZ

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Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Started out thinking the story was going to be an intriguing one but the development of "intrigue" didn't happen. The game was way to short as a result. Both the main and bonus game seemed to end abruptly.

It's like reading a book that grabbed you in the beginning but when you finished you questioned why you hung in there.

I recommend this game!

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Is this a sign that Phantasmat is back to top form ?

PostedDecember 23, 2017

LogieBaby

fromPhantasmat is actually out of the fog for now with this nice misty game

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Many reviewers have lamented the fact that lots of series have suffered recently. My thought is that developers churn them out too quickly, resulting in less imaginative stories.
Phantasmat has been lessened overall by this decision.
Fortunately Eipix has applied a patch in Curse of the Mist and this is a sigh of hope for the series to return to its often lofty heights.
While the story itself ...Show more

Many reviewers have lamented the fact that lots of series have suffered recently. My thought is that developers churn them out too quickly, resulting in less imaginative stories.
Phantasmat has been lessened overall by this decision.
Fortunately Eipix has applied a patch in Curse of the Mist and this is a sigh of hope for the series to return to its often lofty heights.
While the story itself is nothing new ( a camping trip is interrupted by a spooky event and another girl is abducted as a result ) I liked that not much information is divulged during the demo. Evidently there is a fog endemic to the area that is causing the strange goings on. We have the kidnapper citing more deaths and more burials. Yet we know not why. So I am interested in continuing based on the story alone.
I find this edition to be very well drawn and characters appear life-like. The HO segments are appealing with one in particular finding shapes within a dream catcher scene is really fine. A couple of the puzzles require thought but are all doable. As is the case with most CE's there are collections and morphs.
I will not purchase the CE myself since this is not a 5 star game IMO. Perhaps the SE later on or a free game code use
might entice me. Being the owner of hundreds of these HOPA
finds me replaying games I can go back to over and over.
Recently I went back to most of the Dark Parables which continues to shine with every new game Blue Tea issues.
Curse of the Mist is good.....just not great Show less

I recommend this game!

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Getting Better, Eipix!

PostedDecember 23, 2017

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Christmas Stories: Puss in Boots Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Okay, so this isn't the best game I've ever played or anything, but it's far from the worst. I was super close to giving up on Eipix altogether.
I'll keep this short, as I'm too lazy to go into heavy details....we have Sunnyglow and Pennmom36 for that (thankfully)
I am a big fan of the match-3 alternative to the hog's though, so that's a plus. Map is good (like always) mini games are pretty ...Show more

Okay, so this isn't the best game I've ever played or anything, but it's far from the worst. I was super close to giving up on Eipix altogether.
I'll keep this short, as I'm too lazy to go into heavy details....we have Sunnyglow and Pennmom36 for that (thankfully)
I am a big fan of the match-3 alternative to the hog's though, so that's a plus. Map is good (like always) mini games are pretty much run of the mill Eipix style, so nothing new here. The one thing it has going for it is that the story line is pretty cool and I'm actually wanting to know what's going to happen next....which has been severely lacking in this year's Eipix games. So kudos for that. Hey! I give credit where credit is due.
All in all I'm liking it and will be purchasing it with the BOGO sale today. Thanks for taking the time to read this and Happy Holidays, Fishies!!
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I recommend this game!

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Yet another short game

PostedJanuary 6, 2018

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

What is it with games recently. They are all so short and this is no exception. Are we now getting shorter games instead of the price going up, like less crisps in a packet but they still cost the same as when they used to have far more. I really liked this game but was so disappointed when it suddenly finished which to me normally would have been about half way through. The bonus chapter was ...Show more

What is it with games recently. They are all so short and this is no exception. Are we now getting shorter games instead of the price going up, like less crisps in a packet but they still cost the same as when they used to have far more. I really liked this game but was so disappointed when it suddenly finished which to me normally would have been about half way through. The bonus chapter was incredibly short too. I feel cheated. Show less

I recommend this game!

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