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The Gray Family Turmoil Continues!

PostedMay 17, 2015

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Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Anna Gray has amnesia! Jackie quickly fills in the blanks for her Aunt Gray who has no idea who's responsible for the death of Howard Kelly, the man she found dead in her own house! The police seem to think Anna Gray killed this man in self defense, but there's only one way to find out. Anna never thought she would have to solve her own murder mystery, but she knows the only way to find out the ...Show more

Anna Gray has amnesia! Jackie quickly fills in the blanks for her Aunt Gray who has no idea who's responsible for the death of Howard Kelly, the man she found dead in her own house! The police seem to think Anna Gray killed this man in self defense, but there's only one way to find out. Anna never thought she would have to solve her own murder mystery, but she knows the only way to find out the truth, is to visit her past and find out who, what, where, when and why this murder took place!

Grim Tales has given us another fantabulous episode of the Gray family saga. This game has just about any feature you can imagine, Morphing Objects, an Evidence Panel, Panoramic Scenes, Dialog Options to choose, Plus Sign interactive inventory items and a whole bunch of Achievements that will make you feel downright proud of your gaming efforts! Stuff all those features into a top notch game with excellent graphics and one of the best whodunit, time traveling, mysteries available!

The Hidden Object Scenes are mostly Silhouetted Shape finds, and they are a bit scarce, at least within the demo time. There are however, a ton of entertaining Mini games and puzzles, ranging from simple tasks, swapping tiles or clicking on gems to change colors, others are longer and slightly more complicated. My favorite was the Fishing game where you attempt to catch fish by dropping the hook upon the desired fish, but, a frog protects the fish and you must either be faster or outwit him. The goal is to score 100 points, large and slow blue fish are worth 8 points, Orange fish are worth 10 points and the small Red fish are worth 15 points.

This Collector's Edition has Concept Art, Achievements, Morphing Objects, Collectibles, Wallpapers, Music, a Secret Room, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy! Show less

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And The Final Suspect Is . . . ? A Wonderful New Grim Tales

PostedMay 16, 2015

biscuitsmama

fromMy head hurts but I can still find the truth!

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Grim Tales is back and, IMHO, this one is absolutely terrific. What would you do if you wake up in the hospital and find you have murdered an intruder into your home and have no recall of the event? Well if you are one of my favorite psychic detectives, Anna Gray, you will work with the police and use your skill and talents to find out everything you can about the murder.

After a string of so-so ...Show more

Grim Tales is back and, IMHO, this one is absolutely terrific. What would you do if you wake up in the hospital and find you have murdered an intruder into your home and have no recall of the event? Well if you are one of my favorite psychic detectives, Anna Gray, you will work with the police and use your skill and talents to find out everything you can about the murder.

After a string of so-so adventures, this one has it all and is everything that I love in a great game – wonderful graphics, lip-synced voiceovers, and a very good overall sound package. The game offers four modes of gameplay – Casual, Advanced, Hardcore, and Custom.

The tools are fairly standard and include your interactive, transporter-type map that also shows other information when the map icon is clicked. I didn’t find any helpers pet or otherwise, which is refreshing. As we move forward in the game we will collect evidence that is stored in a pop out side tab that can be kept visible or hidden if you choose.

The HOPs are varied and interesting with some interaction required. It is so nice to find a game that offers a variety in the HOPs and not just the same type throughout. Some of the HOPs require association and it can be fun to figure out what those might be. My only issue is that some items are very tiny and difficult to spot. Many gamers are older and our eyes might not be as sharp as they once were so slightly larger items are appreciated rather than those that appear so small that they are almost invisible.

There is a nice variety in the puzzles and at least one in the demo is the Rube-Goldberg type that many gamers enjoy. Although I sometimes struggle with them since it is not always apparent what one needs to do to start the action, I generally enjoy Rube-Goldberg type puzzles. All in all the puzzles were quite good in the demo and that generally means that they will progressively become better as we move forward.

The game has morphing objects, collectibles, and achievements to earn. There are also wallpapers, concept art, strategy guide, bonus chapter and then the secret room all of which make The Final Suspect a true CE value.

In the end, I thoroughly enjoyed the demo of The Final Suspect and couldn’t wait to hit that buy button. Our mammoth friends know how to put together a great game and this one is no exception. I know I have several hours of fun and entertainment ahead as I try to solve the mystery of Howard Kelly and how he turned up dead in Anna’s home. Even though the game was an instant buy for me, as always, I recommend that you at least try the demo to see if this is a game you will like. Show less

I recommend this game!

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another great puzzle adventure game

PostedMay 18, 2015

locojet

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i really enjoyed this game. story you could follow and get clues without constatnly having to get hints to see what to do next. lots of puzzles all different kinds also several Rube Goldburg type puzzles that were very fun and made you think how to get them to work to move on to the next step.. not too many hogs just lots of things to do and figure out on your own which is nice .seemed like a ...Show more

i really enjoyed this game. story you could follow and get clues without constatnly having to get hints to see what to do next. lots of puzzles all different kinds also several Rube Goldburg type puzzles that were very fun and made you think how to get them to work to move on to the next step.. not too many hogs just lots of things to do and figure out on your own which is nice .seemed like a decent length of a game to me. some say it was short, maybe if you skip puzzles it is or maybe i'm just slow. i recommend this game Show less

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Murder - Was it me or - and why ??? Great detective game!

PostedMay 16, 2015

rainworm

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Aunt Gray wakes up in a hospital bed with her niece at her side - suspected of murder in her own house. She suffers from a temporal amnesia and starts recollecting the events with the help of the case file and her special talent of reviving past events. She finds out....

I will say no more! It is a great game, a bit different from the former Gray stories in this wonderful series. This time we ...Show more

Aunt Gray wakes up in a hospital bed with her niece at her side - suspected of murder in her own house. She suffers from a temporal amnesia and starts recollecting the events with the help of the case file and her special talent of reviving past events. She finds out....

I will say no more! It is a great game, a bit different from the former Gray stories in this wonderful series. This time we have a good detective story - Hercule Poirot would love to be there!

Looking forward to the next steps - off to buy! Show less

I recommend this game!

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Love Hard Games

PostedMay 17, 2015

Gamingpip

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5 / 5

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If you want something that is going to make you work to discover the answers, then you might like this game as much as I do. I play everything at the hardest level. When I was stalled in the first scene, it was an immediate buy.

I recommend this game!

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Beautiful game with beautiful music

PostedMay 17, 2015

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5 / 5

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5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game is beautiful, challenging and has a nice storyline. I like the music very much, in particular during the Hidden Object puzzles! Very soothing..

I recommend this game!

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Great Who Dun It!!!!

PostedMay 17, 2015

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Based on demo.
I confess I am an avid mystery book reader and approached this game with great enthusiasm. It turned out to be great fun and really is a mystery. I am buying the CE version to make sure I find out who the villain turns out to be-I do have one idea already. I was so in to the game that I thought something was wrong with my computer when the trial ended. Had no idea I had played the ...Show more

Based on demo.
I confess I am an avid mystery book reader and approached this game with great enthusiasm. It turned out to be great fun and really is a mystery. I am buying the CE version to make sure I find out who the villain turns out to be-I do have one idea already. I was so in to the game that I thought something was wrong with my computer when the trial ended. Had no idea I had played the whole demo.
I have no technical complaints about the game. Graphics are clear, sound is ok, no hiccups along the way. Games were fun. And yes, the all purpose tool is a must. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

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Grim Tales: Final Suspect...Is this the last one? I hope not...

PostedMay 16, 2015

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5 / 5

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5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Note: If you are playing on Custom Mode and see sparkles on the active areas even though you have it ticked off, turn off the sparkles as well to spot the H0GS and this should alleviate the problem. It did for me. I did do the survey and mentioned that there are sparkles on Custom Mode on the active areas even though I had it ticked off, but I guess unless you get the survey email for the game, ...Show more

Note: If you are playing on Custom Mode and see sparkles on the active areas even though you have it ticked off, turn off the sparkles as well to spot the H0GS and this should alleviate the problem. It did for me. I did do the survey and mentioned that there are sparkles on Custom Mode on the active areas even though I had it ticked off, but I guess unless you get the survey email for the game, they don't take note of your survey. Here we are on another case with Miss Anna Gray. This one, as like with the other ones are awesome. The main character is one of my favs, the VO's are great and fit the character, the game is just fun. So far no special gadgets, but I don't know if we will get one. The collectibles are 24 morphs and 16 collectibles. Four modes: Easy, Advanced, Hard, and Custom.

Story: It starts off with poor Anna in the hospital and she got a severe blow to the head causing a concussion. She is accused of the murder of Howard Kelly but doesn't understand why she would kill since she doesn't even know him. As you play the video tape, you find out who did, but you also want to know why Howard Kelly is trying to attack you. You do find out later in the game and the plot thickens.

Graphics: Simply awesome. Some 3D effects and be really gruesome. Love them.

Music: Nice and eerie and fits well with the game. Adds to the suspense.

H0GS: So far I ran into find two of each object, silhouettes, and put 4 objects on the list to get the list, and put two objects together to get the item on the list. A nice variety.

Map: Star-No current task, Little person-You, Question mark-task, Lock-Locked. It's a jump map.

Mini Games: The ones I ran into I never played before. One was this team's mini puzzles in one big puzzle, a lock pick puzzle, jigsaw, put the image right, book binder puzzle, all which were truly enjoyable.

All in all a very enjoyable game and I highly recommend it. Kudos to the team. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Just about perfect

PostedMay 18, 2015

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

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5 / 5

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5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

A great game! All the bells and whistles we pay for in a CE. Great story, fantastic graphics, pitch perfect sound, puzzles from heaven, HOS that are varied and doable, and on and on. Oh, and morphing objects, with collectibles that lead to mosaic puzzles to play when the game is done.
And the story...... Just too good for words. I am playing as Anna for the game play. Seemed like the perfect thing ...Show more

A great game! All the bells and whistles we pay for in a CE. Great story, fantastic graphics, pitch perfect sound, puzzles from heaven, HOS that are varied and doable, and on and on. Oh, and morphing objects, with collectibles that lead to mosaic puzzles to play when the game is done.
And the story...... Just too good for words. I am playing as Anna for the game play. Seemed like the perfect thing to do. Show less

I recommend this game!

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A HOME SPUN MURDER MYSTERY WITH SOME HAND KNITTED SUSPENSE AND PRUNERS TO "WEED OUT" A TROUBLESOME STUDENT

PostedMay 16, 2015

sunnyglow

fromSleuthing in my kitchen for fingerprints or paw prints for some missing chocolate chip cookies. Was it my cat or did I suffer amnesia and eat them myself?

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

!This time it's personal, Auntie Gray - you are the prime suspect in a murder case suffering from amnesia! We have a "homey" Jessica Fletcher type murder mystery complete with a hand knitted suspenseful storyline. There are more puzzles than HOP scenes. The HOP scenes are creative - the puzzles are easy and there is an interactive inventory. You also collect evidence and place it into slots. The ...Show more

!This time it's personal, Auntie Gray - you are the prime suspect in a murder case suffering from amnesia! We have a "homey" Jessica Fletcher type murder mystery complete with a hand knitted suspenseful storyline. There are more puzzles than HOP scenes. The HOP scenes are creative - the puzzles are easy and there is an interactive inventory. You also collect evidence and place it into slots. The graphics are cartoon-like. The game is a warm and fuzzy "homey" production for those who like this type of game genre. After playing this demo, I wanted to knit my cat a scarf, sew up a new dress and make some oatmeal raisin cookies for my fellow coworkers. This is a well-crafted game but not for me. However, I highly recommend it. It is a well crafted game. However, I did enjoy some fun moments in this game - especially the dancing frog in one of the puzzles - LOL

5 CHAPTERS PLUS A BONUS CHAPTER

EXTRA GOODIES:
A. I counted 20 Achievements but it was difficult to ascertain
B. Morphing objects (I could not find the number)
C. Collect Mosaic pieces for 4 puzzles
D. Map is provided at beginning of the game
E. Concept Art, Music, Wallpaper

HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE INFO ON THE GAME:

It is Auntie to the rescue in a game reminiscent of "Murder She Wrote.'" You are involved in the murder of Howard Kelly, a student. He was killed with pruners (well that one way to" weed" out a troublesome student!) You suffered a concussion and don't remember anything about the incident. Apparently a student, Howard, broke into your house and you defended yourself, resulting in his death. Luckily your niece is there to give you a needed hand in this case Not only being a connoisseur "cat woman" , it seems you are an expert in Time Travel as well. Howard's ghost is haunting you wondering why you killed him. But did you actually kill him? You keep reliving the crime with flashbacks. Why was Howard there in the first place? What was he looking for? As your memory begins to return with the collection of items involved in the evidence, you begin to worry you may have actually killed him! And how does your college-aged niece fit into this as well?

LEVELS: Four - Casual, Advanced, Hardcore, Customized
The hint and skip recharge range from 15 to 90 seconds

GRAPHICS: The graphics are bright, colorful and cartoon-like.

INVENTORY: Interactive and puzzle-like.

You collect evidence as evidenced by 5 slots at the beginning for items you must collect to further the case.

HOP SCENE: Innovative and puzzle-like. There were not many in this game. The HOP scenes are varied - silhouette junk piles; matching part of items to remove it from the list; locating a number of the same item.

FAVORITE HOP SCENE - Finding items for a bas relief followed by matching up two items used by a fairy tale character.

PUZZLES: Fairly light and easy breezy. In the demo I encountered: Variations of jig saw puzzles; lock pick puzzle; figuring out a number code; assembly puzzles, matching, Match 3 game, moving parts of an object to correct location, a puzzle with a series of mini-puzzles which must be solved in sequence. Very awesome!

FAVORITE PUZZLES: JUST FOR FUN!
A. Yeah! A fish race. Manipulate your fishies so that in fairness they all arrive at the same time (We don't want any ONE fish finishing before the others. How unfair to the slacker fish!)
B. Remember the "Fish Pond" at the carnival? Catch fish with a frog (Actually if you listen to music - the frog dances in time to it) Your choice of "muzac" - I chose techno. It was so much fun to watch the frog boogie on down to the music!

FUNNIEST PUZZLE: Using a "hand sewing" needle for a sewing machine (LOL) to sew some sails following a pattern line. I guess I will try a "hand sewing" needle next time I need a stitch in time on my sewing machine. Show less

I recommend this game!

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