Chimeras: Blinding Love Collector's Edition > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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5 / 5

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Another great addition to the Chimera collection!

PostedOctober 19, 2017

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fromToronto Canada

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

After finishing the demo, I know I'm buying this one! I have all the others in the series, and this one did not disappoint me. I love the story line, the graphics are great, as always, and I like that it goes into story mode once in a while. If you liked the earlier ones, don't hesitate to try this one!!

I recommend this game!

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Full Value On This One

PostedOctober 27, 2017

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Best entry in the series so far. This one was puzzle packed, coherent, and with a long, wonderful bonus game. Definitely CE-worthy!

Pros: Gorgeous graphics, excellent voice acting, straightforward plot, and plenty of puzzles, some quite original and some original twists on old standbys. Certain were quite challenging, none of them impossible.

Cons: Minor, really. The villains were sketchily ...Show more

Best entry in the series so far. This one was puzzle packed, coherent, and with a long, wonderful bonus game. Definitely CE-worthy!

Pros: Gorgeous graphics, excellent voice acting, straightforward plot, and plenty of puzzles, some quite original and some original twists on old standbys. Certain were quite challenging, none of them impossible.

Cons: Minor, really. The villains were sketchily drawn, and the music, although quite beautiful, needed a little more variety.

Overall, a really top-notch entry with plenty of challenge for an intermediate or advanced player. Lots of game play, generous bonus. And great puzzles. Show less

I recommend this game!

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BLINDED BY LOVE FOR THIS GAME AND MENTALLY PARALYZED BY SOME OF THE PUZZLES

PostedOctober 18, 2017

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fromHelen of Troy has nothing on Adalinda! Helen had a face to launch a thousand ships! However, Adalinda blinds her suitors with her beauty and paralyzes them with just a glance at her face!

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

REVIEW BASED ON THE ENTIRE GAME: - Time: 3 Hours
4 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 36 Pages

OVERVIEW: Love is in the air Detective – as you find yourself at a Parisian circus investigating a bizarre love story in this Harlequin-esque romance game. You have been contacted by Marie, a spurned mother, whose son, Julien, has been enchanted by the wiles of a masked, dancing chimera, ...Show more

REVIEW BASED ON THE ENTIRE GAME: - Time: 3 Hours
4 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 36 Pages

OVERVIEW: Love is in the air Detective – as you find yourself at a Parisian circus investigating a bizarre love story in this Harlequin-esque romance game. You have been contacted by Marie, a spurned mother, whose son, Julien, has been enchanted by the wiles of a masked, dancing chimera, Adalinda. Lovesick Julien is obsessed with this creature. Blinded and paralyzed by her stunning beauty, he is now physically blinded and paralyzed as well. His mother fears this woman is somehow behind her son’s misfortune. Investigate Adalinda, the dancing chimera, her protector, a hunchback named Jean-Pierre and discover the underlying cause for Julien, along with many other men, to become physically blind and paralyzed. All of them have ties to Adalinda. However, is she to blame or are there other forces behind all these transformations?

This is a puzzle-intense game! The main game is SHORT; however, the bonus chapter is lengthy. However, for me, it is always quality over quantity and this is a QUALITY GAME! I feel the game is better after the demo. The plot takes a twist and the story branches off in another direction. This is a great game for those who love romance novels. The graphics well-reflect the imagery of the circus and romantic pinks and purples abound in the graphics. Even if you hate these colors, the scenes are beautifully illustrated. There are quite a few collectibles including morphing flowers, cards about chimeras, and jigsaw pieces for three (3) puzzles to be played at the end of the game. I found them easy to locate. With an excellent pace, creative story line, and plenty of activities within the game, this is another great game for Elephant. My only complaint is the lack of the ability to replay the puzzles and HOP scenes. I enjoy replaying puzzles and wish the developer would include this within their games. A few of these puzzles are DIFFICULT!

BONUS CHAPTER: The bonus chapter continues the story but with a different cast of characters and a different storyline. In this case, the detective must help return a spellbook to the Chimera Society which has been stolen by the Cobra Society. I am still playing this chapter, so information about the puzzles and HOP scenes is not included.

HOP SCENES: There are only eleven (11) HOP scenes in the main game. The game has the usual scenes found in Elephant’s other games. They are somewhat interactive. They include the usual storybook scenes, lists of items and silhouette items. There are two multiple-step ones which has you locating four of one item which opens a list of items. This scene has been used in many games by many developers. There is one unique one which has you searching for musical notes.

WHAT WAS ELEPHANT THINKING WITH THIS HOP SCENE? FEED THE ANIMALS: Returning to pre-school, locate items and then feed them to the proper animal. I could not believe they put this HOP scene within this game. Really, Elephant?

PUZZLES: There are thirty-one (31) puzzles in the main game. The puzzles are varied in style and difficulty. There is good mix of easy puzzles with more difficult ones. I found the puzzles better designed than the HOP scenes. Elephant always provides many jigsaw puzzles in their games and this one is no exception. There is one super puzzle as well with three consecutive puzzles. Here are a few which I found within the main part of the game:

A. Maze puzzle. Place 8 directional arrows on a grid with 42 squares so that a sun token passes through every square of the grid. All arrows will be used to direct the token.
B. Memory puzzle. Look at a spread of 8 cards uncovered. Once they are covered you will be given another card face up. You must remember and choose the covered card to match with that card.
C. Locate the differences puzzle. Locate the differences between two seemingly identical pictures.
D. Paint-by-number puzzle. Paint a picture by matching up colors to symbols.
E. Maze puzzle. On a large wheel with many twisting paths, choose the correct path for each of 7 tokens so they end up with the matching token at the end of the path.
F. Map puzzle. Chart a route through the forest by choosing the right path and locating objects to help overcome obstacles in your path. 3 Map scenes.
G. Super puzzle. (1) Maze/Logic puzzle. Move a spider through his web by rotating four circles to create a path for him to escape the web. Spider can only move on certain spaces so you must strategize your moves. (2) Sequence puzzle. Choose flower buds in sequence so they all stay bloomed. (3) Matching puzzle. Push aside leaves to match up items.
H. Modified Chess puzzle. Move a knight on a 16-tile board in the usual “L” shaped moves until the knight has landed on all of them. This one is easy as you can retrace your steps. You can land on a square as many times as possible to light up the square.
I. Logic puzzle. Place 10 statues in a case with 10 openings. Using a given guide, place them into the right position by color.
J. Awesome Brain Crusher! Gear puzzle. In a large grid, switch gears so that there is a continuous line from upper left to upper right on the grid. 2X This puzzle is a little toughie! My brain is now fried!
K. Rope puzzle. Untangle rope so none cross each other.
L. Maze puzzle. Using envelopes, move a coin from upper right to lower left by rotating the envelopes so that the open side receives and dismisses the coin.
M. Variation of a Match-3 Puzzle. Remove like tokens by 3’s and 4’s. Removal of four of the same token will leave a pink stone. Remove the pink stones. Each time you remove 3 pink stones, part of a picture in the middle of the grid is filled in.
LEVELS: Casual, Detective, Super, Custom
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds

EXTRAS:
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
24 Achievements
Collect 12 collectible cards recounting the history of chimeras and 36 jigsaw puzzle pieces for 3 puzzles at the end of the game
27 Morphing objects – flowers
11 Wallpapers, 12 Concept Art, 3 Screensavers, Music, Secret Room Show less

I recommend this game!

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Don't let this one pass you by!

PostedOctober 22, 2017

pacificsunset

fromMichigan, USA

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I have nearly 100 games on BF and rarely post reviews but this game is awesome! I enjoyed the storyline and the puzzles were a lot of fun, even challenging at times. This game definitely kept my interest.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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~CHIMERAS: BLINDING LOVE RECYCLES SOME HOPA TROPES BUT STILL REMAINS HIGHLY ENTERTAINING.~~

PostedNovember 13, 2017

skullfun

fromElephant Games showers Fans with Golden Peanuts with their latest adventure!

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Travel back in time to Paris in the 1800s, when the traveling circus industry was thriving. A series of young men have been found blind and paralyzed and all of them seem to have been associated with Adalinda, the star of Chimera Magic – the famous traveling circus. You have been called in to investigate this strange case. Can you solve the puzzle or would you too fall for Adalinda’s deadly charm? ...Show more

Travel back in time to Paris in the 1800s, when the traveling circus industry was thriving. A series of young men have been found blind and paralyzed and all of them seem to have been associated with Adalinda, the star of Chimera Magic – the famous traveling circus. You have been called in to investigate this strange case. Can you solve the puzzle or would you too fall for Adalinda’s deadly charm? I remembered being blown away by the first Chimeras game – the originality and the entertainment value of that game were top shelf. Unfortunately, the series seemed to have experienced a decline from then on until this edition. Chimeras: Blinding Love is the latest installment in this series and for once, a quality addition. The plot of this game is not revolutionary by any means, but it is engaging all the same. Moreover, the characters are memorable and the story progression is perfectly-paced. The sights and sounds in Chimeras: Blinding Love are up to Elephant Games’ usual industry-leading standard. The computer-generated graphics look stunning and the animations are as smooth as ever. The background music varies in intensity throughout the game in relation to the events happening in the game. The music and the voice-overs are both solid and never feel out of place. Gameplay wise, Chimeras: Blinding Love does everything right. The adventure part of the game is satisfyingly fast-paced and extremely enjoyable, the hidden object scenes are beautifully-crafted, and the puzzles are creative enough to maintain our interests. However, Chimeras: Blinding Love does not venture outside of the safe space. As fun as they are, the hidden object scenes and the puzzles would benefit greatly from some risk-taking and more challenges. For me, the main game of Chimeras: Blinding Love came in slightly short at three and a half hours, while the bonus chapter made up with its 70 minutes length. The Collector’s Edition is packed with a plethora of extras; wallpapers, concept art, screensavers, a strategy guide, achievements, collectibles, morphing objects, and a secret room. I appreciate the originality and the quality that went into the development of this continuing saga. I hope Elephant continues this trend for fans and new comers too. Cheers!

•Chimeras: Tune of Revenge
•Chimeras: The Signs of Prophecy
•Chimeras: Cursed and Forgotten
•Chimeras: Mortal and Medicine
•Chimeras: Mark of Death
•Chimeras: Blinding Love Show less

I recommend this game!

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Love is Blind? or True Love?

PostedOctober 23, 2017

MaryCricket

fromHaverford, PA

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game was a bit short but awfully sweet, a true love story, it kept my interest to the very end., As always there is morphing, collectible cards and puzzles to collect which I love in the game.

I recommend this game!

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Look into my eyes – be careful, could be your last sight!

PostedOctober 19, 2017

rainworm

fromGorgons have their place in Greek Mythology - Paris now has a blinding effect

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

We are in Paris, according to many ‘the city of love’. Our client is Mme Marie, who is worried about her son Julien. He recently became obsessed with a beautiful dancer at a traveling circus. He went so far, as to plan to elude with her and even stole pieces of her jewelry on that behalf. But then he was found in an alley near the circus: blind and paralyzed. And: he is not the only man, who was ...Show more

We are in Paris, according to many ‘the city of love’. Our client is Mme Marie, who is worried about her son Julien. He recently became obsessed with a beautiful dancer at a traveling circus. He went so far, as to plan to elude with her and even stole pieces of her jewelry on that behalf. But then he was found in an alley near the circus: blind and paralyzed. And: he is not the only man, who was blinded. As there are no apparent injuries, may something paranormal be at work here? Julien is no help. We are on our own in finding clues and visit the circus. The main attraction there is the fiery chimera and the dancer in the mask, Adalinda.
We may see her, but she and her guardian trick us and trap us in the wagon. There we find out more about her: she was always with the circus and Jean-Pierre, the strong-man, became her guardian, as she had no other family. Is it Jean-Pierre, who hurts the admirers of his protégé? But no, the men had no apparent injuries. It is striking, that Adalinda always wears her mask. So is she cursed to blind the one, who looks into her eyes?
The introduction makes clear on the spot, we have the masked girl and all men, looking into her eyes, even accidentally fall blind. But she may as well be the perpetrator and a victim at the same time.
We go through a well made scenery, solving many nice, not too challenging puzzles and mini games. HOS are mostly lists, varied but nothing new. There are collectibles and the story is told in 4 chapters and the bonus. All in all an attractive addition to the Chimeras series. Show less

I recommend this game!

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I would give 10 stars if i could

PostedJanuary 3, 2018

gyanda

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game gave me lots of joy and peace and happiness while playing. It's story is wonderful, romantic and kept my interest till the end (and the game to free them from the spell, is just great!) and i also loved the music, it really fitted well to the scenery. Oh, and i really admired the graphics, i lack words to describe the sphere they created which so much helped with the romantic flair of ...Show more

This game gave me lots of joy and peace and happiness while playing. It's story is wonderful, romantic and kept my interest till the end (and the game to free them from the spell, is just great!) and i also loved the music, it really fitted well to the scenery. Oh, and i really admired the graphics, i lack words to describe the sphere they created which so much helped with the romantic flair of the game. I have only one wish left: please, let us collect the puzzle-parts we missed in the main game as a goodie in the bonus-part. I'm always disappointed when i did not see all during playing. But what a great game this is. I was very happy to play it! Show less

I recommend this game!

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Loved It!

PostedNovember 23, 2017

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fromDorset, UK

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I wasn't too sure of this game when I played the demo - but as I have all the others in the series decided to buy it anyway. Am I glad I did! It is a great game and the bonus chapter was also excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Some of the puzzle instructions were a bit confusing but I did get through most of them. Missed a few collectables too but I will probably play the game again to find what ...Show more

I wasn't too sure of this game when I played the demo - but as I have all the others in the series decided to buy it anyway. Am I glad I did! It is a great game and the bonus chapter was also excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Some of the puzzle instructions were a bit confusing but I did get through most of them. Missed a few collectables too but I will probably play the game again to find what I missed.

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

Great Game

PostedMay 11, 2020

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game is one of the best games I have ever played.

I recommend this game!

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