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5 / 5

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Fun, Fast, and Fabulous Hidden Object Game

PostedMay 3, 2018

DeadRiver

fromOrange County, California

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Based on the Demo.
This hidden object game is fabulous. There are puzzle pieces, collectibles, and morphing objects to find and collect in every scene.The graphics are excellent: bright and vibrant in some scenes, muted and pastel in others. Characters and scenes are beautifully drawn. The soundtrack is fun with great voice overs. It has an excellent and unique storyline that makes the game even ...Show more

Based on the Demo.
This hidden object game is fabulous. There are puzzle pieces, collectibles, and morphing objects to find and collect in every scene.The graphics are excellent: bright and vibrant in some scenes, muted and pastel in others. Characters and scenes are beautifully drawn. The soundtrack is fun with great voice overs. It has an excellent and unique storyline that makes the game even more interesting.
Beginning in the very first minutes of the game are some really fun puzzles, many of them very challenging. The hidden object scenes were all very well drawn, some with word clues, some with silhouettes. All were fun.
There is something for everyone in this game. It was an immediate buy for me. Show less

I recommend this game!

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PLAYING THIS GAME - YOU NEED TO OPEN THE BOX BUT THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AS WELL!

PostedMay 3, 2018

sunnyglow

fromIf you could choose, what type of chimera would you like to play - a fishy mermaid, a taciturn sphinx, a “neighsayer” centaur or a toothy vampire? I would choose the vampire, so I can take a “bite” out of crime.

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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:
3 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 38 pages – Time: 4 hours

OVERVIEW/BACKGROUND: Detective! As a new member of the Chimera Society, you are off to deal with a broken peace treaty between the humans and the chimeras. Chimeras are being blamed for kidnapping and attacking humans with the humans retaliating by hunting them down and executing them. ...Show more

REVIEW BASED ON THE ENTIRE GAME:
3 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 38 pages – Time: 4 hours

OVERVIEW/BACKGROUND: Detective! As a new member of the Chimera Society, you are off to deal with a broken peace treaty between the humans and the chimeras. Chimeras are being blamed for kidnapping and attacking humans with the humans retaliating by hunting them down and executing them. Adding to this nightmare is the fact that breaking this peace treaty will open the portal to the Underworld, home of the demons. Now you must hunt down the six (6) members of the Council of Creatures, now in hiding, to get the keys to open a box. This box is critical to stopping the demons! You have until midnight before all “heck breaks loose.” Are the chimeras on the attack or is there another explanation for these recent incidents?

OPINION: For me this is a low 5-star game. It is a good but not great game. The main game is short; however, the bonus chapter is long and, for me, well-worth the additional cost. This is a game which should appeal to fantasy game lovers. For me, this is the best of the series. I have never liked this series with its flying, fire-breathing, three-headed creatures. However, this one has an excellent gaming script. The graphics are colorful and there are artfully designed whimsical creatures in this game. The pace is decent; although there are times in which I felt the pace lagged slightly. There is an even number of HOP scenes and puzzles (if you include the mini-puzzles). However, I am rather disappointed you cannot replay either the puzzles or the HOP scenes. With the lists of items, I was also disappointed there was not another game to play in lieu of the scenes.

MECHANICS: As usual there are four (4) modes of play, including customization of the game. There are twenty (20) achievements. You collect twelve (12) cards which provide information on chimeras. And as in most Elephant games, you collect forty-eight (48) jigsaw pieces to play four (4) puzzles to play at the end of the game. There are twenty-eight (28) well-hidden morphing objects (roses). However, the cards and jigsaw pieces are easy to locate. There are twelve (12) wallpapers plus concept art and music.

BONUS CHAPTER: This chapter is a sequel to the main game. The kingdom’s holy tree has been damaged. You must find the water of the living and then go to the underworld, land of the demons, to find the water of the dead to save it. For me, I was more impressed with the bonus chapter than the actual game. It is a long chapter with nine (9) puzzles and eight (8) HOP scenes.

HOP SCENES: There are twenty-five (25) HOP scenes in this game – ten (10) of which are mini-HOP scenes in which your search for a small number of items. Most of the scenes are lists of items. However, thrown into the mix are a couple of FROG scenes, a few silhouette scenes, one with runes, and a couple of storybook scenes. I found it unusual that the final scene is a HOP scene. Most are somewhat interactive, and I found them ones seen in most games.

PUZZLES: There are twenty-eight (28) puzzles in the game. The puzzles vary in design and difficulty as well. Except for one puzzle, they are all varieties of puzzles seen in other games. The challenging puzzles appear after the demo and in the bonus chapter as well.

DID I MISS SOMETHING? There are two puzzles which have instructions which make no sense to me. In one, you move bars up-and-down to create a path to move rods across the grid. The directions state something about locating suns and moons to solve the puzzle. These items do not even exist within this puzzle. I have played this type of puzzle before, so I could figure out what to do. The second puzzle requires colored and numbered tokens to be slid into proper position on a grid. However, the instructions mention moving paths. You cannot move paths in this puzzle. I gave up trying to figure out what to do in his puzzle and skipped it.

SPOILERS: HERE ARE A FEW PUZZLES AFTER THE DEMO:

A. Matching puzzle. Move pieces of a mosaic with colored tiles so that it matches that of a given image. Click on pieces of the mosaic to change their color. Changing the color of one tile may change others as well.
B. Maze puzzle. Move four wolves to locations with an X upon a grid. There are walls within this grid to block the wolves’ movement. Moving a wolf will remove or create walls. Only one sequence will locate all four wolves where they belong. 3X. Increases in difficulty.
C. Matching puzzle. On a grid, maneuver weights on chains so they match up with their outline on the left side of the grid. Moving one token affects the movements of the others.
D. Connection puzzle. Remove skulls by using an amulet to create a path to eliminate each one without retracing your tracks.
E. Slats puzzle. Slide 6 slats on a grid to create a path for a ball to move from upper left to bottom right. Rather an unusual puzzle. I have never seen this puzzle with sliding slats.
F. Bonus Chapter. Obstacle course. Maneuver a boat to the other side avoiding obstacles in your path. I found the boat difficult to maneuver.
G. Bonus Chapter. Physics puzzle. Angle mirrors so that beams hit each mirror at least once.
H. Bonus Chapter. Beat the computer. Try to get more yellow tokens than your opponent – the computer. Surrounding tokens will change color if they are next to that color. Show less

I recommend this game!

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The different Creatures surprised and delighted

PostedJune 4, 2018

Majestyx12

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Every Chimeras is different with different people, animals and stories. With my favorites in the series-Cursed and Forgotten, Mortal Medicine, Mark of Death and Blinding Love. This one is number Seven in the series. This one is more playful with the creatures. It has three chapters + bonus. I would call this a relaxed game, which I Love.

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If you like a dragon, centaur, ...Show more

Every Chimeras is different with different people, animals and stories. With my favorites in the series-Cursed and Forgotten, Mortal Medicine, Mark of Death and Blinding Love. This one is number Seven in the series. This one is more playful with the creatures. It has three chapters + bonus. I would call this a relaxed game, which I Love.

Spoiler Alert

If you like a dragon, centaur, vampiress, mermaid, werewolf, griffin, sphinx and serpent women this may be for you. It does have a demon and demoness.

Find forty eight puzzle pieces, twevle cards and twenty eight morphing objects. Has secret room, so replays on fourteen hops and twelve mini-games.

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I recommend this game!

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Based on completed game plus bonus chapter.

PostedMay 22, 2018

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fromGood Ole' USA....

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5 / 5

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5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I really enjoyed this game and the bonus chapter. I don't know why all the bad reviews for this game? Not a whole lot of back and forth with this game....This is very important to me.When a game is constant back and forth, I get nervous and very bored.

This game kept my attention with the story line...very colorful and it did NOT get off the subject. Like most games do.

I bought another CE ...Show more

I really enjoyed this game and the bonus chapter. I don't know why all the bad reviews for this game? Not a whole lot of back and forth with this game....This is very important to me.When a game is constant back and forth, I get nervous and very bored.

This game kept my attention with the story line...very colorful and it did NOT get off the subject. Like most games do.

I bought another CE by the great reviews and it was a stinker. To each their own I guess. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Chimeras: New Rebellion CE

PostedMay 12, 2018

rjohn82677

fromGreenbelt, MD

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game's visual quality is SUPERIOR! The story is very enjoyable and the "games" are challenging, but definitely doable. Moving from place to place in the game is logical and well coordinated.
This game has bEAUTIFUL COLOR WHICH MAKES YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT LOCATION just to experience the game environments of this game.
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I recommend this game!

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Chimeras: New Rebellion

PostedMay 3, 2018

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

For me it`s a another excellent game from this series. I love the detailed graphics and the colours and the story is exciting.

I recommend this game!

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Fantasy with a mission....

PostedMay 3, 2018

rainworm

fromWhat creature would I like to be? A mermaid, who is able to walk.... or....?

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

As a new member of the Chimera Society, you are sent to Silverlake, a town, where you have to investigate a serious problem: children went missing and the creatures are under suspicion of being the culprits. Though in Silverlake humans and creatures had installed a pact and lived in peace for a long time, now the creatures are vicitims of an inquisition. Your case: prove the creatures’ innocence ...Show more

As a new member of the Chimera Society, you are sent to Silverlake, a town, where you have to investigate a serious problem: children went missing and the creatures are under suspicion of being the culprits. Though in Silverlake humans and creatures had installed a pact and lived in peace for a long time, now the creatures are vicitims of an inquisition. Your case: prove the creatures’ innocence and stop the hunt.
You get more information by the head of the creature council in front of the city gates. But soon you are involved in all the trouble yourself and of course we will find some evil minded characters behind the conspiracy.

Interesting new role of Chimeras: no longer mythical creatures as in the legend but real beings, forming an association for the underprivileged.

We have many puzzles in this game, a lot of HOS – both varied in challenge and creativity. They make our way through the weird story more entertaining. The creatures are not animals but a mix between such and fantasy beings, e.g. dragons or satyr-like half-humans. They play the role of the once tolerated race, who is given the scape goat role, when things go out of control. On the whole a fascinating fantasy ride, though not a really new story. Show less

I recommend this game!

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LOVE THE CREATURES!!

PostedMay 5, 2018

1955raven

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

THERE'S MUCH TO DO, AND LOTS OF FUN TO BE HAD IN THIS LATEST ADDITION OF CHIMERAS!

I recommend this game!

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Another rebellious Chimera xxxxx

PostedMay 5, 2018

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I love this game , love the great graphics , the excellent hos, well I just about said it all, my view a great game very enjoyable
have a lovely play heartblob

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

Just as fun every time I play it!

PostedOctober 23, 2021

KamQ

fromMukilteo, WA

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Strategy, Word

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Chimeras: The Signs of Prophecy Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This is one of the very best in the Chimeras series. The storyline is fascinating, the graphics are brilliant and the challenges are really run! There is not one thing I could even suggest to change, because it is really a perfect game.

I recommend this game!

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