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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION – LET THE FUN BEGIN

PostedSeptember 8, 2018

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In a trip to the cinema and a retrospective look at “B” rated horror film genre from past years, Domini brings us the tenth game in the Mystery Tales series – The Reel Horror. Detective, meet Sebastian Fleming a director obsessed with creating a true horror film but one who is having trouble pulling the essence of fear from his actors. Never fulfilling his dream of creating the perfect horror film ...Show more

In a trip to the cinema and a retrospective look at “B” rated horror film genre from past years, Domini brings us the tenth game in the Mystery Tales series – The Reel Horror. Detective, meet Sebastian Fleming a director obsessed with creating a true horror film but one who is having trouble pulling the essence of fear from his actors. Never fulfilling his dream of creating the perfect horror film before his death, Sebastian’s ghost is now haunting the old theater where his films were shown. Your services have been requested by Police Investigator Harold Jefferson whose sister Maya disappeared while completing an architectural survey of the old theater. The theater was thoroughly searched with no sight of Maya and her team to be found. During the search Harold thought he could hear Maya calling him and he even saw a few ghosts but his colleagues laughed it off so Inspector Jefferson knew you were the right person to call for help. Will you be able to help Harold find his sister before it is too late?

Although I love the gameplay, length and extras found in Domini games, I am so tired of their fantasy color palette that saturates their games in unrealistic deep purples, blues and pinks. I was hopeful that this game would be different but unfortunately, various tones and shades of purple still drench most scenes. However, in spite of my dislike of the color palette, The Reel Horror is excellent and well-worth playing. If more developers would provide the quality gameplay, HOPs, puzzles, and the LENGTH that Domini provides in their games I am sure more gamers would be willing to pay full price for games from these other devs – just saying – hint, hint! I know I sound like a broken record but HOPA games are so much shorter now and the CEs have so few extras that it should be no surprise that most gamers will wait until there is a sale to purchase them.

Since I am sure others will provide all the nitty, gritty details of the game and because I believe that discovery is much more fun, I will only tell you what I like, now that you know what I don’t like about the game. Even though scary films and games have never been my thing I was taken in by the satirical look at the horror film genre of this game. There are many humorous moments and witty dialog to be found as we meet Sebastian and his victims as we play through the game.

The HOPs are well-crafted and very interactive with most of them having some mini-games included as we search the scenes. There is one HOP scene that I actually thought was a puzzle until the light blinked on for me. Although I love the list type HOPs the most there is variety included with some silhouette and storybook types as well. If you don’t want to search for items, you can always switch to the match 3 option instead. The Puzzles in the game are terrific and Domini provides the ability to choose either Easy, or Hard for most games. If you select the Custom Setting at the beginning of the game, there is an option included there for Easy or Hard puzzles. If you find the Hard setting a bit too difficult with the puzzles you can reset them and then select the Easy setting before trying again.

If you happen to prefer the CE version of a game The Reel Horror is full of extras that most developers no longer provide. I am not going to describe what can be found in the extras since discovery is more fun. IMHO, this is a terrific CE value particularly given today’s sale.

Mystery Tales The Reel Horror surprised me because I loved playing the game. I’m still not finished but have no doubt that the Bonus Chapter will be as good as the main story. IMHO, this is one of the best and most enjoyable games I have played this year. I’ve enjoyed the HOPS as well as the Puzzles and hate to admit that I have had very little sleep as I stayed up most of the night playing the game. Even though I find this and excellent and entertaining game, as always, please try the demo to see if this is a game you will enjoy. Happy gaming! Show less

I recommend this game!

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Got lost in the game, Forgot that it was the demo!!

PostedSeptember 13, 2018

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

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5 / 5

Level of Challenge

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Storyline

5 / 5

I found it such an absorbing game that I forgot this was the demo. I think that this is my new favorite game, if the rest lives up to the demo. Deferent people like deferent games so I try not to tell people that they will like it. Its up to you but its defiantly one to play the demo part, so you can see if you like it has much as I did. Worth a try!!

I recommend this game!

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WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PostedSeptember 8, 2018

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4 / 5

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5 / 5

told myself i was not going to like this one, as the other 2-3 from this series have been awful........imagine my shock!!!!!! good game...graphics are beautiful.....a storyline!!!!!!! some of the puzzles were new and different....some old school....no matter..this was and is a good game.......imagine that???!!!!!!!

I recommend this game!

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A GAME CAPTURING THE “REEL” FEAR IN MOVIE MAKING – A CRAZED DIRECTOR! – ONE OF THE BEST GAMES OF THE YEAR!

PostedSeptember 8, 2018

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fromI just discovered there is another “medium” to contact the spirit world, that being social media. Just saw this message: “Ghost social media has some ‘ghoul friends’ you may know. Should we add them to your ‘fiend’ list?"

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REVIEW BASED UPON COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE MAIN GAME
8 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 66 Pages

OVERVIEW: Detective! You are off to the movies. As a paranormal detective, you have been called in to investigate some ghostly activity at an abandoned movie theater. While restoring this theater, Sebastian’s Horror Cinema, an architect and her crew disappeared, believed to be the ...Show more

REVIEW BASED UPON COMPLETION OF THE ENTIRE MAIN GAME
8 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 66 Pages

OVERVIEW: Detective! You are off to the movies. As a paranormal detective, you have been called in to investigate some ghostly activity at an abandoned movie theater. While restoring this theater, Sebastian’s Horror Cinema, an architect and her crew disappeared, believed to be the caused by a ghostly presence. Meet the crazed, arrogant ghost of Sebastian Fleming, a director consumed with the passion of capturing the true expression of fear on film. However, his methods of capturing that emotion are unconventional. Unable to fulfill his desire to create a realistic horror story in life, he now wants to create “reel” fear to bring himself back to life. Stop him before he completes his “final” film and creates more victims from his madness.

OPINION: This is an academy award winning performance in gaming! If there were only one game I could purchase this year – this would be it! This is a long game, well worth the full price for this game. It should appeal to those who love mildly scary fare with a little satirical humor. There is some witty tongue-in-cheek humor throughout the game. You will receive humorous messages on your phone – a little corny perhaps, but I found some of them rather witty as well. Clicking on the scenes will produce some unexpected movement within the scenes. This is a puzzle-lover’s dream game. However, the HOP scenes are creatively designed as well. Domini is my favorite developer and they always provide more game for the money. The games are longer with extras that most developers do not provide. My only criticism would be the excessive amount of purple within this game. It truly is a case of purple overload.

MECHANICS: There are four levels of play which include a customized version. You have the choice to play a female or male character. There are thirty-three (33) achievements. You can set the difficulty of the puzzles within the menu between “easy” and “hard.” You can also change the difficultly as you play the puzzles. Instead of the gimmicky pair of glasses from previous games in the series (which broke), you now use a smartphone to see paranormal activity. Collect fifteen (15) cinema attributes, eleven (11) movie posters and fifty-six (56) tickets. The tickets are exchanged for items to place in an Auditorium Hall. There are moths on the inventory bar to indicate when there is a collectible within a scene. I found most easy to locate. There are ten (10) wallpapers plus casual art along with music and video sequences. You can replay eighteen (18) puzzles and nineteen (19) HOP scenes.

BONUS CHAPTER: It is a sequel. After receiving a disk containing movies from Sebastian Fleming, Shelley, the wife of one of the game’s characters, seems possessed – obsessed with watching these movies. What horror is Sebastian planning? I have not completed the bonus chapter due to the length of this game. However, it appears to be a long chapter- well-worth the extra money for the additional chapter.

HOP SCENES: There are fourteen (14) in the main game. I have no idea how many are in the bonus chapter. Most of the scenes include lists of items and silhouette scenes, some within a storybook format. The scenes are interactive, and many contain mini-puzzles within the scenes. There are three I found creatively designed. One is a spot-the-differences scene. Another is a rather unsettling one with a creepy doll who chants before you locate silhouette items. I found that one a little chilling! My favorite is one in which you must use sliders along the sides of the scene to align silhouettes of the items with the actual items before you can remove them.

PUZZLES: There are thirty-nine (39) puzzles JUST in the MAIN GAME! Most puzzles have the option to be played in either an “easy” or “hard mode. They vary in style and there are some truly amazing puzzles within this game. There are some new puzzles I have not seen in other games. However, I do regret Domini did not provide a replay for more of their puzzles. I believe you can replay all the HOP scenes but less than half the puzzles.

SPOILERS: THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE PUZZLES AFTER THE DEMO:

A. Sequence puzzle. Remove interconnected shopping carts one-at-a time in the proper sequence until all are removed. You must clear them in a specific order to remove all chains binding them.
B. Connection puzzle. Create a path between a power source and two lights. Place connectors on a grid so that the ends connect to a plus and a minus. Lights will light up when placed correctly. You have seen this puzzle in other games. The directions are better written in this game.
C. Gear puzzle. Rotate four intermeshing grooved gears so that the openings within the gears match up with wires. Moving ones affects the others.
D. Strategy puzzle. Place marbles on a moving, winding path in a grid so they match with a given alignment. As the marbles move down the path, they change direction and realign.
E. Maze puzzle. Move colored chains on a grid to their proper location.
F. Connection puzzle. On a chemistry chart, start at the top and create a path turning all cells blue without retracing your steps. There are only a certain number of moves to do this.
G. Sequence puzzle. Follow the directions. A new puzzle not seen before. On a grid, move a test tube using directional arrows to pick up medicine in a specific order. If you do not pick them up in order, you must restart. The test tube will keep moving until it hits one of the items or is stopped at an edge of the grid.
H. Connection puzzle. Move a submarine on a grid connecting all checkpoints on the grid. Choose the correct arrow which will maneuver it through the path. Unique puzzle not seen before. Show less

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Movie time? A horror festival!

PostedSeptember 8, 2018

rainworm

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We have to track down Maya and her colleagues in an old cinema, where they were last seen. She is an architect and renovating the old horror movie cinema is her latest project. Her last call to her brother was suspicious, he heard strange noises and saw ghostly figures in the background. Since then, she and her team are vanished. As these are no normal circumstances and the usual police ...Show more

We have to track down Maya and her colleagues in an old cinema, where they were last seen. She is an architect and renovating the old horror movie cinema is her latest project. Her last call to her brother was suspicious, he heard strange noises and saw ghostly figures in the background. Since then, she and her team are vanished. As these are no normal circumstances and the usual police investigation is useless, he asks us for help, as our specialty is the paranormal activity !

The cinema has of course a history: here the famous director of horror movies, Sebastian Fleming has made his films, pressing the last out of his actors to achieve the highest quality. His goal was bringing the real feelings on the reel, showing real fear, not just acting. Rumors will have it, he was mad and drove his crew half crazy as well. During the shooting of his last film ‘The Night of Evil’ he came to death. Police reported it as accident, though it remained suspicious. The fake equipment for the horror scenes had turned out to be real, so he was electrocuted. Maya and her team must have revived his ghost when they entered the building and started their work. The ghostly Sebastian Fleming seems to go on, where he was forced to stop, by directing the ‘Night of Evil’, now with the newly arrived ‘actors.’

The series about the paranormal detective has been modernized: no special glasses but a smartphone will help us, see behind things, detect the paranormal. We use it, discover one or more items and a HO scene is triggered, in which we learn more about the background of the current situation. As always, plot is enfolding fast with a lot of challenging puzzles and creative HOS - and the fantastic story about the horror movie director is thrilling enough. Show less

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Great

PostedSeptember 10, 2018

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The graphics are just amazing! I'm a huge fan of Domini Games, I love this series, i don't normally give reviews but I had to on this, the developers really thought this one though and they delivered! I don't understand the low ratings...

I recommend this game!

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EXCELLENT GAME QUALITY, GRAPHICS AND EERIENESS!

PostedSeptember 8, 2018

MrsBen

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5 / 5

I am really enjoying this game and stopped only long enough to purchase it! Domini Devs should be really proud of this one!! I love the mood of it and the way the puzzles are presented. Some are very unique and very well done. I've just begun what I know is going to be a splendid and unusual adventure!!

I recommend this game!

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At LAST

PostedSeptember 9, 2018

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My review is short and I hope sweet. Yes as with any game there are personal preferences, I feel that for after a very long time this was a game worthy of a CE price. It was longer than many have been for some time and for me a fair challenge with a good storyline and graphics. I don't disagree with some others comments however so pleased that the developers and BF have given a good game worthy of ...Show more

My review is short and I hope sweet. Yes as with any game there are personal preferences, I feel that for after a very long time this was a game worthy of a CE price. It was longer than many have been for some time and for me a fair challenge with a good storyline and graphics. I don't disagree with some others comments however so pleased that the developers and BF have given a good game worthy of the CE status Show less

I recommend this game!

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Must Buy!!!

PostedSeptember 13, 2018

angelicsinner33

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Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game is definitely a must buy for any true horror/Hidden Object fan! The graphics are amazing, the story line is absolutely wonderful, the mini games are so much fun and the length of the game beats most of the other games I've played. Trust me, that's saying something. One of my favorites aspects is that the game gives you a choice for a substitute mini game in place of a Hidden Object ...Show more

This game is definitely a must buy for any true horror/Hidden Object fan! The graphics are amazing, the story line is absolutely wonderful, the mini games are so much fun and the length of the game beats most of the other games I've played. Trust me, that's saying something. One of my favorites aspects is that the game gives you a choice for a substitute mini game in place of a Hidden Object scene. Definitely worth every penny spent. Show less

I recommend this game!

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LOVED IT

PostedSeptember 10, 2018

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VIVID GRAPHICS, TOUCH OF SCARE FACTOR, THE LENGTH OF THE GAME IS GREAT.

I recommend this game!

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