Reflections of Life: Dream Box > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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open your dream box plenty of surprises

PostedSeptember 15, 2019

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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

I missed this in collectors ed but I am not disappointed there is plenty to do in this game so you have a few things to repeat, if you are playing the game enjoy it, look for the eyes when you want to replace a lens , enjoy the puzzles not hard but enjoyable... it is nice to play a game that is relaxing and peaceful
enjoy I am.

I recommend this game!

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Wonderfully Magical Beauty of a game

PostedSeptember 16, 2019

Majestyx12

fromWonderful amber butterflies just don't let them touch you

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

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Reflections of Life: Dream Box Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

My uncle and I (grace) work for "the order of the guardians" and veteran members are granted mechanical owls as their helpers. You use a magical whistle to control your owl. Some thing is turning things and people into amber and leaving emerald web traces. I have a vermin catcher that banishes the web traces.

This game is beautiful. 5 chapters. 11 hops and 12 mini-games. Love the stained glass ...Show more

My uncle and I (grace) work for "the order of the guardians" and veteran members are granted mechanical owls as their helpers. You use a magical whistle to control your owl. Some thing is turning things and people into amber and leaving emerald web traces. I have a vermin catcher that banishes the web traces.

This game is beautiful. 5 chapters. 11 hops and 12 mini-games. Love the stained glass hops and the animated story hops. You really have to pay attention as in the arrow by the light post and the first hops has multi drawers to find things in but you also have to look on the table which is unexpected.

I liked the matching pairs, shooting the vermin eyes, in the right order, rune selecting pairs and things that are related. Didn't like the leaves in a cane. Didn't like if you wait too long the owl makes noise. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Lots of fun

PostedSeptember 15, 2019

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fromJustin, Texas

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Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I really enjoyed this game. It isn't deep but is a lot of fun to play. The story of it is fun also and the games involved.

I recommend this game!

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A gorgeous little game!

PostedSeptember 26, 2019

MissM6

fromToronto, ON

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Visuals are absolutely stunning - for a couple of scenes I even took a minute just to observe everything - that's how meticulously and artfully it was done. The storyline itself is not the most unique, however, the world itself was beyond imaginative.

It is rather easy and straightforward, yet, not too easy to bore you. As a matter of fact, it's the perfect level of challenge if you want ...Show more

Visuals are absolutely stunning - for a couple of scenes I even took a minute just to observe everything - that's how meticulously and artfully it was done. The storyline itself is not the most unique, however, the world itself was beyond imaginative.

It is rather easy and straightforward, yet, not too easy to bore you. As a matter of fact, it's the perfect level of challenge if you want something light, relaxing and just pleasant.

I genuinely enjoyed it! Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Enchanting adventure

PostedMay 20, 2022

possumb

fromAnnerley, Queensland, Australia

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Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Devil in the Belfry Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I love this game; grandma is anyway my favourite. But this particular game takes the cake: such an intriguing story line - great graphics - totally amazing game .

I recommend this game!

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One day game

PostedAugust 2, 2020

mygames49

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I have never finished a game in one day. Of cause I took my time. it was fun. colorful, plot was good.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

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PostedJanuary 11, 2024

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I recommend this game!

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I'VE GOT MY FIVE ORANGE EYES ON YOU

PostedSeptember 15, 2019

pennmom36

fromDid those eyes just move? ◉◉

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Completed CE Game approximately 5.5 hours
(including ALL mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)

When HOPA games first came to light, I loved them all, I couldn't get enough of 'em because they kept evolving, each one was better than the one before. Developers poured their heart and soul into each new game in a series, they were downright proud of their creations, their "babies." Somewhere along the ...Show more

Completed CE Game approximately 5.5 hours
(including ALL mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)

When HOPA games first came to light, I loved them all, I couldn't get enough of 'em because they kept evolving, each one was better than the one before. Developers poured their heart and soul into each new game in a series, they were downright proud of their creations, their "babies." Somewhere along the lines they just stopped caring, they got lazy, after all, people were still buying them, or maybe they just ran out of ideas. Each release became the same as the one before, nothing new, nothing exciting, just another game kinda games. Somewhere along the road, I changed too, I evolved right along with the games, no longer content with the same ole cookie-cutter versions. Nowadays, I look for something different. I look for great storylines (I'll settle for good storylines) I look for beauty and creativity, it doesn't have to knock me off of my computer chair or even blow my socks off, mostly, I want to enjoy a game without being bored to death, without feeling like I have to force myself to finish a game because I just spent my hard-earned money.

With that being said, no I do not like gadgets, but I'm so glad I didn't pass this game up because of a gadget used quickly 6 times during 5 chapters! I enjoyed the beautiful graphics, I enjoyed the storyline, and Dream Box entertained me from beginning to end without boring me a single time, the entertainment I received playing Dream Box was worthy of my hard-earned money.

There are two Gadgets, the first one is just a Mechanical Owl that reaches objects normally unreachable but it doesn't require any effort on the players part, the owl just appears when the zoom zone is clicked. The second Gadget is a Vermin Catcher that is used 6 times in the entire game, and it isn't that bad (with the exception of its name which is kinda weird) There is an associated Hidden Object game variation where you click on 5 orange eyes when they appear from behind items, again, it takes seconds to complete and it isn't a deal-breaker, in fact, it would have been a really awesome feature IF there were more eyes to catch AND they were a tad smaller and slightly more elusive! The only thing that annoyed me with this gadget was that 1 lens out of 3 would crack after every single use which would require me to find a new one before I could use it again, I should have returned it to the manufacturer and told them they sold me a lemon!

There are 14 Hidden Object Scenes and 12 Zoom Zone HOP's +4 in the CE Bonus Chapter, and there is an alternate Match 3 game available if you don't like HOP's. The scenes vary with Silhouetted Shape Finds, Interactive List Finds, Swatches (find areas that match a swatch sample) Keywords in Sentence Finds, Pair Finds, Multiples of the same Item Finds, and a scene where you pull levers to switch between scenes. As I stated earlier, there is a "Vermin Catcher" Gadget, repetitive HOP where you locate 5 Eyes that slowly appear and disappear from behind obstructions.

There are 26 Mini-Games +6 in the CE Bonus Chapter. There are a ton of Pair Matching tasks throughout, but they are actually tasks and not listed as mini-games or HO's. The puzzles aren't bad, but they aren't very challenging either. I don't necessarily consider that a bad thing, especially when the game itself isn't boring. Below are brief descriptions of some of my personal favorites:

❉ Place directional arrows to create a path to navigate to the park. Colored tiles require different actions, blue+must stop, red+ don't stop, green=do or don't stop. დ
❉ Arrange the puppets' position using various dials, one affects others. დ
❉ Solve each puzzle by activating tiles in the correct order to fill in the lines, tiles can bump into each other. დდ
❉ Select 2 icons that when combined would logically create the bottom row of images. დ
❉ Arrange the masks so their patterns align. დდდ

The Collector's Edition Bonus Chapter, True Love, is a somewhat short chapter that takes place over 7 different scene locations. You play as Charles, (a man with a passion for gears?!?) one of the characters introduced in the final chapter of the main game. Charles discovers a letter from dearly-departed Victoria who seems to have predicted her untimely death and has vital information she needs to reveal to her beloved. There are 4 Hidden Object Scenes and 6 Mini-Games, and you'll pick up the remaining 7 Morphing Objects (which unlocks the final character statues) 9 Jewellers, and 8 Page Fragments which unlocks the final story page)

The Collector's Edition version has 16 Wallpapers, 14 Concept Art Pictures, 7 Music Soundtracks, 18 Replayable Movie Video Cutscenes, 15 Achievements, 14 Replayable Mini-Games, 11 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 27 Morphing Objects, 8 Character Statuettes (available with 2-4-8-11-18-22-27 Morphing Objects found) 41 Opaque Jewelry Figurines, *You can return to the scenes to search for missed jewelry after completing the Main Game* 30 Zoom Zone Page Fragments (reveals 5 story-based elaborations) 5 Main Chapters titled "Amber Trail" +Bonus Chapter titled "True Love" and a Built-in Strategy Guide.

REFLECTIONS OF LIFE SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-Tree Of Dreams (July 20-2014) 3.6
2-Equilibrium (May 17-2015) 3.9
3-Dark Architect (February 12-2016) 4.2
4-Call Of The Ancestors (September 11-2016) 3.6
5-Hearts Taken (June 11-2017) 3.7
6-In Screams And Sorrow (May 25-2018) 3.7
7-Slipping Hope (January 27-2019) 4.0
8-Dream Box (September 15-2019) n/a

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DREAM

PostedSeptember 19, 2019

deddu

fromCalifornia USA

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Good solid game with fairly easy hidden objects and mini-puzzles. I think all would enjoy the relaxing nature of the game -- especially beginners.

I recommend this game!

+8points

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4 / 5

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Grace is back!

PostedOctober 17, 2019

AdrianaIP

fromState College, PA

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

After a detour that took 3 games, we are back in the storyline of the first 3 games. Her uncle is with her (wasn't he killed in "Dark Architect"?) And the owls are now mechanical. But still it is back to what we knew and loved.

The game is fun, as always and inventive. Nice to look at.

Fun!

I recommend this game!

+4points

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