Hidden Expedition: Reign of Flames > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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Fantastic!

PostedMarch 29, 2022

JayScholcz

fromWinnipeg, Canada

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong

Most games are enjoyable...but some just give you that warm feeling, and you can't wait to come back and play the next session. This is one of those games for me...just pleasant and entertaining...and the music and sounds...top notch!

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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FIND THE ARTIFACT

PostedDecember 19, 2020

deddu

fromCalifornia USA

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

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

There is nothing wrong with this game. It has colorful graphics, smooth play and a good story line. Always try for yourself.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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~~HIDDEN EXPEDITION JUST ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT EIPIX~~

PostedDecember 18, 2020

skullfun

fromHidden Expedition: Reign of Flames paired a top-notch production with average gameplay, making it an mediocre experience.

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Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

A series of unexpected volcano eruptions in Samoa has uncovered hidden caves with ornate ancient text and symbols. As an expert linguist of H.E.L.P. – it is your time to shine! In the latest installment in the evergreen Hidden Expedition series, can you solve the cryptic riddles and prevent a powerful artifact from falling into the wrong hands?

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Having delivered a solid installment with Hidden Expedition: The Price of Paradise, the prolific Domini Games returns to the Hidden Expedition franchise for the second time. While the storyline in this sequel is not particularly exciting, the setting on the Polynesian Island help add an interesting edge to the game...yet I still think Eipix could have developed this edition so much better.

It's jus as I expected, Hidden Expedition: Reign of Flames does not innovate much beyond the traditional scope of the hidden object adventure genre. There are no gadgets and gizmos, as often offered in earlier installments of the series. The hidden object scenes and puzzles are minimally creative, although they are enjoyable to an extent. As for the main adventure gameplay, veterans HOPA players will have no trouble blasting through its formulaic mechanics and recycled elements.

I do give kudo's to Domini Games because they did an excellent job with the production of the game. The visuals are excellent, with breathtaking landscapes and lush colors – the island of Samoa is brought to life in this game. The audio is also equally well-done, from the sound effects to the background music.

There is not much to talk about Hidden Expedition: Reign of Flames, as the majority of what is offered is rather straightforward. Nonetheless, that is not to say that the game is not entertaining. I completed the main game in roughly three and a half hours and was really not that impressed. BFG needs to reach out to Eipix and ask them to develop the next Hidden Expedition game, if Eipix is even still in business.

I won't get my hopes up but I will wait and see. Cheers!

Lots of editions in this series:

Hidden Expedition: Titanic
Hidden Expedition: Everest
Hidden Expedition: Amazon
Hidden Expedition: Devils Triangle
Hidden Expedition: The Uncharted Islands
Hidden Expedition: Smithsonian Hope Diamond
Hidden Expedition: Crown of Solomon
Hidden Expedition: Smithsonian Castle
Hidden Expedition: Dawn of Prosperity
Hidden Expedition: The Fountain of Youth
Hidden Expedition: Midgard's End
Hidden Expedition: The Eternal Emperor
Hidden Expedition: The Lost Paradise
Hidden Expedition: The Pearl of Discord
Hidden Expedition: The Curse of Mithridates
Hidden Expedition: The Golden Secret
Hidden Expedition: The Alter of Lies
Hidden Expedition: Neptune's Gift
Hidden Expedition: The Price of Paradise
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I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Disappointing

PostedDecember 24, 2020

benurks

Skill Level:Intermediate

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I usually love HE games. Unfortunately, this one was no where near as impressive as they used to be. It was a pretty simple plot line and not as challenging as they used to be.

I don't recommend this game.

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2 / 5

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I THINK PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SEND A MESSAGE HERE?

PostedDecember 18, 2020

pennmom36

fromIt's pretty?!?

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Completed Game approximately 6.0 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
25 Main Game Scene Locations +10 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner

Yes, the game is a significant improvement over the last Hidden Expedition game which was the first attempt at the series by this developer since Eipix left the H.E.L.P. Expedition organization. Yes, the colors are beautiful and they don't involve the over-abundance of purple, green, and blue hues which is the usual Domini M.O. Yes, the developer has done a great job...of fooling the player during the 90-minute demo into thinking this game is different, that this game, is more in tune with the original Hidden Expedition games from the previous developer with all the well-loved characters we grew to love, like Sam, in his green plaid shirt, who always managed to get captured by the bad guys while I ran around doing all the real work! Yes, it has collectibles, yes it has a bunch of chapters, and the CE version did have all the usual CE bling.

No, it is not the best game of the year as claimed by our usual five-starer, it's just a pretty game. No, it doesn't have the most interesting story ever told, it's just a pretty game that takes place on the beautiful island of Forgotten Cloud in New Zealand, complete with volcanic eruptions, ancient Maori legends, exotic wildlife, and lush foliage. No, it's not a classic, if you look past the pretty, you'll realize that the gameplay is the same as all other Domini games, and after the demo, you will find the repetitiveness and the unimaginative task syndrome returning with a vengeance...as does the boredom. Domini's failure to broaden their fan-base to those of us who know with certainty what will be required of newly found inventory items such as corks, gloves, fishing poles, glass shards, coins, tape-powder-brush, planks, magnets, etc. is being directly reflected on their average ratings lately, it's a shame they don't apply the credible reviews to their games. I'm not saying that every game should be geared towards expert gamers, but every game should certainly not be geared toward the easy-breezy either, and the reviewers lately all seem to be on the same page,

THIS is exactly why the Collector's Edition version only received a 2.6 average rating out of a whopping 37 reviews!! Pretty just isn't enough, people are getting tired of doing the same thing over and over Domini! It wasn't noticeable when you released a game a month, but when you have a game a week, it's hard NOT to notice because you get bored when you remember doing that exact pattern of tasks the week before, the chapter before, the scene before!

I'd also like to point out that before I started the game, I checked out all the CE features for my review, such as finding out how many Achievements can be earned. There are 41 Achievements, but incredibly, I had already earned the achievement for solving 5 Mini-games without reading the information before I had even decided how I would play the game?

Gadgets/Helper:
There are no Gadgets or Helpers. If this were a true Hidden Expedition game it would have a good old-fashioned H.E.L.P box for the fact cards but those fact cards are more technologically advanced now and they are done automatically.

Collectibles & Morphing Objects (CE Version Only):
There are 15 Fact Cards with fun facts about New Zealand, 15 Tattoos, and 15 Souvenirs. You can opt to show/hide a collectibles tab on the inventory bar that will open a specific icon when there is a collectible available.

Hidden Object Scenes:
There are 13 Hidden Object Scenes +5 in the CE Bonus Chapter and an alternate Match 3 Game available, which btw, doesn't allow you to make consecutive matches quickly. (you have to wait for all tiles to stop falling before you can make the next match which makes the game seem sooo slooowww) There are Interactive Listed Item Finds, Replacing items into the Scene, Silhouetted Shapes, Multiples of Item Finds, Items Related, or Keywords in Sentence Finds, Matching Shells, and several scenes that require scrolling through multiple scenes.
Mini-Games:
There are 17 Mini-Games +7 in the CE Bonus Chapter. You can choose to play them in an Easy or Hard difficulty mode and you can choose which mode to have them start out in the Custom Setting (you can still switch between modes for each individual game)

Bonus Chapter (CE Version Only)
It's up to the H.E.L.P team to stop a heist of the Maori Tablet on it's way to the Hawaiian Museum. This is a typical stretched out Bonus Chapter with a lot of cliche tasks and a ton of back and forth unnecessary repetitiveness, so much so that I just couldn't force myself to complete the chapter.

Collector's Edition Extra's: (CE version only)
13 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 31 Movie Video Cutscenes, 41 Achievements, 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 18 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Fact Cards,15 Tattoos, 15 Souvenirs, a gazillion Missing Notes, 8 Main Chapters, +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

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I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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Crashes on opening

PostedDecember 23, 2020

prairierattler

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

The title says it all. This game crashes while trying to load. As every other game I have from Bigfish doesn't crash on loading I've got to conclude that this game is buggy junk.

I don't recommend this game.

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