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Our "amis français" are back with a new story!

PostedAugust 15, 2019

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Hooray! St. Germaine, that height challenged grumpy villain is back, along with the inscrutable Cardinal Richileau (I know they don't name him, but who else could it be???) with his superbly arrogant bad kitty. I totally love this series, and these regulars are a wonderfully familiar chain that locks the whole series together.

The only area I marked a little less on was the artwork because it ...Show more

Hooray! St. Germaine, that height challenged grumpy villain is back, along with the inscrutable Cardinal Richileau (I know they don't name him, but who else could it be???) with his superbly arrogant bad kitty. I totally love this series, and these regulars are a wonderfully familiar chain that locks the whole series together.

The only area I marked a little less on was the artwork because it could have been more crisp and less gray tone and de-focused.

I did note that the puzzles were somewhat easy this time round, but that is fine by me. I play these games for the adventure and HO aspects not the puzzles.

I'm going to buy this game as soon as I can. I love the surprise at the end of the demo, which goes a long way to making this story unpredictable.

Normally I don't post until I've played the whole game, but the other negative reviews made me want to give another view point "tout de suite"!
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I recommend this game!

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Damsels in Distress

PostedAugust 16, 2019

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Vermillion Watch: Parisian Pursuit Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Haunted Legends once again delivers a lovely game. I thought the graphics were stunning. The atmosphere of hazy clouds, gently drifting leaves, and light reflecting off the damp scenery added the right amount of spookiness to set the scenes as they unfolded. I really appreciate that this developer creates a fair balance between mini-games, and HOs. The mini-games are for the most part easy breezy ...Show more

Haunted Legends once again delivers a lovely game. I thought the graphics were stunning. The atmosphere of hazy clouds, gently drifting leaves, and light reflecting off the damp scenery added the right amount of spookiness to set the scenes as they unfolded. I really appreciate that this developer creates a fair balance between mini-games, and HOs. The mini-games are for the most part easy breezy so avid puzzlers may be disappointed. A lot, not all, of the HOs were list items but I found them enjoyable. Towards the end of the game there was a great deal of going back and forth so the map was useful and the storyline held my interest so it didn't feel tedious. Off to play the bonus game. Cheers! Show less

I recommend this game!

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Type of game I like

PostedAugust 15, 2019

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Love these games. Good puzzles, beautiful graphics, good sound. I like the reoccurring characters and the Victorian-like setting and time period. My favorites. Modern stuff just isn't appealing to the eye, imo. The art in these games are lovely and appealing.

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HAUNTED LEGENGS- THE SCARS OF LAMIA

PostedAugust 15, 2019

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Fun Factor

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Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

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Storyline

4 / 5

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES, THIS ONE IS GREAT .THERE IS ALOT OF INTERACTION WITH OBJECTS, AND PLENTY OF EASIER GAMES TO PLAY, BEAUTIFUL COLORS ,I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE GOOD HAUNTED GAMES COME OUT FOR HALLOWEEN. I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY THIS ,FINALLY NOT A DISSAPPOINTMENT, THERE IS 4 CHOICES TO PLAY. I BOUGHT THIS ONE AFTER 15 MINUTES INTO GAME. I HOPE THERE ARE MORE TO COME FROM ...Show more

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES, THIS ONE IS GREAT .THERE IS ALOT OF INTERACTION WITH OBJECTS, AND PLENTY OF EASIER GAMES TO PLAY, BEAUTIFUL COLORS ,I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE GOOD HAUNTED GAMES COME OUT FOR HALLOWEEN. I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY THIS ,FINALLY NOT A DISSAPPOINTMENT, THERE IS 4 CHOICES TO PLAY. I BOUGHT THIS ONE AFTER 15 MINUTES INTO GAME. I HOPE THERE ARE MORE TO COME FROM HAUNTED LEGENDS. Show less

I recommend this game!

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A few twists I won't spoil for you

PostedAugust 17, 2019

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Vermillion Watch: Parisian Pursuit 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 really liked playing this game. I have one screensaver on my pc now that has a moving waterfall from this game that is nice. I really liked the list hops they are art filled and large enough to see well. They were a joy to me.

The story and plot and twists were entertaining to me. The puzzles were mixed. I liked the jigsaws, in the right order, Simon said, and matching pairs. They do have a ...Show more

I really liked playing this game. I have one screensaver on my pc now that has a moving waterfall from this game that is nice. I really liked the list hops they are art filled and large enough to see well. They were a joy to me.

The story and plot and twists were entertaining to me. The puzzles were mixed. I liked the jigsaws, in the right order, Simon said, and matching pairs. They do have a number of harder mini-games, like timing for a ball. I didn't like the harder ones like the horse puzzle and in the bonus chapter they have a maze that I was getting motion sick from, and I love mazes normally. The guide has the finished answer if you want to figure how to do things.

I did like that they had multiple places to go. In the third chapter they had 9 scenes open and the map has a timer circling to the place you have something to do. So I would just go there and figure out what needs to be done.

There is a black cat besides the cardinal's cat that you see around this city. I would just watch him play with a toy mouse.

The bonus chapter has a jeweler and his son in trouble that you help.

The collectibles are puzzle pieces that you do that has a bit of the story when completed. There is 26 morphing lanterns.
There are 4 chapters + bonus chapter. Replays on 14 hops and 13 mini-games, 15 movies and 4 music. Achievements, 5 wallpapers, 6 screensavers and 8 concept art. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Despite the appearance of St. Germain ...

PostedAugust 15, 2019

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Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

For those of you new to Haunted Legends, the recurring character is a miserable little miscreant named St. Germain. While his backstory, which explains how he became what he is today, is sorrowful and shouldn't happen to anyone, his persistence in chasing evil is by his own choice to regain his former stature and good looks.

To those of us who collect Haunted Legends, his presence can become ...Show more

For those of you new to Haunted Legends, the recurring character is a miserable little miscreant named St. Germain. While his backstory, which explains how he became what he is today, is sorrowful and shouldn't happen to anyone, his persistence in chasing evil is by his own choice to regain his former stature and good looks.

To those of us who collect Haunted Legends, his presence can become tiresome; nonetheless, the game play is such that the nasty little imp can be ignored.

I played the demo and enjoyed it thoroughly and am buying the game. While the opening gambit is always the same, it hardly matters once past the assignment of the mission and gaining access to the person who needs our help.

I recommend this game, especially if this is your first foray into Haunted Legends. I know you'll have a good time. Oh, right - and the mini games are a lot of fun.

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Short but not sweet

PostedDecember 3, 2019

RPgames

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Good game. A 41/2 star if I could.
I like this series. This one is not one of the better ones thou .
Graphics were excellent but voice actor tried to be over dramatic to the point of being humorous.
So dialog is nothing useful and I could do without
Story line was different but ending was a bummer.
Bonus game was good but again no other extra's for a Collector's Edition.
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Good game. A 41/2 star if I could.
I like this series. This one is not one of the better ones thou .
Graphics were excellent but voice actor tried to be over dramatic to the point of being humorous.
So dialog is nothing useful and I could do without
Story line was different but ending was a bummer.
Bonus game was good but again no other extra's for a Collector's Edition.
One does look for many and I do say many items to use which is hard to remember were they good after you had it for while. If you don't like searching a lot this game is not for you. Show less

I recommend this game!

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This game is great

PostedNovember 29, 2019

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Finally. A game I can play without all of the stress other games cause. While the game is sort of easy, you still have to do some thinking. This game has it all. The graphics are great. You can actually find hidden objects without too much trouble. With the sound on, there are scary moments which only enhance the game play.
Because this is the first time I have played this game I have had to use ...Show more

Finally. A game I can play without all of the stress other games cause. While the game is sort of easy, you still have to do some thinking. This game has it all. The graphics are great. You can actually find hidden objects without too much trouble. With the sound on, there are scary moments which only enhance the game play.
Because this is the first time I have played this game I have had to use the hint button. However, I will be playing this game more than once so I won't be needing that button anymore.. I highly recommend this game for fun as well as relaxation. Show less

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Superb Graphics. Great Design. BUT….Spoiler

PostedOctober 20, 2019

Yurnmesis

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Played full game and bonus. Beautifully crafted and designed game. Excellent graphics, characterization and interesting story. Well designed décor, scenes and locations. Great voice overs and a very long game. The story moved forward with mostly enjoyable tasks and without boring amulets or constantly making items or potions. Note: you can often find puzzle pieces in boxes, drawers etc., rather ...Show more

Played full game and bonus. Beautifully crafted and designed game. Excellent graphics, characterization and interesting story. Well designed décor, scenes and locations. Great voice overs and a very long game. The story moved forward with mostly enjoyable tasks and without boring amulets or constantly making items or potions. Note: you can often find puzzle pieces in boxes, drawers etc., rather than the regular hiding places. There is a lot of back and forth and the hint doesn’t transport all the time, and more of that takes place towards the end of the main story. I’ll add a spoiler at the end, so beware.

Hidden Object Games are beautiful, interactive and provide clarity with a few oversights. Like a cat needs a toy, knew it was the dangling thing, but had a hard time getting it to connect, so kept trying and cat finally caught it and moved so I could obtain object. I enjoyed the cat. Had one that actually gave me the same dirty look.

Mini games…SIGH! Now I am going to nitpick. Way too many. They are very well crafted, but I really grew tired of shuffling items around. Now don’t get me wrong, some of them are fun and short, but some are absolutely nightmares for a non-fan of the shuffle, turn, change, move, follow the map, and remember 6 notes in sequence to open a door. Good thing we can skip them.

Also it was disappointing that there are a few Mini games that use hints and you must stick with them until done. Like one with 4 fingers each on 2 hands, total of 8 fingers you have to close them in sequence to get the item…Ugh! I noticed that the bonus game is filled with many puzzles as well.

Also, in the bonus game St. Germain, usually a nasty little guy, must have found a potion that made him grow to the size of a normal man because he stood face to face with another character.

In the bonus game, the game froze after I put the rings and contract into the fire, so closed it out and reopened and it was fine.

ANOTHER Mini game after giving St. Germain a taste of his own devilment, a 24-block game to slide blocks to move two doors into center (skipped it) and it sends you to the Cardinal’s office and at least you get a thank you for your services.
SPOILER…SPOILER…SPOILER

End of regular game. Drink the water. Cured. DONE! OVER! That’s it! No closure regarding the other people involved, sort of anti-climatic and a turn off after playing a very long game. Developers need to make exciting introductions and equally exciting and satisfying endings. Often the ball is dropped on both. Too often the introduction is lack luster and the endings are duds leaving me for one scratching my head and wondering if I’ll purchase another game just to be disappointed. I want solid, dynamic and jaw dropping endings. And, I don’t think I’m the only one who feels this way. It’s like the developers get tired or rushed for finalization and say oh that’s good enough. Well it isn’t!

So, expecting some closure in the bonus game another surprise. It’s an altogether different story line, so no continuity when it was a really good opportunity to fill in any blanks left open to bring closure to the families who suffered from the spells or at least make the ending more dynamic.

Overall, even with my few complaints, I found the game fun to play and like I said a long game with beautifully displayed scenes and characters, so I recommend it. Just don't try to play it in one day if you aren't a Mini game fan! :) Show less

I recommend this game!

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THE SCARS OF ST. GERMAIN STILL REMAIN

PostedAugust 15, 2019

sunnyglow

fromIn this game, the nasty dwarf St. Germain appears to be “dis-grunt-led.” There is not one instance of grunting within the entire game by this evildoer.

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

REVIEW BASED UPON THE ENTIRE GAME
4 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 48 pages (My time: 6 Hours)

OPINION: Agent! You are off to Sauvenage City to investigate another baffling case involving women afflicted with luminescent scars. Contend with two evildoers as you all battle each other to locate the “source” of this malady and cure. The annoying dwarf, St. Germain returns; ...Show more

REVIEW BASED UPON THE ENTIRE GAME
4 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 48 pages (My time: 6 Hours)

OPINION: Agent! You are off to Sauvenage City to investigate another baffling case involving women afflicted with luminescent scars. Contend with two evildoers as you all battle each other to locate the “source” of this malady and cure. The annoying dwarf, St. Germain returns; however, he is a bit player in this game. Although I found the story bizarre, I found the game itself a decent addition to the series. The beginning of the main game is fast paced; however, the end is snail-paced with a great deal of back-and-forth action between scenes.

There are two collectibles, morphing lanterns and puzzle fragments. The fragments create six pictures which give information about the characters from the game. Most are easy to locate but there are some which are well-hidden within the scenes. The graphics within the scenes are beautifully illustrated as in most of this developer’s games.

There are seventeen (17) HOP scenes within the game – fourteen (14) of which can be replayed. Most of the scenes are standard lists of items or silhouette. There are a few matching and storybook scenes as well. Most of the scenes lack variety. They are simple searches with little creative design. There are also twenty (20) mini-HOP scenes which consist of searching for six (6) to twelve (12) items or fragments of items within a scene.

Nevertheless, there is one scene which I found creatively designed and puzzle-like. The player is given a map of a labyrinth. In the labyrinth the player must search for silhouette items which uncover parts of directional signs with symbols on them. Once the signs have been restored, the player must choose the one which matches with one of the symbols on the map and then proceed in that direction.

I found the mini-games better designed that the HOP scenes. There are forty-five (45) mini-games which vary in difficulty and style. I found most of moderate difficulty. There is an option for some of the mini-games to be played in either a casual or hard mode. With this number of mini-games, I am somewhat disappointed that more them were not offered to be replayed at the conclusion of the game.

BONUS CHAPTER: It is a sequel. Return to Sauvenage City to investigate the case of a missing young man. Gustav Lefer has disappeared after acquiring a strange ring. Discover how this ring is tied into his disappearance. Evildoer, St. Germain makes an encore appearance in this chapter as well. It is a long chapter which I feel is well-worth the collector’s edition designation. I like the story better in this chapter than that from the main game. I also feel the activities are more creatively designed as well. There are eleven (11) mini-games and six (6) HOP scenes, along with one mini-HOP scene.

MECHANICS:

• Four (4) levels of play including a customized version.
• Fourteen (14) achievements.
• Collect thirty-six (36) puzzle fragments to create six (6) pictures which tell more about the characters from the game.
• Collect twenty-six (26) morphing objects (lanterns)
• Five (5) wallpapers and six (6) screensavers along with concept art, music and video sequences
• Replay fourteen (14) HOP scenes and thirteen (13) mini-games

SPOILERS: HERE ARE SOME OF THE MINI-GAMES AFTER THE DEMO:

A. Matching/Sequence puzzle. On a piano, press keys with symbols on them in sequential order to match up with those on a sheet of music.
B. Casual/Hard. Switch puzzle. Switch hexagonal pieces to restore an image. In the hard version, rotate the pieces as well
C. Switch puzzle. Switch butterflies around a circle so that the colors on the wings match those from colored disks in the center of the circle.
D. Map puzzle. Place 9 arrows into a box to plot a route for a horse while avoiding obstacles in its path. All arrows are used. (Repeated from the demo)
E. Switch puzzle. Switch fan blades to create an image on a fan.
F. Switch puzzle. Switch animal tokens so each is in its appropriate habitat
BONUS CHAPTER
G. Map puzzle. Follow given directions by moving onto spaces within a grid (north, south, east, and west) according to given clues.
H. Casual/Hard. Maze puzzle. Move through a maze while avoiding a ghost and other obstacles. Wander the maze to locate items which can be used to tackle the obstructions
I. Moving blocks puzzle. Move blocks up-and-down to create a path for 2 parts of a door to intersect and combine with each together. Show less

I recommend this game!

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