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HE'S BACK........

PostedJanuary 12, 2017

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Isa the evil sorcerer has returned! He has conjured up a wicked batch of hatred as he carries out the biddings of the master of all evil. Isa knows that every 20 years, on the night of a full moon, the heirs to each of the four Kingdoms gather to crown the new ruler of all Kingdoms. Isa also knows that if this ceremony doesn't take place, chaos and war will ensue, and this is exactly what he's ...Show more

Isa the evil sorcerer has returned! He has conjured up a wicked batch of hatred as he carries out the biddings of the master of all evil. Isa knows that every 20 years, on the night of a full moon, the heirs to each of the four Kingdoms gather to crown the new ruler of all Kingdoms. Isa also knows that if this ceremony doesn't take place, chaos and war will ensue, and this is exactly what he's counting on when he kidnaps the Princess! It's time to stop evil in it's tracks, it's time to put an end to Isa before his nefarious plan becomes reality.

This is one of the best Spirits of Mystery game yet, which actually takes place between the Chains of Promise and Family Lies. The graphics are beautifully hand drawn which ERS has become famous for in all of their games. The storyline does a nice job of tying old vs. new Spirits of Mystery plots together, as they explain the how's and why's of rise of Isa, the villian of all Kingdoms. ERS seems to love their floating magic devices which are presented in some form or another in all of their series, including this one which is a Moon Mirror. The mirror can destroy the Eclipse Blossom that releases a fatal poison when it blooms. Naturally, you will play a Mini Game to recharge the mirror by capturing 7 floating crescent moons that can't be seen by the naked eye. There are also Collectible Crowns which give you a brief description of it's origins as well as how it was forged. There are Collectible Portraits and eventually their are collectible Cats but I didn't find any in the demo itself. The Achievements are pretty cool, as you earn them, you receive information and artwork about the Kingdoms and characters.

The Hidden Object Scenes are mostly Interactive List finds, the scenes are beautifully drawn and there are a ton of interactive items, most of the scenes have a small puzzle to solve as well. Each HOP has a hidden Crescent moon available in this Collector's Edition. There are several small Zoom Zone Hop's where you find multiples of one item such as 5 feathers or flowers.

The Mini Games are easy to medium in difficulty, but fairly entertaing. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:

1) Find items that match the Keywords in each sentence.

2) Swap puzzle tiles to complete the picture.

3) Remove vines by clicking on matching flowers.

4) Click on the meter when the arrow is in the red zone.

5) Swap gems so they are in their matching color coded slots.

6) Slide symbols along tracks to the correct spots.

7) Create a continuous line of stone blocks from one end to the other by dragging various blocks of ice, stone, spikes and fire.

8) Capture 7 crescent moons with the Moon Mirror by scanning the entire scene with the mirror.

9) Fill 5 color coded vials by connecting color coded orbs with a horizontal or vertical line.

10) Select 3 piano keys with symbols, that when combined will create the symbol that is circled.

This Collector's Edition has 10 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art pictures, 9 Avatars, 6 Screensavers, 16 replayable Mini Games, an Endless MG, 10 collectible Portraits, 4 Music Soundtracks, 22 replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 8 Collectible Cats, replayable Movies, Collectible Moons in the HOP's (view them in moon room and get horoscope) Test, 20 Collectible Crowns, 20 Achievements, a built in Strategy Guide, a Bonus Chapter and an extra Bonus Chapter (Isa's Story), enjoy a peaceful kingdom Princess! Show less

I recommend this game!

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ERS has included everything in here!

PostedJanuary 12, 2017

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4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Based on Demo:
The Story is already described above…” Every twenty years, the heirs to the four kingdoms are gathered for a ceremony that keeps war from spreading through the land. This year, an evil force has other plans in mind. It’s up to you as the heir to the Earth Kingdom to save your friends and the world! Can you uncover the secrets of the Lost Kingdom before it’s too late?”
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Based on Demo:
The Story is already described above…” Every twenty years, the heirs to the four kingdoms are gathered for a ceremony that keeps war from spreading through the land. This year, an evil force has other plans in mind. It’s up to you as the heir to the Earth Kingdom to save your friends and the world! Can you uncover the secrets of the Lost Kingdom before it’s too late?”
It’s WONDERFUL to see a CE with enough extras to make it worth the purchase, and ERS did not disappoint! DEFINITELY buying this in 4 days with my credits.
HOPS: 10-15, word-lists with a objects requiring interaction. Find a Moon in every Hidden Object Scene.
PUZZLES: Mainly easy.
SOUND: Voice Overs, Music for scenes, all gentle, relaxing , Not annoying to me, but I like to play with sound on to enjoy the full game.
INVENTORY: Lockable
JOURNAL:No

This Collector's Edition has:
14 Movies
10 Wallpapers
10 Concept Art
9 Avatars
6 Screensavers
16 Mini Games
A Section titled “Endless MG” that unlocks during gameplay
(Unknown for now)
10 Portraits
4 Music Files
20 Collectibles=Crowns of different designs
22 Replayable HOGs
20 Achievements
8 Cats to collect
? Moons to collect in HOS to “View your Moon Horoscope”
Test= Not available during demo
Built in Strategy Guide
Main Story, Extra Story & Bonus Story
4 Levels of Difficulty; Princess, Heiress, Queen, & Brave Lady

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I recommend this game!

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WILL YOU EARN THE CROWN OF ONE AND UNITE THE KINGDOMS?

PostedJanuary 12, 2017

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5 / 5

In this newest game in the Spirits of Mystery series “The Fifth Kingdom”, our old on again, off again friend, Isa returns with his evil magic in full force. You, Princess, are on your way to a meeting that could change your life. Once every twenty years, on the night of the full moon, the rulers of the four kingdoms gather to select their supreme leader who will unite the kingdoms and wear the ...Show more

In this newest game in the Spirits of Mystery series “The Fifth Kingdom”, our old on again, off again friend, Isa returns with his evil magic in full force. You, Princess, are on your way to a meeting that could change your life. Once every twenty years, on the night of the full moon, the rulers of the four kingdoms gather to select their supreme leader who will unite the kingdoms and wear the “Crown of One.” As you rush off to meet your destiny you find it won’t be easy since there are dark challenges ahead that will test your resolve.

The storyline for the Fifth Kingdom is very interesting and at first there was a bit of confusion in my mind until I caught on to what was happening. As always, I don’t want to give too much away but I will only say that I was surprised and love the game. If you like twists and turns, you too will be surprised by the storyline just as I was.

As always the artistic and gorgeous graphics are top of the line. One of the things that I enjoy the most from this developer are the hand-drawn graphics that create beautiful, and not so beautiful, characters and bring them to life. The game offers a custom mode where you can set your hints and puzzle skips in a range of 5 – 90 seconds. Your tools include an interactive map and a magic mirror that you acquire early in the game. The game has 5 chapters, an extra chapter and then the bonus chapter. Some gamers expressed their concern over the file download size that indicated only around 450GB. In checking the game’s folder the game size is close to 1GB so don’t be concerned over the download size and think this might be a very short game.

The HOPS in the game are varied and some are better than others. I am fairly old school and do love the standard list type when exploring a HOP scene but If you like variety then you will find it in this game that has 22 hidden object scenes.

Although the puzzles are nothing new, I do love some of the types included in the 16 puzzles that are found in the game. Some are very easy, which is great for those of you who don’t enjoy puzzles in HOPA games. I always find some of the puzzles included in games from the Bunny team to be a bit challenging. All in all I have enjoyed those that I found as I played through the early part of the game.

If you prefer the CE version of a game you will find that the Bunny team has stepped up and included a ton of extras for your enjoyment. The extra frills include locating 20 collectible crowns, 10 portraits, and 8 cats that are found in various scenes in the game. You will also need to keep your eyes open to find the 22 moons hidden in the game that will be used to read your Moon Horoscope. There is a 50-page strategy guide, an extra chapter AND a bonus chapter. Throw in all the other extra goodies that include 14 videos,10 wallpapers, 10 concept art, 9 avatars, 6 screensavers, replay of 16 puzzles, 4 music, replay of 22 HOPS, and finally a “test.” Wow, this game has a HUGE amount of extra content that, IMHO, makes it well worth the full price.

I absolutely LOVE this game. It is no surprise to many that the Bunny team was at one time my favorite game developer. At least for me, this game has it all and is exactly what I am looking for when I play a game. There are a lot of wonderful games provided for us by BFG, and the Spirit of Mystery series is among my favorite. I originally hesitated to purchase the game but since I love the series, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the full version of the game. Once I opened it and found out how much the developer packed into the game, I knew it was not a mistake. Even though I love this game, please try the demo to see if you might enjoy it also. Happy gaming! Show less

I recommend this game!

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An Abundance of Entertainment !!

PostedJanuary 12, 2017

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5 / 5

The Fifth Kingdom is a CE filled with lots of things to keep you busy...and happy that you chose this game. I thought the creators were very generous. My trial version felt more like 30 minutes than 90 min. I took too much time just checking out everything and clicking on items to see what would happen (like the rose petals drifting down from the bird cages). I love all the extra visuals.

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The Fifth Kingdom is a CE filled with lots of things to keep you busy...and happy that you chose this game. I thought the creators were very generous. My trial version felt more like 30 minutes than 90 min. I took too much time just checking out everything and clicking on items to see what would happen (like the rose petals drifting down from the bird cages). I love all the extra visuals.

I made it into the castle and then my time was up! Drats !! Early into the game a map was provided. A very good one, not confusing and saved all the going back and forth that we all hate. It is important to find the collectible crowns, they provide useful tips . Also, look for the crescent moons hidden in the HOPs. Like the crowns, they are stored next to the hint button, I think it just keeps track of how many you have found??? There was a Moon Mirror that you use to locate the invisible floating moons, so that the poisonous Eclipse Blossom can be killed. The mirror will need to be recharged, but I wasn't confronted with that in the amount of time my trial version allowed me.

The characters and voices were excellent. The graphics were rich with beautiful color and detail. Everything was quality all the way, IMO. I really appreciate games that offer graphics that are done with realistic colors and well-drawn scenery and characters. The music was not difficult to listen to, but it was very exaggerated when certain occasions came up so that was a little too much and had to lower the volume. The storyline was solid and easy to follow and I am eager to see how the story ends. There were several "jump off my seat" scares, and I always love that !! The game was full of collectibles, achievements, interactive HOPs (excellent), challenging (do-able) puzzles, even tho I had to skip the bridge-building one (too impatient due to short amount of trial time I didn't want to waste). The games were fun. I unfortunately had only a few. The games/puzzles were skippable. There was a good amount of collectibles including some cats and portraits although I never saw any of those. In the options you can choose your skills mode, I think there were 4 or 5 available. Also choose the amount of time-reload for the hint and skip. Use custom cursor if you like. For the first time ever, I chose the game cursor because it was attractive and not chunky-clunky like so many others. It worked beautifully. The tasks were not mind-bending, the game loaded quickly, no hesitations between scenes and ran smoothly.

I was impressed with the game in the short amount of time I played, so I immediately purchased, knowing I have hours of entertainment to look forward to. It was nice having a coupon for a CE, but I would have gladly spent the $$ on this one. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Another great Spirits of Mystery game!

PostedJanuary 12, 2017

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I love this game. The art work, the story line, the characters, in fact, there isn't anything that I DON'T like about this game. I won't go in to all the bells, whistles, and story line since I see it all in other comments. I just finished the demo and I bought it right away. The full version is downloading right now. I have all the other Spirits of Mystery games and they just keep getting better ...Show more

I love this game. The art work, the story line, the characters, in fact, there isn't anything that I DON'T like about this game. I won't go in to all the bells, whistles, and story line since I see it all in other comments. I just finished the demo and I bought it right away. The full version is downloading right now. I have all the other Spirits of Mystery games and they just keep getting better and better. You picked another winner BF! Thank you! Show less

I recommend this game!

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EXCELLENT GAME!

PostedJanuary 12, 2017

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ERS HAS CREATED A MASTERPIECE WITH THE FIFTH KINGDOM.THE DEMO TOOK ME RIGHT IN! THE BEST SPIRITS OF MYSTERY YET!

I recommend this game!

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Excellent addition to the series

PostedJanuary 12, 2017

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I found the demo fun to play, interactive with puzzles that fall between easy and interesting. I prefer games that have collectibles, so a big plus on that score although they are a little too obvious to spot for my taste. I am sorry to say there are no morphing items. The story itself is a like the rest in this series, Isa trying to gain ultimate power and control. I look forward to pIaying the ...Show more

I found the demo fun to play, interactive with puzzles that fall between easy and interesting. I prefer games that have collectibles, so a big plus on that score although they are a little too obvious to spot for my taste. I am sorry to say there are no morphing items. The story itself is a like the rest in this series, Isa trying to gain ultimate power and control. I look forward to pIaying the full game and will wait for it to come out in b-o-g-o. Show less

I recommend this game!

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This is so GOOD - True Adventure

PostedJanuary 13, 2017

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I just started - and I love this. The best game of the enjoyable series - total masterpiece. This has something extra beyond usual HOS game - you need to have your wits about. And there are scary moments too ... really scary.
I cant wait to finish this game and this will be one I will play again and again.

I recommend this game!

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Best game I have played in a while!

PostedJanuary 13, 2017

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Love this series and this game doesn't disappoint!
Fabulous from start to finish and one of my personal peeves..the bonus game is not a prequel..yehhhh!

I recommend this game!

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Oh! What a journey!

PostedJanuary 15, 2017

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Impeccable, enjoyable, fulfilling... That's what a great HOG game should be like. You get to travel between 3 stages: The main game, a very-very short extra story and a long bonus game, which doesn't actually end the game! I particularly like the almost "silver", mettalic, magical sounds you hear on every action or success. You'll get to collect crowns and frames of all the story's protagonists, ...Show more

Impeccable, enjoyable, fulfilling... That's what a great HOG game should be like. You get to travel between 3 stages: The main game, a very-very short extra story and a long bonus game, which doesn't actually end the game! I particularly like the almost "silver", mettalic, magical sounds you hear on every action or success. You'll get to collect crowns and frames of all the story's protagonists, plus you get to play with your special mirror to collect "moon flowers"! And of course, moon signs in every mini-HOG. Flawless and perfect in every aspect, now that I've finish it, I want more! Just wow... And just like that, this becomes my new favorite game! Yesss Show less

I recommend this game!

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