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Connected Hearts: The Full Moon Curse

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2.3 / 5

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

2.5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

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Imagine a quiet, peaceful forest. The healer Riviera is picking herbs with her mentor Harriet when suddenly she sees her beloved Mark covered in blood. A wild animal has wounded him! Treatment doesn't help: Mark is turning into a monster... But werewolves are just fiction, aren't they? Riviera doesn’t have time to think about this because Gregor, a relentless witch hunter, follows her everywhere. He suspects Riviera of witchcraft and wants to protect the townsfolk from her. Will Mark and Riviera get out alive? And will they be able to tell who is friend, and who is foe?

Can you escape the witch hunter’s crosshairs?
Explore magical hidden object scenes
Solve tricky mini games
Follow a young couple as they battle dark forces
For additional features, check out the Collector's Edition

Game System Requirements

OS: Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10

CPU: 2.0 GHz

RAM: 1024 MB

DirectX: 9

Hard Drive: 1298 MB

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Connected Hearts: The Full Moon Curse

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2.3 / 5

2.3 out of 5 ( 3 Reviews )

33%(1 out of 3) of players recommend this game

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3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

2.5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

33%(1 out of 3) of players recommend this game

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29 of 37 found this review helpful

Up For A Little Witch Hunting?

PostedFebruary 4, 2022

HeavenBound7729

fromOcala, Florida

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This story includes a little of that and some werewolf involvement, but not much of either to make it exciting. Neither one is threatening. I rated the CE with 4 stars because I did enjoy some of the adventure and the HOPs and puzzles were fun. Challenge was average but good variety, I thought.

The story's subject matter wasn't enough to keep the interest flowing, fizzling out for me because I ...Show more

The story's subject matter wasn't enough to keep the interest flowing, fizzling out for me because I got bored. Still it wasn't such a bad game. My expectations were high I guess as I love werewolf stories and this turned out, in my opinion, to be more of a romance. As usual the graphics were clean and beautiful, nice colors. Not a lot of Domini's favorite color scheme going on which was a good thing. I found nothing displeasing about the characters or voice-overs and I liked the clothing design.

Sadly, however, this game is another example of Domini's lack of creativity and their disinterest in bringing new ideas and better stories to the table. Most HOPA gamers have many years of experience and we're always frustrated with today's games due to flimsy storylines and so little challenge. They are so very easy, full of silly task timer-wasters, and the fantasy theme is never-ending. Nothing solid like it once was and the poor reviews and low star ratings are a clue that Domini needs to rethink their future games to keep the fans they still have. The stories are all basically the same, and just changing the title and characters is pretty lazy.

Anyway, though I wouldn't call this game a "winner", the storyline and its adventure was okay and filled a few hours with some good games and relief from the day's stress. I would've liked a big, bad werewolf and a witch that is really witchy, but it's a good game if looking for an easy-play fantasy, no paranormal. A reluctant werewolf trying to escape from a bad guy, with the help of his romantic interest might be just what you need to perk you up today. It's an age friendly game so anyone can enjoy without the threat of violence or scary imagery, Show less

I recommend this game!

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D̶A̶R̶K̶ ̶R̶O̶M̶A̶N̶C̶E̶ OOPS, I MEANT TO SAY CONNECTED HEARTS?

PostedFebruary 4, 2022

pennmom36

fromHow many times do reviewers have to say "I'm going to play my older HOPAs because the new ones are dreadful?

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Completed Game approximately 5.0 hours
(including completion of all Mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
25 Main Game Scene Locations +3 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner

Is this a brand new game series or just another chapter in the Dark Romance series? Does anyone else have a case of Deja Vu after playing Connected Hearts? I thought this was supposed to be a brand new series, can you make this claim when the format is exactly the same, the mechanics are identical, and the storyline is a mirror image to a game in the Dark Romance series??? Does anyone else think this is deceitful and wrong? IF this was a one-time occurrence, I could cut them some slack, but the second their overall average ratings started to plummet, this developer started releasing a whole slew of new series games, TEN new games to be specific, and every single one of those 10 new releases has had games with the same MO as Spirit Legends, Enchanted Kingdoms, Fatal Evidence, Labyrinths of the World, Secret City, or Dark Romance. Did you know that Domini had exactly 10 different game series prior to this tidal wave of new games?... Coincidence????

I was actually excited about playing a game about a Silver Wolf whose bite causes humans to turn into werewolves but that excitement waned by the time I reached the end of two out of three chapters which basically had little to do with wolves or werewolves! Coincidentally, you play as two characters, just as you do in the Dark Romance series! I'm pretty sure Domini realized their ratings were tanking on all of the older game series releases so they used a genius strategy...pretend this is a new series by re-Titling all the games moving forward because a new series will automatically grab people's attention!

What they are failing to realize is that their games are getting poor to average ratings because they are making the games fool-proof nowadays. I realize they are under a lot of pressure lately due to the fact they are basically the "last dev standing" but I'd rather have one game a month that blew my socks off than 4 games a month that are boring clones from one game to the next!

If need be, perhaps Domini should opt to create a series of smaller HOGs (Hidden Object Games) to offer in between HOPAs to allow their team to concentrate on a few really good series games while still pumping out smaller HOGs to fund the larger HOPAs (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure). We know they are capable of it, their games used to be really good and fans couldn't wait for Big Fish to offer a Domini Game even if it came from an older series! Go back to your roots Domini and get your untarnished reputation back...try to "Spot The Differences" between your Old Domini Games & the New Domini Games, and the ratings will soar through the roof once again! BTW: Congratulations on becoming your own publisher Domini, now make us Domini fans again... we all clearly NOTICE the decline!

Gadgets/Helper:
There are no Gadgets but technically, you have a helper as you play both Riviera the Healer, and her beloved Mark, the Alchemist which is a feature in their Dark Romance games.

Audio/Visuals:
I can never really find fault with the audio or graphics in a Domini game, the graphics are really good but they do tend to be overzealous with the color palette. Lately, this is the only aspect of their games that really shines with superior quality, the stories are unimaginative and the tasks are so repetitive that surely even a beginner would take notice? Domini is also known for adding items that can be interacted with but as you'll soon discover, these interactions become a rarety after the demo portion!

Collectibles/Morphing Objects (CE version only)
Is my game broken or did Domini finally realize we don't care about finding a gazillion notes? As far as the Collectibles go, surprise...there is no surprise because once again there are 15 Morphing Monster Statuettes and 15 Magic Dreamcatcher Feathers. There are 70 Zoom Zone Potions that are used to break the Curse on 15 Witch's Hut items to turn things like a Crow into a Bluebird. I actually liked the cursed items and thought they were much more interesting than the uncursed items! There is an optional Collection Icon Tab that can be enabled or disabled in the settings menu which will light up when there is a collectible in the current scene. You can also choose to show/hide the availability of collectibles on the Map.

Hidden Object Scenes:
There are 14 Hidden Object Scenes +4 in the CE Bonus Chapter which includes a handful of smaller Zoom Zone HO's. The Hidden Object Scenes range from simplistic Listed Item Finds to variations such as Keywords in Sentence Finds, Swatch Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Replacing items into the scene. I did enjoy a couple of the HO's, one where you had to turn disks in a circle to align various objects. and one where you changed colored lenses to find areas to Place items from the inventory bar, some of which weren't very obvious and somewhat challenging.

Alternate Match 3 Game:
There is an alternate Match 3 Game available if you don't want to play a Hidden Object Scene, which still doesn't allow you to make consecutive matches quickly because you have to wait for all tiles to stop falling before you can make the next match which makes the game super boring. The M3 icons are always the same and the boards are always the same, not to mention they are always simplistic square boards and they never add obstacles or new features to make it progress in difficulty. FYI: one of the achievements requires you to play the alternate Match 3 game in place of the HOS. (just once)

Mini-Games:
There are 14 Mini-Games +8 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) I enjoyed several of the mini-games, particularly the mechanical types such as turning valves to fill several water tanks to the fill line. I also liked the Map puzzle where you had to find and use items to progress, it was far too easy to navigate through the streets, so easy that it would have been a worthless mini-game, however, it had several puzzles to solve which I thought was really cool.

Bonus Chapter (CE Version Only)
Fast-forward several years, Mark and Riviera's only child Carissa has found herself in a "hairy" situation when she is kidnapped by a wolf on her wedding day! There are 7 additional Mini-Games and 4 Hidden Object Scenes in this unusually short Bonus Chapter that takes place over a scant 3 scene locations. You will continue searching for the final 2 Morphing Monster Statuettes, a single Dreamcatcher Feather, and 2 Zoom Zone Potions that allow you to finish uncursing the items in the Witch's Hut.

Collector's Edition Extra's: (CE version only)
11 Wallpapers, 12 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 29 Movie Video Cutscenes, 39 Achievements, 17 Replayable Mini-Games, 18 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Morphing Monster Statuettes, 15 Dreamcatcher Feathers, 70 Zoom-Zone Potions, 15 Witch's Hut Items (uncurse cursed items with the potions) 3 Main Chapters, +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

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I don't recommend this game.

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1 / 5

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another DOMINI... AGAIN

PostedFebruary 5, 2022

kajaGoogoo

fromParis, France

WOW 2 domini games 2 days in a row
really?
Is it still Bigfish games here or is it Domini studios ?
Please realise those games are the dullest ever !!!
Stop Domini games !!!

I don't recommend this game.

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