The Curse of the Thirty Denarii > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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5 / 5

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More Like This please !

PostedAugust 23, 2018

Mastermac59

fromMontreal CANADA

Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game is awesome ! To people who like Belgian French "bandes dessinées" is a dream come true. More games like this are welcome, with Tintin or similar characters. Many thanks !

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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Unique and Unusual Comic Strip HOG

PostedNovember 8, 2019

Suelovesgames

fromBlackpool, England

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management

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Tesla's Tower: The Wardenclyffe Mystery

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I just loved this game, which played like a comic strip. There's not many like this around, and some of you might say, thank heavens, but it was so quirky and unusual and fun.The comic strip encompasses a good story line and dialogue, with a typical HDO Adventure format. Six available hints on each scene, that take ages to recharge, and basic mini puzzles, which take about three minutes to skip. ...Show more

I just loved this game, which played like a comic strip. There's not many like this around, and some of you might say, thank heavens, but it was so quirky and unusual and fun.The comic strip encompasses a good story line and dialogue, with a typical HDO Adventure format. Six available hints on each scene, that take ages to recharge, and basic mini puzzles, which take about three minutes to skip. Decent environmental sound effects, graphics not so good, old game, old school, but the actual comic strip is well drawn. There is a bonus game section at the end, where you can replay the very basic mini games. I thought it was rather short. I've bought quite a lot of these HDO Adventures (for some reason) and there really isn't that much mileage after the demo. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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A game meant to be read, not played

PostedJanuary 13, 2012

Rescue_helo

fromLondon (UK) - French Alps

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Adventure, Large File, Puzzle, Strategy

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Adapted from one of Mortimer and Blake' adventures, a famous comic book series made in Belgium, the game follows the original publication step by step.
The graphics are partly whole pages of the actual comic [a sample of which is given in the presentation] which serve both as HO Scenes as well as to tell the story. Additional HO Scenes and minigames come in intermittently. They are all hand-drawn, ...Show more

Adapted from one of Mortimer and Blake' adventures, a famous comic book series made in Belgium, the game follows the original publication step by step.
The graphics are partly whole pages of the actual comic [a sample of which is given in the presentation] which serve both as HO Scenes as well as to tell the story. Additional HO Scenes and minigames come in intermittently. They are all hand-drawn, save for photos used either as background to certain scenes or as pictures of objects.
The storyline is quite interesting, as all of this pair's adventures are, and narrated with simplicity and not without talent. In fact the game reads like a book that would have a number of interactive episodes.
Everything is straightforward, easy, simple. I should say "very basic". No difficulty finding the HOs, no difficulty in any of the minigames which are skippable after a while.
The Hint System is slow and not very generous, but there is no reason why it should be; it is limited to 6 Hints maximum, but there's no real need to use them all. Collecting stars provide extra hints.
However, there isn't much originality anywhere. Especially the minigames which are rather lame. You even have a Match 3 half way through !
Due to maximum linearity, the adventure aspect is reduced to nil; no location to visit, no exploration, no useful item to find and therefore no action whatsoever.
The book was originally published in French. The English translation isn't bad at all on the whole but a few errors caused me to raise an eyebrow; "bar" instead of helm [or wheel], "sticks" instead of twigs, "ax" instead of axe, "pavilion" instead of flag.....
From a reader's point of view, the game is worth 4 stars; from a gamer's viewpoint it is hardly worth 2 stars. Let's split that in half and give it a 3 star rating.
As regards the recommendation, yes if you want to read a pretty entertaining comic book via your comp, no if gameplay is more important to you. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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Are we looking for a vacation spot or an infamous discovery?

PostedAugust 8, 2014

mrm2006

fromBelton MO

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Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

That is indeed the question. Because by the title and game description we are led to believe we are going exploring for an ancient artifact - the last "piece of silver" given to Judas for ... well ... you know the story. Not sure if it's politically correct to mention it on here.

The graphics were definitely like reading a comic book - and an old one at that. No lip syncing or voice overs. The ...Show more

That is indeed the question. Because by the title and game description we are led to believe we are going exploring for an ancient artifact - the last "piece of silver" given to Judas for ... well ... you know the story. Not sure if it's politically correct to mention it on here.

The graphics were definitely like reading a comic book - and an old one at that. No lip syncing or voice overs. The background music was a bit annoying and I had to turn it down. The game DOES advise you to go into "options" and increase your brightness. I recommend you do just that.

I had problems almost immediately upon playing the game. I was on "full screen" but it didn't take up my full screen and when I tried "windowed" it was even smaller. So "full screen" ahead! Not funny. Get it. I'm not feeling very funny after playing this either.

There was a location where I had to locate a number of floral decorations. These little "find x number of whatever" were actually pretty fun. Until the floral decoration location. Then, after using 2 hints (you only get 4 for the ENTIRE game) I finally located the last floral decoration. It was, and still is, outside the perimeters of my screen availability. Hence, game finished for me.

I would have liked to have finished this game because I was brought up on this story and would have liked to see how the loss of 1 silver piece changed, or was going to change, world history. So, needless to say, this will not be a purchase for me (boo hoo) but I recommend everyone to give it a try. The demo is free and it's only an hour long.

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I recommend this game!

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