Shining Plume > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

42 of 43 found this review helpful

The storyline is half the game

PostedApril 30, 2012

leilanibz

fromOhio

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Strategy

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This review is based on the entire game.

RPG's are my genre, and I am picky about them. I expect a good story, interesting enemies, and a functioning mouse.

This RPG meets all three criteria.

I enjoyed the vernacular used in the stories, as I found it humorous. The storyline is interesting and did motivate me to complete the game to see how it turns out. I am also looking forward to the next ...Show more

This review is based on the entire game.

RPG's are my genre, and I am picky about them. I expect a good story, interesting enemies, and a functioning mouse.

This RPG meets all three criteria.

I enjoyed the vernacular used in the stories, as I found it humorous. The storyline is interesting and did motivate me to complete the game to see how it turns out. I am also looking forward to the next chapter to see how the adventure progresses.

There were a few side quests, one of which I HAVE to mention. One injured townsperson will request that you hunt down a monster and take his horn. When you attack this monster, you will learn that it has an extremely high HP. Defeating this monster will take a long time, and the characters have a most amusing conversation just prior to the fight. I can honestly say this is a first as far as enemy battles goes. Very creative!

The mouse can do almost everything that the keyboard can do. The only place where that didn't happen was in finding hot spots. I could not click with the mouse on hot spots and have them recognized. I would have to move to the hot spot and press the space bar.

The game took 8 hours for me to complete. I am playing the game through a second time as I believe I missed a few side quests, so I imagine the true playing time for me will be closer to 10 hours for the game. Not bad for a game!

Overall, this was one of the better RPGs; it really got me involved in the story. Eagerly awaiting chapter 2!

As a note to the developer - you have a few spots where the grammar and spelling are incorrect. You should fix those and re-release this chapter. This is an excellent game which loses a bit of its luster because of those spots. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

17 of 19 found this review helpful

Played through the trial period and got hooked

PostedApril 27, 2012

narnian

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Adventure, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I found this to be one of the better RPGs on this site. I got engrossed in the storyline. The fight sequences are typical to this type of game in that they are turn based. The characters are a bit on the stereotypical side but overall I would have to say it's a pretty good game. I had to purchase it when my demo ran out.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

13 of 18 found this review helpful

great

PostedMay 6, 2012

fishintx

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure

Current Favorite:

Shining Plume

(15)

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I needed thisgame. my son and i use to play this type of games before he passed away. Good memories

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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Nice Little RPG

PostedDecember 3, 2015

sothimk

fromThe Bronx, NY

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Adventure, Strategy

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This is a well paced, well thought out RPG. There is plenty to explore, a good number of side quests and the enemies provide a good range of challenge.

The game clock was at 10 hours when I finished. Some might think that is too short, but it's not because there is no need to waste time levelling up. The game is so well paced that your ability to fight the regular monsters and the bosses ...Show more

This is a well paced, well thought out RPG. There is plenty to explore, a good number of side quests and the enemies provide a good range of challenge.

The game clock was at 10 hours when I finished. Some might think that is too short, but it's not because there is no need to waste time levelling up. The game is so well paced that your ability to fight the regular monsters and the bosses increases at the rate that they get stronger. I hate the tedious boredom of levelling up. I would rather play a 10 hour game with no levelling up than a 30 hour game with 10 hours of levelling up.

The other way this game is well paced is that you don't really need money. The places where you rest are all free. Also, you get the better weapons while you are exploring, so you don't need to buy weapons, either. Same with supplies. The enemies you kill drop supplies at a predictable rate.

The story line is good and the characters have a good balance of humor and seriousness. On to Shining Plume 2. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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shining plume

PostedMay 3, 2012

dazedwombat

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I really liked this game firstly thought money was hard to find but then got oodles later and liked the story line and the spells

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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the further i get into it the more i like it

PostedApril 29, 2012

Malice4

fromCalifornia

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

some of my favorite rpgs are; 3 stars of destiny, laxius force and the aveyond series ... the more i play Shining Plume the more i like it. the fights are hard and repeated and i like how some enemies are floating and some come up quick. The story is minimal, i just spacebar away and never read it .... i like the fact that you don't need keys to open chests but i also wish there was more challenge ...Show more

some of my favorite rpgs are; 3 stars of destiny, laxius force and the aveyond series ... the more i play Shining Plume the more i like it. the fights are hard and repeated and i like how some enemies are floating and some come up quick. The story is minimal, i just spacebar away and never read it .... i like the fact that you don't need keys to open chests but i also wish there was more challenge or hideouts and secrets like on the aveyond series for example but it is getting better as i go. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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One of the more funny RPGs

PostedFebruary 5, 2013

hayleyjanew

fromDayton, OH

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

At first look I had to let a sigh out in disappointment at how awful this game looks graphically.

Upon playing it the storyline to me in and there were far more laughs to be had then i have had with any other RPGs.

I recommend this game!

+3points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

5 of 7 found this review helpful

Good RPG..... don't have enuff on BFG to dislike any of them ;)

PostedApril 29, 2012

tirami

fromWisconsin

Skill Level:Intermediate

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Played the demo, bought the game... gets better later on.

I recommend this game!

+3points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Problems with the game

PostedApril 28, 2012

zuasha

fromJackson, ms

Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

I love RPGS and though this one is slightly hard to get into, its not a horrible game. I do have many problems with it though:
The writing style is full of slang and makes it harder to follow the story
Some areas are far too hard to try to get into and since gold is scarce at first getting the proper items needed to get through is very hard
When I got to a certain area in the game, it asked me to ...Show more

I love RPGS and though this one is slightly hard to get into, its not a horrible game. I do have many problems with it though:
The writing style is full of slang and makes it harder to follow the story
Some areas are far too hard to try to get into and since gold is scarce at first getting the proper items needed to get through is very hard
When I got to a certain area in the game, it asked me to save then it booted me to the main menu and anytime I try to load that game it just keeps booting me out. I was unable to continue and feel cheated because of it Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+20points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

6 of 6 found this review helpful

Shining Plume

PostedJanuary 2, 2014

LouScott33

fromLisbon, Portugal.

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy

Current Favorite:

Aveyond

(39)

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Like most reviews you see on BFG about RPGs I am constantly looking for the next Aveyond! This is not it. I took one look at this and thought, 'nahh, not for me'. However a spell of boredom prompted me to give it a go. I have only played the demo and if I wasn't studying (I'm a very bad procrastinator) then I would buy this to see it though.

The game to me, is rather refreshing! It isn't ...Show more

Like most reviews you see on BFG about RPGs I am constantly looking for the next Aveyond! This is not it. I took one look at this and thought, 'nahh, not for me'. However a spell of boredom prompted me to give it a go. I have only played the demo and if I wasn't studying (I'm a very bad procrastinator) then I would buy this to see it though.

The game to me, is rather refreshing! It isn't futuristic like some RPG's have become and it also is't quite as old styled as others tend to be. So far, there are no vampires, ghosts or werewolves (this may change, only played the demo remember). There is a lot of ninjas of course, being that you are playing as a rather 'proper' samurai. For me the culture change was wonderful and some of the knowledge that has gone into this is rather lovely to see. So far, I have not encountered any 'monster' that I could not defeat. This obviously could irritate the lover of a challenge but it suited me well. I also haven't got hopelessly lost and resorted to a walkthrough! If you play RPG's then you know there is a fine line between a challenge of finding something and being stuck endlessly wandering with no clue where you are, what you're supposed to be doing which ends in complete frustration!

To me, there isn't much of a storyline to keep you enthralled, but I do rather like the characters. You can see the makers have put in little hints of a past for you to want to know about, however that alone isn't enough for you to keep playing and I could take a guess at what their pasts are already.

Main pros:
Fast paced
Correct levelling for the 'monsters' you face.
No wandering and getting lost.

Main Cons:
Storyline is not quite enthralling enough to be a 'must buy NOW!'
Side quests so far have been quite scarce (three I think given and I haven't completed any)

If you're a beginner to RPG's or if you like to play at a 'normal/easy' level and follow the story, you would probably like this. If you love a fight, challenge and captivating storyline, maybe not. Show less

I recommend this game!

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