Grim Facade: Hidden Sins > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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5 / 5

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Definite buy . . . but which? CE or SE?

PostedJuly 18, 2015

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I wrote a review when the CE came out, and I bought the CE. I partially reproduce that review here and note differences. This review is based upon playing the CE for maybe 3 hours and then playing the demo of the SE for a few minutes.

If I am looking at reviews when the CE has been out for a while and there’s an SE newly released, I want to know whether to buy the SE or the CE. Here, I think the ...Show more

I wrote a review when the CE came out, and I bought the CE. I partially reproduce that review here and note differences. This review is based upon playing the CE for maybe 3 hours and then playing the demo of the SE for a few minutes.

If I am looking at reviews when the CE has been out for a while and there’s an SE newly released, I want to know whether to buy the SE or the CE. Here, I think the CE is worth it. Negative is, I didn’t think the achievements and collectables were very interesting, and their banners stuck out into the far left of the screen, showing all the time. But other CE features—the ability to play games over again, the music, and a bonus chapter--were enough to sell me on the CE.

The CE kept me up way past my bedtime. A detective is tracking down a vigilante who is terrorizing a town for past injustices. People on a “blacklist” are dying. The detective must catch vigilante before the mayor of the town, who hired him and who is on the list, is killed.

There’s a really interesting cat.

The art is beautiful and the colors are nice. Even the little tokens that you pick up are cute. The black and white movies disbursed throughout added to the ambience. The music fits the story well (I particularly like “Track 1,” which is the first one you hear when you start the game). This might be one reason to buy the CE, if you like to play music later.

The HOS’s were good and the mini-games were very, very good. Play is seamless and natural. You can figure out what to do without having to hit the hint button all the time, but it is not easy, either.

SPOILER IN THIS PARAGRAPH, but it explains the way I figured out how to do something. The whole concept for collecting thoughts was unique and interesting, but the act of actually catching them was kind of boring because I did have a bit of trouble finding them (they are invisible and floating in the air). At first I kept sliding the thought catcher thingy up and down and back and forth, covering the whole screen in a methodical fashion. I caught a couple that way. But I don’t think that’s the best way. What I ended up doing for the rest was, I put the thought catcher thingy in the middle of the screen and slid the mouse straight up and down slowly. This caught the thoughts as they cruised through the middle of the screen.

There were riddles. How fun!

The only jarring note in my whole playing experience (I’m still not to the end of the CE) was in the mayor’s introduction. OK, I can see why people on a blacklist may be important people, a who’s who of a town. The people in charge are those in the position to perpetrate injustices that a vigilante would want to avenge. But to say that the mayor lives in “the nobility district?” Silly. Besides, since when is a mayor “nobility?”

But since that’s the only thing I could find wrong with the game, I agree with other reviewers that it is one of the best games of the year. You gotta try it. I am very pleased with my CE purchase. Definitely get one or the other. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Hidden Sins, Secrets, Surprises & Ending Choice

PostedFebruary 11, 2016

bErT13

fromGreer, SC

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Awesome addition to the series, best yet. The characters, questions, graphics, storyline & choices were a great surprise & the best was the cat!!!! I loved the cat & his sharing lives & sense of humor, purrrfectly executed (puns intended)

I wish I had gotten the CE version & I wanna replay to choose the different ending & some different choices but that will wait for now.
The HOS were good, ...Show more

Awesome addition to the series, best yet. The characters, questions, graphics, storyline & choices were a great surprise & the best was the cat!!!! I loved the cat & his sharing lives & sense of humor, purrrfectly executed (puns intended)

I wish I had gotten the CE version & I wanna replay to choose the different ending & some different choices but that will wait for now.
The HOS were good, challenging but not overly so & the mini games were very challenging for the most part. I hate skipping mini games but I had to skip 2 of them (the chase & the bone puzzle) cuz it wasn't working out for me this time to get it right, BUT that's a good thing to have the games challenging instead of the same old easy cheesy stuff, so thank you!!!

This is a great addition to the series & you won't guess who the masked avenger really is, very nice surprise Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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ERS games have outdone themselves!! Exciting!!

PostedJuly 14, 2016

cajerleia

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

5 second hint and skip in custom mode folks! An awesome fun game!!

I recommend this game!

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Favorite Grim Facade game

PostedJuly 16, 2016

clubberella1

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Hidden Sins is my favorite of the Grim Facade games. Love the art style and the story line!

I recommend this game!

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find the masked vigilante

PostedAugust 18, 2015

denniann2

fromharrisonburg, virginia

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

there is a custom level and an interactive map. you have been summoned to coldstone to find the mayor's wife who has been taken. there are murders happening and they need to be stopped and the the list that the mayor found has both his and his wife's name on it along with others in the village. you chased down the masked person and it will surprise you at the end. great graphics and the HO scenes ...Show more

there is a custom level and an interactive map. you have been summoned to coldstone to find the mayor's wife who has been taken. there are murders happening and they need to be stopped and the the list that the mayor found has both his and his wife's name on it along with others in the village. you chased down the masked person and it will surprise you at the end. great graphics and the HO scenes vary in what kind they are. they are fairly easy to spot the items. sometimes, though, you have to figure out what to do unless you read the skip help. sometimes you don't have that, though. sequel...i feel sure. there always has been so far. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Awesome

PostedJuly 21, 2015

MountainAJ

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I loved this game, great story-line, great atmosphere, level of play just right for me. I love the Grim Facade series and this game certainly didn't disappoint me.

I recommend this game!

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Really Unique Mini Games

PostedSeptember 2, 2016

Kimmycoo

fromVirginia USA

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game is the beginning of the future to HOS playing and seeming like an XBOX or PS3 or 4 game. There were so many mini games in this where you had to do many of the things you would in a console game. It had many of the same functions. I really liked that.

One where you have to rock back and forth to get out of a trap upside down and then in another you had to beat a boss basically with ...Show more

This game is the beginning of the future to HOS playing and seeming like an XBOX or PS3 or 4 game. There were so many mini games in this where you had to do many of the things you would in a console game. It had many of the same functions. I really liked that.

One where you have to rock back and forth to get out of a trap upside down and then in another you had to beat a boss basically with crossbow, then another where you had to ride of a horse and shoot at a carriage in front of you. I was so frustrated but so surprised and happy with the game play.

I am looking forward to more HOS having more mini games like this along with HOS scenes. Lets pump up the party developers, we are tired of just finding an object to go to a certain location, lets add much more challenge!

This game did that and Im glad I bought it!
BTW another thing that they are incorporating is decision making. For instance in the end of this game, you have to decide on the "should you or should you not"...if you play this to the end you'll see what I mean, I dont want to give it away, but I am loving the ability to choose like you would again in a console game and I like when you can choose what to say to a character as well. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Another Great Grim Facade!

PostedAugust 8, 2015

Yanie1020

fromIowa, USA

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure, Large File, Strategy, Marble Popper

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This is quickly becoming my favorite series. I love ERS graphics and they always have some pretty good puzzles. All in all a fun game that I have no real complaints about. I've played all the Grim Facade games and will be waiting eagerly for the next one.

I recommend this game!

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Good fun game!

PostedMarch 13, 2017

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Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Great fun, very enjoyable!
Loved the puzzles; HOs were different each time, so that I had to figure what to do! It was a little confusing, but clever to break
the monotony!
Story was great with a twist end.
Game was laid out well with a good map.
Closed down completed areas, which was nice!!
It was a little gory at first, but it cleaned up!
Good mystery!!

I recommend this game!

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Grim Facade: Hidden Sins

PostedJune 12, 2019

Taintedfury

fromSeymour Victoria, Melbourne Australia.

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Another great game too this series - absolutely loved it:)
Fantastically done graphics with a catchy sound track plus stacks of puzzles which made you feel part of the great story line.
keep them coming Big Fish good work:)

I recommend this game!

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