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Overall rating

4 / 5

19 of 20 found this review helpful

Good Adventure Game

PostedFebruary 27, 2022

Scottar

fromAlbuquerque, NM

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Graphics are very good, very colorful. Overall the game is good and interesting. It plays like the previous game series.

The game plays OK

You have a jump map to navigate with and it shows if you have objects to find.

There are 3 easter eggs to find, Spell Charms, Energy Sphere Coins and Spell Books. The Energy Sphere Coins are used to purchase "Barn Yard Animals" in extras section of ...Show more

Graphics are very good, very colorful. Overall the game is good and interesting. It plays like the previous game series.

The game plays OK

You have a jump map to navigate with and it shows if you have objects to find.

There are 3 easter eggs to find, Spell Charms, Energy Sphere Coins and Spell Books. The Energy Sphere Coins are used to purchase "Barn Yard Animals" in extras section of which most are exotic mythical creatures. The Spell Charms and Spell Books collection can be found there. You can replay all the hopes and mini games there with access to the guide when playing.

Hops can be tricky. Most puzzles can be solved without brain strain, 2 or 3 are difficult, of course you have a detailed guide and a good variety of the advanced customizations as in most of the more current adventure games.

Music is Scandinavian jazz, not a good fit. Some people will find that sections of the game are barrowed from earlier Dominion games a negative. But you will find that all the adventure games have similar puzzles that are different as to the layout and challenge. What's your cup of tea preference? Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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"SPIRITS CHRONICLES" ISN'T A NEW SERIES ENTRY, IT'S JUST ANOTHER GAME IN THE OLD "SPIRIT LEGENDS" SERIES

PostedFebruary 25, 2022

pennmom36

from❥ Loki ❥ "Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart" -Winnie the Pooh

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Completed game approximately 5.5 hours
23 Main Game Scene Locations +7 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner...always is

"Domini Games brings you a new sensational series"... Scorned Spirits, Eternal Winters, Magical Creatures, Bestiary Books, an old lady mentor, Healer in training...does any of this sound familiar? Does this sound like a brand new "sensational" series game? Do you have ...Show more

Completed game approximately 5.5 hours
23 Main Game Scene Locations +7 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner...always is

Gadgets/Helper:
Hmmm, this new series just so happens to have the same exact Bestiary Book feature as Spirit Legends, what a coincidence!??? The Bestiary Book is used 5 times in the Main Chapters only (No Bestiary Book used in the CE Bonus Chapter) When the Bestiary Book starts to shake, rattle, and wiggle-jiggle, that's your cue to don your superhero Cape & Mask and put your Healer Skills to the test! (hmmm, wasn't I a Healer in Spirit Legends too??) This is no time to panic Healer, just grab the book from the left side of the inventory bar and throw it at that hideous beast...okay, I'm exaggerating a bit...it's more like a gentle lob. Before the beastly Beast is destroyed, you'll play a quick mini-game, that varies with each beast, and voila! the dastardly beast turns into a docile, domesticated pet... awe, that's so adorable that the Beasts love puzzles too :)

There are no coincidences here, Domini has been trying to boost their plummeting ratings lately by slapping a shiny new series label on every new release. Clearly, they didn't wake up one morning and announce to their team that they were going to create 9 new game series this month! Anyone who has played Domini Games over the years can surely recognize the familiar themes here and realize that one new series is exactly like the old "Fatal Evidence" series, the next one is exactly like "Dark Romance" or "Enchanted Kingdom"? Every feature, including the theme of "Spirit Chronicles" is 100% the same as the old series "Spirit Legends" it's practically the same title Spirit Chronicles versus Spirit Legends! All Domini is doing is grabbing finished games from series that were tanking, and putting a new title on it because everyone knows that a new series gets more attention (and better ratings) just because it's shiny-brand new!...how's that working out?

Clearly, they are aware that there is a problem, clearly, they know the ratings are tanking but instead of addressing the root problem, they are choosing to play a Cup & Shell game to trick us. I used to think that they couldn't figure out why their fans were turning against them, but clearly, they just don't care if they are willing to use deceptive practices. They want to make money without putting forth any effort, they have a format and they aren't willing to stray from this format so they continue to copy/paste formats from one game to the next, all of which are geared towards Beginner players even though 90% of their audience has been playing Domini Games for 10 to 20 years!

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)
Once again, there are a gazillion Missing Notes to discover which is the most worthless and uninteresting feature of all time. There are 15 Morphing Amulets and 15 Spell Books, and 70 Zoom Zone Energy Sphere Coins used to purchase 15 Barn Animals that are clustered in the center of the page...they couldn't even bother to place them thoughtfully around an actual barn or place them in stalls or paddocks??

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 12 Hidden Object Scenes +4 in the CE Bonus Chapter. The Hidden Object Scenes range from simplistic Listed Item Finds to variations such as Silhouetted Shape Finds, Symbol Findsm, Multiples of the Same Item, Matching Pairs or Pairs of Related Objects, Keywords in Sentence Finds, or Replacing Items into the Scene, I did enjoy the scene where you had to pick the correct dog after reading a brief description about its habits, appearance, or breed traits.

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 boards are always square 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 25 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) Here are brief descriptions of the games I found to be more entertaining:

1-Jump pegs until only one peg remains.
2-Select 2 partial symbols to recreate the symbols shown.
3-Click on glass pieces with hinges to align correctly.
4-Rotate gems with pipes to recreate the pattern shown.
5-Place kitchen utensils on a grid without overlapping.

Bonus Chapter (CE Version Only)
Milena is causing havoc when she tries to steal powers from the Spirit of Fire just one month after the last incident! There are 8 additional Mini-Games and 4 Hidden Object Scenes with 7 additional scene locations. You will continue searching for the final gazillion notes, 3 Morphing Amulets, 3 Spell Books, and 6 Zoom Zone Energy Orb Coins which allows you to purchase the final Barn Animals.

Collector's Edition Extra's: (CE version only)
15 Wallpapers, 15 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 27 Movie Video Cutscenes, 35 Achievements, 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 18 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Morphing Amulets, 15 Spell Books, a gazillion Missing Notes, 70 Zoom-Zone Energy Orb Coins, 15 Barn Animals (purchase using coins) 4 Main Chapters, +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

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I don't recommend this game.

+47points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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Same game all over again

PostedMarch 6, 2022

kaashiser

fromFinland

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

There haven't really been any new games for me at least many months. So I am paying for nothing. This game is no new game either.

I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

Yawn!

PostedApril 3, 2022

AdrianaIP

fromState College, PA

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Same old, same old. Change the title to bring in suckers. There is a reason why people do not like Spirit Legends any more. Calling it Spirits Chroncles does not make it any better.

I don't recommend this game.

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