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Overall rating

5 / 5

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A JEALOUS YOUNGER BROTHER AND A MURDER SET THE SCENE FOR AN EXCELLENT GAME

PostedApril 12, 2019

biscuitsmama

fromAlways on the outside and never living up to big brother must be difficult

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Whispered Secrets Cursed Wealth is the ninth game in the series. It’s been almost a year since the last game and after playing the beta I’ve been waiting for Cursed Wealth to be released. Although there is a ghost in the game, it is more of a mystery type game rather than another evil entity waiting to take over the world or to reincarnate.

The storyline is interesting with the death of a bride ...Show more

Whispered Secrets Cursed Wealth is the ninth game in the series. It’s been almost a year since the last game and after playing the beta I’ve been waiting for Cursed Wealth to be released. Although there is a ghost in the game, it is more of a mystery type game rather than another evil entity waiting to take over the world or to reincarnate.

The storyline is interesting with the death of a bride beginning the game. As a detective and a friend of the grieving widower you are on your way to Masonville to help solve the mystery. Was the death accidental or was it murder? You will need to play this excellent game to find the answers.

The overload of puzzles early in the game was a bit of overkill and I wasn’t sure that I would purchase it. It seemed like I was playing a puzzle at every turn before I could make any real progress. Get off the train and find Lord Abel’s secretary – play a puzzle, collect my luggage – play a puzzle, saddle my horse play yet another puzzle, and the list goes on. I do enjoy puzzles but not when there are twice as many as there is HOS. The puzzles are very easy but they do pick up and have at least some challenge at times. It seemed to me that the developer jumped onto the “we want more puzzles” bandwagon and just popped them in at random as game stretchers. Now that I got that off my chest, I can say that Cursed Wealth is an excellent game and one that I did enjoy even though there are more puzzles than HOS.

HO scenes are what I enjoy the most in HOPA games; well those and the storyline. Others might like the puzzles more than the HOS but it would be nice to find a more equal amount of each so all gamers can enjoy each game. Even though there are not many HOS in the game they are very entertaining with just the right amount of variety. As I mentioned above there are a lot of puzzles with most being very easy. There are a few more challenging puzzles but the game is in no way a brain drain. This is an entertaining game that flows well and kept me involved.

The graphics are excellent and colorful without being garish. The characters are well depicted and don’t seem to be too cartoonish. The gameplay moves along at a good pace and doesn’t seem to get bogged down with minutiae.

Whispered Secrets has for the most part been a series that I have always enjoyed and Cursed Wealth is quite good. If you enjoy a good mystery game with a touch of the paranormal then you will most likely enjoy this game. If you want to get your money’s worth with a game, this CE has not only one but two bonus chapters. I purchased the game right away because from the beta I knew it was a keeper for me. Even though I really like Cursed Wealth, please try the demo to see if it is a game you will enjoy as well. Happy gaming! Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

6 of 8 found this review helpful

One of the best games!

PostedApril 18, 2019

agatha43

fromVentura County, Ca

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Loved the graphics, hidden objects, finding the sin cards, the morphing objects and the puzzle pieces.

I recommend this game!

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Whispered Secrets: Cursed Wealth

PostedMay 25, 2019

ginasomero

fromTroy, Ohio

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

A good murder mystery to solve. The story line kept my interest. The hos were fun.
I really enjoyed this game. At first I thought I might not but thought I should try a little longer I'm glad I did.

I recommend this game!

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3 / 5

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FYI: THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION VERSION HAS SOME REALLY COOL COLLECTIBLE'S AND MORPHS!

PostedApril 12, 2019

pennmom36

fromBeautiful graphics GrandMa! ⚘

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Looks like something fishy is going on in Masonville and it's up to the good detective to uncover the truth of just who murdered Mary. The list of suspects is long, including Mary's very own sister Giselle. One by one the suspects are narrowed down until the culprit has been nabbed, but sorting out the evidence in this dysfunctional family may prove to be harder than you ever thought ...Show more

Looks like something fishy is going on in Masonville and it's up to the good detective to uncover the truth of just who murdered Mary. The list of suspects is long, including Mary's very own sister Giselle. One by one the suspects are narrowed down until the culprit has been nabbed, but sorting out the evidence in this dysfunctional family may prove to be harder than you ever thought possible.

I'd like to clarify a few things in my review, first of all, I loved the muted pastel graphics, I don't recall GrandMa Studios using this type of graphics before. The storyline is good, I loved the CE Morphs and I loved the CE Sin Cards which I found to be well blended into the scenery, but I hated the Evidence Box Gadget. It felt like a chore to have to endure watching as the detective penned all the evidence down for every suspect then the evidence box would start jiggling and sparkling, which took me out of the storyline zone. To make matters worse, I had to pick up all the evidence I'd collected and place them into the box, not by using my deductive skills, but rather by simply placing them where the highlights appeared. If they had made this scenario a mini-game where I actually had to figure out where each piece of evidence went, I think it wouldn't have been so bad. This was just an annoyance for me personally, and I realize others may very well enjoy this added chore. I didn't mind the Photo Scene Matching because this is what Whispered Secrets is famous for and it's a quick task. So the bottom line is, if you don't mind the Evidence Box scenario, this is a great game.

The Hidden Objects Scenes are varied with Interactive List Finds, Multiples of the Same Objects, Keywords in Sentence Finds, Replacing Items into the scene and Progressive Interactive Finds. There is an alternate Match 3 Game if you don't like HOP's. I loved the stained glass HOP where you had to rotate circular discs, but it would have been much better if the items weren't so large and easily spotted.

Some of the Mini-Games are complex but for the most part, I felt that they were way too simplistic and not really challenging, but this is just my personal preference. I also liked that some of the games were available in an Easy or Hard difficulty mode. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games I enjoyed:

1-Use rotational arrows to slide tokens along lines to matching slots.
2-Arrange the gears on the board so their matching symbols touch.
3-Swap and rotate tiles so they complete the image when they move along the paths.

The Collector's Edition version has 9 Wallpapers, 12 Concept Art Pictures, 8 Music Soundtracks, Re-playable Movie Video Cutscenes, 15 Achievements to Earn, 20 Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces to assemble 1 Jigsaw Puzzle (w/in zoom zones) 52 Sin Cards (reveal 7 Goblets of Sins: 8-Gluttony, 7-Pride, 8-Wrath, 7-Envy, 7-Lust, 7-Greed, 8-Sloth) 20 Morphing Objects, 4 Chapters +Bonus Chapter +Epilogue Chapter III (find all Sin Cards to unlock) and a built-in Strategy Guide.

WHISPERED SECRETS SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-The Story of Tideville (November 3-2012) 4.1
2-Into The Beyond (December 11-2013) 4.3
3-Into The Wind (November 2-2014) 3.5
4-Golden Silence (September 4-2015) 4.4
5-Everburning Candle (April 29-2016) 4.4
6-Song of Sorrow (December 21-2016) 3.1
7-Forgotten Sins (October 1-2017) 4.0
8-Enfant Terrible (August 3-2018) 3.7
9-Cursed Wealth (April 12-2019) n/a

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I recommend this game!

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3 / 5

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Colors are too bright!

PostedApril 12, 2019

pnk96722

fromEugene, OR

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Now, to my dismay and disappointment, we have unusually bright orange/red similar to the overly blue/purple pastel games. Realistic colors would be nice and would have prompted a purchase and 5 star rating.

I realize I could probably remedy the situation by fiddling with my computer's color settings but that's not something I'm willing to do. Particularly since I know it's possible to get games ...Show more

Now, to my dismay and disappointment, we have unusually bright orange/red similar to the overly blue/purple pastel games. Realistic colors would be nice and would have prompted a purchase and 5 star rating.

I realize I could probably remedy the situation by fiddling with my computer's color settings but that's not something I'm willing to do. Particularly since I know it's possible to get games with normal color and brightness.

I'll say yes to recommending it and leave the color/brightness up to the viewer. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

4 of 5 found this review helpful

Good story, but too easy!!

PostedFebruary 2, 2020

rpggramma

fromMidwest, USA

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Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Love W.S. games, but this was much too easy, to the point that it was not much fun! TOO MUCH HELP!!
Did not like evidence box at all; waste of time. It actually got in the way.
Everything else was good!

**Recommend only if you like them easy!!

+3points

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2 / 5

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It's not for me, but it might be for you.

PostedApril 13, 2019

roaming

fromTexas

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I lasted 26 minutes of the demo before giving it up. Why? Granny_Gruff pretty much said it all for me in the CE reviews:

"There is a famous line: 'I do not suffer fools gladly' meaning you have no patience with those who exhibit lack of intelligence. In this game I would point to the secretary who repeatedly insists you saddle your horse, first when it is already saddled and then when you are ...Show more

I lasted 26 minutes of the demo before giving it up. Why? Granny_Gruff pretty much said it all for me in the CE reviews:

"There is a famous line: 'I do not suffer fools gladly' meaning you have no patience with those who exhibit lack of intelligence. In this game I would point to the secretary who repeatedly insists you saddle your horse, first when it is already saddled and then when you are busy trying to repair the mangy decrepit item he 'saddled' you with.... When you finally ride up to the castle, someone throws a stick of dynamite out an upstairs window, damaging the front door. That's when your character thinks how old and dilapidated the castle looks! Wanting to get inside and fearing for Lord Abel's safety, you stop to sort a cart full of vegetables and meats left standing out front in the courtyard."

Meanwhile, Lord Abel is lying on the park bench where you placed him, possibly mortally wounded, while you run around playing puzzles and hidden object games.

And last but not least, there's the gadgety "evidence box" which lights up and shakes when you need to do something with it. I've never been a fan of gadget gimmicks, nor of the whole evidence board scenarios, but a box that lights up and does the hula? Just no!

Nevertheless, the graphics are decent enough, even if somewhat over-saturated with color, thereby earning a second star from me. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+6points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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Whispered Secrets : Cursed Wealth

PostedApril 12, 2019

puddykins

fromEngland

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

What can i say it gives you a speech control but there no voices i find it very BORING

I don't recommend this game.

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