Grim Tales: Trace in Time > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

4 / 5

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Grim Tales: Trace in Time

PostedApril 25, 2021

Zul005

fromTennessee

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

The game was very enjoyable but it was one of the shortest games I have played. Everything else about was very good.

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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Short play time, but fun to play!

PostedMay 28, 2022

CyndiLouWho2

fromOut in cyberspace trying to shut out all the chaos in the World

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I must be the odd man out as they say, but I really liked this game! First, if you don't understand time travel games, I can see why some gave this a low rating. The story bounces between time periods and some people have trouble keeping track of where they are or why.

The storyline was great and kept me interested through the entire game. HO scenes were short, which I prefer, and the mini ...Show more

I must be the odd man out as they say, but I really liked this game! First, if you don't understand time travel games, I can see why some gave this a low rating. The story bounces between time periods and some people have trouble keeping track of where they are or why.

The storyline was great and kept me interested through the entire game. HO scenes were short, which I prefer, and the mini games were do-able, which I appreciate.

Graphics, cut-scenes, music, voiceovers and sound were great Yes, the game was a bit on the short side. However, I love being able to finish a game in one or two sittings so I can start a new one :o)

Yes, the ending was a bit abrupt, but it left things open, allowing for a sequel. Please don't pass this one by because of the undeserved poor ratings. I'm telling you, once you start playing it, you'll want to finish it! Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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HMMM, WHO MADE THE DECISION TO DITCH DADDY RICHARD?

PostedApril 23, 2021

pennmom36

fromMaybe they could do a spin off game with Richard and Elf as a dynamic do since they are both out of a job?

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Completed Game approximately 5.0 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
18 Main Game Scene Locations +8 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate

There were bound to be consequences for time-traveling, especially when you use your gift to alter the past to achieve a more favorable outcome. Now it's time for Anna to pay the piper, The Omen has finally ...Show more

Completed Game approximately 5.0 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
18 Main Game Scene Locations +8 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate

There were bound to be consequences for time-traveling, especially when you use your gift to alter the past to achieve a more favorable outcome. Now it's time for Anna to pay the piper, The Omen has finally caught up with this time-traveling, skull-no-skull lugging detective, and without daddy Richard around to help, this may be the end of Time for Anna...or did Richard foresee this coming a long, long time ago, who knows, perhaps daddy Richard loved Anna enough to make the ultimate sacrifice!

웃Helper/Gadget웃
In Heritage, Richard and his Skull were MIA and now we are learning more about Richard's dark past in Trace In Time. They have really turned Anna's sarcastic father into an unlikeable character which leads me to believe they needed to write the character off, probably due to a dispute with the voice actor? I don't see how Richard and his skull will be able to return as normal after this scenario, and that is a shame because even though it is a gimmicky feature we all made fun of (because Anna carries his skull around in her purse) If Richard was still popping in and out, I would probably have given this game 5-Stars because I happen to love this type of story, yes it's a bit dark, but the storyline was mysterious and it drew me in as I wanted to learn more about the background story because I have been playing this series from the very start!

☽☾Morphing Objects/Collectibles: (CE version only)☼
There are no Morphing Objects, this is another reason for my deduction of a star...Elephant Games have always had Morphing Objects and they have made a poor decision deleting this feature! There are 12 Collectible Time Pieces that were fairly well blended to match the decor, but not every scene has them and they need to add a Collectibles tab to alert the player if there is a collectible in that particular scene (as an option) There are also 25 Zoom-Zone Screensaver Puzzle Pieces that creates two Screensavers as well.

◔Hidden Object Scenes◕
There are 10 Hidden Object Scenes, 7 Zoom Zone HO's, +4 Main HO's, and 2 Zoom Zone HO's in the CE Bonus Chapter, The objects are fairly easily spotted which is something Elephant Games needs to work on. They include Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Replacing Items into the Scene, Matching Pair Finds, and Keywords in Sentence Finds. There are no HO morphs or alternate games available.

♙Mini-Games♙
There are 15 Mini-Games +5 in the CE Bonus Chapter, some of which are multi-layered progressive puzzles. The games range from easy to medium difficulty, and some of them were ridiculously frustrating to solve such as swapping shaped clock faces along just 2 paths. Every time you swapped pieces the others would shift along the outer rim.

✯Bonus Chapter (Collector's Edition version only)✯
You will play Aubrey in the BC who tries to free Anna from the Looking Glass trap. There are 8 Scene Locations in this average-length chapter with 5 Mini-Games and 7 Hidden Object Scenes, plus 2 Zoom Zone HO's. You will continue to search for the remaining 3 Collectible Water Clocks, and 6 Screensaver Pieces to complete the second Screensaver.

♕Collector's Edition Extra's♕
5 Wallpapers, 2 Screensavers, 5 Music Soundtracks, 22 Achievements, 14 Replayable Mini-Games, and 13 Hidden Object Scenes, 25 Screensaver Zoom Zone Pieces,12 Collectible Time Pieces, a Secret Room to search for 26 Morphing Objects (timed) Expedition to return to the scenes to search for missed Collectibles, 5 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a Built-In Strategy Guide. You can find my Series Lists and much more on my new forum at thewoodsforum.boards.net hope to see you there. Show less

I recommend this game!

+44points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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New Heart

PostedNovember 21, 2021

deddu

fromCalifornia USA

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Puzzle

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Anna Gray receives her Father's heart? Weird story. Anyway, my only complaint is that Elephant games puts the hint button on the left side and I'm right-handed -- it is annoying. I have played all Grim Tales from the beginning and this wasn't up to the original standards.

I don't recommend this game.

+5points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Grim Tales:

PostedApril 29, 2021

autsj

fromTacoma Wa

Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

The game overall was fun to play. The mini-games were different and challenging. The storyline was good, but when it ended I thought there was an error somewhere. It was one of the shortest CE's I have ever played. Also you have no clue what the collectible object was going to be in each scene. Definitely not worthy of the Grim Tales title. This is not a CE worthy game.

I recommend this game!

+5points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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Storyline issue kills it for me

PostedMay 7, 2021

warmbear

fromOlympic Peninsula, WA.

Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

This would be a four star game for me, EXCEPT that the storyline has a major disconnect in it towards the end of the game, and the storyline suddenly makes absolutely no sense. It is like reading a book that has a chapter missing at the three quarter mark, and when the story picks up again, the reader is lost..

I do like this series, and am sorry to see this problem.
The quality is as usual ...Show more

This would be a four star game for me, EXCEPT that the storyline has a major disconnect in it towards the end of the game, and the storyline suddenly makes absolutely no sense. It is like reading a book that has a chapter missing at the three quarter mark, and when the story picks up again, the reader is lost..

I do like this series, and am sorry to see this problem.
The quality is as usual for this series, in other words, high. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+2points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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Too short

PostedAugust 21, 2021

materin55

fromQld

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure

Current Favorite:

Lost Lands: The Golden Curse Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

I was very disappointed with this game. Thought it was going to be like the other Grim Tales, which I have all of them, but it was over in less than an hour. Not happy at all. Waste of money.

I don't recommend this game.

+1point

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1 / 5

Where's the rest?

PostedAugust 20, 2023

BubsyG

fromCanada

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object

Don't pay for this one guys... soooooo short :(

I don't recommend this game.

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