Grim Tales: Echo of the Past Collector's Edition > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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Time and thought put into creating this game

PostedNovember 5, 2021

fredt1430

fromHernando, MS

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This game reminds me of the great older games where the creator put a lot of thought into making a more creative kind of game play. Reminds me of how much fun the earlier games were before game makers started using the same template for each new game!

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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No echo's in this past

PostedNovember 7, 2021

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Very good game that is better than most here lately .
One search for items to use in the game to help along the game.
I thought it was not short but many games here lately have been short so makes this game seem longer.
Graphics are very good with it being a mellow game so not spooking which might be reason some think it is boring.Story line was good with voice actors getting better.
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Very good game that is better than most here lately .
One search for items to use in the game to help along the game.
I thought it was not short but many games here lately have been short so makes this game seem longer.
Graphics are very good with it being a mellow game so not spooking which might be reason some think it is boring.Story line was good with voice actors getting better.
I think Richard was in the bonus game towards the end . He has writing on his forehead.
Bonus game is as good as the main game with extra's to do after the game by searching for items just like the other games in this series .
Try the free part and if you like it buy the game as it is semilar through out. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

39 of 47 found this review helpful

Why all the negative reviews?

PostedOctober 29, 2021

Penguin29

fromMA (But will always be a cheesehead)

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I just finished the demo. I enjoyed everything about this game. Bright and beautiful graphics. It's a buy for me.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Grim Tales: Echo of the Past Collector's Edition

PostedOctober 30, 2021

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I enjoy playing games through this developer and I enjoy playing games in this series because it made a change from the other games that I have played and the graphics were good to look at

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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why is bad reviewers it is sequel the skull he is not gone because it is sequel he will back it is best game

PostedMay 3, 2022

Conan052006

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

good prequel and sequel story with puzzle , hidden object and amazing colorful graphics with scene i like it it is my opinion

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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lost in time again

PostedOctober 30, 2021

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fromsouth australia

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I like this game yes there echo,s of the past games and it is a bit hazy as to what we are supposed to be doing.... the graphics are good ///music ok... colourful and it is enjoyable some of the puzzles I have not seen so all in all a good game if some say it is short..... well I dont stay on it all day long so it lasts me a good time.

stay safe stay well regards from down under.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Excellent but .. short

PostedNovember 1, 2021

domicol

fromFrance

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Very beautifull and interesting game , but as all Elephant game now it's really short . Make a change with other developpers is also one of it's interest .

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4 / 5

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I thought this was really good!

PostedFebruary 2, 2023

jadadee123

fromSpokane, WA

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I enjoyed this one. Maybe too simple for some, but it kept my brain thinking.

I recommend this game!

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UNCOVERING FAMILY SKELETONS BY CREATING FAMILY ATTACHMENTS

PostedOctober 28, 2021

sunnyglow

fromFamily attachments. The Gray family has close family ties. In this game, Great-Auntie Alexandra Grim proves that is the case. She is certainly attached to her grandniece Alice.

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

REVIEW BASED UPON THE ENTIRE GAME
3 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 35 pages (My Time: 6 Hours)

Enjoy another family reunion for Anna Gray and her ever expanding brood. Family secrets are revealed in the latest chapter of this neverending family drama for our time bending heroine. In this episode, Anna and her teen daughter, Alice, discover more family skeletons hiding in their ...Show more

REVIEW BASED UPON THE ENTIRE GAME
3 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 35 pages (My Time: 6 Hours)

Enjoy another family reunion for Anna Gray and her ever expanding brood. Family secrets are revealed in the latest chapter of this neverending family drama for our time bending heroine. In this episode, Anna and her teen daughter, Alice, discover more family skeletons hiding in their attic – this time Anna meets a new family member, an aunt, her mother’s sister - someone her mother just forgot to tell her about. Auntie has been hanging out in the attic as a puppet for years. When auntie literally attaches herself to Alice, Anna must travel through time to save her daughter and restore familial harmony.

I liked, but did not love, this game. To me, this is a decent game; however, in my humble opinion, it is not worthy of a collector’s edition designation. To me, it is a carbon copy of the other games within this series. I cannot see anything within this game which is any different from every other game in this series. I found the pace slowed in some segments of the game. My general feeling is that this is standard fare providing very little in the way of exceptional content or creative design.

There are only two collectibles and there are not many of them within the game. Collect screensaver fragments and theater props. I found all easy to locate. As the game progresses, Anna’s mother, Anastasia, becomes your helper, sitting on the inventory bar, giving you needed materials to defeat the evildoer. As in their other games, there is an expedition room which allows the player to return to scenes to search for missing collectibles. There is also a secret room as in other games which allows the player to locate more collectibles within the scenes from the game. As in other games, this activity is timed. An Archives room contains the HOP scenes and mini-games which can be replayed.

MECHANICS:
• Four (4) levels of play including a customized version.
• 22 achievements.
• Collect 24 screen saver parts and 12 theater props
• 5 wallpapers along with 2 screensavers, concept art, music, and video sequences
• Replay 13 HOP scenes and 13 mini-games hidden within the Archives room.
• Expedition room allows the player to return to scenes to search for missing collectibles
• Secret room allows players to return to the game scenes and collect more items. This is timed.

BONUS CHAPTER: It is a prequel. Go back in time and learn how Anna’s mother, Anastasia, met her father, Richard Gray. Also learn some more history concerning Anna’s mother, her sister, and Richard as they try to stop smother mother, Eleanor, from resurrecting her son, Lars. I found this a decent chapter and did enjoy the storyline within this chapter. There are four (4) HOP scenes and six (6) min-games. There are also several mini-HOP scenes with six (6) items to locate. One element I did like in this game was the last part of the game in which symbols are collected to accumulate power used to defeat the evildoer.

HOP SCENES: There are thirteen (13) HOP scenes, all of which can be replayed upon completion of the game. There are also several mini-HOP scenes with six (6) items to be located. I was somewhat disappointed in the HOP scenes. I found most boring, lacking the creative design seen from other developers. They are not very interactive, and most are either straight lists of items or silhouette. There are some matching scenes and there is a replacement scene in which items are returned to the scene. However, overall, I was not wowed by the HOP scenes.

MINI-GAMES: To me, they are the best part of the game. There are twenty-one (21) mini-games, thirteen (13) of which can be replayed upon completion of the game. Most of the puzzles have been seen in other games; however, I do feel they are much better than the HOP scenes. There are some creatively designed puzzles within this game.

SPOILERS: HERE IS A SAMPLING OF SOME OF THE MINI-GAMES AFTER THE DEMO:

A. Connection puzzle. Awesome puzzle in which fans are connected so that the patterns on the fans match with at least one pattern on connecting fans.
B. Switch puzzle. On a circular wheel, switch tokens with symbols on them so they are placed on the wheel matching the color and the symbol posted at the top of the wheel
C. Maze puzzle. In a fog-filled grid, find your way out of a maze You must set up your path in 12 moves and press a button to check if it is correct.
BONUS CHAPTER:
D. Sequence puzzle. Play a melody by pressing on pictures sequentially on a piano keyboard which pictures are somehow related to the pictures on a musical score.
E. Paint-by-Number puzzle. Paint a mask so that adjoining areas are not the same color
F. Bullseye Puzzle. Shoot ‘em’ up. In an arcade shooting game, shoot symbols portrayed on sacks which are the same as those posted on a sideboard. There are 8 symbols to shoot. Show less

I recommend this game!

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3 / 5

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Nice try but no

PostedOctober 28, 2021

CasualGran

fromGroningen, Netherlands

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

The game looks beautiful enough, but it's too simple. You can almost play it with your eyes closed. The storyline is ok but only too familiar. We've seen this kind of puppet tric so often. Aside from this but to me the most important: the absence of Richard with his typical comments and advices. Without him no buy as far as I'm concerned. Maybe this game is worth the standard price, but certainly ...Show more

The game looks beautiful enough, but it's too simple. You can almost play it with your eyes closed. The storyline is ok but only too familiar. We've seen this kind of puppet tric so often. Aside from this but to me the most important: the absence of Richard with his typical comments and advices. Without him no buy as far as I'm concerned. Maybe this game is worth the standard price, but certainly not that of a CE. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

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