County Fair

Sorry I didn't post yesterday, I was having a right awful time with my mum.  Here's the Daily Deal for May 10.




Enjoy.

~Dexie

Taking a Bit of a Break

Hey there peoples.

I'm really sorry, but I think I need to take a tiny break from blogging for a bit.  Schedules are changing and wedding planning is getting done, so I'm trying to make sure I don't overwork myself.  I'll still post links every day, but I may not review them.  Hope things are okay with you <3

~Dexie

Game of the Week Day!

Helloo!

Today's the day for me to give you guys my game of the week, so let's get started :D




Toda'ys Daily Deal is Shaolin Mystery: Tale of the Jade Dragon Staff.  You play as a young rebel girl, who watches her best childhood friend get taken prisoner by some guards.  You need to find and help your friend, as well as figure out why he's claiming to be the true emperor of the realm.

Gameplay is really good, very similar to the Treasure Seekers Series:




Find hidden objects in the areas and put different things together to work with the environment.  There are also puzzles and specific hidden object scenes that grant you inventory items as well. :)  Graphics are lovely, very smooth and well-done.  Soundtrack is also just as lovely, very appropriate (if a bit stereotypical) for the setting and story.  All in all, definitely a good buy.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Now, for my favourite game of the whole week :)




Vesuvia is the match-3 game where you're stranded on a desert island, and have to make your way to safety while finding hidden clues, overcome by your desire to solve them as you go.  Gather your resources and use your wits to solve puzzles and stay safe :)

Gameplay is really neat, you've got a big interactive matching map, that isn't just match-3, there's also things you need to find and puzzles to solve to go forward.  Graphics and Soundtrack are lovely, definitely helpful when getting engaged and keeping up with the story.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Enjoy!

~Dexie

May 5th - Mahjongg Genre and City of Fog

Hello hello!

Gonna try my best to get two reviews in (kind of), I'm re-sharing a post from a mahjongg game I tried a while ago due to craziness of my life.  Please be patient with me >.<




Dark Dimensions: City of Fog is a hidden-object style game, whose story revolves around you as a detective, investigating the strange disappearance of a city from the early 1900s.  There's strange things goin' on in there, and it's up to you to figure out what those mysteries are.

The gameplay in this is really nice, it's very smooth and the tutorial is super helpful.  Graphics are amazing, and definitely one of the more captivating things about the game itself.  Soundtrack is good, not too obvious but not without notice either.  All in all, well worth the $3 I'd spend on it if I had $3. :)

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥




Venice Mystery is a Mahjong (sp?) style game, where you clear the board of tiles to advance to the next level.  The more tiles you clear in a short time, the better bonuses you get.

The general story idea behind it is that you've discovered a letter from someone letting you know that Venice is slowly sinking.  It's up to you to find the Doomsday Machine that will put a stop to the flooding, but the ancient plans have been ignored for a long time.  Can YOU stop Venice from becoming an underwater city?

Gameplay is simple point-and-click, basically what you do is you activate a certain kind of tile from the selection at the bottom, and then clear those activated tiles from the play board itself until you find the keys that let you advance to the next one.  You can also pick up one of many power-ups that let you have a slight edge over the play field for a while.

All in all I really did like this game, the graphics are really nice and the soundtrack is well-fit and soothing to listen to.  The puzzle-y nature of the game definitely keeps me going but relaxed, so I'd put it up there with moderate casual in terms of the kind of involvement the game begets.  Definitely something I'm buying later, so I can play it when I'm done studying for my godawful exams!

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Now for some other Mahjongg-style games:




Happy Saturday.

~Dexie

May the 4th Be With You: Turtix

Hello hello.

Still working out getting things sorted financially and academically, so for now only one game shall be blogged, and it's adorable.




Turtix is an adorable side-scrolling adventure game, where you play the magical apprentice turtle Turtix, who is in charge of finding the gem shards after you cast a spell that went horribly wrong.  Save the turtles, collect the gem pieces, and beat enemies to save the day!

Gameplay is really straightforward in this, I prefer to use the keyboard since I'm on a laptop, but you can also use mouse and joystick if you have those readily available.  The graphics are ADORABLE, and kind of remind me of Sonic the Hedgehog and Jazz Jackrabbit.  Soundtrack is just as awesome, so all in all this game is a gem (lol) to play.  It's suitable for light casual players, but definitely has the ability to suck you in and keep you playing.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Have a good one peeps.

~Dexie

May 3rd - The Secret of Hildegards

Helloo~

Still not feeling quite myself, so only one game review today.  It's the Daily Deal, so get the spare change out :D




The Secret of Hildegards is a hidden object puzzle game that centres around Abigail, the newly appointed heiress of the House of Hildegard.  Her father has disappeared, and entrusted the entire estate to you (Abigail), and the secrets in the house need to be protected at all costs.

Gameplay is fairly standard, one neat feature I noticed was the puzzle that you have to do to get out of a hidden object scene.  There's a sliding tile puzzle that you have to solve in order to get the handy item that the scene gives you for later playing.  The graphics are nice, but the resolution leaves something to be desired; fullscreen is really blurry in some parts.  Soundtrack is nice, definitely appropriate for the game environment.  I did find it a bit difficult to get into, but I'm going to chalk that up to not feeling much like myself and say that it is indeed worth it as a sale, and probably even at full price too.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥

Cheers, lovelies.

~Dexie

No Entry Today: Feeling Right Knackered

Hello peeps.

Sadly I do not have the energy for a blog entry today, it's been a bit of a rough day on me, so I'll post a link to the Daily Deal for those of you who want it, I'm so sorry it's late.




Have a good one.

~Dexie

Mayday! Be Richer and Vesuvia

Hello there!

Today's gonna be a short day, I'm not feeling so hot so I'm going to briefly cover the Daily Deal and a game I randomly tried (and used a punch card freebie on).




Be Richer (the sequel to Be Rich) is a building/strategy game very similar to the Build-a-lot series of games



So anyway: There's no definitive plot, really, it's just a lot of building to expand your business and get rich, which is kinda cool.  Light casual gamers would like it, I found the biggest thing keeping me interested was the graphics in Be Richer, they were nice but not extraordinary.  Same with the soundtrack, so all in all it's an okay game, but probably only worth it at the sale price.  Completing levels in a certain time frame also gets you Expert bonuses, which is a neat incentive to see how strategic you are.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥
Overall: ♥♥

Now on to my random but quite lovely find:




Vesuvia is a swap-tile match-3 game that centres around you, the adventurer, who winds up stranded on a mysterious tropical island because of a mysterious storm that blows you away in your boat and eventually sinks it.  You start up a journal to mark your journey progress, and find these cryptic clues all over the island.  It's up to you to discover the secret!

I actually found this game based on the little recommendations section in the homepage of Big Fish Games.  I decided 'hey, it looks cool, let's check it out'.  Sure enough, I downloaded the trial version, started playing and found that I couldn't stop, so I used my punch card freebie on it.  The gameplay's really neat, you navigate through a map of tiles to match up, and you uncover pieces to finish the level.  The tutorials are super helpful for this.  Graphics are really nice, but I can't exactly pinpoint what it is about them that makes me happy, so just take my word for it xD.  Soundtrack is also lovely, very appropriate and unobtrusive.  All in all, well worth the price.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Have a good night!

~Dexie

Catch of the Week! Cradle of Persia, Serpent of Isis and a sale!

Hello hello!

Today's got some goodies for you, so check 'em out! :D




Cradle of Persia's a Match-3 game with a similar gameplay style to (4 Elements).  You click one piece and drag to complete chains of 3 or more and get the play field clear.  There's really no difinitive plot, you just advance through the levels building up the various environments and create a Persian empire.

Gameplay is alright, took a bit to completely understand that it wasn't a swap game but rather a chain-matcher.  Graphics are cute, but lack a bit of detail or effort, especially in the gameplay parts.  The soundtrack is really nice though, I found myself enjoying it.  There was something about the game that kept me engaged, but I would definitely suggest this for a light casual player, and only recommend buying it at a sale price if anything.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥

This week's Catch of the Week now isssss.....




Serpent of Isis: Your Journey Continues.  It's a hidden-object game where you follow Robert and try to rescue Professor Penroy, on your jourey to discovering the secret of the tomb of Isis in Egypt.  You must gather clues and solve puzzles as you make your way to saving the professor and protecting the ancient historical....stuff!

This game REALLY caught my attention once I started playing it.  Its cutscenes play out almost like animated films, with fluid movement and animation that you don't normally see in casual games.  Characters and dialogue are still static, but the art and graphics are very lovely.  The soundtrack is lovely as well, like a mystery film, which is highly appropriate :D  Definitely something to get if you're big on puzzles and hidden object goodness, and a moderate to intense casual play level.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

And for those of you who read this far, you can get Echoes of the Past: The Citadels of Time for DIRT CHEAP today! Just use the coupon code 'Echoes' :) Enjoy!

~Dexie

Game of the Week day! Allora and the Broken Portal

Hello hello!

Today's blog entry is convenient yet slightly lazy, but don't shoot! Lol, I just happened to find my favourite game this week while trying out the Daily Deal, so :P

To the ever-brief entry, then!




Allora and the Broken Portal is YET ANOTHER hidden object game (I'm sorry I just like them so much @.@) where you play a simple human who has to fine-tune a portal that a super powerful wizard made, but kindly forgot to have someone check.  Soooo, you go on a mission with an elf girl and her mouse friend to find all the crystals that power this portal, so you can find the Wizard and (gasp here) save the world!  K, maybe not the WORLD, but....

I looooove the graphics in this game.  It reminds me of cartoons from when I was younger, all flowy and pretty and enchanted and WHEE!  I know, I'm such a girl.  Soundtrack is lovely too, it's subtle and appropriate.  As far as gameplay goes, it's really nice.  Each scene/environment is a hidden object scene, and you search through for each item on the list until the area is cleared and you find the required number of crystals.  Items on the list highlighted in orange are functional and go to your inventory for more puzzle fun.  There's also the occasional puzzle which is nice.  It's a moderate casual game, I'd think, as it's pretty easy to take myself away from while at the same time able to hold my attention if I've nothing to do.  A STEAL at the discounted price, definitely worth it at full :)

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Happy Sunday!

~Dexie

Saturday April 28 - Strategy Games

Happy Saturday!

This week's genre for the rotation is Strategy games, so be prepared for some thinking, I hope :)

First, let's cover this Daily Deal.




Dark Ritual follows the story of an FBI agent helping you (also an FBI agent) find her lost younger sister.  You're brought to a creepy mansion/lab type deal, where a mad scientist lives and works on his experiments.  It's up to you to find your little sister before it's too late!

Gameplay's your standard Hidden Object, so nothing incredibly new or exciting happening there.  Graphics are really nice, but as has been said before I'm super picky about my environments when I play Hidden Object games.  I find the games with more modern or realistic environments to be a bit out of my interest. Soundtrack is lovely, and it really captures the creepiness of the whole thing.  Definitely a go for that price, probably also for full price if you miss it today, I'm just not too caught up in the story ;)

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥

And now for the genre rotation features!




My Kingdom for the Princess is an adorable strategy game, where a tornado has ripped through the land and awoken a fierce dragon.  The Princess discovers her father has been struck by lightning, and needs to get home, but the roads are in shambles!  It's up to you, the brave knight Arthur, to save the day and escort the Princess home while repairing the kingdom.  Your reward?  A giant castle!

The gameplay for this is lovely.  You control a certain number of workers, who can build, collect resources and repair roads.  Get all the tasks in each level done in the right amount of time and you can expand the castle you get as a reward.  Resources will refresh over time, and certain buildings increase this number.  There's also bonuses you can use each minute or so to make playing a lot easier.

The graphics in this game are SO adorable.  It reminds me of a child's story book, and it's very lovely.  The soundtrack is upbeat and medieval-sounding, very fitting of the theme.  And it's a good enough game for a moderate casual gamer, I'd think, since I did find myself sometimes repeating levels compulsively to get them done fast, and that's where all the thinking power comes from ;)  Definitely give it a go, I think I got this one as a freebie, as well as its sequel, and I'm planning on getting the third one. They'll be linked below for reference.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥







Enjoy! And happy Saturday to all <3

~Dexie

April 27th - More Catching Up!

Alrighty then!

Today's two features are the Daily Deal (duh) and my personal favourite from my try-pile last week.




Jojo's Fashion Show: World Tour is the sequel to Jojo's Fashion Show.  It's a cute game, where you travel across the world showcasing your FABULOUS outfits.

There's no discernible plot, it's mostly a bunch of stages where you put outfits together and showcase them for a score.  You also have the option to edit and design outfits of your own, so it definitely lets you exercise a bit of the creative side.  Graphics are okay, they're very much like paper doll kind of motifs, probably could have been a bit smoother but otherwise I liked it.  The soundtrack is really repetitive and upbeat, much like the background music on the runway which made it appropriate if a little annoying at times.  It's worth it at the discounted price, but I don't think I'd spend full price on it.

Difficulty: ♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥

Now, for my faaaaaaaaavourite game that I tried last week.




Empress of the Deep 2: Song of the Blue Whale is the sequel to Empress of the Deep: The Darkest Secret which was featured last week.

This lovely sequel follows Anna, the girl who discovers the secret of her past in an underwater colony.  Now, Anna's on the surface, and must make her way to the Sky Temple to save the imprisoned children and bring harmony back to the world and rescue animal guardians.

Gameplay for this was wonderful.  Not too difficult but not too easy either.  Graphics and soundtrack were both phenomenal, and the story was unique, if a little predictable in some parts.  I really enjoyed this game, found myself immersed in it until the end.  Definitely something to invest in, for sure!

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

That's all folks!  Have a good one :)

~Dexie

April 26 - Eternity and Amber Maiden

Okay!

Let's get ourselves back on track here, shall we?  I'm going to feature Today's Daily Deal, as well as the Catch of the Week so that they're out of the way, then tomorrow will be last week's personal feature, and we'll continue as normal from there.  So!  Onward friendly gamers~




So, for today's Daily Deal, we've got Eternity.  It's a cute little Hidden Object game, where you need to help fix your estranged grandfather's time machine and travel through time to figure out exactly what he did to himself while experimenting.

As far as games go, it's okay I guess.  Gameplay is fairly typical, but the tutorial was laggy and less than helpful.  The graphics did not thrill me, they reminded me a lot of early 1990s video games, and it was a bit lacklustre.  Soundtrack was just as awkward, there wasn't much there, no voices and the music seemed a bit off.  The story's also not something for me, so all-around I didn't enjoy it, and probably won't buy it even on sale.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥
Overall: ♥♥

Now for the Catchof the Week!



As has been discovered, I've conveniently already covered this one in this blog post!

So, I don't think I really need to go over it again ;)  I will say however that since it's on sale this week, DEFINITELY pick it up!!

Have a good one folks xx

~Dexie

April 25th - Sorry guys!

Heyyy!

I'm so sorry I didn't make it to blogging in the last couple days, I was out celebrating a birthday out of town and filing income taxes, doing a bunch of stuff that kept me away from the computer >.<

So!  For now, I'll post some links and expand on them later, probably tomorrow, and you're more than welcome to smack me for being so dodgy.

Daily Deal:




Catch of the Week:




And my feature from Sunday:




Will catch up, still working on filing taxes since I got redirected to somewhere and then it's dinner with my dad. <3 Have a good one!

Dexie

Sunday Specials! Antique Road Trip 2 and Empress of the Deep

Soooo I'm feeling right knackered, I'm going to dive straight into the features today, which include a game I could not put down after I tried it on Saturday morning~




Antique Road Trip 2: Homecoming is the sequel to Antique Road Trip USA.  I haven't played the first one, and to be honest, I don't think I intend to.  The basic plot is that you're visiting Grace's parents for a little vacation away from the Antique Shop you own, and you end up refurnishing a series of antique shops across the country with the help of a cute dog as your hint button.

Gameplay is a little atypical of a Hidden Object game, you collect items from a list and get a cash reward depending on how/when you found it.  Beyond that, the usual.  It was REALLY hard to get into.  I couldn't keep my focus for more than a couple minutes before I said 'okay, no, I have to quit.'  So, really not the best buy.

Graphics are alright, and soundtrack are wonderful, but there is something about the plot that just makes it eternally boring.  Not something I'd buy, even on sale.

Difficulty: ♥
Engaging:  ♥
Graphics: ♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥




Now onto better things!  I had this game bought from a while ago, but I didn't get a chance or the inspiration to try it until today.

Empress of the Deep: The Darkest Secret is a PHENOMENAL Hidden Object/Puzzle game.  You wake up in a mausoleum, and the only thing you know about yourself is that your name is Anna.  Explore through the underwater world to learn the secret of your destiny.

Gameplay is AMAZING, an i found it impossible to put the game down.  The soundtrack is awesome, it's not a lot of music but there's a good amount of environment noise which makes the game more immersive.  Graphics are stunning.  Just buy it, it's amazing.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥

Have an awesome night!

~Dexie

April 21st, Genre Rotation - Marble Popper!

Hello hello!

Today should be two games, so sorry for being a bit late, my sleep schedule has yet to catch up!

Let's start with the Daily Deal shall we?




Fiction Fixers: Curse of Oz is the sequel to Fiction Fixers: Alice in Wonderland (which I haven't played yet, so plz don't ask lol).  You're now a full-fledged Fixer, and are sent on the Oz mission on your own because your buddy's caught up in another book.  So, it's up to you to journey through the land of Oz and fix all the problems that the evil wizards brought about.

Gameplay is your typical hidden object, which is a bit of a combination of Treasure Seekers (construct pieces within environments) and oh, say..... Dark Parables and other series like that (off-scene hidden objects to find tools).  Not too bad for difficulty, and the tutorial is helpful.  Graphics are alright, but I feel like it could've been a bit better in the in-game scenarios.  Soundtrack is cute, but nothing spectacular.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥

Now for the Genre Rotation!  This week I decided to try my luck at Marble Poppers, which are delightful.  Today's feature is:




In the Luxor Bundle Pack, you get the first two Luxor games.  They're pretty much straight-up marble popping goodness, you match three marbles of the same colour and POOF they go!  There's bonuses like Slow, Stop, Reverse, Colour Bomb, etc.  Collect coins and jewels for added scoring and progress your way through the levels as they get more difficult.

As far as games go, they're delightful for the light casual gamer.  Easy enough to get into, and easy enough to remove yourself from if you get distracted or have something to do.  Graphics are alright for early marble poppers, probably best played non-fullscreen.  Soundtrack is WIN!  I love the Egyptian-sounding epic music.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥

And for more Marble Poppers, check these ones out too:






Have a good one!

~Dexie

Friday, 4/20 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

So sorry!  I know I didn't blog yesterday, but you guys didn't miss much.  It's still kinda hectic because of academic stuff and work, so for now I'm only featuring the Daily Deal, which is QUITE punny if I do say so myself.  Lol pop culture.




Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a Hidden Object adaptation of the classic novel by Lewis Carrol.  I guess that means I don't really need to explain the plot ;)

Long story short, you follow the White Rabbit down the Rabbit Hole, and wind up in a mystical other world called Wonderland.  Find clues and solve puzzles to work your way back home!

Gameplay is amazing, And it's a bit different than the other hidden object games I've played from BFG.  It's a bit more simple, where the hidden object environment is actually the scene itself, not a small part of it like other games.  And there's different stages to each environment, which makes it enjoyable as well.  Puzzles seem to happen in between setting changes.  The soundtrack is delightful, and very Alice-esque.  In-game graphics are nice and simple, with an 1800s illustrated story book feel in some places, and an oil-painting realist feel in others.

The thing that amused me the most is actually the main menu.  If you move the cursor, the pop-up book in the background moves with it!  I spent at least 3 minutes just playing with that before I got myself into the game itself xD

Definitely worth buying, on sale or otherwise, so go check it out~

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

If I'm feeling better I'll post a featured game, but this will do for now <3 Have a good one!

~Dexie

Wednesday~ Mosaic Tomb of Mystery

Hello hello!  Still trying to work on my blasted term paper, so only one game's getting reviewed today, I'm sorry!




Mosaic Tomb of Mystery is a surprisingly entertaining puzzle game where you take pieces of a hieroglyph and place them on the board to decode them.  The more you decode, the more you understand the mystery.

What mystery, you ask?  You are given the task of figuring out which of 3 suspects is responsible for mudering King Tut.  Turns out, a wound on his knee is what caused the fatal infection that led to his death.  But whoooo did it?  That's up to you to find out ;)

Gameplay is nice and simple, it's a click and drag game with little tricks built in.  Graphics could have been better, but they don't detract too much from the entertainment value at all.  The soundtrack is also really neat, so I liked it.  There's not a continuing narrative through the game per se, but after each set of glyphs is decoded you get to hear the narrator read them to you.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Have a good one!  Wish me luck on this paper >.<

~Dexie

Tuesday's Daily Deal: Ella's Hope

Just doing the Daily Deal today and tomorrow, gotta work on a paper~




Ella's Hope is an adorable little RPG/Strategy game that looks like it was designed for an older Nintendo system :)  You set off on a mission to explore the world, where high on a mountain is a monument that bridges the gap between heaven and earth.

Gameplay is nice, you can control the character with keyboard or mouse.  It's straightforward and easy, but the game is pleasant to engage with.  Graphics are so cute, and the soundtrack is pleasant.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥

Monday April 16 - Catch of the Week!

Heyo Heyo!

It's that time of the week again!  The Daily Deal and Catch of the Week comin' right up!




Bistro Boulevard is a time-management game where you need to get your bustling district of restaurants back to the super high class places they used to be.  You start this lovely journey in the American Restaurant.

Gameplay is ok, it's very reminiscent of Cafe World on facebook or Pet Cafe on iOS and Android.  The only thing you have to do is get the recipes going, collect ingredients, and seat customers, and watch the magic unfold.  Graphics are ehhh, not all that exceptional really.  Soundtrack is cute, but it is a bit obtrusive.  All in all, I probably would buy it, but not at full price.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥
Overall: ♥♥

Now for the Catch of the Week!




Treasure Seekers: The Time Has Come is the final installment of the Treasure Seekers series, and I'll link them down below for your checking-out pleasure after I'm done. :)

The story goes like this.  You take your handy dandy tools and embark on an epic quest to make sure the evil wizard Totenkraft DOESN'T try and destroy the world...again.  He's a mean little bugger, constantly getting away.  Use your skills and solve puzzles to save the world!

Gameplay is actually kind of neat in this one, because the hidden object scenes are constructive; you find hidden pieces and drag them to the thing you're supposed to build in order to progress the puzzle along. You've got a task list on the bottom of the screen that shows your progress and what to do next.  The graphics are AMAZING, and the soundtrack is lovely.  I already own the game, so you can probably guess what I think of it ;)

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

Have a good one!

~Dexie

Sunday April 15 - Dexie's Game of the Week!

Hello hello!

It's Sunday, which means I get to feature my favourite game I tried this week, but first, let's check out the Daily Deal.




Snark Busters is a hidden object game where you set off on a steampunky mission to find the Snark, a mysterious creature nobody's ever got to see.  You solve puzzles, find clues and just generally be awesome.

I like the gameplay, it's simple enough to get into if you're not familiar with modern Hidden Object games.  Little clues and puzzes in the scenes help you find pieces of things you can use in the game.  Graphics are adorable, I love the bright and vibrant colours, and the soundtrack is pleasant to listen to but not intrusive.

Difficulty: ♥♥
Engagement: ♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥




Spirits of Mystery: Amber Maiden is another hidden object game, I picked it up during the 2-for-1 Collector's Edition sale.

You discover your royal heritage, and your mission now is to eliminate the curse on your parents and save the kingdom!  Navigate through puzzles and scenes, find clues and make your way to victory :)

Graphics are AWESOME, and the soundtrack is lovely.  I enjoyed the gameplay, it's your usual fare for hidden object games so it's not really anything different, but still lovely.

Difficulty: ♥♥♥
Engaging: ♥♥♥♥
Graphics: ♥♥♥♥♥
Soundtrack: ♥♥♥♥
Overall: ♥♥♥♥

~Dexie