Don’t buy
The best part is free. It was engrossing and interesting game play. I’m guessing all the good reviews are for the free part. It goes rapidly downhill once you buy it. Even the sale price was too much to pay. See other review which hits the nail on the head - erratic and inane. It also gets buggier.realitycheckinc
Great if you can ...
This is fun, however, I have no experience at Dance gamesLakisok1
Where are all the reviews??
So far I have played the trial. It seems better than others in the series (a series that has been declining with time) but I am hesitant to purchase. This is one of those times where I rely heavily on others written reviews before I decide to commit to a purchase. And I have been waiting and waiting. And there are only 2 written reviews. As a regular purchaser of big fish games. I know that there are missing reviews. I will not be purchasing this game until they appear. Just an FYI.--- update thank you for the reviews. Not the ones I typically rely on (Kim). But gave me insight enough to make a decision. Thank you. I am wondering where the normal reviewers are?? Thank you to the 2 of you that gave real insight into the game.liligirl111
Danse Macabre: Curse of the Banshee by LynxMinx
Note to Liligirl: I am quite sure one of the reviews you are referring to is mine. Mine is late due to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. I am sure you saw it on the news. This tragedy has affected all of us here in south Florida; I live within a half hour of this school. Prayers and thoughts are being sent to the families affected by this senseless crime.
In any event, I wasted money on this game and I am not enjoying it really.
You could customize settings. The storyline took place in Ireland and was simple to follow. The graphics were awful; EIPIX has muddled them terribly in this installment of a series I generally enjoy. As per usual, there was no journal but objectives were regularly updated. Inventory was labeled and there were complex items to assemble. There was an excellent teleport map to transport you briskly (but not quite instantaneously) between locations. At each location you must collect a hidden symbol which I think is some sort of Celtic knot; it looks like a double bullseye. The HO scenes had the regular variety which we see with EIPIX; none was all that unusual. Morphing objects were confined to these scenes. At least there was an alternate match-3 puzzle included. The puzzles/games were mostly of the boring rotational genre, or they were simplistic and dull. There were a couple of new ones which I liked, but most failed to pique my interest. The gameplay was tedious to me as well, because there were touch screen sensitivity issues which made me keep questioning whether I was using the correct inventory tool. EIPIX needs to get their quality assurance levels way up! This is becoming extremely obnoxious! The game was also a very short game, inclusive of the bonus adventure.
My true rating is 2.5 stars. I deducted stars for length, horrendous graphics and severe touch screen sensitivity issues. I wish I hadn’t purchased this game but I had nothing to do and was trying to keep my mind off the tragedy.
UPDATE: We should have 3 games this week, hopefully. Two will be from BigFish and Artifex Mundi is supposed to release Demon Hunters 4 this week as well. It’s supposed to be Wednesday but could be later. You can preorder it but last time I did that it caused me to have terrible issues with the App Store and my tablet.
Happy gaming to all!lynx minx
Erratic quality
Someone wondered where the reviews are, so here’s one getting it up to a total of 3 reviews. I have really enjoyed other games in this series; and the free part starts off strong. However it quickly becomes less than I've seen in the series or by Eipix. The HOPS are ok, although erratic difficulty levels. That actually sums up everything about this game - erratic. Some of the activities are logical and easy, other elements are exceptionally tedious, (and/or really illogical) for no obvious reason. Add a villain / not villain set of characters (basically 1-2 sympathetic characters in the whole game) and I’m left feeling this game could be summed up as a hot mess.CrystalSeeking
Entertaining
Keeping me intrigued.H1ppo109109
Bizarre Storyline
I had a hard time getting into this one. I base my reviews mainly on the story and I felt that this one fell short for this series. Lot's of running around, even though teleporting map is provided. Hidden object scenes & puzzles were decent. Morphing objects to collect. Graphics were crisp & clear. Feeling was that the adventure got lost somewhere------
Maybe this will appeal to other gamers, however this was just not my cup of tea - to confusing of a plot. This review was given after game completion.
I usually can't put a game down and this was not the case with this one. Just an honest opinion.
Looking forward to our next new release and hope it's a goody!
Suggestion: Play free trial and decide if this ones for you?
KdBoots ( 3 stars being generous - experienced no glitches)catalina5
Weirdest voice acting
Why is Cillian using a Scots accent when the family is Irish?RoseTyler74
So far so good for the trial
I am going to buy it to play based on the trial.rena2564
Well-orchestrated Game
Many visually appealing and inventive HOPs and puzzles. Objects to find on most screens. Button changes color when object is found. Faster refresh rate of 10 seconds (5 seconds would even be better).
Fun to Play!corntiques1
