Not just the same old hops
Mixed up the games in a way that has really been long overdue. Good length of game and lots of great graphics
Black Dagger by LynxMinx
Note to KimTwilight: You didn’t miss out on anything with Puppet Show; it was a disaster and a waste of money. In this game, Duncan was a total HOTTIE! In addition, there was a labyrinth and I know you love those as well as I do!
Although I have certain quibbles with this game, at least Mariaglorum gave us enjoyable and entertaining gameplay. Yes, the storyline (resurrection of an evil entity) was extremely redundant. The graphics lacked clarity and were devoid of much color. It was an extremely brief game. However, there were many positive aspects that we expect to see in all of our adventures, such as a customizable game, a marked teleport map which indicated collectibles (crowns and character figurines), instantaneous loading between locations, plus items, a back button, and a plethora of tasks at each location. Objectives were regularly updated. The HO scenes had no alternative puzzle but at least there was a decent variety, and there were quite a few of the “use one item to unlock another item” type with embedded micro-puzzles. Inventory usage was a breeze because you need not drag items; click on the tool you wanted to use and the area in which to use it and it worked perfectly first time around. Unlike AMAX Interactive, Mariaglorum gave us an excellent level of quality assurance, so I would say BigFish redeemed themselves this week. The game contained many puzzles/mini-games. Many of them were of the rotational genre, but others were games of dexterity and skill, there were codes and even the aforementioned labyrinth, which was a puzzle that one could not skip. Although many were simplistic I believe most gamers will still find them enjoyable. My main issues with this game were the length, the poor quality of the graphics, and the teleport map (it worked fine but I had set it up to show available actions and it kept shutting the action marks to the off position). My final review will stand at 4 stars. Happy gaming to all!
Although I have certain quibbles with this game, at least Mariaglorum gave us enjoyable and entertaining gameplay. Yes, the storyline (resurrection of an evil entity) was extremely redundant. The graphics lacked clarity and were devoid of much color. It was an extremely brief game. However, there were many positive aspects that we expect to see in all of our adventures, such as a customizable game, a marked teleport map which indicated collectibles (crowns and character figurines), instantaneous loading between locations, plus items, a back button, and a plethora of tasks at each location. Objectives were regularly updated. The HO scenes had no alternative puzzle but at least there was a decent variety, and there were quite a few of the “use one item to unlock another item” type with embedded micro-puzzles. Inventory usage was a breeze because you need not drag items; click on the tool you wanted to use and the area in which to use it and it worked perfectly first time around. Unlike AMAX Interactive, Mariaglorum gave us an excellent level of quality assurance, so I would say BigFish redeemed themselves this week. The game contained many puzzles/mini-games. Many of them were of the rotational genre, but others were games of dexterity and skill, there were codes and even the aforementioned labyrinth, which was a puzzle that one could not skip. Although many were simplistic I believe most gamers will still find them enjoyable. My main issues with this game were the length, the poor quality of the graphics, and the teleport map (it worked fine but I had set it up to show available actions and it kept shutting the action marks to the off position). My final review will stand at 4 stars. Happy gaming to all!
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Unique HOPs, logical story line, quite short
I liked that usually I was able to figure out what I needed to do, and even looking for items was usually logical, and I rarely had to use the help guide. The HOPs were ones I had not encountered before, although I would have liked to have alternative puzzles to do instead. It was fairly short. Graphics and voice overs were good.
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Ridiculously short
Very good game, but really brief. They need to put less effort into annoying videos and more into the substance of the game
Superb Game! Truly a Five Star Game!
I enjoyed every aspect of this game! Many collectible crowns and coronets to find. Click on the crown logo to see which collectibles and individuals to find. Very creative interactive HOPs and puzzles. My favorite puzzle was trying to free a raccoon inside a maze - lots of fun!! Bright colors. A cluster of buttons located on the bottom right-hand side, giving access to the interactive map, hint button, difficulty level (very convenient). Bright, bold colors. And...a very fast 5 second refresh rate. Long-playing. I’ll start to play the Bonus section shortly!
More of this same high-quality games, please!!!
More of this same high-quality games, please!!!
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Black Dagger
So far I’m intrigued by game...not entertained yet. Still playing demo.
Short but awesome
MariaGlorum's Black Dagger is much better than most of Big Fish's recent offerings. It may truly be a new game! There is no journal, but the map enables teleportation and is beautifully rendered in 3D. The map also indicates when you have collectibles to find in each scene. You can customize difficulty.
The HOPs are very creative and each one is structured differently. The mini games were moderately challenging -- not too easy, but you can work most of them out with time. The storyline was fresh, and the graphics and soundtrack make you feel like you're actually fighting evil! Black Dagger has one of the best bonus chapters I've ever played, in terms of both engagement and challenge; it followed naturally from the main story.
Collectibles consist of crowns in each scene and 8 statues of characters. If you collect all 23 crowns, you can complete a jigsaw puzzle. Collecting the statues just gives you glory. :-D
Cons? Gameplay is too short (23 scenes, about 3-4 hours), which is why I have already finished and can write this review. The back button is awkwardly placed in the lower left corner, while all the other icons are squished together in the lower right. You must manually update the map constantly if you want it to flag areas where action is needed. These are minor issues, however. I didn't experience any glitches.
My rating is 4.5, and while I'd love to give this game a 5, I've lowered it to 4 due to brevity.
The HOPs are very creative and each one is structured differently. The mini games were moderately challenging -- not too easy, but you can work most of them out with time. The storyline was fresh, and the graphics and soundtrack make you feel like you're actually fighting evil! Black Dagger has one of the best bonus chapters I've ever played, in terms of both engagement and challenge; it followed naturally from the main story.
Collectibles consist of crowns in each scene and 8 statues of characters. If you collect all 23 crowns, you can complete a jigsaw puzzle. Collecting the statues just gives you glory. :-D
Cons? Gameplay is too short (23 scenes, about 3-4 hours), which is why I have already finished and can write this review. The back button is awkwardly placed in the lower left corner, while all the other icons are squished together in the lower right. You must manually update the map constantly if you want it to flag areas where action is needed. These are minor issues, however. I didn't experience any glitches.
My rating is 4.5, and while I'd love to give this game a 5, I've lowered it to 4 due to brevity.
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Much better
Not finished yet, but so far I can only say this is much better than the last offering by BF. Minor complaint is that in the map the legend does not indicate where current activity is available without refreshing request. Enjoying this game for a change after the last disaster.
Big Nanna 65.
Thank you for such a beautiful. Graphics are amazing . Story line is good. Is another game with the bassitehound coming out any time soon??
