The dialogue was terrible and there was no way to outright skip any of it. You could hurry some of it up, but in some cases if you clicked in the wrong spot it would start all over again. Nothing new in the bonus content. Overall slow transitions and no teleport without using a hint. Lame.
Wayyyyy too much dialogue and things to read! Map does not teleport, and the map on the bottom left of the game is “reversed”. No intuitive at all. Long game, not sure I want to even play the bonus chapter. glad I didn’t pay too much for it.
Finally, after so long, Blue Tea has returned to doing this series. Sorry, Epix, but they did it better. The story is amazing and a little sad. (And the Frog Prince gets a mention, heehee!)And the graphics are beautiful, as is the music. The Cursed Objects make a return as well. Also, there are some easter eggs, such as Parn the cat and a Cursery book, and Rach Newmann, the Blue Tea thief, who’s also in every Blue Tea game ever, gets a very ‘salty’ reception in the intro. And the map is still useless but hey, it’s detailed more. I don’t know why people are complaining about these things or little things like no customization, so what if it doesn’t have these things? It’s nostalgic, and I love it, as I’m sure others do.
I have bought a lot of the dark parables games in the past, but haven’t played one in about a year. I bought the collectors edition. I am giving it one star because the story line was interesting. There was no rhyme or reason as to where the clues were. Once you found them it was hard to find your way back though the land to use your clues. The many puzzles were beyond frustrating because you couldn’t tap things. The majority of them were “tap the pieces to turn them so they would match nearby pieces”. Great concept. But you would tap forever before it finally would turn. I got to where I just skipped those, which I never do.
The hidden objects were a joke. I didn’t even look at the list- just clicked anything colorful and usually I only missed one.
Thank heavens for the hint button, so I had at least a glimmer of where I was supposed to go. The only reason I even bothered to finish the game was because it was an interesting story line.
This used to be a great series. I had previously bought 6-7 of them. Don’t know if I’ll bother any more. Hopefully blue tea just dropped the ball completely on this one game, and this is not the norm. But don’t bother wasting your money on this particular game.
I really enjoyed this game. The older Dark Parables games are great, but don’t give a lot of assistance. The newer ones tend to have less interesting storylines. This is a nice combination of new and old. My only complaint is that I am seeing far fewer Big Fish HOA games released for iPhone, lately. Please start putting more out. I love these games.
It’s storyline really deserves a Disney movie.
This game was incredible ❤️
First review was lost so redoing briefly.
Yes, as other reviewers said, it’s old school — but it is truly still as immersive and spectacular as the Blue Tea Games of yore. You either love this series and its schtick (the heavy focus on story, the beautiful artwork and almost melodramatic soundtrack, loads of animation and cutscenes, and the fragmented HOPs) or you don’t.
I happen to love it, and this is long playing and full of puzzles and mini games. The free trial was short, but I’m still going. Unlike most of these HOPs these days, I found I can’t put this down...I find it completely takes me into this other world. No glitches, no goof ups, just a lovely fantasy with lots of cut scenes and drama that immerses me into the game.
I recommend highly, and give it 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
Going on almost 3 WEEKS without a true new game. You guys are slacking SOOOOOO bad. Because of your neglect, I’ve discovered Artifex Mundi....so, I guess thanks for that? I prefer them to Big Fish now! Without your poor service, I would have never discovered them!
This game was fun but I lowered my rating because of the map. Why have a map when you can’t use it to teleport. Very annoying.
I absolutely loved this story. It was beautiful and had me totally immersed. No, the map didn't teleport, and I could nitpick it, but on the whole I thought it was a great story. Very engaging, and beautifully made. They made sure to give you a great back story as you progressed, (sometimes lacking in other games), so you knew where the characters came from, how they felt, their reasoning. It truly made me feel connected and invested in those characters. Was sad to see it come to an end (even though it was quite long). Maybe it's not "high tech" for some, or "up to 2018 standards" for others, but I throughly enjoyed it. To sum it up in one word.......Bravo!
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