Thank goodness you finished this I started it last week but stopped when I got stumped. I have terrible luck w these games. My brain doesn't seem to work on the same wave length I have a screwdriver, piece of paper w part of a dog, and a candle holder. I don't know either codes ie. rose, dresser nor do I know what the green and blue lights are for. Hint plse lol
Saw that, but haven't downloaded yet. Looks like it's free to download with an IAP to unlock the full version? Have you tried it yet?
Nope - just saw it a few minutes ago and I'm at work right now, so earliest I'll get a chance to look is tonight.
Dreamland is fun. 1/2 HoG and 1/2 Puzzle/Adventure. Good graphics, good interface. Mediocre story. Unlocks for $1.99 (USD) with IAP. iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/app/dreamland-halloween-adventure/id464230537?mt=8 iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/app/dreamland-hd-halloween-adventure/id464231282?mt=8 Big Fish released Redemption Cemetery: Curse of the Raven Collector's Edition--haven't play it yet at all. iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/app/redemption-cemetery-curse/id450689367?mt=8 iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/app/redemption-cemetery-curse/id450321207?mt=8
Never could quite get into hidden object games, so will have to think about this one. Considering buying Dark Meadow at half price, but I read that there are no puzzles. So, not much of an adventure game like I thought it was. Have any of you played it?
Dark Meadow is a very intriguing game, but it's definitely not an adventure game. I was actually kind of expecting there to be some adventure elements, and was pretty disappointed when there wasn't. The more I've gotten into the game, however, the harder it is for me to put down. Unfortunately, it sounds like they've kind of butchered it with this latest update, at least in the sense that there will now be less creatures to fight. Anyway, if you want kind of a hybrid rails shooter / RPG / mystery type game, Dark Meadow is a good choice. If you're expecting a cool looking adventure game, look elsewhere.
From what I read, the battles get tiresome, and people have been asking for fewer of them. So if they're updating in response to that, it sounds like a good thing to me. Now, this thing about not being able to save your spot -- that might be a dealbreaker for me. But it all looks too gorgeous not to try out. Disappointed that it doesn't have any adventure or room escape/puzzle elements to it. That would have been amazing, and I'd have zero hesitation about buying it.
Here's the problem, though - without the battles, there's really nothing to do in the game. Sure you pick up newspaper clippings and journal pages and such along the way, but that's just background details. The only real game play elements in the game are the fights. I think the main problem with the game is they tried to straddle some middle ground that no one knows how to respond to. The setup makes it feel like it should be an adventure game, but no actual puzzle / inventory elements means adventure gamers don't like it. The battles seem to indicate that it's more of an FPS, but the length of the battles makes it feel more like an RPG, so FPS people aren't happy. Personally, I look at it all as a means to an end, that end being "who am I and what happened at this hospital?" Anyway, the save thing is definitely an issue. However, as frustrating as it can be, I've just learned to deal with it. For those that are good at remembering paths, especially now that they are reducing the number of encounters, it shouldn't take long to get from point A to point B even if point A is the first room of the game.
So believe it or not, I have actually been playing some games that apply to this list as well Of course, the results haven't been great. First I tried Escape Haunted Manor from bored.com. There were actually a couple of cool features, like the fact that you could drag a helmet onto your portrait to "equip" it, and the fact that you could die. However, between utter lack of response from the game on just about anything and the fact that I spent more time dying than playing the game, I finally gave up. Next I tried Graveyard Escape. To be perfectly honest, the main reason I bought this one was because the graphics reminded me of the old Sierra games. Unfortunately, the game play is terrible. I've only found one item so far that I could pick up, and I had no idea what to do with it. There was also one puzzle that was a series of flowers, but I had no idea how to arrange them to accomplish anything useful. Once again this game had no feedback on your actions, so I gave up.
