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Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow #1120676
08/11/17 01:26 AM
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I picked this up in the last sale, and haven't finished it yet but had to share: It is a terrific game. The game world is huge; I have been playing it for several days (with the usual breaks for real life to intrude), and only now approaching the end of the game. It goes easy on the pop-ups, and the HO scenes aren't burdensome (although they are pretty tough sometimes, because the stuff is REALLY hidden). The graphic quality of the game is excellent.

Most of the mini-games are great fun. You will want to keep notes of where you encounter tasks to be completed, because you often have to backtrack quite a ways to solve them when you finally gather all the pieces. You can transport via a Map, which is handy.
There is one mini-game that I have not been able to figure out. Difficult pattern of strategy. Really has me scratching my head. And it recurs in each Chapter of the story. There are the usual Collectibles and Morphing objects.

It is the usual Save-the-Universe sort of thing, but I'm enjoying every minute. I'm glad I bought the CE on this one because I don't want it to end! Definitely will replay this one when enough time has passed. Unreserved recommendation here!

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: Reenie] #1120678
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That sounds terrific, Reenie. I have this game and haven't played it yet, so it was wonderful to read all of this, as it sounds like I will really enjoy it.

Thank you for all of that information about the game. smile

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: Reenie] #1120737
08/11/17 11:08 AM
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Thanks, Reenie. I'd forgotten that I rather liked Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow, too, so I am replaying. I'm on the little chess problem puzzle, and it looks like this time will take me even longer than on the first go.

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: 8dognight] #1120740
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ha ha Yeah, those can be stinkers. The one that really puzzled me was the one where you add the colored disks one by one, trying to make the disk match the underlying peg.

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: Reenie] #1120872
08/12/17 03:39 PM
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Finished the game this morning. Excellent! The ending was a bit of a letdown, but overall a great game.

I have tried out ten games in this series over the years, and the first few were only "OK." I bailed on the Trial Game for The Thief and the Tinderbox because it was too easy to be much fun. City of Fog was good enough, but way too much HO for my taste.

But I've seen the series getting better with time. Final Cinderella, in 2014, I rated highly also, and I played Queen of Sands earlier this year and rated it highly as well. They are long, great graphics, lots of different environments. I have two more tagged to take a look at now. happydance

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: Reenie] #1120873
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Have fun, Reenie. I think the Dark Parables series is going to continue for now, so that's good news.

And just so you know, City of Fog is a Dark Dimensions/Daily Magic game, not a Dark Parables game. smile

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: Marian] #1120887
08/12/17 07:46 PM
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Oops, yeah I noticed that, too. It was right above the Dark Parables series in my database.

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: Reenie] #1120888
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That makes sense. And there are plenty of titles with the word Dark in them, too. wave

Re: Dark Parables ~ Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow [Re: Marian] #1120907
08/13/17 01:00 AM
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Yep. I've tried the Dark Dimensions and Dark Realm series. Not that good. Too easy, too HO-heavy, cliché ridden. I didn't even get past the Trial Game on many of them, and gave up trying any more of either.

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