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Some Older HOPAs Worth Playing #1230419
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I found this article on the All About Casual Games website and wanted to share it with our casual-game players.

It's a nice selection and I think they made some good choices. You might find something of interest that you would like to play. wave

Re: Some Older HOPAs Worth Playing [Re: Marian] #1230424
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I especially enjoyed ghe Charlaine Harris games. I think there were just two of them. Wish there were more.

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Re: Some Older HOPAs Worth Playing [Re: Sparkle] #1230425
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Originally Posted by Sparkle
I especially enjoyed ghe Charlaine Harris games. I think there were just two of them. Wish there were more.

I had problems replaying Charlaine Harris. I only know of the one of them.
It worked better on an older computer with an older version of Windows.
That's not always the case for older HOP's. Certainly I had no issues with the Sweeney Todd game. That was an odd one though, with the musical interludes.
I replayed Mountain Crime: Requital not long ago. It was not as good as I'd remembered it.

Re: Some Older HOPAs Worth Playing [Re: Marian] #1230431
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I only know of one Charlaine Harris game also. More were planned but sadly it never happened.

I thought Dark Alleys: Penumbra Motel was a fun one. It also used some full-motion video.

Nearwood was excellent and is worth the price just for the Main Menu (check it out and you will see what I mean).

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Some really good recommendations there !! I've played several of them but not all .... YET lol

Thanks, Marian grin


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Re: Some Older HOPAs Worth Playing [Re: Marian] #1230442
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Originally Posted by Marian
I only know of one Charlaine Harris game also. More were planned but sadly it never happened.

I thought Dark Alleys: Penumbra Motel was a fun one. It also used some full-motion video.

Nearwood was excellent and is worth the price just for the Main Menu (check it out and you will see what I mean).


Was there a CE version of the Charlaine Harris with a bonus chapter or maybe a story within the story? For some reason I’m recalling two stories. But it’s been quite a while.

Re: Some Older HOPAs Worth Playing [Re: Marian] #1230451
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Sparkle, no CE version, unless somewhere other than Big Fish was selling it. I don't remember hearing of such a thing.

I think this game had four episodes in it, if I am remembering correctly. It's been quite a while since I've played it, too.

I notice on the BF download page for Dying for Daylight it does not even list Windows 7. That made me curious, so I just downloaded the game onto my Windows 7 computer and it runs perfectly.

You guys are all too good - I thought there might be some titles on that list that you didn't know about, but apparently there were few, if any. grin

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It must be the 4 episodes I was thinking of. Thanks, Marian. 👍

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Thanks Marian! I can't get to the list right now as I am getting a "host error", but I'll keep trying. I'm curious to see it.

Jenny, if you're talking about Penny Dreadfuls: Sweeney Todd, I have that game on disc and seem to remember really liking it a lot. I think I'll have to give it a replay.

Edit: Got a look. Eight of those game not in my library plus one other mentioned in one of the descriptions. May have to add them to my "to buy list".

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Re: Some Older HOPAs Worth Playing [Re: Marian] #1230463
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Marian, is there a simple text list of the games that one could copy/paste?

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Not that I know of, Reenie. I believe this list is unique to this article. wave

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OK, no problem. I'll just jot down the ones I haven't played. Thanks for the list!

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Thank you for posting the link to this article, Marian!

I have 16 of those listed, including Emberwing: Lost Legacy which I am playing now and really enjoying. smile


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I am glad you liked the list, smitty! I really enjoyed Emberwing, too. smile

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