Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
[Re: Marian]
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oldbroad
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Aw Mad, sorry to hear that you're having problems. I think it is probably those "actiony" bits I'm not too fond of. Marian, glad to hear about Cursed House 2. Are you still also playing Bookworm Adventures?
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
[Re: oldbroad]
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But at least you don't have to re-play a long lead up stretch in order to try again if you fail ?? I dislike that MORE
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
[Re: Marian]
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I am replaying Mystery Murders: The Sleeping Palace. The premise is familiar: waking up in a strange place, all alone, and having to figure out what is going on while you try to save everyone else. ha ha Overall, I am enjoying it, since it is realistic, beautifully rendered and artfully designed. It is not one of those cartoon-colored things with purple smoke and Joker-like deranged villains. The various puzzles are challenging but none are game-stoppers. A few are dead easy. The HO scenes are not unduly aggravating.
This game did not come as a CE (no Game Manual) so I am suffering through a LOT of aimless wandering around, looking for tiny keys, miscellaneous gems and fragments of door puzzles, with most of the rooms locked until I find their keys or the pieces needed to solve a puzzle to open them. (I got stuck solidly while trying to reconstruct a ladder, and found a rung in the opposite end of the palace, in a room that was locked for the first two hours of play.)
The game has a Map function, but it only slowly reveals the environment, as you explore, solve puzzles and obtain more keys to open doors. Also, the environmental layout doesn't quite make sense at first, because of the way you turn corners as you move around the palace. I'm probably halfway through the game and still a bit confused about which direction to turn sometimes. Once you have rooms opened, though, you can rapidly transport from one to the other using the Map.
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
[Re: oldbroad]
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I just finished Episode 2 of Adam Wolfe. This is the one thing that I really don't like about the game - the "combat". I despise having to mash down on my mouse button!! I wouldn't think twice about skipping an action type bit, myself, oldbroad. seeing as it's not an adventure bit
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
[Re: Marian]
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I can understand why you weren't too enthralled, oldbroad However, I am still enjoying it - as much as I can actually sit and play games at the moment
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
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A good way into the final chapter now and still very much enjoying myself When I'm finished, I think I might go for a total change of experience and fire up a real oldie "Adventure". One of the Monkey Islands ?? Or maybe the original Broken Sword ?? [ But just pop in a bit of a Casual Match 3 now and then as well ]
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
[Re: Marian]
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I like the Twilight version, Marian. Although I haven't played it for a while
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
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I'm replaying MCF: The Black Veil now, a very creepy and unsettling game. Torture themes, sudden shocks, arcane creatures and a madman keeping it all spinning. Not my cuppa, but I didn't realize all that when I bought it, nor when I launched it for replay. ha ha Still, I realize why I liked it, and it is totally down to the elaborate plot, good graphics and excellent mini-games. I am trying hard to overlook the grotesque and macabre elements. Would recommend it for players who would be happy to absorb the levels of torture and gore for the sake of a great challenge.
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
[Re: Marian]
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I really liked this game but a good way into it, I encountered a glitch that couldn't be overcome - even with help from Big Fish. So I was given a free game code. But maybe it will work on my next machine. I will certainly be trying it as BF said I can always re-try it
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
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I really liked this game but a good way into it, I encountered a glitch that couldn't be overcome - even with help from Big Fish. So I was given a free game code. Which game was this?
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Two
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It was "MCF: The Black Veil" Uncle Reg Well I finished Adam Wolfe today and enjoyed it VERY much - except for the ending - which I felt was really poor. [But which won't stop me from playing the game again at some time ] Now I've installed Journeyman Project 3 : Legacy of Time. I love this game and own several versions of it but I've gone for the GOG one and successfully installed it (and played about 30 minutes of it) on my Win7 machine. So I'm very happy as I've always previously played it on WinXP
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