Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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That is good news about Mystery Murders. I will have to take a look at it one of these days. I had to look in my Purchase History to see if I have The Spell. I do have it. I have a feeling that I picked it up after you mentioned it. Will have to download that too pretty soon. I just finished the Azada: In Libro CE a few minutes ago. It only took me eleven years to play and finish it. This game is adventure lite; there are no hidden object scenes. It was a nice game. The bonus chapter, while on a par with the main game in quality, was on the short side. I also could not remember whether I had Real Crimes so I took a look, and I do. I haven't played that yet either, and I will be interested to hear what you have to say about it overall when you are done.
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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I am replaying a lot of games lately, since most of the new ones aren't that interesting to me. I'm replaying the Secret City series now. The artwork is almost all candy-colored stuff, with tinted smoke in every scene, but the puzzles are fun to solve and that is the appeal to me. So far, I have replayed all the Lost Lands games, the Amaranthine series, Otherworld, House of 1000 Doors, and a few of the Dead Reckoning. These were all wonderful games, long, challenging and fine artwork. There are also a few stand-alone games (not part of a series) that I replay every couple of years. I keep waiting for some new games to come out that are as good. Still waiting.
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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Before I forget, I want to mention to Reenie that a newer CE that is pretty darn good is Tearstone: Thieves of the Heart; I would recommend that one. I haven't played the whole thing but have played enough to be pleased with it.
Ob, I am on the final stage of The Spell and keep running out of time on this one particular level. I think it is very close to the end, but it is discouraging because given the number of things that are consistently left on my list to match when the timer runs out, I don't think I will be passing it anytime soon. And the hourglass is not one of the powerups on this level, more's the pity!
Alaskan Wild is the only Mystery Tales game that Big Fish no longer offers on their website.
And in answer to your question, apparently what Big Fish has to lose is money. HOPAs cost a lot more money to make and when more money is involved, they would proceed with more caution. That is my take on it, anyway. Maybe Big Fish would have a financial stake in it? Maybe share in some of the development costs? Not sure.
Apart from The Spell, I have been playing Jewel Match Solitaire: Atlantis CE, and I'm on level 60.
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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"And in answer to your question, apparently what Big Fish has to lose is money. HOPAs cost a lot more money to make and when more money is involved, they would proceed with more caution. That is my take on it, anyway. Maybe Big Fish would have a financial stake in it?" Thanks. To me, I would rather put my money out there for a new Otherworld game (providing it's an actual HOPA like the others were) than a remastered Awakening game or all of the straight HO games Boomzap has been making. You know I like straight HO games but even I have grown sick of the Faircroft and Cats, Dogs, and Critters games. (Additional) I guess when I say, what do they have to lose? I'm thinking of how people are getting upset with the game selection (speaking of prior to the war) so you'd think they'd jump on Otherworld. Maybe you just need a rest from The Spell. I know I spent a lot of time on some of the levels in prior plays, though not quite as much on this last play. It went much better.
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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Reenie, that is a lot of great games to be replaying. Thanks for giving us the list.
Quality or no quality, HOPAs are going to be very few and far between this year as long as the war continues. In the past four weeks, we only had one new release that was a CE HOPA. Unfortunately I don't expect that to get much better until the situation changes. Most of the remaining HOPA developers are either from Ukraine or Russia.
I know that 5-BN was working on a new Lost Lands game, but they are located in Ukraine so I would not expect to see that anytime soon either.
Boomzap would also like to make the fourth and final game in their Otherworld series. Big Fish has told them they might consider it if the remastered version of Awakening: The Dreamless Castle does well (which is an upcoming release this year). 5-BN posted this on April 27th. Friends! We've got so many letters from you lately. Thank you for your concern! We are safe and sound at the moment. We don't post much, as Meta forbids cruel and sensetive content, but we think you're well aware about the current situation in Ukraine. We're still working, as much as it possible under such circumstances, but now we're mostly updating old projects. Fixing bugs, adding new languages, making bonus in f2p versions free from the start, etc. We actively support our clients, so if you need help our email support@five-bn.com is open for you. We're holding strong. Supporting our country's economy by working and paying fees, among other things. We are sure that our work in potencial will save lives. We want to kindly remiтd, that we aren't planning new releases until the war is over. And surely it'll take some time to recover the office work and continue where we stopped at 24th of February. But we'll stay tuned on that and frankly share on the status and work. Thank you for your prayers, stay safe. P.S. Please, accept our a bit late congrats for Easter. We didn't celebrate it this year, but hope to share prayers and kindness with you next time!" Happy Gaming!
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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05/06/22 04:57 PM
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I would be dismayed to learn that Emerald City Confidential has any dead ends. Please let me know when you know for sure. I think you will enjoy The Fool. Glad you managed to get past the puzzle in Alaskan Wild. I am always annoyed when I end up having to skip the first puzzle in a game.
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Re: What Casual Games Are You Playing Right Now? - Part Three
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Thank you for the updates on the game developers in the Ukraine, Marian. As horrible as the invasion/war news is for us here, in the US, I can't even imagine what the daily reality is like for them! :-( It is heartbreaking.
I have moved on to replaying, Sacra Terra: Kiss of Death now. It is a fabulous game. Yes, another evil witch attempting to corrupt the world, but you spend very little time interacting with her. The game is rich in scope, five different "lands" to visit and puzzle out, challenges every few minutes, innovative puzzles (!) and great graphics. I had forgotten why I marked it down for replay, but ~ WOW~! 5BN is one of the most outstanding bunch of game designers in the field.
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