Stusue,  Thank you! I knew it was some kind of brain malfunction.

megwoman25 wrote:

I just finished the main game of Clockwork Tales-Of Glass and Ink CE by the ever talented Artifex Mundi. This game is really short. The chapters whiz by. I started it last night, played for 20 minutes then picked it up again tonight at midnight and its 2:30 (hello insomnia) and Im already done with the main game. I like it though. Its kind of steam punk and I like that. It reminds me of what Fantastic Creations-House of Brass could have been if they had put a little more effort in that game. Finding weird bugs and having matthew, your mechanical pet bird. I think I got all achievements but...the achievement section is hard to tell what you got and what you didn't soooo its confusing. 

However, they spelt words wrong like FREUND for FRIEND...Spelling is one of my pet peeves and bad grammar but I can forgive typing or texting mistakes as long as you d0nT TyPe LiKe DiS  so its  more like people who can't tell the difference between THERE, THEIR and THEY'RE or YOUR and YOU'RE or patients and patience etc. I really should have learned to compete for spelling bees when I was a kid 

I have no plan to try out this new Spirits of Mystery game by ERS unless someone posts a review that says there is a change to it somehow and there are no cutesy creatures. I loved the first and second ones in this series but after that it seemed to fall apart...

Meg, I read that Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink was really short - especially the bonus chapter - but I hadn't realised just how short the main game was.  As I knew how short it was I only got the SE and I'm really glad after reading how short it was for you.  On the other hand, sometimes I like short games so that's good to know.

As for FREUND instead of FRIEND ... Artifex Mundi is situated in Poland and a lot of Poles speak German and, as 'Freund' is German for 'friend', maybe that's why they didn't pick it up as a mistake, just like I often use German words when I'm speaking or writing English without realising as I speak both languages fluently.

I've read that today's ERS game has a cutesy creature.  I haven't demoed it yet but this is cbtx's review:

"I agree with most all of what Nilosh has said above ---- very standard HOPA game, with a very high degree of familiarity.
But that's not so surprising to me with ERS ---- I mean, using the same mechanics, virtually a re-hash of an already told tale, with all too familiar VOs and music ---- just make for another game so similar to many of their others.
But then you have to ask yourself ---- is it fun? And, yes, elements of it are. I could do completely without the goofy-looking critter that speaks "animal" (just plain silly), and I'm not big on potion mixing, but the HO scenes were interesting, the difficulty of the puzzles have been ramped up a bit, and the adventure element is more logical than most ERS games ---- so. like Nilosh, I'll wait for the SE and pick it up with a coupon."

I finished the main game of Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek Collector's Edition, will do the bonus chapter tonight.  For me, this game has held up pretty well. The story is excellent, the puzzles are varied and I love the evidence board.  Not all the HO scenes are interactive (the game was released Sept 2011) and you can't teleport but the map does show where there are things for you to do.

 

I thought I had posted this, brain fart moment.  I finished the main game of Dana Knightstone.  I did get all the time achievements without trying.  Sad that the game was that short and very simple puzzles.  I will do the bonus but if the main is any indication it should take 15 mins.  A couple of the chapters took me 20 minutes!  I couldn't believe it.

Anki I got that email to, I'm going to give it a try.  I think I'm going to play something else shiny after I finish the bonus.

Stusue oops I didn't know Freund was an actual spelling anywhere for Friend! I see now why it was overlooked. I sometimes like short games too but for CEs, I kind of expect a little more depth since Im paying more. The bonus chapter is Dr. Inks story and so far its just a lot of busy tasks like "I can't help you until you find this, this and this for me" And so he is looking for things that are not even related to the story. "I lost my hat and gloves so I can't garden" type stuff. Reminds me of when I had to file papers at my old job. Just plain old work to keep you busy aka busy work lol 

I read cbtx's reviews about the game and since I find that... (him? her?, I think its a her...) we feel the same about ERS now compared to what they used to offer, I know its not for me. And when it comes to series, if I didn't care for the 3rd or 4th one, it probably means I won't care for the 5th one either. This is true for me when it comes to the Mystery Tracker games by Elephant. I loved the first and second one but then the 3rd one I found kind of sloppy and elf drives me nuts whining constantly but since I loved the first 2, I bought the 3rd & 4th editions and didn't care much for either.. So even though the 5th one looked good, I gave it a pass. Maybe someday I'll pick it up with as a DD but for right now, I've let that series go...

Last month I played  ridiculous amount of games and this month, i keep getting stuck watching true crime shows, my other guilty pleasure. Sometimes I wish I had taken more criminal justice classes. They aren't any offered at the community college where I live or I'd probably take a few just to have something to do during the day. It just baffles me how seemingly normal people commit these heinous crimes. Makes me so thankful nothing like this has ever happened to my family or others I know and love. 

 

Last edited by megwoman25 (December 13, 2013 1:46 am)