Phantasmat
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5
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Best I've Played in a Long Time.
This game is really different. The story is interesting.
The art is phenomenal; sort of a twisted Hallmark card gone awry. Don't miss it!
November 22, 2011
Mixed Bag, Better Than Average
Game Style: Good balance of HO and puzzles, though I found the adventure part of the game frustrating at first.
Not enough scenes though, with too much repetition.
New Ideas: The game is saved from being ?just another HO? with some radically different ideas. It is worth trying just for the chance to swap from HO to Match 3 mid-scene. Found this was particularly fun when stuck on that one last item, or just for a change of pace. A number of the puzzles were new to me too ? and just the right degree of difficulty.
Levels of Play: This is always a great addition to any game, and Phantasmat offers 3 choices, with a good explanation of each level.
Artwork: Another way in which this game stands out is its atmosphere - creepy. Clever use of animation and sound combine to get you reaching for a warm coat and umbrella. The gloom and rain was inescapable, with nasty unexpected little shocks popping up. Eventually that started to wear thin, but even then, I felt more involved in the story because it was so oppressive. I wanted to get out of that cursed town too!!
Story: The story?s a potentially great one, but fell flat because it was too slow, and collapsed entirely at the ending (which was totally unconvincing).
Replay: The game has good replay value for many I think, with the different levels of difficulty, awards and scores, and the match 3 option. But the gloomy atmosphere won out with me, and I don?t know if I could face that environment too often.
December 11, 2011
An easy game to overlook
If you're looking for a fun game to play between waiting for collector editions to come out as SE's or something just fun and not frustrating, or one to "learn with" this is a good one. I overlooked this game as I think it came out at the same time as other excellent games. The story line is fun. You don't have to have the strategy guide to figure out what to do next. It's not one of those where you have to do everything "just right" to succeed. There is some but not too much "jumping between scenes" and trying to remember where everything is to succeed. A good game for beginning gamers because of that. Puzzles are not super hard, pretty straight forward logic. The storyline invites one to want to know what happened and just enough connection with a character to want to know what happened which is what I think makes a game fun. The "human connection" is there. . Also one has the option of playing hidden object scenes which were not too difficult or match three. They presented three characters so you were a least minimally guessing "who was the bad guy" and there was some interaction which I always enjoy. Graphics were not super but good enough. Musical score was similiar to watching an old movie, and was not distracting. Fun game to play and easy to play and leave but jump back in when one could. I enjoyed it and especially enjoyed the ending. An easy game to overlook. Worth what has now become the cost of a cup of coffee!
December 9, 2011
Fantastically creepy
Rating 4 for this one, as the HOS were really hard to see, even with a magnifying glass. Otherwise, the graphics were good. Excellent story line, and the VOS were equally good. You can play match 3 for the HOS, which I tried, but couldnt get into. The puzzles were somewhat hard, as there was not always instructions for them. Great characters, especially the hotel manager. The eerie music is spot on. My time: 5 hours casual.
April 22, 2012
Phantastic Phantasmat!
This was such a fun game! The graphics are extremely beautiful and the story could rival most of the stuff coming out of Hollywood these days. I actually think that this would make for an excellent movie.
The HOG's are challenging, but you rarely have to use a hint. I found that the only reason to use a hint would be due to language barriers as people often speak with different dialects and an object can have more than 1 name. The other mini-games are challenging, but not impossible. I didn't have to use a skip at all. A lot of mini-games can be very frustrating, but the ones in Phantasmat were just about right.
The dialogue does get a bit cheesy towards the end, but this is a game, not a movie or book.
I love that the characters in this are animated to talk to you instead of the usual static illustration and voice-over. Feels more like you are interacting with people.
I've already verbally recommended Phantasmat to two people and I will recommend it here as well. Whether you buy this SE version, or the CE version, you are sure to become a phan of Phantasmat, too!
December 17, 2011
Fantastic game !!!
Excellent graphics. It will be very helpful if you download the strategy game helper. You will have fun here. Lots of twists and turns. Lots to see and do also. Not a fast game to be played. Great story line.
February 9, 2012
Just can't get into it
I must be the only one not liking this game. I just can't get into it. Every time you turn around there is a HOS, not much story line and the graphics are not the best, however the panoramic views are different. The story and hints are not very clear and I got stuck often wondering what to do next. Maybe I will give it another try. I usually love all adventure hidden object games, just this one disappointed me
January 22, 2012
Fun Hidden Object Game
so nice and easy to play. I like this game very much. Puzzle games is good for brain thinking
and i like adventure game too.
July 25, 2012
Well done !!!
It's so....melancholic, romantic. All those characters lost time, fighting to maintain their cause, hide their sins from the light of truth. Very nice realization!!! All the graphic and sound...makes you feel the atmosphere witch is not actually fear....is melancholy, sorrow. The mini's are really nice ...and hidden scenes also delights the eye but are a little to easy for me....and I finished the game to quickly....Maybe I will play it again sometime... :)
June 21, 2012
Great Game!! Part 2 Perhaps??
Very suspenseful. Kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time . VOs were good but, as always, I prefer the characters to be more animated. The music could be annoying at times but I tuned it out. HOs were a mixed bag, some items smaller and harder to find than others. Puzzles were good. A creepy game worth playing.
June 19, 2012