Dark Parables: The Exiled Prince
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5
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Fun Hidden Object Game
While I enjoyed this game, I think I enjoyed Curse of Briar Rose more. in this game it sometimes felt something was lacking.
The graphics & music were very pleasant. Like the first, the hidden object scenes are of the fragmented variety, although the pieces you were looking for didn't always seem to match the pictures. My main complaint, was the back tracking is a lot worse in this sequel than it was in the first.
November 28, 2011
Couldn't ask for more!
So far, all the Blue Tea productions have been delightful. The Exiled Prince is probably the best of the three I've played. The hidden object scenes (of which there are plenty!) are particularly well done. The artists have cleverly altered the size and color of some objects while rotating them occasionally. All makes for a much more interesting search. The puzzles are not terribly difficult, though the last one had me thwarted for some time! Overall visual quality is really superb! Well done!
January 17, 2012
Surprised to be disappointed....
After all those rave reviews I was surprised to have such a disappointing experience.
Graphics are excellent, the music is fitting and not intrusive. The sound effects got a little obnoxious because each click was accompanied by what sounded like someone kicking the back of a chair.
The game requires a lot o' clicking looking for morphing objects and things to pick up, so that harsh sound got old real fast. Click-Kick-Click-Kick....Yeesh.
There is a lot of moving back and forth and back and forth. It's a good thing the graphics are so beautiful as that took some of the sting out.
Players only have access to the full game if played in "hard mode" otherwise some puzzles and areas are not accessible. At the end of the game, the player is offered to start all over again in hard mode to get the full effect.
I absolutely loved that it was fragmented object rather than hidden object. What a great twist to have to find the various pieces of things so they could be assembled.
Having said all that, I would still recommend the standard version of this game for it's beauty, the fragmented object aspect, and the interesting storyline and am planning to try the next Dark Parables.
However, if that same click-kick noise crops up the sound affects will be off for the duration....
February 11, 2012
Chapter 5 and can't bear to go on....
This has to be the most tedious game I have ever tried to play. I keep telling myself it will get but after 5 chapters I cannot stand to go on. One hidden object misson after the next and to make matter worse it is a fragmented object game where the little pieces do not look anything like what you are supposed to find. I think I have given up when I got to the point where you had to find the stem of an apple that was a totally different color than shown. I just kept using the hint button to get through the scene. There is a map to get you through this game but the map also tells you what to do next and I think without the map you would be totally lost and wouldn't be able to play the game. I'll put my self out of the misery and move onto another game because after all it is supposed to be fun and entertaining.
I played Rise of the Snow Queen which was a brilliant game but this one does not follow suit.
January 25, 2012
Argghhhhh!!
I am absolutely frustrated with this game! In the beginning it is fun, but as you advance with only the map to tell you where you are, it is very hard to get around, this being the biggest challenge! Not many stimulating puzzles, made up of mainly fragmented HO. I have played too many fun and interesting games to give this one a higher rating. The story is weak and I just find myself wanting to be finished since it is a purchase. If you like lots of fragmented HO objects, this one is for you.
January 6, 2012
One of the most annoying games I've ever played
Granted, the designers of the game did improve the environment, etc., over the 3 games of this series, but there are three things that annoy me most in a HO game. First don't give me items at the very start of the game (within the first few minutes) that I won't use until hours later. Second, don't show me a place I cannot access until another mode is unlocked. You don't find the crown for a door until you have completed the game and opened the "Hard Mode". I started this game three times believing I was missing something obvious. Third, don't send me back and forth, and back and forth, and back and forth, collecting items I need currently. This game rated 3 out of 3. There are better games out there if you have experience with HO games. If you are new, it's an ok game to start with, but remember you don't get the dumb crown until after you beat the game.
January 6, 2012
Wow! What a terrific Adventure/Hidden Object Game!
This is a terrific game! Great graphics, sound, interesting story line, really original puzzles; engaging! One of the best, most fun games of this genre I've tried!
December 17, 2011
disappointed
The story was really good, but I was really looking forward to more puzzles and a lot less hunt and peck through scenes reused over and over. I loved Curse of Briar Rose. In this DP I ended up using cheats and a walkthrough just to end it. Until about half-way through I'd have given it four stars. At this point, having finished it, I'm tempted to give it 2 stars for the irritation factor, but the story and music were great. I hope they do better the next time around.
January 1, 2012
too repetitious
Apparently all of the Disney princesses were married to the same guy, who turns into a frog between wives. That's got to be a bummer.
This is a game where there are lots of rooms and fragmented objects to find. I'm not really a fan of hidden object games but those seem to be the ones I choose on Big Fish. Since I have to play HOGs I would rather play FROGs. At least the fragments form something that has to do with the game instead of vanishing into nothing like most hidden objects.
This game takes it over the top, though. You have to travel back to the same rooms again and again. I like to play without using the maps and books but you MUST use the map in this one because you keep opening up new HOG places and the map is about the only way you can find them or even know they are there. I find this really tedious.
There are also supposed to be phantom objects: objects that change appearance. I am almost through with the game and I have only found half of them. Either my eyes are really bad or the objects are not showing themselves.
For those of you who like HOG's you will have fun.
June 1, 2012
Excellent Series
Loving the Dark Parable series and can't wait for the next one.
December 21, 2011