Odysseus: Long Way Home
3.5
5
6
6
Interesting historical story
This is an excellent offering from Rainbow Games; the graphics are very sharp & clear with nice artwork. I enjoy history & this is a story about which I know very little so this fascinates me. There are a few anachronisms, for instance in a hidden object scene there were tomatoes but this did not spoil my enjoyment.
The music was very good & I also liked the background sounds. It is not widescreen even with the full screen option ticked but I really didn?t notice the black bars as I was engrossed in completing the tasks.
There is a very good mix of H0?s & mini games for which there is a skip button. In easy mode there are lots of sparkles & glints (even in the H0 scenes for the interactive items) with a 20 second hint recharge. In harder mode there are only sparkles for the H0 scenes & a 60 second hint. The hint button is very good, if you get stuck use it to find where to go next.
One negative for me was that the characters mouths moved but there was no voiceover & it was a little disconcerting; I would have preferred them to remain closed if only written dialogue is to be used
November 28, 2011
Fun Relaxing Game
I thought this was a fun, relaxing game. It's a nice change from all the dark, spooky games coming out. The graphics were bright and clear. The gameplay was a mixture of hidden object and adventure leaning more towards the hidden object side. I enjoyed the creativity in the inventory items. I thought the game got better as it went along. It's sectioned off into separate chapters each chapter with it's own unique areas and goals. The first chapter was probably my least favorite.
December 21, 2011
Nice change
Very rich environment, lovely graphics and artwork in HOS. Easy to follow and not confusing or overloaded with finickity objects or content as some HO games are. Also, I agree - nice to have a break from the occult-type games that seem to be flooding the market and which are not good for young people especially to be playing. "What gets the mind gets you".
January 14, 2012
Entertaining
A good game, fine grafic, but not very challing, and as I remember not the true story(I read the book many years ago).
January 1, 2012
It gets better as it goes on
I picked this game up because I like Greek mythology. The graphics are pretty but feel sterile. Puzzles and hidden object scenes were extremely easy at first, but the difficulty picked up towards the end, including a couple of stand outs.
November 25, 2011
Not worth the time or money.
game is slow in loading and changing scenes. There is virtually no challenge in finding objects. Glad I didn't buy it.
November 12, 2011