Aaron Crane: Paintings Come Alive
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old School adventure game. Makes a nice change.
I enjoyed this game. Made a nice change from the games I've been playing of late which all seem to be very similar...reminiscent of the way the games were before they got so sophisticated and user friendly (sadly making them a little too easy)...would recommend people give it a go and persevere with it...they might be pleasantly surprised and enjoy having to really use their brains for a change.
February 25, 2012
I am sorry
I would like to have been able to play this further but I am not able to. Though the artwork is nice, I am not able to finish it due to the fact there is nothing to guide a person in the right direction. It falls flat on the fun and interesting scales. This is the first game I have been disappointed in since I found Big Fish.
It will not, never, keep me from coming to the site again because this site truly gives the widest variety of games for me and my family. I can't imagine going elsewhere for my games.
February 23, 2012
A game that does not make sense
This game does not really help you to get started and understand how to play it
February 22, 2012
Got the game, Played the whole game, dissapointed in the game..
I read a lot of your comments and honestly i worried that i would not be able to complete the game. So, i downloaded the game and ended up getting it with one of my free credits. Now for the game. Well i found some of it to be very interesting and some boring. One does not need to click all over the place. One just needs to use the mouse pointer and sway it back and forth to find the where the sparkled areas are, and that is where there are things to do. Some of the music was fine and some of it was repetitive. Some of the mini game were rather easy. The game itself is not hard to do. I found it to be rather short. BUT, the ending was abrupt and i really hate that because it takes away from the game, this in turn bagged the whole story and i was like WHAT?? it could have been a good game if there was some emotions to it and some kind of story to go with it, or some action. In all i was very disappointed in the game and therefore will not recommend it..
February 21, 2012
disappointing "adventure"
Pity! Loved Aaron Crane but this game is a failure. Don't understand the story, What's a pinguin doing with a pumpkin, snakes, japanese gardens??? Too weird for me. And slow!!!
February 21, 2012
Slow and confusing
I difinitely agree with all that said it was slow. You find yourself going back and forth trying to get to where you think you should be, to many back up steps. hints were BAD, and you still didn't know what to do.
The hints were very vague and sometimes did not pertain to the scene you were playing. The hint button was very slow. I will not purchase and do not recommend unless you want a headache.
above was from another comment but I agree.
February 21, 2012
Is it Thanksgiving? I just got a turkey!!
Another disaster from our Russian friends. Why is it that they have not been able to make a human look human?
The storyline could have been compelling but there are too many flaws in the game to make it enjoyable. I can hardly call this a HOG. More of an adventure game except the adventure part isn't here. I guess some folks might like this atrocity but I imagine most players will enthusiastically give this a thumbs down. I cannot at all endorse this game.
Gobble Gobble !!
February 22, 2012
LOVE the Weirdness but soooo short. :(
Clearly from all the reviews this is a love it or hate it sort of game and I am solidly in the LOVE category.
Maybe most of the players don't remember the old days of Adventure Games where you did not get hints or directions and nothing was ever obvious. This definitely brought me back to those days and the delicious, "Ah HA!" when something clicks in your head because you've figured it out for yourself.
The graphics were pretty raw and mismatched but clear and the music was pleasant. I played this with a migraine and at no point was light or sound an issue. Weird endorsement to be sure but true! :D
The mini-game type puzzles were pretty easy but the Inventory Logic Puzzles were not and took some thinking to work out. I did get stuck enough once to resort to the walk-through.
My two complaints, the first minor, was how to move about was confusing. Sometimes arrows at the side, sometimes top and bottom, sometimes zoomed in, but terrain did not make it clear which it would be. The second complaint is serious. VERY VERY SHORT. I completed in less than 2 hours. I had almost finished the 4th of the 6 chapters when the demo ran out. That's the reason, plus less than stellar graphics, for the 4 rather than 5 stars. This game with more polish and a couple more chapters would get a resounding 5 from me.
I ADORED how quirky it was with all the odd beasties and strange tasks. It seems that games are being churned out by a machine these days so something standing on it's own two oddly shaped feet is a great change. Even though I knew it was going to be very short I decided I wanted to support a company that didn't put out same old same old and bought it. It was lovely to challenge those logic circuits again and have a laugh doing it! ;)
February 23, 2012
Finally!!!!
This is so great. Finally a game that makes you think. After the silliness of the last two days and all the same oh heres a screwdriver what will I do with that, its very nice to actually have to figure things out. The graphics are good the sound appropriately unobtrusive, and the gameplay...outstanding.The gameplay reminds me very much of Pahalika. (anyone remember that one)? One of my all time favs as I'm sure this one will also be.
February 21, 2012
I Don't Understand
I don't understand why all the negativity for this game. I really enjoyed it as I am used to games with rather vague "hints" that are made to make you think. I've never been a fan of games that are so simple I fall asleep before I finish and I really believe that this game does make you think and that's why some people do not like it. It is definitely not a game for those who rely on walk throughs and hints. I thought it was most enjoyable..
September 1, 2012