The Surprising Adventures of Munchausen
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Developers Hit Again! Very Humorous Game.
Completely different from most games, which are about "suspense, fear, fright",... this game is done with plenty of humor.
The king wants his daughter to marry a strange and evil man, who offers a lot of money to the kingdom. Desperate, she calls Munchausen to help her.
When he enters the scene, you begin to have great fun!
Have fun helping him to come down from a tree ... or when he needs something that is with a pigeon! (He did not throw a rock as in other games!)
- Funny storyline, crisp and colorful graphics, very good sound.
- Voice over is great - sometimes sounds serious and concentrate, or sweet and calm as in a fairy tale...and sometimes, ironic and funny (like Munchausen's voice).
HOS are very different, actually are "associations" - a sidebar with objects that you'll match with another in the scene, as "dice and playing cards", or "hedgehog and cactus", etc.
Mini games are new and entertaining. It has some known, but with "something" more!
I played only demo, but it was enough to know that this game is amusing, entertaining and greatly well done.
February 19, 2012
Brilliant! Every moment a treasure!
An absolute gem. An astounding amount of imagination and detail went into making this game.
I adore puzzles especially when there is the right balance of challenge, logic and fun. They need to blend with and enhance the story. There needs to be challenge but it shouldn't get annoying and the answer should seem obvious as soon as you figure it out.
This game succeeds at all of that while pulling you into a delightful, colorful and witty world. A world where the hero can ask for a loaded cannon, a cat, a fishing pole and a model sailing ship while still making perfect sense.
I was a little worried that my dear old fictional friend would be mistreated. But no, the developers stayed true to the outrageous tall tales of Baron Munchausen and filled this story with the same sort of comical braggadocio.
The art style works well with this 18th century story. The voice-overs are near perfect. The wizard sounds a bit like a grandfather reading the parts in his "evil villain" voice which makes this fairy tale cozy from the beginning.
Honestly, I could just go on and on. Every aspect of this game is beautifully crafted. If I had to find a flaw, it would be the length because I didn't want it to end. I have played games which were twice as long but much of that was filler, repetitive tasks, reworked mini-games and a lot of boredom. Every single minute of this game was just pure fun. I can't wait for the sequel!
February 19, 2012
I Want More Like This
What a riot!!!! I honestly wasn't going to even try it . . . looked too amateurish (?). So, nothing else to do but housework, no other interesting looking games, nothing on tv . . tried it and I am happy I did. Totally different concept than the other HOGs. And, trying to figure out a sequence of events just added more delight to this totally endearing game. My only complaint . . . . WAY WAY WAY too short.
February 19, 2012
Giving fun a chance!
Despite of the humorous storyline this game is away from "always the same HOS-style". These HOS are presenting matching objects with clues and the player has to use his wits to find the counterpart, also funny ones. The minigames too are based upon the players ideas of working out the correct order of movements. The items are always clearly painted, but not always easy to find, often with combinations within the picture. Sometimes there are necessary moves backwards to previous scene to find some items, but no steadily running around. Items generally are divided mostly into two or more parts. If there are some of previous or next scenes they are marked so as well.
It's definitely none with creepy scenes, but only for using the brain, relaxing and smiling as well. I would wish more games with this way of making.
A really gorgeous game, but could be larger.
But nevertheless I'm looking very much forward to a sequel!
February 19, 2012
Very good but too short
I really like the game. There was surprising puzzle and the visual was also very nice. The rone of the story was lighter than usual and there was some funny scene. But the games didn't las very long. I was able to finished the complete game in a little bit more than an hour and a half. But still i'ts a very nice game.
February 19, 2012
Humorous Fun Game -- Way to Short
Fun game, but it was way too short. Nice clear graphics and cleverly hidden objects, in some scenes. I liked the way the actual Hidden Object scenes were set up; find items by picture and match items by association. No sneakers were needed for this game.
I totally enjoyed the place-in-sequence mini-games. You need to place several items in exact locations for an action scene to properly function.
Hopefully the Developer will make more games like this, but make them longer to justify pricing.
February 19, 2012
different type of minigames but WAY too short
I finished the demo in 28 minutes and I play rather average speed. I liked the mini games, especially the match ups, but looking at the blog walk thorough, the demo was about 1/2 of the game. I am not going to buy something that only lasts and hour! If given the full hour most games trials seem to last with me I think I might have even finished it. Good game concept for a beginner.
February 20, 2012
GAME IS WAY TOO SHORT
The voice overs a great as well as the graphics. After 29 minutes I finished the demo.Yup it went WAY too fast. i would think that by looking at the walkthrouh,I could finish this game in a little over an hour.Most likely that is why you are only allowed to play up to a certain point and the demo is over. I will buy this game when it is a daily deal at 2.99 It seems to not be worth a credit or a free credit via punchcard and most definately not full price or small sale discount (4.99). I would NOT recommend buying this game at full price. I do recommend it at $2.99 months from now. For now i've opted to say "i don't recommend this game.
February 19, 2012
Way too short for the money!
I was enjoying it and then it ended.... just was too short in comparison to most games sold by Bigfish. I play a lot of games...
February 19, 2012
Too Short
This was an interesting game but way to short
February 19, 2012