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Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle 
When the ghost of the beautiful Diane de Poitiers appears in front of you, you are transported back in time in Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle! Explore France and an incredible love story in this amazing Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game. Uncover a conspiracy against the king's mistress and protect her to return to the present. Live through an incredible tale in Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle!
- Explore beautiful France
- Protect the king's mistress
- Change the past to return home!
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Game System Requirements:
- OS: 10.7/OSX_10_6/OSX_10_5
- CPU: 1.0 GHz (INTEL ONLY)
- RAM: 512 MB
- Hard Drive: 549 MB
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Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle
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Excellent puzzle/adventure game with some hidden object stuff.
Though heavier on the puzzle/adventure end of games than the hidden-object end, this is a really fun game. The visuals are really excellent--some eerie cutscenes that do a good job of setting tone and a sense of urgency, gorgeously painted scenes and objects, and lovely Renaissance artwork. The music is also lovely. This isn't a 100% historical game, obviously, but it's a really nice change of pace and obviously the designers put a lot of work into evoking the feel of 16th-century France.
The storyline is a fairly standard one, but with a bit of a twist--instead of being the sister/wife/child/parent of a person in danger, you are a young modern woman who gets teleported back in time to help prevent an assassination. At nearly every turn you are frustrated and taunted by ghosts and mysteriously malevolent clowns. One thing I really liked about this game was the heroine's clearly palpable sense of aggravation that despite all the danger she's in and all the trouble she's going to, she has absolutely no stake whatsoever in what's going on. The storytelling was simply superb and kept me immersed and interested even though I don't normally play games this heavy on puzzle/adventures.
The HOGs are beautiful and easy enough, with thematic screens and few anachronisms or out-of-place stuff (for example, stuff in the kitchen is largely stuff I'd expect to find in a Renaissance kitchen). I was quite pleased by one touch that few HOGs bother with: in this game, as opposed to most HOGs, when you do return to a previous screen for more treasure-hunting, the screen is exactly as you left it. Most HOGs will re-load stuff into the screen, and I find that approach frustrating as it feels like my previous efforts were negated. It takes a bit more work to make screens thematic yet non-frustrating, and that this game took that effort speaks well of it.
The puzzles tended toward the intermediate to challenging, but the skip button populates pretty quickly so when one proved too frustrating, I could just get past it. I'm sort of an idiot when it comes to puzzle games, but the help button actually was pretty useful to help me navigate around. Overall recommend to those who like puzzle/adventure games and those who like more historical games. Those who are very new to HOGs or prefer straight HOG action might not like this as much, but try the demo! I did and was pleasantly surprised.
(A truly cute touch at the end involves the credits--many of the people who worked on the game show up dressed in costumes of the game's era! TOO cute.)
October 7, 2012
Brilliant !!! Beautiful !!!
The graphics in this game really impressed me !! As a true fan of this era of history I was really amazed by the artistic skill put into this game. Even though I usually enjoy a more demanding game I would whole heartedly recommend this game. It felt a shame to end it and I will for sure re play this one in the future. Well done BFG and of course the devs !!!
February 17, 2012
Awesome, loads of fun
I personally found this game very entertaining, I couldn't stop playing. Good story line, great graphics, and most of all, this game didn't turn my laptop into a " hot oven " like so many other games.
If Big Fish can get more games by this company, please go for it.
February 15, 2012
It's a start...
This game gets a 10+++ for beautiful scene art, graphics and animation. But, a -10 for game play and logical progression.I admit I got hooked into buying this game because it *looked* really good, but it plays like the average European attempt to mimic domestic game producers. The confused story and minimalist player interface doesn't help to direct the player, and wandering around scene to scene, trying to find a way to progress is not my idea of fun. It's a good start, but they have a ways to go.
February 15, 2012
INTRIGUING STORY LINE WITH BRIGHT, BOLD GRAPHICS!
Who doesn't enjoy playing AND learning facts especially 16th Century France? Have always been fascinated with the religious persecutions in that era. Intriguing story line, bright, bold graphics. HO's and puzzles are challenging, yet, comfortably manageable. Pleased this game was released outright in the Standard version! Decided to purchase within 30 minutes of game play. Enjoy! -Mama Mia-
February 15, 2012
History based game.
I love everything ancient and old. So the plot of this game was very important for me. Plus nice grafics, interesting puzzles - we've got perfect casual game ^_^
February 15, 2012
It's A Keeper
Beautiful graphics, and story line. The hidden objects weren't that hard to find and the mini games weren't all that difficult. This is a game that I will be adding to my collection.
February 15, 2012
Fab game
Ok I've been getting a lot of the collectors addition games,but I figured i'd give this game a try. I loved it. Great story line .I wasn't bored at all. I played for awhile and enjoyed every hour of the game. The graphics were beautiful. You can't go wrong for the regular price. Have fun I sure did.
February 14, 2012
Amulet of Time
Lately, I have found it difficult to get excited or drawn into a game enough to want to purchase it, or redeem a credit for it. The HO games are my favorite, but recent offerings seem repetitive, predictable, and put together hastily...for example, grainy graphics, irritating music or voice overs and not very challenging. This game was worth my credit. It reminded me slightly of a large file game, in a way, the way you are able to move about a space. The graphics and music were very good and the story line was more imaginative than I have seen for a long while. Inventory items were not obvious, and in order to complete a task, you had to work a little for the items you need. The puzzles were easy enough to figure out and the HO scenes provided a few challenges. I enjoyed this game and am glad it is in my collection, however I was disappointed that I was able to complete it in less than 4 hours. Finally, a good game that was not a pricey "collector's edition"!
February 14, 2012
Not Much Entertainment
I didn't finish the demo, as the game couldn't hold my interest. It was confusing as to what to do next without getting hints. It was dark (hard to see) and just didn't have much of a storyline. I love HOS games, but this one left me unsatisfied. A good game has maps, so at least you know when a room or area is cleared. None of that here!
February 15, 2012
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