Dark Dimensions: Wax Beauty
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5
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WHAT A GREAT GAME!!!
This is a really fun game!!! The HOS are right up my alley I love the graphics. The puzzles are not hard but just right for any gamer. The only thing I did not like is the back and forth there seemed to be alot of it in this game. I would definitely recommend checking it out I had alot of fun with this game. Thanks BF!!!
May 26, 2012
Lost in Clutter
The title sucked me right in because the promise of anything to do with WAX figures sounds mysteriously intruiging. But I was quickly let down. There are many, many locations which is a HUGE plus, all kinds of objects to use & even some characters to interact with, but they are lifeless & boring (of course because they are made of wax), but still it would have been nice to "talk" or interact with them via a flashback for example. The HOG scenes were pretty good as you got to use some items on other items, while some were more straight forward. While the graphics were very well drawn, most of the locations simply had WAAAAAY Too Much Clutter! It was everywhere you looked, so much so, that many times you couldn't tell the difference between locations, objects and background! Unfortunately this lends credibility to reviewers issuing the dreaded "pixel hunt" tagline, many times a death knell for adventure type games. Another problem is most of the time I had absolutely no clue where to go or what to do next. Besides having to look in the journal #which is boring#, the game never gave you a nudge. Some times the object didn't really seem to make sense as for its intended usage. The story may have been good or even great, but the game never engaged me enough to care about it. Admittedly, some of the confusion may be on my part, but all games are supposed to entertain us, not make us think about WHY we can't get into them. This self-explains why I didn't like it; It had me thinking, rather than just playing & enjoying the experience.
July 6, 2012
Dark Dimensions: Wax Beauty
I really wanted to like this one, because I did like City of Fog. Unfortunately, I found that the story line didn't really make sense to me, and the VO were confusing, at best. I did like the puzzles, but did not like the hint button. The graphics were well drawn, but the music and sound effects became annoying after a while. The HO scenes were mostly easy to find objects, except one scene that it was so light that I couldn't see it even after the hint showed me where it was. The ending seemed abrupt, and anti-climatic.
October 3, 2012
Dark Dinensions: Wax Beauty
I thought this game was awesome--one of the best I have played in quite sometime-and I purchase at least 15 per month
May 29, 2012
Supremely Enjoyable!
This game has just the right mix of adventure, puzzles, inventory tasks, and hidden objects.
I loved that the Hidden Object Scenes were only a small part of the action. And they are really fun! The Interactive portions are engaging.
Also a lot of fun to find inventory items that are randomly placed throughout the game.
Storylines are never that important to me, but this one worked fine. Easy to follow and become involved.
The use of live actors in some scenes was welcome. There is quite a bit of dialog in transitional scenes, but you can click through it if you like.
Hint button provides directional help.
Overall, this one's a winner.
June 16, 2012
Fun - Long - Stress Reliever
I don't play games straight through; I play in the evening (for no more than an hour or so) after work. This game took a couple of weeks to finish. I tend to skip puzzles unless they're obvious. The hint feature was very well designed, especially for those of us with limited patience. Fair to say that I use games to relieve stress. I LOVED this game! I had fun, the graphics were excellent, I looked forward to playing. Isn't that what it's all about? Will keep this one on my computer so significant other can give it a try. Also important to note that there wasn't one glitch throughout game play.
June 3, 2012
Dark Dimensions: Wax Beauty
Just finished. Good long game. Exellent storyline, left me with wanting to know more instead of guessing. Perhaps that would be with the collectors edition. The HO scenes were difficult, sometimes too difficult, I used the hint button a lot. The hint button helps pull you through the game. I did not want to go to bed last night, I just wanted to keep playing! Great game!
October 15, 2012
Somewhat exhausting
DD: Wax Beauty certainly does NOT lack for length. Even the SE is quite substantive... maybe a little too much. At some point the story started to drag on and I became eager for it to end (which it eventually abruptly did), but others may appreciate the lengthy game play. There were definitely plenty of HOS and puzzles, although I found myself skipping some of the latter because the directions were mystifying or the interface was just too tedious to bother. There were also a decent number of video cut scenes, but the voiceovers were not matched to the video and the actors often appeared to be mouthing entirely different dialogue. This was particularly odd and distracting. Overall, this game appeared to have great promise, but just wasn't as fun or engaging as I'd hoped it would be.
September 2, 2012
Not as Good as the Last One, but Okay
My rating is more a 3.5 than a 3, but can't award half stars. While I may be a minority with a less than 4 rating, hear me out. I played the demo and really enjoyed it, then purchased the game and almost wished I hadn't.
Pros: There are two levels of game play, normal or advanced; I played on advanced which had no sparkle indications of any kind and the hint was slower to recharge. The graphics/music/sounds were great, although the voice overs don't match up with the talking characters (either too fast or too slow). You'll do each HO scene twice and there are interactive objects to find in all of them. I thought they were clear enough to find, but sometimes it took a bit of thinking to figure out where you needed to interact with items to get the end result. This is a really long game. I didn't do it all in one sitting, so it's hard to tell how long I played, but several hours. Definitely worth the price.
Cons: The puzzles! Don't get me wrong, I love puzzles, and while some of them were easy to complete before the skip button charged, others I ended up having to skip because I couldn't for the life of me figure out what the heck they wanted me to do. The Help button at the top would give instructions, but I found them to be less than helpful and very vague. A diagram or image would have been helpful. If I have to exit a game to find a walk through, I'm just going to skip the puzzle. I hate doing that because I really enjoy them. I did skip one because I didn't want to take the time to solve it. I hate number sliding puzzles. :oP
The other con for me was having several items in my inventory and no idea what to do next. Part of the problem may have been that I played on advanced because sometimes after finding an item, an HO scene would be active, but unless I ran my cursor over it, I had no idea. There are also several areas where the magnifying cursor doesn't change when you run it between two separate areas, thus not knowing there are two separate areas to view, not just one.
I really wanted to love this game, but ended up only thinking it was okay. I don't really look forward to playing it again as it left me more frustrated than anything. Or maybe next time I'll play on regular so at least I know if I've missed something, because apparently, it's too easy to do. I won't recommend or not with this game, but wanted to add my two cents.
Happy Gaming!
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June 27, 2012
Creepy, Interesting Game
For all of you who really enjoyed the Haunted Halls and Nightfalls games, you will enjoy this as well. In my opinion, it has the same feeling to it. The graphics and HOS were done well. Some of the mini games were brain-bending, but I like that. I played in expert mode. Enjoy, my fellow gamers!
May 26, 2012