Dark Dimensions: Wax Beauty Collector's Edition
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Right up my alley!
Wax figures creep me out to begin with so this CE promised to be fun and gory for me and it delivers...
The graphics are stunning although a little dark but it is called DARK dimensions after all so can't say it missed the mark.
This story is fun for me so far and I usually don't pay too much attention to the story so that's a nice change. Puzzles are challenging, graphics great, fun factor is very close to off the chart... it's a must buy and a 2 thumbs up from me.
April 26, 2012
such a disappointing "dark" CE.
Aside from the overused minigames, this game's fun factor was really destroyed for me by 3 things: the leading in the comments, the plot with holes so big you could drive a truck through them, and the worst journal I've ever experienced in a CE. I played on the hardest mode, but there is no challenge.Together the journal and the comments lead you way too much, and tell you what to do before you've even encountered some of the scenes. All in all, its lazy or sloppy on the part of the developers.
Had this plot been worked better, it could have been a great creepy game. The insertion of the human "actors" also did nothing for the game. Even the beginning players will be able to win the minigames with ease.
A few good things: on hard mode you really don't get sparkles and have to find HOS scenes yourself (yay!). And a few of the wax figures are truly creepy, but they could have done so much more.
This is not making me a huge fan of the "Dark Dimensions" series. The first was better. Will definitely preview the next before I buy, and it will need to improve a lot over this one.
April 28, 2012
Based on Demo
I played the demo in expert mode and whilst I did play it to the end (in the hope it would get better I think!), the game did not grab me.
The graphics were good and the storyline had the potential to be great but it somehow missed the mark and I got bored.
The HOS were fine and I did like the fact that you had to find items and them combine them with other items, which was a little bit of a change from the norm. The puzzles however were not interesting and no challenge at all.
Overall I didn't care if I finished the game or not, so definitely not something I would buy.
April 27, 2012
VERY SHORT GAME FOR A CE!
It was a pretty easy game and really short for a CE and IMO not worth the extra $$ for a short bonus chapter. HATED the sound and had to completely turn the volume all the way down. The puzzles are easy and about the same as other HO games. Not a winner in my book sorry BF :(
April 26, 2012
Nothing special
The game is really nothing special and in my mind doesn't meet CE standard. The voice overs are out of sync which made it look like one of these really badly synchronised martial arts movies. The storyline is not great: Beautiful sister and jealous brother, sis competes in some beauty pageant and bro starts working in some wax museum. You meet the sister as a ghost and I might be totally wrong, but I think I knew then what had happened.
The game moves a lot, if something tumbles down it's like a camera man shook the camera frantically to create some special effect and that I found annoying, but not quite as annoying as the sparkling journal. Now THAT I find seriously irritating. The HOS are ok and items quite easy to spot, which isn't necessarily a bad thing and there are a lot interactive hidden objects, as in "Cone + cream ball = ice cream". The puzzles I came across are easy.
The whole game is really dark, not so much in colour but in atmosphere. Not that I don't like these type of games, but there are better ones.
Imho this game is not worth spending the money for a CE. I'd probably buy the standard version wouldn't I already have better games from this genre.
April 26, 2012
wonderful game
Great great game
I love playing dark and gloomy tragedies
It was hard to stop playing
Waiting for my turn on the computer to continue
thank you so much
April 26, 2012
Dark Dimension: Wax Beauty Collectors Edition
I really wanted to like this game but...unfortunately i couldn't.I wasn't feeling the real actors in it.I think the real actors ruined it for this particular game.I 've played games with real actors in them and it felt right for the game,in this case to me it didn't work,unfortunately.The sounds were ok not over the top.The HOG's were the had more substance than the game itself.Storyline...The truth?... It was really boring and to the point that i almost fell asleep.To be honest this game it's not an CE but more of a SE.
April 27, 2012
Excellent 2nd game in series!
I loved City of fog and hoped the developers would continue with another game.This one answers the question I had when the first one was over about where the darkness went since it was not destroyed only driven out. Now the story continues in a new place. This one is as well done both in story and graphics.If you like a good story,adventure and mystery you will love this game. If you have not played City of Fog check it out.
April 26, 2012
white background
I started out really liking this game. The graphics were great, as were the sounds. I LOVED the music. Any time there is a spooky game, I generally buy it. But; when I got to the hidden object scene in the caravan, I got mostly white background with a few objects thrown around. I tried deleting & redownloading but it didn't help. DARN!!
April 29, 2012
Good game, but lacking
I was very excited to play this after loving the first Dark Dimensions. I was really pleased with the demo, so decided to buy.
I can't say that the game wasn't enjoyable, but there were several things about it that made it just not able to live up to City of Fog.
The Pros:
-the graphics are just as good as in City of Fog, which in my opinion is a very good thing. They are dark, but this is a dark themed game, so it's only appropriate for the atmosphere- but they weren't so dark that I found it impossible to see objects (just speaking for myself, here)
-The storyline was very interesting
-Puzzles were not too easy, a problem that I often encounter with other games of this type
-The music was very well done
The Cons:
-The acting was terrible and the voices didn't sync up. I ended up speeding through the last few cut scenes because they were so awkward.
-The storyline, while intriguing, got a little convoluted at times. At one point, I got really confused about what exactly was going on, so I went back and read through the journal, only to still be unsure.
While I did like this game, it wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be. I have not yet played the bonus game, and it's possible that I may not ever- I mainly purchase CE's for early access (and sometimes music, if the music is good). In any case, I wish I would have waited for the SE on this one. It just didn't feel worth the extra price to me.
May 5, 2012