Time Dreamer: Temporal Betrayal
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Pleasant Game
Although not a challenging game, I liked it !
The adventure story is interesting, I like the theme - time travel.
The graphics are well done, is not noisy (a little music, very few voice over).
I liked the characters,.. HOS are not excessive and the whole game is easy.
A game to entertain, without having to keep rationalizing, sometimes it's good to change.
It has crime, betrayal... but does not have so much mystery. Have ghosts, but occasionally and they are effects that are part of the story and not the main theme.!
Because game is easy, it's relaxing.
Not the best of games, but entertains and amuses when you are tired.
February 8, 2012
Average length and fairly entertaining
As I had enjoyed the first one of this series I expected this to be more of a sequel than it turned out to be. The story line though rather muddled is easy to follow and the graphics are nice and clear. The mini games are inventive twists on old favorites and fit the narrative. The HOS are spread out, interactive and borderline junk pile but also fit the tale. Along with items acquired during the HOs you also pick up random articles spread out through the scenes. The tale is mostly linear though each chapter encompasses quite a few scenes so wear your tennis shoes.
This, I imagine, was suppose to be a suspenseful tale but the "time jumping" tended to take some of that away. All the same it did lend itself to a sense of urgency and little bits of quirky humor. I was interested in the story to the end. Not an "Amazing" game but entertaining and a nice change from the supernatural/horror games of late.
The wrap up at the end was a hoot...lol.
It also recommends you try both Casual and Expert levels as they have different mini games and altered HOS.
Happy Gaming!
February 7, 2012
SF story and adventure lovers will be happy
I am a SF story and adventure game lover who hungers for more of these type of games and less of the fairy tale games so, just on that basis, I bought this game right away after trying the demo. But beyond that threshold level, this is a very well done game considering it is a casual hidden object adventure and also a relatively inexpensive game. It reminds me of earlier games such as The Journeyman, a core adventure game that deals with time travel that I also enjoyed very much.
February 8, 2012
More like a dreamless sleep
I felt this game offered a lot of promise and interesting storyline, but if the demo is any indication it is just boring. I thought the graphics were very good, the cutscenes were also very good, and as I said the storyline looked to be interesting. No voice overs. At least to me, the intro implied that it was more adventure than HO, but definitely not the case.
During the demo, you jump several times without getting any sense of where the story was going. It seemed all you did was play HOs which were fairly easy junkpiles. There were some puzzles but again easy, and nothing new or varied. Most of time you spent running around looking for one item only to find out you now need something else to complete the task or talking to someone. Some of which had really nothing to do with the story like who was suppose to be doing what job. Really?
Waste of some great graphics and a good storyline.
February 7, 2012
fun adventure game
When the game first came out I checked the reviews and there were alot of negitive ones so passsed on it.When I thought about it there have been other games I bought that got really bad reviews and I loved them. Gave it a try and I really liked. Lots of action and the storyline is very good. It is worth the money and should be given at least a try. You might be surprised like me.
February 10, 2012
Nice sequel!
I loved Time Dreamer...great game. I love that they made a sequel to that interesting and fun game. I like the story..(already hooked). The graphics are so important, and they are just fine! It's a buy for me. Thanks Tiki's Lab for a new Time Dreamer! Thanks BF!
February 7, 2012
A slow and steady game
A hidden object / adventure game where you have the 'ability' to travel in time.
The storyline itself was moderately interesting, although it could have been clearer as to whether you were in past, present or future. There was a few 'time travel flaws' in the flow of the story.
There was also almost as many 'cut scenes' as there was game play, which made the game feel quite slow.
It was also not a long game - took me less than 3 hours on 'expert' without skipping puzzles or using hints.
The graphics were simple but nice. There weren't a lot of scenes, so you knew exactly where you were all the time, but still enough varierty not to bore you.
There was no voice-overs. The music was a little irritating, but volume could be adjusted.
The puzzles and hidden object scenes were quite easy.
Whilst the game could have been so much more than it was, and fell short of its potential, it was still enjoyable to play.
I would rate this 3 1/2 stars.
February 7, 2012
Suspenseful HOG
Stunning graphics and very gripping intro.
Storyline a little far- fetched but ok to follow.
Would have been nice if they had voice over all the text (a lot of reading).
HOS were good with most objects relatively easy to locate.
Mini-games not too challenging (except one).
Hint button fills relatively fast (but the hints actually gave a bit too much away).
Some of the instructions for the mini-games were a little difficult to interpret.
I found the manipulation of the crane to repair the windmill too difficult (skipped this puzzle).
Overall an enjoyable game. - only played for the trial period so don't know how it ends.
February 7, 2012
Great Game
Lots of HO, good storyline, going back and forth through time was interesting, HO were easy, puzzles some were easy some were a challenge. I really did enjoy this game.
February 10, 2012
Confusing But Fun
The HOG portions were pleasurable. Unfortunately, it wasn't until the very last HOG of the game that I discovered that the object's shape was shown if one paused their cursor over it. But in spite of that, I found the HOGs fulfilling, not too difficult nor too simple. The puzzles were challenging enough.
The graphics were pretty good too. The music, though tedious, at least was not annoying enough for me to turn it off.
The developers did a fine job with the English language and the grammar too was surprisingly good. However, there seemed to be a mishmash with the military. Terms from the Army and Navy were thrown about so I couldn't deduce the branch. Was it Navy? The young girl was flying a Navy plane. BTW, no civilian would be allowed to fly a military plane.
Then there were references to a private, second class. There is no such thing as a private, second class in the U. S. military. Also, there are no colonels in the navy. The equivalent rank for a colonel (0-6# in the navy is captain #0-6#. Yes, it is a bit confusing but it is the truth.
Towards the last of the game there was a U. S. Army officer's hat for field grade officers on a table but when you zoomed away from it appeared to be a Russian army hat.
The military uniform in the main building #hanging up on the wall# was also a mixed bag. No way would there be a red patch under the eagles of the colonel's rank. Also, the over-all color and cut looked strange for a U. S. military uniform. It seemed better suited for Eurasian military headgear.
I am mentioning just a few dubious details about the military presented in this game; they were abundant. Developers: If you don't know enough about a subject #such as our U. S. military) I suggest you don't use it in any future games. I liked the game enough to buy and play it but I winced constantly over the gaffes.
I'm giving this game a 3.5 if that were possible but I'll upgrade it to a 4 because there is no 3.5.
February 8, 2012