Live Novels: Jane Austen?s Pride and Prejudice
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Not the worst game ever, far from the best
Likes: Beautiful scenes, the way in which the storyline was prensnted was ok, could have been a lot better, but wasn't terrible.
Dislikes: Game play was very stagnant and was not fun, the HOS were quite difficult in my opinion and were also not fun.
I kept playing this game because I'd paid for it and wanted to see how it played out, the end of the game was lacking and could have been a lot better. The only thing I enjoyed about this game was the beautiful scenery, the rest was poor. It is a difficult game in that you don't get any interactive help beside hitting the "hint" button. I would not recommend this game.
November 20, 2012
Didn't think it was all that bad
I'm really in two minds about this one. The HoG scenes are beautiful and the interaction is interesting, the objects are challenging to find. The music is soothing as well.
However - I'm not sure if i can get over what the devs have done to one of my favourite novels. The modernisation is appalling - someone is described as 'cute'!) The cut scenes showing the story are all over the place but if you can ignore that i think this game could be a grower.
In my case i will wait for a free game or catch of the day before buying this one.
August 9, 2012
DISAPPOINTING
While the overall look of the game is beautiful and well done, the way the game progresses is tedious. The HOGs were what I hoped for, rich and done with period items, and the puzzles were wonderful, especially the painting puzzles. But finding the little bits and pieces of things needed to move the story along was boring when it wasn't frustrating. I played the hour but only to get from one HOG to another.
This is not a game I would recommend.
July 26, 2012
So what, it's not murder and death
This was a bright and relaxing game. It has a slight scroll from side to side. Music good and graphics are nice.
I see a lot of people have thumbed this game down. To each his own, but it is a pleasant game. I think a lot of the dislike stems from the fact that it is NOT full of DEATH, DARK, AND THE OCCULT. Lately it seems that is all people will play and anything else can go in the can. That is silly.
This game offers a nice enjoyment that is safe for all ages. I highly recommend giving it a fair shake folks!!
July 25, 2012
Not such a bad game....
First, I must say that even though this is not the best game in the world, it is pretty decent... Not to much dialog, just enough to get the story told. People say it's boring??? It is not so boring in the least. Thought it was pretty cute. So, it's not the most sophisticated game. It was fun.
July 25, 2012
Not my kind of game
Only played 10 min of the trial, then deleted. Boring
July 25, 2012
How to Marry a Rich Man
I've never read Jane Austen, but it seems the only goal for a young woman in that time period, was to marry a rich man! Anyway, found the game tedious (as someone else mentioned, it is very similar to another game recently shown on BF).
Thanks, but no thanks.
July 25, 2012
good PC filler
Based on FULL hour Demo:
one game level
Music mellow
Artist concept drawing between scenes
FROG (Fractured Object Scenes) tend to go from monochrome to bright
Some Object are difficult to see (white on white sort of thing)
Hint refills at about 45 second-I used it alot
Click Penalties & sometimes has dialog to tell you you misclicked (really?)
Overall a relaxing game to wile away an afternoon if you want a non-demon, non-gory, family friendly type of game
or if you are at end of month & need to burn a punch code or get you card punch for a freebie
**On personal note I find Jane Austin books kinda funny in todays world. More a comedic story line.
July 25, 2012
Prefered the book !
Played 30 minutes of the game and after reading the other really bad reviews, I started to wonder if it had been worth downloading.
In fact I'm sure quite a lot of fishies will enjoy it.
Only one game play mode.
Hint refills quickly.
You have to find a lot of objects, either in H0 or all over rooms (silhouettes).
You can move to either side of the room to see more. Items are sometimes difficult to spot, looking like the background.
Graphics are pretty good.
Annoying thing, texts keep appearing if you make a wrong click.
An enjoyable game for straight H0G lovers, well worth a punch card credit. If you were expecting something better, re read Jane Austin's book..... ;)
July 25, 2012
Does not do justice to the novel
As a huge Jane Austen fan, I was really disappointed with the game. The HO scenes are contrived and don't mesh with the story at all, and huge parts of the plot are passed over without explanation. If you don't know the novel well, the game would make no sense at all. (To give a good example of a game based on a classic novel, see The Great Gatsby.#
With regard to actual game play, there are long load times between screens. In many cases, you have to go back and forth between screens to collect everything, so having to wait for the scene to load #again and again) is annoying. And the graphics, though lovely, are not precise enough to explain the load time.
What I did like: it was challenging, and you're not looking for pasted-in cell phones and computer disks in the 18th century. And it's not another occult/horror game, which is the main reason I'm clicking 'yes' for 'recommend this game'.
August 20, 2012