Theatre of Shadows: As You Wish
3.9
5
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Excellent, but a bit flawed
The visuals in this game are absolutely stunning and the story is quite original. This game would have gotten five stars from me but for some minor issues, which I am sure the developers can correct in future games in what seems to be an incipient series starring Elu (the hero).
The mini-games are very original for the most part, but some of them had clunky controls. If I didn't have a 27" iMac, the HOS would have been impossible to complete without hints because a few of the objects were teensy. One HOS had an object mislabeled: I was looking all over for a "sheet". When I gave up and used a hint, the sheet was a leaf! Several objects had an "Mg" in front of the name. What is this? Magnesium? It made no sense, yet did not interfere with the hunt.
Overall, an excellent game that I thoroughly enjoyed.
October 20, 2012
superb value
I took me a full two days to play this game on the hardest mode possible, you have a choice of three and you will find game play to suit everyone in this game. Normally I can finish a game in a few hours, so it was excellent to find a challenging game. The mini play was not so difficult but game play is superb. The story will hold your interest, the graphics is very clear and the all round quality of the game is excellent. Very good value for money this one. I have no hesitation in recommending immediate purchase.
October 7, 2012
My favorite
My friend recommanded this game and I find it absolutely charming. The graphics, the story line, the mini-games are out of the ordinary and really enjoyable. I played the game in the medium mode and the difficulty was exactly right for me. Also, the variety of the mini-game is very wide and the HOS are not too frequent.
September 16, 2012
Awesome game
This is a great game. Not a lot of HOS. Mostly puzzles. There is a good mix of puzzles. I gave this game five stars because it has a great storyline. It's pretty long too. Hope you will enjoy it.
September 13, 2012
The Theatre of shadows As You Wish
what a good game , yes some of the items of hos were hard to find, but after a while I found got quite engrossed in the game, so much to do , so much variety , the map and being able to teleport was excellant. I found the graphics lovely very well done , by the look of the end looks like there could be a follow up to this game, OK by me enjoy it very worthwhile
August 18, 2012
Very good game
Really enjoyed this game. Well worth buying
August 15, 2012
This game is not for the beginner
I love this game. It is very challenging and the variety of puzzles are very refreshing. There are some beautiful graphics in this game and I love no voice overs, they're way too annoying. If you cant play on hard, this game is not for you. If you love challenge, buy it!
August 11, 2012
New, Different Game
This is a really different game. I am having so much fun with it. It is also challenging to know just what to do.
I haven't gotten but maybe half way through, but just had to stop and let everyone how enjoyable the game is to me.
I highly recommend it.
Give it a try
August 11, 2012
Tiring
I also expected lots from this game. Being an adventure fan I really thought it would be great, but this was not the case for me. For example, it took me half a dozen tries to make the spoon pick up the powder to make the fire extinguishers. I find that really annoying in a game, where objects that should react have the tiniest reactive "space". There is no excuse for that - it's just plain tiring. The rest of the game - jerky, dull and very one-dimensional. Not for me.
August 8, 2012
Rather cute little game
From playing the demo I quite liked this game, although it took me about 10 minutes to decide that I did. It didn't immediately grab me and I still think the story-line is weak. However, the mini-games are great fun and I thought the graphics were good. The cut-scenes are a bit basic and the hint system is not very clear but there is a task list, which is helpful and I found the game progress fairly logical to work out. This game will go on my 'maybe' list and I'll be interested to see what other gamers make of it.
August 8, 2012