Witch Hunters: Stolen Beauty Collector`s Edition
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Expected more from a CE game
I was very excited when this game first came out. But my excitement cooled very quickly after I started to play. I had just finished playing Dark Parables: Rise of the Snow Queen CE and perhaps I was spoiled by that amazing game. Witch Hunters has great graphics but lacks in too many other areas. The plot is lackluster with no real tension. The witch appears in a puff of black smoke, cackles an evil pronouncement, makes a lame attempt to hamper the heroine then disappears again. <yawn> I also thought, like another reviewer, that the music didn't fit the game, especially the music for the HOGs. This game should have had voice-overs as well and something extra like cursed objects. Otherwise it's just a really long SE with lots of back and forth which gets a bit boring after a while. Also, I would have like a bit more backstory at the beginning regarding the witch and the school. Grandmother just happens to mention her name and oops! there she is! I realize this is just a hidden object game, but this seems like a bigger plot hole than usual.
Personally, I wish I would have waited for the SE to come out. As a CE, this game falls short.
August 27, 2012
I AM EXHAUSTED!
Waaaaay too much back-forth-to-fro for absolutely no reason whatsoever! Gawd...really developers?
It honestly seemed as if the developers randomly tossed interactive items all over the place without any other reason than to UP the game's playtime clock. AND without a map, I was forced to play the game on the lowest difficulty possible; so as to use the HINT as arrow guides back/forth to where I needed to go. Of course, I guess I could have kept copious notes...but what's the fun in that? I dreaded a new location opening, and usually I LOVE that part of a game. Beautiful graphics, and fun things to do...but the blatant overuse of back/forth really ticked-me-off! I don't appreciate being sold an average length game disguised as a long one!
BONUS CHAPTER....I also was unable to gather the 3rd board (or keep it after I gathered it), and the few minutes it took me to actually find the BONUS CHAPTER after all the back/forth in the main game was a complete frustration overload for me! Thanks for all the aggravation with this one! Too bad too, because the graphics and basic principal of the game is OUTSTANDING!
....But, what will players remember - outstanding graphics or gameplay aggravation? (I would bet the latter!)
My rating is reduced to a THREE-STARS because even though the visuals were top-notch, I had to deduct from that all the trouble I went through to play it.
September 3, 2012
Bad game
I couldn't stand playing this game long enough to make it through the demo. It's an awful, tired story that isn't even well told. The artwork is mediocre as is the game play. HOS are cluttered. There isn't much positive to say about this stinker. Make sure you try it before you buy it.
August 22, 2012
A Good Game But Definitely Not A Collector's Edition
This review is based on the demo of this game since I'm not buying it. At least this collector's edition version I'm not.
The story: You take on the role of Angelica who has had her beauty stolen by a witch who is robbing her along with others of their beauty.
This only shows the first 2 chapters of the demo but according to the game forum I guess there are 8 chapters plus a bonus chapter??
The 3 play modes and I played the hardest mode.
The HOS (hidden object scenes): I believe I did 5 during the demo time. All found by word list. A couple in the list are a green color where you have to move something to get to them.
Puzzles: I only came across 2: A hexagon puzzle where you have to match up the pieces to match the symbols and a puzzle where you have to press the bricks in the correct order to open a door.
You also find 12 snake keys and I found 4 of them during the demo time.
In some scenes there is also a green eye or yellow tag attached to your cursor are to do "special powers" as you move forward in the game.
There is no map, journal, voice overs.
Strategy guide stays where you left it.
The hint/skip charge up pretty quick
My overall impression of this game:
I'll start off with what I liked: I found the story to be good even though yes it's been done before. The graphics are also very good. The puzzles while I'm not a fan of these I did them with no problem as I didn't have to skip them.
Now for why I don't think this is Collector Edition worthy:
There are no voice overs which is a must for me being a collectors edition. Yes I know some don't care and that's fine but paying twice as much for the game that should be an option for those like myself who do care as the people who don't care can also turn it off.
The music while it started off really good however pretty much the same music played over and over again so I had to stop the madness, cut that off and pull the plug on the music as that was grating on my last nerve.
I also wish the HOS would of been interactive as just "moving something" out of the way I don't consider interactive.
There's also no map, journal, Only shows the first couple of chapters as I had to go to the forum to see how many chapters this has. Yes while it's true just because a game has a lot of chapters doesn't necessarily make it a long game but you can kinda gauge it from where you left off in the game when time was up to get an idea of how long the game may be.
I also never encountered any of these "special powers" as that didn't explain in the tutorial as once again had to go seek out the game forum to see what the green eye and yellow tags attached to the cursor was all about.
Also those who are interested in the screensavers and wallpapers well those are locked until you complete the whole game. What good are they then after you complete the game? By that time you're ready to move on to the next happening game. No other extra like achievements I've seen in other games. Just no extras as some others have mentioned.
The harder mode also had some glints of what you're suppose to do.
Oh and what's up with the review telling others to ignore less than favorable reviews? Just because they loved this game doesn't mean I or anyone else has to. Just like me thinking it's not collector edition worthy doesn't mean others should feel that way. As I always say: Give it a whirl and decide for yourself.
Thanks anyway Big Fish and developer while I don't think this is collector edition worthy I'll await the standard edition.
August 21, 2012
I tend to bore easily which makes it difficult to find games I can truly enjoy and Witch Hunters Stolen Beauty was most definitely a game I enjoyed
The graphics were extremely clear. The mini puzzles varied between difficult and easy which I feel makes a game more interesting rather than too hard or too easy. The story line was well thought out. I would recommend this games and any other that follow this one.
August 17, 2012
Witch Hunters Stolen Beauty
I have enjoyed playing this game. It is not too long or too demanding . The graphics are really good , no dark scenes where you can't find anything. The story is OK and the bonus was good.
September 2, 2012
Loved this game and the CE is a must!
The storyline is great! The CE bonus play is interesting, different locations, and comes with a "twist" in the plot!
It was a challenging game and, though there was a lot of travel between scenes (requiring your memory to recall where you needed to go once you had found an item or clue), this simply kept it out of the "too easy" category.
Good graphics, puzzles and HO scenes!
August 23, 2012
Witch Hunters: Stolen Beauty
I like this game, I do enjoy the music and whilst not to everyones taste to me it is good. The hos are good although I have to say only early into the game, but I enjoy interactive hos and although very similar to other games involving one witch or another, lovely clear graphics and scenes, if at the beginning it takes too long to get on with the game skip it --- I do and don't feel I have missed anything, enjoy I know I will
August 19, 2012
I could have kept playing but the demo was over.
Another great game from BFG. The hint button can be used as an arrow quide to find out where to go next. Very convenient, especially when you forget where something goes. The HO scenes are clear even though you don't think so at first. Your eyes seem to adjust and I found everything without much difficulty. I played casual mode so it wasn't too hard. When I get better I will advance to higher difficulty levels which this game has. The story line was intriguing and the graphics were good. Very interesting game.
August 16, 2012
Good but not great
As much as I usually like this type of theme, it didn't quite grab me the way others like this have. It still seemed to be well developed with the exception of the wording coming up a little on the slower side and some slowness in some scene transitioning. I wouldn't be interested enough in buying the CE but possibly the SE instead. Still fun to play though so give it a try anyway!
August 16, 2012