Paris 1925
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Not fun
I was all set to like this game. A cub journalist investigating a murder in an art gallery in 1920's Paris? Sounds aw-some. For me, it was aw-ful. The first scene involved finding multiples of objects. The objects were tiny and dark, and just about impossible to find. The couple of puzzles I played were ok but thirty five minutes into the game I was done. The play stayed slow, as in the first scene and, while I enjoyed the "choose your direction" conversation with the art gallery owner, the difficulty moving along in the game just made it tedious, not fun.
October 1, 2012
Paris 1925
This game really surprised me!!! I really wanted to buy it, if for no other reason than for the contribution... This game is just there... Nothing fun... I don't know how many times I tried to put things where they belonged to no avail... Then when I did get all the items, it just sat there... Didn't know where to go... I'll not be buying this game...
October 1, 2012
Great Title -- Poor Execution
I downloaded this game because the title intrigued me. But alas, that's as far as the intrigue went.
Gameplay was very mechanical and jerky. By that, I mean there were numerous times when the screen went dark; or after I clicked on an item nothing happened for a second or two. Gameplay just didn't flow.
To add to my frustration, items were tiny and difficult to decipher. Another issue was the tiny script font used for the HO scenes and the dialogue. It was difficult to read because it was so small and light. In fact, I actually had a headache by the time I had finished the demo.
Considering that games are supposed to be fun, I don't recommend this one.
October 1, 2012
Boring as heck
Story line is horrible. Cut scenes are very slow with no skip and it's an all over bad game. BORING BORING BORING!!!!
October 1, 2012
Stay away from this one
Slow and boring game - there was hardly any back story to it. The hints took forever to reload. I felt it was no fun at all.
October 1, 2012
I got stuck after 15 minutes
In favor
Simple but fun. Cool interactif storyline about French painter.
In defavor
I got stuck after 15 minutes. I consider myself as a good intermediate level. I clic everywhere, the hint button wasn't working at all, and I couldn't find the HO item.
This game had good potential, I wonder if other will have the same probleme I had
October 1, 2012
Trs Cool Game
I really did not know what to think of this game and was stumped from the very beginning. It took me a while before I realised that this was completely different from what we have seen in a while and soon I found myself enthralled not only with the story but with the game mechanics involved. This is an unusual HOPA with a few surprises thrown in. The graphics at first appeared a bit date, 3D like but visuals were sharp. I was not able to access the opening menu until I started the game and then noted that there was only one play mode. With soft jazz music in the background, we find ourselves in Paris during the roaring 20s. (One thing I did note at the begining: did woman wear short skirts above the knees and high boots in the 20s?) Anyhow, We meet up with a young aspiring journalist, Edgar Lance, who finds himself entangled in a murder mystery involving a young artist found dead on the opening night of his exhibition. Lance must now investigate and we begin our adventure. There is alot to do inthis game so be prepared to answer questions, take interviews, play HO scenes that involve very small parts and pieces to puzzles, play min-games, take photos, write up articles to help solve the murder. We have our camera and our notebook and a hint that really was not very helpful. We have voice-overs but unfortunately no map. By the time I had completed the demo, I was hooked. Although there are things that are missing like unclear instructions and basically I had to fumble around just to find some items in the HOS, I really enjoyed myself and am quite curious in helping Lance investigate this murdur. I expect adventure lovers will find this game amusing but be warned, glasses will be required at time. Bon amusment!
October 1, 2012
I'll take a pass on this one
The story (based on the demo): You're an investigative reporter given a big story-a murder at a well-attended art showing. Who did it and why? In the course of your investigation, you come across some very interesting and disturbing info about the victim's hidden life.
This game is very flat. You do not have an option of challenge level. No vo's or video. No sparkles of any kind that I saw. Story is told in graphic drawings and dialogue boxes and lines, which you must read - there's alot of reading. No HOS's in what I played, rather, you're given lists of this many of this and this many of that to find which are scattered about each location and sometimes in drawers, cabinets and so forth. There were quite a few puzzles of the large pieces jigsaw picture type. Also, you take black and white photos using your camera, follow the sequence with typewriter keys and a few simple puzzles of that ilk. No map or journal but you do have a notebook you record facts and thoughts in. There is a hint button that was practically useless however the game is so simple and formulaic that is not an issue. There is no map. There is a lot of lag in changing scenes and performing searches in a location which I attribute to the game as I have a good laptop, lots of memory and high speed internet.
All in all, this game is obviously made on a low budget and becomes tedious quickly. I was glad when the demo was done. The storyline is mildly interesting but is a no buy for me, even at a low price.
October 1, 2012
below average
interesting concept but HO scenes so tiny cannot find many items spent more time on puzzles which were challenging and interesting making game worth some attention but overall disasppointing
October 1, 2012
Sewing or Sowing?
It's very difficult to write a review for a game that I thought was something totally different. Maybe it's a bad game because the description talks about someone "sewing" chaos across the city, and I'm thinking he's a mad tailor or something. I like to sew. It might be a fun game! But no, he's "sowing," not "sewing." Making such a basic mistake in the description of the game gives me no confidence at all that the game will be worth playing.
October 1, 2012