Unfinished Tales: Illicit Love Collector's Edition
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My Favourite Developer ?
Elephant games are all excellently produced. They are long complicated and the mini games are always a challenge. I have bought almost all of their products except the Surface games as I really didn't like them. I had one glitch which is so unusual for Elephant as they test their games so well they run like clockwork no matter what computing issues you have and I have a heap. It seemed on this one though they were targeting a different audience. It had a Dark Parables feel to me which I felt they were trying to copy and frankly not well. If they want to attract this audience they need to adapt other areas of game play. It also was similar to Princess Isobella : A Witches Curse without the annoying fairy. Also I felt the sizing of the animals was all over the place. I think they should stick to what they do best Hallowed Legends; Mystery Trackers, Grim Tales and let the Dark Parable dev's do the fairytales which is why for my first rating for Elephant I can in all honesty only give four stars. Overall however I would recommend this game even if the storyline was not my cup of tea. Elephant always produce excellent games and I can say that if you play the demo you will end up buying it as I did
October 28, 2012
Same story, different day, but......
Elephant...need I say more? Okay, I will anyway. Very nice game. Excellent graphics, although a bit cartoony. Love the voice-overs and the added humor, i.e., what's your sister's name. Quick hint recovery, for a change, nice SG (although it quit after the first chapter and the game went on, which confused me for a second there).
Very nice game play. Easy games, nice HOGs. I love, love, love the jump map. I wish everyone would use those things! I admit that this was not a "gotta have it game," but I liked it, even with the same old story line, which is the only reason I down-graded the rating (actually wanted 4.5). This is a definite buy for me, especially with the special this weekend.
As always, try it for yourself. We all have different tastes in games and you may not care for it at all. Thanks for the reviews.
October 27, 2012
I Could Not Stand the Lead Character
The game itself was not bad at all- some of the settings were quite pretty- but I couldn't stand Thumbelina, the main character. She was way too sugary sweet (more like saccharine), and her alliteration of Ts was beyond aggravating. "Tumbling Teapots!" Ugh. She wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed either- "How could my Prince do this? She/He must be mistaken!" Stupid comments like that all over the place. I only played the demo, most definitely not buying, I ended up rooting for the witch (why are witches always portrayed as bitter and vengeful?). The prince would have had a far more interesting life being married to her than the empty-headed and sickeningly sweet and dumb Thumbelina. Oh yeah, and a game based on two women fighting over a hapless prince? It's obvious the developers were marketing this one towards women, so here's a tip: most of us are not solely obsessed with marriage and men.
December 1, 2012
Too much fairy land...
I bought this game without trying it out first. I usually don't do that, but this time I did. The game is pretty to look at. But the story is very young story bookish. Butterflies, dewy flowers, a lot of fairy land frewfrew. I think this game is to childish story bookish for me. It definitely is geared toward young girls. I am a older lady and I felt it was a little too much for me. So this game probably will be filed away and never played again.
October 31, 2012
Ehhhhh.....
Looks like I'm one of the lonely dissenters of this game. I found it to be as per usual, tho the graphics were nice, nothing outstanding at all.
The beginning was just a lot of busy play and not much sense or reason as why or how the play was directed.
"Unfinished" is a good title to sum it up in general because it appeared to be just another game of similar context yet it never even pulled together.
Just average and nothing special IMHO.
November 28, 2012
great for me!
Another great games from Elephant Games. I'm trully having fun and enjoy playing this game 'til end.
Thanks dev!
Love it and good job!
May 16, 2013
Elephant Games score again!
VERSION
Collector's Edition
demo
DEVELOPER
Elephant Games
GENRE
Hidden Object/Adventure
modern fairy tale
STORYLINE
You play as Thumbelina, just about to marry your prince when an evil witch, claiming the prince is betrothed to her, disrupts the nuptials, turns the wedding guests to stone, and absconds with the prince. It's up to you to rescue him and restore the Floral Kingdom to its glory.
GAMEPLAY
A transporter map is at your disposal, as is a hint system (which I did not use during the demo). There are tons of objects to collect both from HO scenes and from interactive portions of the areas themselves. The puzzles range from familiar to unique, but none are overly difficult. This is a game for a relaxing evening when you're interested in immersing yourself in the storyline, graphics, and experience.
TECHNICAL
No issues.
GRAPHICS
Quite beautiful! Since you're Thumbelina, many of the objects are oversized, lending a delightfully surreal and whimsical air to the game.
CUTSCENES
Short and appropriate with voiceovers.
MUSIC
Not intrusive, the music adds to the immersive experience.
SOUND
Lots of ambient sound as well as gameplay sounds.
VOICEOVER
Wonderfully done! The evil witch's voice is evocative of someone who has been betrayed and it out for revenge.
SUMMARY
Elephant Games keeps improving with each game they release. I will definitely purchase this one, though I may wait for the SE as I have a few free game codes expiring this month.
November 11, 2012
Great Game
WOW what a great gameplay ur kept on ur toes all the time there's no stopping and if ur stuck the help is great too she will tell U where to go
Ria
November 4, 2012
Fantastic phantasy world
I absolutely loved this game. Very good length too. The graphics and game flow are amazing. Storyline is the ususal, save the prince, but it was fun. Collect butterflies along the way, not hard to find. Minigames and HOGs are pretty easy although there were a few mind benders, for me anyway.
Beautiful sceneries and so much to do. Map will transport, but I like to walk the distance because this way you won't miss a thing.Very nice, imaginative graphics. I absolutely loved this game. Bonus also very good, you get to play the witch there
We need more games like this. These developers are still my favorite, and this game proves it once again. Thanks
November 4, 2012
Beautiful game
Another visually stunning game from Elephant, truly beautiful artwork. Ok so the story isn't groundbreaking, girl meets boy, another evil girl steals boy away, boy needs rescuing. However the story is well told and kept my interest.
There are plenty of achievements to aim for, and all attainable. Also keep your eyes peeled for those butterflies. The IHOGs are clear but still offering some challenge, and the puzzles are solvable logic thinkers. They have managed to give the puzzles a bit of a fresh twist so they have obviously put some thought in. I must admit a pen and paper helped me with a couple, but none were too hard not to be fun.
I also like the fact that the three difficulty levels were available during game play in the options. I played the 2nd one, and NO sparkles, huzzah!
The bonus chapter is one of the longer ones I've played and didn't feel hastily added as some do. The story does conclude nicely in the main game but the bonus gives a nice little twist. As someone who buys CEs for the bonus, I was quite happy.
Relaxing play but still with some challenge, decent length and a joy to look at.
November 2, 2012