The Beast of Lycan Isle Collector's Edition
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nice story with nice pics but a bit to slow for me
I had to listen to all the dialogues. is there no skip button for all that chitterchat!
beautiful graphs though... It's a pity that there is so few to do in every scene. some scenes you just walk through.
November 25, 2012
Not up to par with a Collectors Edition
I did not like the game simply because of these reasons: The inventory items way to small, there was no real exciting mystery about the game, we were instructed so much on what to do, it was boring in so many places, puzzles were much to easy, the map should have had short cuts, at least I could not get them to work if it did. It is a short game and therefore I feel it is not worth the price of the Collectors Edition. I feel the game could have been put together much better then it was. This is a game I will not be buying even if it was not a Collectors edition. As far as the graphics and sounds, they were fine.
November 25, 2012
That's an hour I'll never get back...
First of all, this review is based on the 1-hr trial, only, played in Casual mode (I like to cover as much as the hour & game will allow during a trial)...
I was really looking forward to playing this game, as I'm a big sci-fi/fantasy fan, so the theme of werewolves sounded exciting, since there aren't a TON of those out there - yet. On the positive side, I liked the storyline so far: you're in a town to meet up with a girlfriend, only to be told that the Inn she was to meet you at says they've never heard of her and that you're their only guest. Later you find out she did sign in, but someone erased her name... You go on a search for her, see creepy wolf-like figures lurking about in the distance on occasion, and there are a couple of fun up-close "scares" where they're concerned.
There are very easy puzzles to solve to get items to use in future puzzles, etc. etc. This game seems light on the HOS, so if you're not a fan, take heart.
BUT, there are way more negatives than positives IMHO. The puzzles AND HOS are way too easy. The graphics are clear, good color, but many locations could be SO much more detailed it's almost laughable. Also, there doesn't seem to be enough tasks per location - at least during this first hour. Each room at the Inn I played, there were ONLY approx. 2-3 very simple things to do, highlighted with a big magnifying glass as soon as I moved in that direction. In hindsight, I should have started in the harder of the 2 modes of play -- unfortunately, changing level of difficulty mid-game was NOT an option -- believe me, I tried.
What I really didn't like, well, as I mentioned already, the graphics overall were really simplistic. In some scenes, such as the Inn's rooms, they were almost cartoonish; in the too-few-of others, they were *almost*-detailed once up-close i.e. when viewing a small pool of water with lilypads - so the developers showed they could have done so much better in the majority of scenes -- just so frustrating! C'mon guys & gals, we SO appreciate the effort when it's made throughout the game!!
I found overall the game to be too simple, too predictable, and much TOO much back-and-forth between those same, boring locations -- there is a map, but you cannot use it to "teleport;" too sad. Personally, I wouldn't think of purchasing this game unless I knew it was re-vamped AND more detailed. Especially since at this point the only "option" is the CE version -- Definitely NOT worth the $$!!
Just a footnote: If this were an old-fashioned board game, I would have looked on the box to see if I'd accidentally picked up a game that was for "Ages 8 - 80!" LOL
November 29, 2012
Not Impressed
I thought I would like this game but regrettably I did not. Based on the demo I was disappointed with it. Graphics and voice overs are ok but the lead character talks incessantly. There is a map but it is not a jump map so there is a ton of backtracking to do. Thank goodness there is some form of a map though because you would surely get lost with so many different locations to remember. I think the best thing out of the whole game is the strategy guide which is very well done and simplistic. Overall the game did not impress me much at all.
November 26, 2012
Nice...ish
To be quite frank it didn't grab me and I am not sure why: graphics are fine, progression is a bit slow but logical, puzzles are average, it is ok....it is just I had the impression of eating processed food rather than having a culinary discovery, I have had more thrills cooking an omelet!
For me there is nothing to write home about and I cannot say it is awful, just disappointing.
Would suit new players from beginners level to intermediate.
November 25, 2012
Navigation took away from a good story
I found myself frustrated with the navigation tools, and the fact that you could not interact with the scenes EXCEPT where the developer wants you to go. Too clunky, and simple for my tastes. The story was new though, which I am grateful for.
November 27, 2012
ok but not great
it was ok, but I wouldn't buy it, especially not the collectors edition
November 26, 2012
Don't buy
Gave this eight minutes. The cursor does not change so you have no idea whether you can move, pick up an object, zoom in or find an HO. So you have to randomly click everywhere. Complete wase of time.
November 25, 2012
Strange game!!!
This must be the wierdest game I've tried. Didn't like it at all and deleted it after 12 minutes. Poor graphics, dodgy sound quality. Don't know about the music as I prefer to play without it. Normally I give a game the full trial period but not this time. Just couldn't do it. Sorry Big Fish, but that's 2 bad games in less than a week. New MCF and now this one. OH DEAR !!
November 25, 2012
Beast of Lycan
Nothing wrong with the game. I just could not get into it. Sometimes that just happens. Happy gaming ya all.
November 25, 2012