Maestro: Music from the Void Collector's Edition
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Challenging without being too hard
A bit of back and forth as you find things and then go back and play the same HO to find something else, but overall, nice variety of puzzles.
Playing the violin to make "magic" is a little hokey because they light it up for you when it is time to use it, but if they increase the number of music scores and then you have to look through them for the right one to use, it may be better. I only played the demo and got two music scores, so I'm not sure if they are that much of a feature in the full version.
February 6, 2013
Another Winner
As the third installment this game is superb. Beautifully drawn, the games are challenging, the storyline is well thought out. It gets your attention right from the get go and keeps it through out the game. Very well done!! Congratulations again and waiting for the next.
February 1, 2013
Maestro: Music from the Void. Good, but not perfect.
The maestro series is from one of my favourite developners ERS Game Studios. I really wanted this third game.
First I have to say that Ers has listened to their fans and made an achievement in the game. (music instruments)
The story of the game is quite odd and very similar to the other Maestro games. The Legend of the Void is good, but if there were more details about the Void prince it were better. The sounds and the music are like in every Maestro game great! I like them so much. The soundtrack is awesome.
The graphics are good and there are many details in them. The hidden objects scenes are good too.
The game is quite an easy one. I only one time used the hint button in the game. Most of the puzzles were easy too. But there were some, that are difficould. So I can rate the level of chalenge with 4 stars.
My resume is, that this game is good for beginner players, but for advanced players it's may to easy and not enough storyline.
But the game is not bad. I rate it with 4 stars.
February 16, 2013
Average game, a bit dated, nothing new
TITLE?Maestro: Music from the Void
VERSION?Collector's Edition (full game)
DEVELOPER?ERS
GENRE?Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure (dark fantasy)
STORYLINE?You return as the Detective to solve the mystery of the disappearance of two students from the Academy, as well as the premature aging of the citizens of Vienna and the reanimation of the dead.
GAMEPLAY?Find keys and missing pieces of this lock or that puzzle. Troll through bizarrely placed piles of junk to do so. Repeat ad nauseum. Nothing new to see here. In fact, this is another step backwards for ERS (as Spirits of Mystery: The Dark Minotaur CE was). Overall play time was short as well. I don't understand the rave reviews on this one.
INTERFACE?There's no map?and there's a lot of backtracking. Instead, there's a fairly unnecessary journal. The strategy guide is on point, but not really necessary as this is an easy game as long as you make sure to thoroughly explore each area.
TECHNICAL?Lots of really bad translation errors in this one. "Scrap" on the list turned out to be a crowbar. "Nautilus" ended up being an origami boat. "Shawl" was a handkerchief?twice?and a foulard.
GRAPHICS?Inconsistent. Some backgrounds, close-ups, and HOS were well rendered and clear; others were washed out and amorphous. It seemed as if whoever did the cutscenes stepped in and did some of the in-game graphics?to the detriment of the game.
CUTSCENES?Choppy, cartoonish animation.
MUSIC?For a game based so strongly on music, the soundtrack was repetitive and annoying.
SOUND?I didn't notice any ambient sound, and the lack tends to detract, I think. Game sounds were typical for the series.
VOICEOVER?The Prince of Void's voiceover was decently evil, but Franois sounded like a spoiled child.
SUMMARY?This one just didn't suck me in like the first two in the series. It almost seemed like a throwaway "we have to finish the trilogy" game. I was honestly glad when it was over, and think ERS had better consider some quality control. Clearly, they're capable of putting together some amazing games (Gothic Fiction: Dark Saga, Spirits of Mystery: Song of the Phoenix). But their last couple of releases have been lacking. I'd recommend this as a DD if you have the rest of the series. Otherwise, skip it.
February 21, 2013
Maestro Well Done....Bravo!!!
This game is very well done. I have all the Maestro games and they are outstanding. I give it 5 stars because the grafics. HOS and mini games were outstanding. I will not discuss the storyline as everyone wants to give it away. I did however find the game to stick at times and have trouble moving from one scene to the next. However I still give it 5 stars. You even have collectables to use later in the game. If you like good music and grafics and a great storyline, then this is the game for you. Happy gaming fishies...
February 11, 2013
Another great ERS HO game
I played the demo of this in casual mode and I enjoyed the story, a familiar line about searching for lost children. The HO scenes are a mix of traditional lists of items to find and find the shape that fits the silhouette in a logical sequence. I turned the music off as I found it dreary and annoying. The VOs and cutscenes added to the story. There are collectibles in the form of musical instruments - what else indeed in this game.
February 5, 2013
Were those shadows speaking parseltongue?
Another glorious game from one of my favorite developers !!
~ Unusual and Interesting Storyline - 2 students vanish from a private music lesson in Vienna whose talents are to be used to release the Prince of Void. (not to be confused with the Prince of Parties)
~ Glowing violin that needs to be found and used by the player.
~ 3 modes of play
~ 25 musical instruments to collect to unlock a "surprise". Will the Orchestra of Void give us a concert?
~ Interactive HOS - some HOS with puzzles INSIDE them and many music related puzzles to solve.
~ Extras include Music,Concept Art,Movies,Wallpaper,Screensavers,Calendars and other bonuses.
~ Glowing Purple Musical Notes to indicate HOS - How cool is that?
5 Stars *****
January 31, 2013
Superb HOPA! Use Music to Solve the Mystery!
Take the challenge, and save the students! Use the Maestro?s violin to dispel the Shadows! A spooky undertaking, but great fun. The overall theme is dark but the artwork is beautiful and the music is mesmerising. Fabulous cutscenes and well-acted voice overs enhance the adventure, and you don't have to be musically inclined to really enjoy the gameplay.
The first cutscene is stunning! It draws you into the story. When roses turn to skulls, the scene is set for what is to come. The story plays out with plenty of colour. The sinister tone is enriched by vivid graphics. The hint button recharges quickly, and provides plenty of help. Inventory is used quickly so the lack of a map is not an issue. There's also a journal. I especially liked the interactivity of the HOS. Shapes instead of a list and, once an item is located, it is used to find another. The puzzle content is relevant to the story and fun to solve.
As expected, musical matters go with you throughout the game, the sites you visit, the HOS, the mini-games, even the collectibles. Where but Vienna could you find such an intriguing combination of music, mystery and madness!
Played the demo and bought the series. First rate entertainment! Don't miss it!
January 31, 2013
$20?????
This game is terrible. It took me less than 3 hours to complete it. For the amount they are charging for it, I expect significantly more hours of entertainment. The music is terrible - especially for a game with a MUSIC THEME. Graphically speaking - I know this is picky, but as a violinist, the visuals were terrible - you would not play a violin like that. The bow does not go over the fingerboard - then again, if you did play it like that, the sound quality would be about what you got from the digital music in this game. Enough said.
February 2, 2013
Getting shorter and shorter....and sloppier graphics
I love this developer and bought the CE on that alone. However it really felt repetitive and nowhere near as entertaining as I expected. I'm quite fond of the active characters but there was very little of that in this game. It was a good game but not really worth the CE price...it just felt...well blah.....lifeless.....and the same thing over and over. The HO's were messier and not clear as they usually are. Going to be very cautious about my next purchase from this developer. :(
February 1, 2013