Pathfinders: Lost at Sea
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A pure and straightforward HOG.
Hidden Objects lovers should be happy playing this typical HOG which doesn't offer any activities and has only a few conventional puzzles.
The emphasis is on the HO Scenes which account for 90 % of the game.
The total linearity prevents any kind of exploration and the only difficulty is to find the tiny hidden objects scattered throughout overcrowded HO Scenes that follow one another without interruption.
The cursor goes whirling around every 3 misclicks, and hints take a bit of time to re-up.
The graphics are nice and bright and the main musical theme rather pleasant save that is turns in loops, and that is irritating.
A game suitable for rainy days that will bring sunshine into your home since the [lack of] action takes place on a tropical island one day the sun was out.
Recommended only in case of bad weather.
Note: Review based on the demo
January 16, 2012
Straight hidden object game
This is definitely a game for hidden object lovers as each scene will present you with a word list; there are mini puzzles within the scenes, find the matching pairs, balance a scale, spot the difference, get the gears moving, etc; these all add interest to the gameplay & there is a skip button.
The objects can be quite difficult to find as many are well hidden; there are scenes within the scenes such as a suitcase to open to find some items. In addition your camera will take pictures & these are used as inventory items.
There is no choice in the mode of play, no timers & a hint that recharges in 60 seconds. The scenes are varied & well drawn although many of them are really just junk piles & can take time to make sense of the mess.
You will want to play your own music but if all you want to do is find items this is a good choice to play.
April 30, 2012
Beautiful HOG
Absolutely brilliant graphics, music a bit much at times but manageable. Love the surprise puzzles, interesting story, IHOG's in every scene at time a bit difficult to find, however the Hint button recharges rather quickly. It is a must for any straight HOG collector and you can?t beat the price.
May 16, 2012
Lost at Sea is good
I keep track of my reviews on my game list and just saw that i wrote "nice junk-pile Hidden Object game, items not always clear and I've put a note to say that if part 2 comes along that I would go for it. Hope this helps.
May 16, 2012