Skymist - The Lost Spirit Stones
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Beautiful game
This in an Interactive Hidden Object game from Mutant Games; please don?t be put off by the cartoonish graphics, the scenes are clean & sharp & the artwork is simply lovely. There are no voiceovers & the dialogue is skippable but the responses (which come from you as the characters ?interact? with you) in parts of the game are hilarious.
A princess is getting ready for her birthday party & she asks you to help but what you do causes all the prettiness to disappear & Skymist turns into a darker, dreary world & it?s your job to put it right. The H0 scenes are well laid out; some things will go into your inventory as you need them for a task.
The hint recharges at around 30 seconds & there is a mis-click penalty but you have to really go some for it to kick in. You get a journal which is very useful as it contains tips on what to do next; indeed sometimes it tells you exactly what to do next. However being partly adventure there will be times when you have to give some thought about what to do; for instance combining inventory items.
This is a beautiful game that won?t tax you too much but does need some thinking about occasionally.
December 17, 2011
Lacking in several areas
It's a bit short, but not terribly so.
Worst thing about it is that characters are annoying and poorly drawn. The rest of the art is decent, but not as good as most HOGs. Too much is dependent on the shadows from rendering (for those who know what I'm talking about)
The gameplay is just plain and unremarkable.
There's a bit of fun in it, but compared the the vast majority of HOGs, this is in the lower half.
Probably a good game for kids I'm thinking.
November 25, 2011
Interesting mix of challenges and visuals
I like the 3D computer graphics of the game and scenes and the fact that the HOS include special tasks you have to accomplish to solve each scene. Although it is not difficult it makes it more interesting. I also like the story line. A fun suggestion, give multiple choice answers in the dialogue so a player can control the direction the game goes in based on the answer given. Or even if the game goes the same way, having 2 choices of "reply" - like one funny and one serious - or one mean and one nice - or one dumb and one smart- would make it more unique and entertaining.
January 9, 2012
Fun Game
I really liked this game and found it entertaining
November 18, 2011
Decent Game but Not Very Engaging
"OK" is the best word I can think of to describe this game. The visuals are not terrible, but they're definitely not stunning. The story is rather trite and there's no voice-acting, just lines of text to click through. My favorite part of the game was the problem-solving aspect, although after a few levels everything started to feel repetitive. Overall, I think I'll probably forget everything about this game in a few weeks but it was decent fun while it lasted.
February 2, 2012
Lots of Hidden Objects
All-round good balance between frustrating HO settings and easy finds. Good game, good graphics, will enjoy again.
November 29, 2011