Drawn: Dark Flight
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Fantastic series
The Drawn series is one of my favorite HOS series on the market. The soundtracks are lovely, the art style is gorgeous, and the storylines really kept me hooked! The puzzles are challenging enough to be interesting but not so much so that any are impossible to solve. Even the voice acting was tailored to the characters, which is something I definitely can't say about all of the HOS games out there--and trust me, after you've played a bunch of HOS games, you really appreciate the little details that the design team includes for you.
For me (on a Windows 7 Home), all 3 games were completely glitch-free and ran like a charm. Highly, highly recommended.
November 19, 2011
Not for everyone.
If you are not particularly adept at solving puzzles regarding spacial thinking, be prepared to skip every single puzzle in this frustrating game. Gorgeous. Frustrating. Hints are more clear than in the first game, some so simple you laugh, but mostly so complex you walk away. Why can't the puzzles be more varied?
November 28, 2011
Entertaining and Engaging
The entire Drawn series has a fantastic story, and the graphics are beautiful so no complaints there. At times, it can be a bit difficult to figure out where to go/what to do next but with a bit of persistence things fell into place. The gameplay is a bit different from other games you can find on BFG and that is much appreciated. This is a worthy sequel to the original, Drawn: The Painted Tower.
November 23, 2011
Good Story like the First Game
Like the first game, this game did take me approximately 6-7 hours to finish, but it was not without it's challanges. Some puzzles took me awhile to figure out and I did have to use Franklin to help me when I so stuck that it was frustrating. I would not complain too much about the length of the game being too short like some of the other reviews because most of Big Fish's games are known to be similar in length of approzimately 6-8 hours gameplay time for me. What I look for is how good the story is, how challenging the puzzles are, and how well dawn the graphics are, which this game did a rather good job doing.
November 20, 2011
A Satisfying Continuation of the Story
You start with the choice of difficulty level: Casual (with tutorial) or Experienced (without tutorial). I chose Experienced.
Options include Music, Sound Effects, Brightness (oh, YES!!), Full Screen, Aspect Ratio (stretch to fit the screen, where applicable) and Custom Cursor. There is also a Reset to Default button in case you want to change it back to the way it was when you opened the game.
The Extras button on the main menu will take you to the pages where you can buy the games (Drawn: The Painted Tower; Drawn: Dark Flight), the Credits and/or the Forums.
HINTS are "tiered" and refillable. Click for a hint, get a general idea of what you should be doing; click again and get more specific instructions. Basically, the hints walk you through what you need to know.
I like that the game's toolbar disappears unless you mouse-over it. It's so nice to be able to see all of the artwork and not have it cut off.
Dark Flight takes up right where The Painted Tower left off. I highly recommend playing the first Drawn game before you play Dark Flight, but the game creators have added enough story that you won't be totally perplexed if you didn't play Painted Tower first.
The Drawn games are story-driven adventures, so if you don't like stories in your games, these probably aren't for you.
The music, the gameplay, the voices... even the scenery is very similar. We visit some familiar locations, but from different angles - beautifully done, devs This was an absolute must-buy for me after only 10 minutes of the demo. It was enough for me to know that this game has the same high production values as the first Drawn game.
There is just one more thing I'd like to mention: When you exit the game, you are automatically taken into a video-preview of Dark Flight. It is beautifully done, majestic and thrilling... except that you will see it every time you exit the game. Or NOT! I thought I saw someone griping about this, but it's easily skipped - just hit the ESC key! My only gripe is that exiting the game also automatically takes you to the CE purchase page. A slight annoyance, but one I can easily live with.
December 17, 2011
So Beautiful!
Drawn: Dark Flight is the sequel to Drawn: The Painted Tower. The storyline picks up where the last one left off, where you are helping Iris to light the beacons to her kingdom to defeat the evil usurper king. This is a quality adventure game.
The graphics are beautifully done, and the puzzles are challenging. The music is beautiful. The sensory quality of this game is just great. My only complaint is I would have liked to have had a map, because I got lost a few times. But, if you like adventure games, this one is definitely worth a look.
December 5, 2011
A Refreshing Change
Loved it! The story line carries throught the game. Some of the graphics may appear to be elementry, but that is deceiving. The puzzles are challenging, even for the experienced. The background music isn't earth shattering.
Throw caustion to the wind; this is only one of a few games that I would pay to play again and again. I would highly recommend this game for all levels. The hint process is helpful for the novice and you don't have to use it.
I bought the latest game in the series knowing that the last (or first) installment was deamed by some to be too short. I don't care; it is that good of a story.
December 2, 2011
Love the Graphics!
Awesome story line! The visuals are great! You really get drawn into this game and get into character!
November 29, 2011
2nd Drawn even better
This is the second installment in what appears to be a trilogy, but I hope not.
I love this game and the entire series. The graphics are gorgeous, the storyline is good, and the puzzles are a bit challenging without being overmuch.
This series is so unique and innovative it makes it hard to describe. But I can say that I have played these all several times and still enjoy them.
I hope there is a 4th or at least another that keeps the same type of play.
I highly recommend this and the entire series.
January 13, 2012
Boring, but better than Painted Tower
This second in a series shows tremendous improvement in game play over Drawn 1. Finally the hints actually help, but still imagination and trial and error are not enough and one must follow the walk-through like a cook book. No imagination needed here. The story line is good and the graphic animations are very nice, but it is not enough to raise this game from a follow the dots cook book task to a real HOS game. I was bored and the game was not very much fun because I used the walk through so often. In many games I have not needed the walk through at all.
The technical problems also are as bad as or worse than the first Drawn. The voice of characters never worked until the poster performer and the notes from Iris were illegible. I only had to exit and restart twice if I remember correctly. While this may have been a learning experience for the creators, it was not much fun to play. Forget it.
December 20, 2011