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JudyAdams

9 hours ago

User review by JudyAdams

5

I played Rite of Passage: Child of the Forest, AFTER I purchased it as a "bundle" from Big Fish. The first one I played was OK; but Child of the Forest, I thought, was EXCELLENT. It was greatly improved from the original Rite of Passage. I loved the hidden object scenes - they were unusual; sometimes finding written hidden objects; sometimes visual hidden objects; sometimes hidden objects were hiding other things necessary to the game.

I also loved the mini games. They were varied and interesting and made sense. I also liked that most of the objects found to continue forward in the game were in the general area of where they were to be used. You didn't have to go all over the place to find inventory items then backtrack many screens to use them.

I have purchased, and played, more than 400 hidden object games in the past few years. Of the many I have played, I think this is one of the most enjoyable ever.

I will most definitely purchase any "Rite of Passage" sequels in the future.

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Locke Lee

May 20, 2013

User review by Locke Lee

5

The art is beautiful and lush, while the story itself is close to superb with some involving and intriguing characters set in a twisted & dark fantasy realm.

You'll find nothing really new or unique just made much better then other games of the same genre. The hidden object scenes require you to find related items, rather then different objects so they're not my favourite. (Easy enough to finish though.)

The best part for me is the interaction on the maps and figuring out which items triggers what and not the puzzles themselves or hogs as they feel like recycled material.

One thing I didn't like much was the shade popping up on you for mistakes. (You would know what I mean when you play it.) He definitely is pretty creepy looking and may scare little kids.

Overall, I'd give this like 4.5/5, not a perfect rating as I believe hog games have a lot more room for innovation, but as far as hog games go that I've played so far this one ranks on top.

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gETkAT

May 20, 2013

User review by gETkAT

2

Sloooooooooow, booooooooooooooring, meandering.... The creepy voice overs (yuck). Could not be bothered to finish.

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picard25

May 20, 2013

User review by picard25

1

As the review said there are too many times you have no idea what to do or,when searching for multiple items how many you require.Had potential but did not live up to it.

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greengem418

May 20, 2013

User review by greengem418

5

Another great addition to the Mystery Trackers series.

Graphics, as always, is what reels me in aside from the very original storyline, and adventure aspects. Highly enjoyable cut scenes, with some very common puzzles, but with it's own Elephant Games twist, and lots of HOS.

It took me longer to finish the game due to the fact that I failed to realize there was an interactive map, so I did a lot of backtracking. I always get so into the game that I almost always miss this. Oh well, still completed it, so whatever. There was really no lag for me during scene transitions so it wasn't that bad.

Elephant Games delivers once more - Keep em' comin'!

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greenguppy

May 20, 2013

User review by greenguppy

4

Great game. Was thinking about trying it and then took note of the sale at BF this weekend so I went ahead and bought the CE. The game was good. Lots of wandering around with a great interactive map which showed areas needing attention. Found that very useful but had to make myself move normally through the game rather than always jumping so I could enjoy the way the sections linked and stay more with the story. The story worked well, the music wasn't problematic and the graphics fit the atmosphere of the game. Various types of HO from list oriented with some interactive and the place the object, which I'm not fond of but they found tolerable in this game. Puzzles on the easy side, taking little to master but there were several that took more than 1-2 minutes, as in 5-10 which I consider quite good. If they take me 15 plus minutes they are great puzzles, assuming they are not just tedious which none of these were. Nevertheless, there were no new ideas either.

The various portals of time provided much opportunity for varied game play and avoided boredom which you can easily fall into in some games where you play the same scenes multiple times. Strategy guide not critical in this game, as the interactive map helps you figure out what to do next. The bonus chapter was decent length so no complaints there. No excessive coaching or other time fillers, which some games will overuse. Not at the top of my game list but definitely replayable and definitely a good guy.

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Robertnico

May 19, 2013

User review by Robertnico

5

a phenomenal game again! This game can compete with the best games of this year.
Not a word of criticism, absolute top!!!!!

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Miranda22

May 19, 2013

User review by Miranda22

4

I played the SE of this very standard adventure HOG and found it to be very playable, if nothing out of the ordinary. In this one, you have to free 3 souls from a cemetery before you can free your dog which is being held captive until you complete the tasks. Each of the 3 souls has its own story and group of search locations, so you get lots of places to look around without getting lost on a gigantic playing field. There is a jump to map with indicators of tasks remaining or everything done. Different types of HO hunts: standard list based, 15 of "X", and finding objects matching silhouettes in order to solve minor puzzles. Good variety of mini games, although still too much of the lock opening to suit me. Can be skipped after short wait. Graphics moderately grainy, but things still visible. Twice I had to look at a walkthough as the hint just kept circling an object I knew I had to use, but didn't know WHERE. Hint didn't show the "where", only the "what". Points off. Overall workmanlike execution, but probably nothing I would replay.

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Vicki_S

May 19, 2013

User review by Vicki_S

1

I've been hoping for some good TM games and this isn't one of them.

The graphics look very cheap, and gameplay isn't explained well. There doesn't appear to be any storyline. I gave up on this game after 5 levels and I can't understand why the reviewer gave this 4 stars, I would've given 1/2 if possible.

Pass on this game, its not worth it.

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astroasis

May 19, 2013

User review by astroasis

4

I thought this game was fun and definitely worth playing.

The story is the usual "adventure around the world, looking for artifacts and solving mysteries" tripe, so there's not much to say about it. It wasn't terribly dull, but it wasn't very interesting, either.

The cut scene cartoons were cute and colorful - a nice change from the usual serious tone of some games.

The sounds were nice. Satisfying tinkly sounds when you find objects - and even different tinkles for when you find a "bonus" object versus when you find a regular object.

The HO scenes are split up between looking for objects on a list, looking for specific parts of the overall image and looking for broken up parts of objects. Usually, I dislike the "broken up parts of objects" kind of seek-and-finding, but I found it less annoying in this game. The parts were, for the most part, cleverly hidden. Some were actual "objects" in the scene, others were cleverly blended into other objects in a way that kept them from appearing too "pasted on" (which is the usual problem with "broken object" HOGs).

There are some good puzzles in here. They range from simple to amusingly complex. I enjoyed most of them.

I wouldn't say it was very challenging. There were a few spots where I had to get a hint (and I always found the hints very helpful).

Overall, I found this game to be a fun little diversion that doesn't take itself too seriously. I'd recommend it for those looking for a light-hearted HOG that won't tax them too much.

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