Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Let's travel: Big City Adventure Video Games Part 1

Did you ever wanted to explore Big Cities of the world? I know i did. Hopefully one day I will. But for the time being I can't, but still I can peak inside through hidden object games. My favorite video game developer for this kind of video- games- Big Fish made whole series of games to take you through different locations in Big Cities. Here goes the list:

1) Big City Adventure - San Francisco (PC): 


Poke your nose around beautiful San Francisco. It's a beautiful adventure in the north of California. Search through famouse places in the town for hidden objects and just have fun.

Click on the link below to try it for free or buy it:



2) Big City Adventure: Istanbul (PC):


From California to Turkey? Why not! I know that I would just love that kind of life. Explore this mysterious and thrilling town. Pack your bags and let's go!

 Click on the link below to try it for free or buy it: 

 

 

Big City Adventure: New York City (PC):


From Istanbul to New York? Yes! Let's explore the Big Apple, one of the biggest cities in the world. Lots of thrilling places where you can go. It's a city of thousand wonders.

 Click on the link below to try it for free or buy it: 


 

1) Big City Adventure: Sydney, Australia (PC):


Let's visit a place where it's always warm and this way you don't have to be afraid of all those deadly animals.They can't get you through your computer screen. Anyways- Sydney was a town of my dreams before I started to dream about Tokyo, so it's really dear to my heart. 

 Click on the link below to try it for free or buy it: 


If you love to travel but don't have time or money to do it right now- maybe a great way to do it is through video games. For me video games are always a way to get lost in my dreams and fantasies. 


Author: 

Ana Marija

 

 

Monday, November 24, 2014

Agatha Christie Video Game List

We all know winter is such a lazy time of year. What's better than poking your nose into someone else business? Well, detective stories is all that. Investigating secrets.
This time Agatha Christie got my attention. Here is a small list of Hidden Object Agatha Christie games:

                             Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile (PC)

 


This is a detective story story that sets in Cairo, Egypt. Of course- you are searching for a murderer, but the story line is really complicated and this point and click game gives you the thrills of Egypt and playing as Poirot, the famous investigator that we all love.

Click here to by the game or try it for free: 



                     Agatha Christie: 4:50 from Paddington (PC):

 


Its a great detective story about the murder that happens in the train. You must look through many hidden objects to find pieces of the riddle- who is the murderer, What made him do it?


Click here to by the game or try it for free: 



                             Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly (PC)

 

Another Poirot story. You are invited to Nasse House where you play a thrilling mock murder game- but the real problems start when the real murder happens.

Click here to by the game or try it for free: 


              Agatha Christie: Peril at End House (PC):

 

 This game is set on beautiful Cornish Coast and is a thrill for the eyes.Explore the evil at End House and  three attempts on our heroine Nick Buckley`s life. Of course- Poirot is here to save the day. 

 Click here to by the game or try it for free:
 


Article written by:

Ana Marija
 

Friday, November 21, 2014

Edgar Allan Poe Video Games for PC

I'm a real fan of E. A. Poe work. Its also really great to see that you can play video games that get you more into that dark imaginary world of this great writer. I was so excited when I realized I can be a part of this dark worlds that Poe imagined.  Here are some of them I really enjoyed:

1) Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue Collector's Edition (PC):
This is one of the Poe's short stories. It's a detective story about solving a murder of two women.

Click here to buy the game or play free demo:


2) Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat Collector's Edition (PC)
We all know the short story called The Black Cat. I have it on my shelves where I keep my favorite books. And game is awesome! A must have!

Click here to buy the game or play free demo:


3) Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher Collector's Edition (PC)
  It's a really strange and dark story and this video game makes you feel uneasy sometimes.

Click here to buy the game or play free demo: 
 

4) Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Premature Burial Collector's Edition (PC)
It's a story  about the person that has a fear of being buried alive

 Click here to buy the game or play free demo: 
 

5) Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition (PC)
Also one of the Poe's short stories. It's a little lighter story where a person is chasing hidden treasure.

 Click here to buy the game or play free demo: 

6) Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death Collector's Edition (PC)
This one is one of my favorites. Just love the story. It's a story about people that tried to hide from the plague in a castle. I won't spoil the rest of the story.
Click here to buy the game or play free demo: 

So this is my little list. I enjoyed all of them. If you like Poe's literature, you will enjoy video games as well :)

Author: 

Ana Marija

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Christmas Games Part One

Are you ready for Christmas Madness? 
We know we are. Best source for Christmas games? For me- Big Fish Games!
I just love casual games that focus more on the atmosphere than on gameplay. It's that kind of time in the year. Lazy and cozy. With warm tea with cinnamon and snow outside.

There are my favorite ones: 

Christmas Adventure- Candy Storm:
It's a wonderful game where you play a character that is stuck in the snow because two witches made a mistake and made his car completely out of candy! It's funny. These three witches are so funny. I loved collecting things for them. I also managed to finish the game without walktrough.  
Click on the image below to buy the game or play the free demo:



Holly- A Christmas Tale:
Holly is a mother that dreams she becomes Santa's Fairy and helps him get the presents for children all around the world- even Africa and Japan. Embark on epic journey with Santa and elves. 
Click on the image below to buy the game or play the free demo:

 

Christmas Wonderland: 
Game that takes you on the journey to find all the hidden object that Santa needs. If you don't have much time for video games- this one is perfect. Its short and sweet.  
Click on the image below to buy the game or play the free demo:



Christmas Carol:
This one is more like a serious challenge. I just love this game. It's a tale we all know but this game takes it to a whole new level. You come to help your Uncle Scrooge, but some friendly Christmas ghosts have other plans for him… and you. 
Click on the image below to buy the game or play the free demo:

 

Check them all on:
Big Fish Home Page

Check out our blog for part 2! And maybe part 3 or 4. It depends on how long will we enjoy this christmas madness!


Friday, November 7, 2014

Game Review: The Cat Lady





The Cat Lady is a psychological horror graphic adventure game developed by Remigiusz Michalski released on December 2012 in English. It is an indie game made using Adventure Game Studio
 First, I must say that this is a game you either love or hate. I think there is no middle way here.  I don’t just like it- I love it.


In this game you play as character named Susan Ashwort, a chronically depressed, middle-aged woman with no friends- except maybe just cats. 


Now- if you want to play this game- STOP here. This is a serious spoiler alert.  You don’t want to spoil yourself fun of playing this game.

The game starts with your suicide. Yes- a suicide. You end up in a limbo kind of place where you meet the queen of Maggots that offers you a job. Well- we can call it a job. You must kill some parasites. That’s how she calls some people that really deserve to die. She brings you back to your old life and now you are immortal. Parasites can kill you, but- you will be back!
So- what are the things I loved the most about this game? Well- I would probably say the story line. It is absolutely fantastic. The whole idea behind the game, all the things that happen to Susan, her friendship with Mitzi, all the deranged people that she kills in the game and of course- music.
I was playing this game for hours and never had enough of it. I can’t describe how I felt in the end of the game when I first saw colors, because you are constantly playing in black and white world, with occasional drops of red. If you have suffered from depression in the past this game will hit you hard. If you wanted to know how a suicidal person feels this game is like walking in her shoes.
If you like deep and emotional games- you should try this one.

First  40 minutes:
Check out my whole walktrough on this link:  The Cat Lady Video Walktrough

 

Rating:
9/10

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Dinosaur Movies: Unknown Island (1948)


Not a bad movie. Story is very good, classical island lost in time type. Group of adventurers travel to the lost uncharted island to take a photos of live prehistoric animals, and there mutiny and megalomania take place and everything goes to ruin. Effects are good and drawn backgrounds are beautifull, but I cannot swallow those dinosaurs though, they are dull and sloppy, very slow, that's not how dinosaurs should act like. No matter it's an old movie, effects are not problem but visualization of dinosaur behavior. Last battle is good though, kinda ripped of King Kong, but nice.
All in all solid movie to watch, not in top of my list of good dinosaur movies

Rating: 6/10



Sunday, July 22, 2012

Movie Review: Doragon Heddo (Dragon Head) 2003

Dragon Head is post apocalyptic disaster manga by Minetaro Mochizuki.This was very weird Japanese movie. The major theme in the books is fear. As the woman in the ruined village said, a balance needs to be found between feeling fear and giving into it. Another theme is mystery. It is never stated exactly what happened. The characters guess that a meteor hit Mount Fuji, but it seems that the researcher had something to do with it—perhaps by assassinating the Japanese government, or by use of the nuclear weapons. It is also not stated what condition the rest of the world is in—we learn that some of them have unavailable governments, but they seem to still have a working military. We do not learn any more than the characters. Plot evolves around boy and girl who have awakened on train that was trapped in tunnel, and they realize that something is gone very wrong with the world. Whole Japan is covered in ashes, and everything is in post apocalyptic state, ruins and crazy people all around. They say it's the Earth magnetic field that is causing humans to go mad and be more violent and aggressive. And we have giant volcano that erupts every once in a while and rains down fireballs from the sky, so I guess something is gone wrong with Earth's core. So we follow journey of those two teenagers on their way trying to find safe harbor and remains of human civilization. Human survivors find food storages deep underground in cases of catastrophes like that, but that food is genetically changed. Persons who eat it, became drugged and lose all their feelings, just became puppets, that was also very strange part of the movie, as I said it's not clearly stated why such food is developed, is it government's doing or what. Acting is very good, music is also very good. Movie remind me little on ''lord of the flies'' but with Japanese touch. Effects are also on high level and awesome. Some scenes are little shockful and too violent, but that's just that dose of weirdness that we find in Japanese movies. All in all, very nice movie, sometimes it's slow paced, and it has some weird dialogues, and it's two hours long (I love long movies). I recommend you watch it if you like Asian cinema. You could have fun two hours.
rating: 7/10


Thursday, June 28, 2012

Russian Fantasy: Alye Parusa (Scarlet Sails) 1961




This is movie from the hands of great Russian fantasy maker Aleksandr Ptushko, it is one of his more realistic films. It's based on Alexander Grin's 1923 adventure novel of the same name. It is happening in the late 19th century, and it is beautiful story of true love and adventure. The setting is a small fishing village. The former seaman Longren raises his daughter Assol alone after losing his beloved wife, making a meager living by selling the toy boats he carves from wood. As a child, Assol encounters an old man who claims to be a wizard and promises the girl that one day a prince will come on a ship with scarlet sails to carry her away. The villagers scoff but Assol believes her dream will come true one day. Arthur Grey is a nobleman's son who breaks away from his cruel father to pursue a life at sea, and eventually becomes the captain of a merchant vessel. Having set to port at Assol's village, he spies the young maiden sleeping in the forest and falls in love. After inquiring in the village he learns of Assol's dream and sets about to make it come true. This movie has a beautiful surroundings, I cannot resist such great nature landscapes and old Russian villages. Whole movie has this fairytale feeling in it. If you're into fantasy, and like those magical movies of old, be sure to give this one a watch, it's really awesome piece of Russian fantasy filmography.

rating:10/10

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Russian Fantasy Movies Reviews


I got a large collection of old Russian Fantasy Movies, I'm great fan of those old magical movies, so I'll be doing some series of reviews on those, every time when I see one of those I'll post a review, so stay tuned! Those movies are really beautiful and worth watching, especially if you're into fantasy.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Game review: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition (PC)



Witcher series have started with books written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. First witcher story was written back in 1990, game adaptation was released in 2007, and as I hear was not so smooth and had various glitches and bugs. I myself never played original release, I'm now playing Enhanced Edition, where whole game is redesigned, characters, enemies, NPCs, everything is redone and they also added 200 new animations. This edition was released in 2008, due to many complaints from gamers, on long loading times, and tons of problems while playing the game. Also original witcher was censured in USA, because game holds strong adult language, and every time Geralt has sex, you receive sex card which was too ''adult'' for their standards, so cards are redrawn for more softer taste, and also Dryads (protectors of nature) are whole naked, and they redesigned it so their hair covers most of their body. Now let's say something about Enhanced Edition itself. This game looks beautiful, graphic are awesome, colorful and magical, it uses Bioware engine, but I find this game so much more atmospheric and epic than Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins, which was released sometime later. I really like fantasy games, but I need something to captivate me to hold me to the gameplay and the game itself. It is usually a great story and gameplay, and graphic and atmosphere, this game has it all, It has some of the most beautiful environments I saw in the later new generation games, I saw trailer and gameplay from Witcher 2, it looks even more beautiful, haven't played it yet, will do sometime later. This captivating atmosphere made me wanna play and see what's next, and also story is great, and develops based on your decisions that you do, during your gameplay, it's a common stuff in modern RPG's and even other type of modern games, so you can play with one decision and play game again with new decisions and story would develop a little different, your allies and enemies will be different, and it will all lead to conclusion which is always the same I think just with different stuff going on before that. It's an RPG with heavy accent on story and talking and quest solving, not so much on combat and battles, you develop skills and magic and alchemy and everything, but there are massive dialogues and tons of quests to keep you entertained for a very long time. Whole game consists of 5 chapters, prologue and epilogue. It is very political influenced so you will take part in many schemes and scams and stuff like that. It reminds me heavily on Gothic game series which I also like very much, it has similar touch, many characters, quests and talking. Game itself is not so hard to finish, I played on normal difficulty, the real difference is usage of alchemy and potion making, on easy you don't need those skills to finish the game, which I find not so challenging, and on normal difficulty usage of alchemy is your choice, you can finish without it, but it is much easier to finish with the help of it, and on hard difficulty alchemy is necessary to finish the game because battles are much more tougher. I finished the game not so long ago, and now I'm playing additional story missions, which deepen the story around some characters. I will not talk about story, because it's big and complex and I don't wanna make spoilers or something. I'm leaving you to dive into rich and captivating world of Witcher games, and see everything for yourself. For me, I can say that I'm really proud to have this game in my collection, it's really one of the best games I've ever played. It is must have for any fan of Adult Fantasy RPGs.

Rating: 10/10