Curse of Dragon Mountains: The Strix

[h1]Short version: 43%[/h1] This game tries, bless its heart, with a decent voiceover, many locations, a tolerable storyline, and by mixing up hidden object mechanics a bit… but it just doesn’t work as a whole. [h1]Long version:[/h1] On first glance, Tales from the Dragon Mountain: The Strix looks like a nice enough hidden object game. And, for the most part, it almost is, but somehow the individual elements just don’t work well together. First, there is the writing: the protagonist learns about her magical heritage, and with the help of a green gnome, she sets out to defeat an Evil Wizard—standard HOG story. The individual scenes are nice, but as a whole, it is just disjointed and short (there is an internal achievement for finishing it under an hour). Then, there is the gameplay. The smaller issue is with the puzzles; they feel lazy and uninspired, something only put there because other HOGs have them. The real problem is with the hidden object scenes, or more like the lack of them: item search is integrated into the main scenery, not separated from the normal exploration. While it may seem like a good idea, sadly the execution is poor, pushing the game into the not recommended category.

https://youtu.be/n7orXVnRptg Puzzles lack in world justification as players collect items without motivation. Supporting characters are disinterested in the game they are part of and take it out on the protagonist.

Мда, ни толковой анимации ни толкового сюжета. Головоломки очень простенькие. Проходняк.

Pensavo fosse un po meglio.un hidden object corto,grafica e trama così così.purtroppo sconsigliato

I got this for a very cheap, cheap price. Probably the worth of 2 pieces of gum and a paperclip, so with that in mind, it was... okay. While it functions enough with some kind of entertainment, I wouldn't exactly feel compelled to tell anyone to buy this in the price it's asking for. Heck, I don't think I could even tell anyone about it even if it was on a bundle. I suppose it just makes for a nice stocking stuffer when you're out travelling since its small size can perfectly compensate tablet computers and mini laptops. I played it thrice to get all the achievements (for some reason it registered that I skipped the dialogue the first time), although this game is actually relatively short---about half an hour long at most without cutscenes. I wouldn't call it a HOG, this is definitely more like a Myst-type puzzle adventure. The graphics remind me of early 90s computer games, so it kind of has a bit of soft spot in my heart; the dialogue albeit cheesy had pretty good grammar and spelling. It's hard to play the game without its item list checker function, especially finding all the sticks in a woodsy background. Without the item list, I would have probably been miserable and frustrated. I don't recommend going in hard mode the first time, where there's no action sparkles and item checker, since you'd likely be tearing your hair out in rage. The puzzles themselves were wayyy too easy, almost... a little broken with how easy they were. It did feel like they didn't even try to make it a challenge. There were too many "arrange the broken bits" segments too, it gets boring the second time round. I dunno, it's a real big shrug for me. It wasn't good per se, but it wasn't godawful either. I didn't really get too frustrated or bored with it. I don't think I could say I hated it, I mean, I did manage to tolerate playing it 3 times for funsies. I don't have the heart to thumb it down when I feel like it didn't really deserve it.

Szczerze powiedziawszy nie mam pojęcia czemu tu jest tyle negatywnych komentarzy. Gra owszem do wybitnych nie należy, ale nie jest jakimś tragicznym crapem. Jej wadami są zbyt łatwe zagadki, szkaradna animacja (Malik mnie zabił XD) i czas trwania (zdecydowanie za krótka jak na jej cene). Jednak mimo wszystko gra potrafi sprawić przyjemność. Lokacje i muzyka dają radę, podobnie dubbing. Cięzko mi ją polecić z czystym sumieniem, ale jeśli dorwiecie ją na jakieś promocji (często ląduje na przecenach 80-90%) i macie trochę wolnego czasu to myślę, że warto dać jej szanse.

Quick and easy game. Kinda liked killing time with this one. Relaxing - very. Played it within 15 minutes the second time ... nice for kiddies!

36% положительных отзывов из 49 в стиме. 49! За три года существования страницы игры! На самом деле после этого факта можно ничего не писать, ну да ладно. В игре нет ничего из-за чего в неё стоит играть. Тупой и нудный сюжет: по-моему сценарист допустил все возможные ошибки. Ужасные арты, отсутствие интересных головоломок, плохая музыка. Игра не вызывает никаких эмоций, кроме желания выключить и перестать терпеть этот бред. И да, оригинальные 129 рублей - это такое же убожество, как когда за пиратки на дисках в магазине просят деньги. Если у вас в библиотеке каким-то образом появилось это, то даже не пытайтесь запускать. Пустая трата времени. Буду запрашивать удаление игры из библиотеки.

a really short but enjoyable HOG that is worth trying. pros. funny voice acting.. sometimes it is even cringy. but well at least they did better job than some expensive HOGs i have played :/ i like the idea of every area is a HO scene cons. very short. less than 1 hour 30 no bonus story the graphics are not bad per say but just too simple.... like someone just learned how to design (they look like graphics from the 90s) the items are not blended well in the scenes they are too shiny kinda too easy i barely recommend this game. only get it if you are a collector of HOGs like my self or from a bundle 5/10

Je sais bien que c'est compliqué de faire quelque chose de cohèrent et crédible dans un univers féérique mais là c'est vraiment très décousu avec une histoire poussive et des personnages sans intérêt même pour les canons du genre. La petite originalité, l'alternance par clic droit inventaire/liste d'objets cachés qui permet de jouer simultanément le point&click et le HOG change des SOC traditionnelles et n'est pas pour me déplaire mais le jeu a vraiment trop peu de charme visuel et scénaristique pour que j'y accroche. Je me suis forcé pour finir.