Epic Adventures: La Jangada

I gotta say this: IF the game doesn't look like you will have fun with it, well... you are in for a surprise! The game offers a variety on Hidden Object levels. "How?" Well, how about a few levels where you have to mix and match things for a dress of a specific color? (It is shown above, so I am not spoiling). That one took me some time... Also, there are puzzles and puzzles with documents... so you aren't only looking for items all the time! Is there a story line? OF COURSE! It is a murder mystery... which you "help" solve. You get to go on an adventure with characters and visit the Amazon jungle! Oh and yes, at some points the character models look a bit... strange, but when you play the game, they tend to look different. (This isn't a complaint, just pointing out to those who notice). The ONLY problem (yes... only) I had was with the boxes and keys puzzle, as the keys refused to go in, unless you are in incredibly specific spot! Imagine failing 20+ times, to only realize that you had the right idea the entire time? That and some items are so well hidden, that if you miss just a tiny bit... you don't get the item. Well... there is no penalty for failing... except your mouse pretends to be an airplane for a few seconds when you click incorrectly too much. Oh and the story works out. I didn't try to guess what they are ever going to do... because that's the fun of it. Have fun, if you like these type of games! Just don't get mad at the "berry/mushroom" level... they are so tiny XD... Thank you for an enjoyable game, that did an interesting "questions" game at the end! :D :> :)

The dialogue is written for those who prefer to turn off the volume and narrated by a woman whose voice was not irritating to me. I turned off the music though left the sounds on low - some of them made me take off my headphones to check if it was going on at home :D There are lots of objects to find and make no mistake, some of them are so well hidden that I had to use hints here and there. Selecting objects could be very touchy and I would like to see a fix for that. The mini games are definitely varied and for the most part enjoyable. There were 2 that I skipped because I was too impatient. I finished the game and will probably play it again down the road just to see if I can finish without hints. Achievements being added would improve the experience (Hint to the devs) The graphics aren't as polished as some, but I was okay with that. I found it worth buying (on sale cuz we all like to save $)

Die Auflösung ist absolut schlecht; man kann kaum etwas finden. Im Fenstermodus wäre es viel zu klein.

The story was interesting and I would have liked to have played it all the way through but there were too many game play problems. The game has a very low resolution and many of the hidden objects were incredibly small and hard to find. Then when found one had to click on a very specific place on the object to collect it. I gave up in frustration after about 30 minutes.

It's a bad game. It would be ok, but i'ts very old and the HO puzzles make my eyes bleed.

A fairly high-quality adventure game based on Jules Verne’s novel “Eight Hundred Leagues in the Amazon.” The game has a well-developed style, you will have to look for things carefully, but you can always use a hint.

Devo dire che la storia, dopo un inizio noioso e poco interessante, diventa più avvincente. E' tutta realizzata con schermate fisse in ray-tracing di buona qualità, anche se riconosco i modelli delle persone che si possono acquistare in appositi siti. Purtroppo non c'è nulla da fare durante il suo svolgimento, a parte saltare la frase o tutta la scena. Tutta la storia viene narrata dalla voce della ragazza protagonista, ma tutto ciò che dice è comunque riportato anche in forma testuale. Il problema di questo gioco è proprio la parte del gameplay, che risulta noioso ed irritante. Dopo ogni pezzetto di storia narrata, ci viene proposta una o più scene hidden-object di seguito, oppure un puzzle-game. Queste scene sono veramente mal fatte e difficili a tal punto che a volte servono più aiuti per risolverle, e questi si ricaricano con una certa lentezza. Per farvi capire quanto siano assurde, gli aiuti (e questa è una cosa interessante e positiva) non mostrano direttamente dove è l'oggetto sulla scena, ma viene mostrata una piccola immagine in bianco e nero di una sezione della scena, con l'oggetto da trovare a colori. Ebbene, anche quando avrete identificato la zona dove sta l'oggetto, sarà spesso difficile capire dove in effetti si trova. Gli oggetti più difficili saranno visibili solo parzialmente, e per parzialmente intendo qualche pixel di un colore a caso che in nessun modo vi può far capire né di che oggetto si tratti, né che in effetti si tratti di un oggetto. A rendere il tutto più complicato, poi, gli oggetti devono essere cliccati esattamente sui loro pixel e non nell'area rettangolare che occupano, e la certezza di aver già cliccato quell'oggetto che l'aiuto vi indica è spesso presente. Questi pixel da cliccare sono a volte proprio pochi, e la bassa risoluzione che rende il tutto fosco e confuso, i colori tutti uguali ed il puntatore enorme, rendono la soluzione più frustrante che rilassante. Ci ho impiegato poco meno di 3 ore per terminarlo, usando spesso gli aiuti perché semplicemente volevo farla finita. Anche se costa poco, l'ho trovato l'opposto di cosa cerco in un HoG, e cioè rilassarmi divertendomi. Qui non ci si rilassa né ci si diverte.

It's hard to turn down 5 hours of entertainment (longer if you never hit the hint button) for $2. The story takes place in 19th century Peru / Brazil so I'm not sure why the heroine (who is the only voice actor as well) speaks with a posh British accent. Was that true to the time since they were a rich family? Not sure. The long diatribes where she has to read every written item to you are a little annoying. So mark the game even longer if you're not constantly hitting the Skip button like I did. Weird discrepancies like that aside, this is pretty fun, if short, HO game that actually does delivery a lot of hidden object games! They even toss in a few other puzzles such as piecing images together, dragging and dropping words into documents and even one where you spot the differences. My only complaint here was that the resolution on this game is rather low especially if you play on a larger monitor and there are no graphics options to toggle within the UI so if you have trouble spotting tiny ass stuff in the puzzles, you might get a little frustrated. Or you hit the hint button a lot. There aren't any achievements for this game so you're not getting dinged for doing so!

Epic Adventures: La Jangada is a thrilling game with a captivating storyline and stunning visuals. The gameplay is immersive and keeps you engaged throughout. The characters are well-developed and the music adds to the overall experience. I highly recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun and exciting adventure.

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