Forgotten Places: Lost Circus

Heel langdradig

Ok, so I just finished my first run through of the game, and overall, it was decent. Definitely not the worst hidden object game I've played. I played on casual for my first run through to get my footing and to see what the game was like, and I plan to play on expert on my next attempt for the rest of the achievements. I'm failing to see how any of the "mini games" can be harder for expert difficulty, but I'll find out i suppose. Firstly to start off, I really enjoyed the graphics, and the background music I found relaxing and enjoyable to listen to. The tiger cub was absolutely adorable, but I wish we got to see more of it, not just reading where it went. The hidden object scenes weren't overly hard, but there were some decent spots for objects that weren't noticeable at first unless you are paying attention. As mentioned above, the mini game side of things weren't too complicated either, but a few did require you to think about how to go about it. Over all, for a casual play through, it was pretty good. Now on to my critiques: 1). I really wish we got to explore/interact with the abandoned aspects of the circus. Not being able to look around or explore it, I was wondering what the point of including it was. You spend majority of the game playing in the main characters "memories" where the circus is thriving, that it completely overshadows what's real, and what isn't. The ending also makes the entire "abandoned" aspect seem pointless as well. 2). The game could have definitely used some voice acting or something to break up the scenes a little more and give the characters some individuality. Most of the circus staff lacked character, and I feel if they had voices instead of just dialogue boxes, they would be a lot more memorable. For me, all the characters blurred into one, and the only one with a tiny bit of individuality was the clown, who was given a little bit of character by being colour-blind. 3.) I didn't realise at first that you had to click on the paw prints scattered throughout the hidden object scenes. There was no indication that you needed to, and it wasn't until the second or third scene that I realised, and by then it was too late, and you can't go back to collect them. I found looking for the paw prints were more of a challenge than finding the actual items you need... Overall, it wasn't an absolutely terrible game, but it was ok for a casual play through. I don't know how different expert difficulty will be, but I guess I'll find out later, and I'll update this then on what I find. It's not the best hidden object game in the world, but it definitely isn't the worst either.

It was a fun quick game...some of the levels are a little challenging

This is a HOG game, plain and simple. If you like that type of puzzle - I mean Really like it - then you will enjoy this game because that is 99% of the puzzles. I had to take a break because I was getting a little tired of the monotony. The game switches between the spooky atmospheric abandoned circus - and the very cheery and garish real circus. I honestly preferred the spooky scenes and rushed through the rest when I could, turning down the chipper music. I'm intrigued enough by the story to finish it, but I'm definitely not going to finish it in one sittlng like I would most other games of this kind. ^-^

This is a fun little game. It's a simple, straight-forward hidden objects game with little puzzles and mini-games. The story is sweet and simple. If you are looking for a challenge, this isn't it. It's casual, that's it. Since I couldn't care less about achievements, I did skip through the spinning plates puzzle, . The puzzle is fine, but a bit obnoxious because it's near impossible to keep those plates all going at once, at least for me. Otherwise, nice little game.

Meh. It was worth me playing it because it had a unicycle in it. Not sure if it took 4 hours because it was that long or because I paused to go eat. 🤔 Pay full price and you'll be a laughing stock.