Well, I hope like both, then 🤞😬

Good to hear you found some good games to play there Mad. I have to play both of those some day.

I am still struggling along in City Legends but must be around half way through now. Sometimes I can play longer than 40 minutes without getting stuck now, but not always. So far, I have been able to become unstuck when I go back into the game and have not needed help with what to do next. I only used help with one puzzle and it turned out that I just didn't realize I was only half way through the puzzle but thought I was at the finish.

Well, it sounds to me like you are doing quite well with the game, ob.

I am presently playing Dark Parables: Rise of the Snow Queen. I haven't played a Dark Parables game in quite a while and I decided it was time.

Have fun, both of you

I have officially decided that I don't like this City Legends game. This time when I went in I could not figure out what to do so I read the guide from the beginning up to where I was stuck. There still seemed to be some step missing somewhere from one page to the next. This game has at least two places where you can continue and not be able to go back to find things (not sure exactly how it is worded - you choose yes or no). The first time I did not continue until I had completed some unfinished business and when I went back to that spot, there was no message about continuing so I assumed that I then had everything. The second time I also did not continue and this is where I was stuck. There were a lot of things still open to find and do. However, when still being confused after looking at the guide, I just went ahead and continued. Now I was where the guide was again AND I was still able to go back to the other areas so I don't know what that was all about but it sealed the deal for me, that I don't like this game. I will, of course, finish it though. BUT, I am stuck yet again almost right away.

I hate it too when a game is so inflexible, oldbroad. Especially if the only thing one can do is re-start 👎

Sorry about your troubles, ob. I haven't played that particular City Legends game yet so I don't know how I will fare with it.

I am now on chapter six in Dark Parables.

No need to restart the game, Mad. I guess it just lets you skip doing some things that aren't necessary to finish the game. But that second "choice" area didn't really work that way like the first one did so I don't know.

Edit: The thing is that apparently you had to say yes to this choice to move forward in the game even though you want to say no because it sounds like then you cannot do a bunch of stuff in the game. I hope that makes sense.

Oh, well good that you didn't have to re-start.

I HAVE had to re-start (or abandon the game) when I missed picking up something - or similar - but wasn't allowed to revisit the area to do so.

On those occasions Big Fish has always offered me another game in compensation but, truth be told, I would much prefer the glitch was caught before the game was put out for sale

Anyway, I'm sure your next game will be absolutely, stupendously, GOOD !! 😜

Yes, I have had to restart games also and I don't like that one bit either. Big Fish was good that way in giving you codes for a different game but I always just wished I could play the game I was trying to play.

Thanks for that assurance regarding my next game !

Well, now I've said it it's obviously going to be true !! 🤣

I finished Dark Parables, which was up to the series' usual high standards.

Mad got me thinking about Vampire Legends (there are three of those games) and I decided to download the first one, which I have never finished: Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova. I am really enjoying it and having a hard time understanding why I played about 30 minutes of the game many years ago and never finished it. I must have been overly tired at that time and/or something else was interfering with my gaming time which impacted my feelings about it. So glad I gave it another chance.

I have all three of the Vampire Legends games installed between my two computers so hopefully, I will get to them one day.

I am now playing the Bonus Chapter of City Legends. Turns out there was some stuff that I did not play in the regular part of the game. I don't know what questions/answers determine that or if you just don't have to do everything or what. That is really what I do not like about this game. There are some different puzzles that I've not come across before and they were hard. One (wasn't exactly new) I tried for about 4 hours on hard mode then switched to easy mode but by then I was too tired to try long on there. I ended up having to use the guide. I really thought I could get the puzzle (otherwise I wouldn't have spent so much time on it). Then there was one in the bonus chapter that I didn't really understand until I looked at the guide. I didn't use the guide to complete the puzzle though; only to get a better understanding of it. I think there was another one that I just skipped completely, though I can't remember what it was or why I just went ahead and skipped it. I hope to finish the game up today and move on to that game Mad said will be "absolutely, stupendously, GOOD !!"

I also like the "Vampre Saga" series and have re-played all three over the years.

They are probably not as sophisticated as those in the "Vampire Legends" series but I certainly enjoyed them - and have also re-played all of them

Well, ob, you could always play Gabriel Knight 1 and 2 - Gabriel Knight 1, I believe, is Mad's all-time-favorite adventure game. They are both very high on my favorites list, too. I would probably choose the anniversary edition of Gabriel Knight 1 at this point, though, as the enhanced graphics could make a difference, at least for some players. Anyway, I hope you get to both of them someday.

Mad, I have the first two of the Vampire Saga games. I have only played the first one and that was a very long time ago. I may give it another go this year as I don't remember anything about it. Something to look forward to!

The Vampire Saga series AND the Gabriel Knight series are installed on my Win 7 computer - waiting. Unfortunately, my Win 7 computer is not a very comfortable place to sit in front of and play for very long periods of time.
My current Adventure is The Whispered World.

According to GOG, both games work on Windows 10. Good to know you have them installed somewhere, though.

I have also been playing Wild West Story: The Beginnings off and on. It's a match 3 where you move a character across a board. It's a pretty nice game so far. I am on about level 15 or so.

Ahhhhh. Yes. "Gabriel Knight 1" is still my all time favourite Adventure Game

And I think one of my most favourite Casuals (and certainly the most re-played to date) might be "Sherlock Holmes and the The Hound of the Baskervilles"

I think I'm going to go with Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts.

That sounds like a good pick! I have it in my Purchase History but never played it for more than a few minutes. Thank you for the reminder.

Mad, I love Hound of the Baskervilles - one of my favorite casuals too.

Hi, Marian!

I can't decide between Gabriel Knight and Tex Murphy for my favorite game series, so I'll have to call it a tie ! I even became a Big Fish Game Club member in 2009 so I could buy "3 Cards To Midnight", and then I discovered the 2 "Nancy Drew Dossier" games and "Murder She Wrote" ... and the rest is history .

Susan

Definitely, Susan! Gabriel Knight and Tex Murphy...it doesn't get any better!

And I am pretty sure that I have all the casual games on Big Fish that were created by the Tex Murphy designers as well as those created by Jane Jensen.

After really enjoying my Dark Canvas game, I've loaded up the other one I have .... Dark Canvas : Blood and Stone CE .... and am just about ready to get to it !!

Oh, is that the connection Susan was making? I didn't get it. Is it too many games to list, Marian? I know I don't have 3 Cards to Midnight or 3 Cards to Deadtime.

Mad, have some more fun!

I did start Haunted Past last night. So far, so good.

Hi, Marian!

I have "3 Cards to Deadtime" and forgot about that one until oldbroad mentioned it. Were there any more? I also have the ones created by Jane Jensen (one of my favorite game designers) but can't remember the names. I think it's time I played them again !

And, oldbroad, if you're reading this, you must pick up "3 Cards to Midnight" and "3 Cards to Deadtime" in the next Big Fish sale . They're casual games starring Chris Jones, and I really enjoyed them.

Susan