Reviews

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  FluffyKittenChan

  Sep 13, 2022

  Emily Hanson

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  Ugobananas (Jana)

  Jul 28, 2016

  Okay I know HOGs generally have pretty cheesy stories but this is the worst I've encountered so far. It's not even worth spending energy to comment on the story beyond the fact that it's extremely juvenile and cringe-worthy. This isn't even really a HOG, it's more like a point-and-click adventure game, but even then, it's extremely simple to solve the puzzles. The mini games are either obnoxiously tedious or painfully easy. The voice acting is weak; the narrator sounds like she's reading a book to young children. The writing is poorly done and some things seem to have been missed in translation (e.g. a character is constantly referred to as a soccer star, except he plays American football in the game). Not worth spending money on, in my opinion. There are better HOGs out there.
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  lady_rosali

  Sep 16, 2016

  The first and the most important aspect in games for me is the story. And this one is soooooo dumb! [spoiler]It's a story about evil genius, who was in love with a cheerleader, who dated football team captain, so genius gave amnesia to all town inhabitants.[/spoiler] Gameplay is OK, graphics too, but story ruined it all. So, if you a story fan as myself, I can't recommend you this game.
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  katkat27

  Nov 2, 2016

  The Graphics are good and there are many different locations. But the story and the voice-acting are mediocre. And the puzzles are so simple that it is no fun solving them. Most of the items you need to solve the puzzle are in the same location. I'm sorry to say that I don't recommend this game to people who like fun Hidden Object Games.
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  celecat73

  Dec 30, 2016

  I actually regret the spare change I spent on this bit of silliness. The ridiculously convoluted story was was a bit more asinine than the problem solving which included strange leaps of logic like "use the carousel to move that pile of junk." The hints in the game were generally useless, leaving me to hunt around the screen for things to click randomly and hope that something would start to make sense soon. The only thing that kept me going was my own stubborness and a sort of sick fascination with what the writers were possibly going to do to resolve everything. Don't waste your spare change on this. Buy a cup of coffee, instead.
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  Adryan

  Jan 10, 2017

  True, the story was disjointed. True, the puzzles were a bit simplistic. True, the objects weren't exactly hidden. But the reason I cannot recommend this game is that freakin' robotic hint seizure-dog wouldn't stop convulsing the entire freakin' time I played. That dog should come with its own epilepsy warning. And I used to think that Windows XP search dog was annoying ... the seizure-dog takes annoying to a whole new level.
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  Angahareth

  Feb 15, 2017

  I could only handle a few minutes of that damn dog. It serves no purpose other than to annoy the hell out of you. I just couldn't take the squeaking and constant back and forth motion of it, it's so distracting. Otherwise, it seems like a nice game. But that thing just makes it unplayable.
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  A Gelatinous Cube-Z-

  Feb 16, 2017

  No options for changing window size. Either fullscreen or window, and it does not adjust to fit your screen in either case.
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  Sorenn

  Feb 22, 2017

  This game takes about three hours to complete. The main story is a bit silly but it gives you a reason to wander around a semi-abandoned town and solve puzzles. In the translations they seem to have confused North American football with soccer. Aside from that, I did enjoy playing this game - the art work is well executed and the music is pleasant. There are about sixty locations and a few hundred objects to interact with. I bought this game on sale for about two dollars - I definitely got my moneys worth from it. The puzzles were challenging but not impossible - I did not need to use any hints to finish the story. I did see other reviews that complained about the hint dog twitching and flashing in the bottom right corner of the screen. I didn't really notice this issue on my PC but I did play on the higher difficulty level with a large monitor. I give this game 7/10.
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  Crux

  Mar 2, 2017

  Hey Devs, I just wanted you to know what an [i]AWESOME[/i] design decision it was to put a large animation of an epileptic dog with anxiety disorder on the Hint button that moves non-stop throughout the entire game and that even when momentarily semi-sedated via said Hint button still can't be muted without muting the sound for the entire game. Brilliant! It goes with saying - and I believe I speak for nearly all of humanity that has ever even heard of video gaming and is also over the age of 3 - that such an all-peripheral-vision-consuming-continually-moving-animation has not the slightest possibility of becoming at all annoying in any way whatsoever. Personally, I dream of world where I'm able to have such an unavoidably adorable animated creature in all aspects of my life. Hey, what do think about having an animated paperclip that would pop up whenever it thought you needed help with your work applications? How cool would that be! I bet everyone would just fall in love with that forever and ever. Seriously though, I want you to know, I honestly don't remember what it was I did to you. Sometimes I just get so caught up in my own bullsh#t that I forget myself and become insensitive and rude. Just know that whatever it was I did, I realize it must have been pretty terrible for you to feel the need to so aggressively exact such a heinous revenge. And for that, I'm truly sorry. tl;dr - The near non-stop motion of the relatively large animated dog on hint button is so visually/audibly distracting and annoying it makes the game unplayable. Too bad to, because the game otherwise looked like it was going to be okay. Do not recommend.
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  lddake

  May 16, 2017

  Fairly easy, fairly casual point and click game. Honestly nothing really bad about this game, it is fairly short so you won't struggle with it for days, or even an entire day but it's not unnecessarily bloated either. Interesting storyline, definitely unique and the artwork is not bad either. Fairly average point and click adventure, I enjoyed it. Overall I'd give it a 6 out of 10.
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  lianna093

  Jun 17, 2017

  Honestly, I actually liked the gameplay, although I think it was more of a point and click than a hidden object game. The art style was okay, the music was simple and after a while a bit annoying but I can deal with that. The voice acting was not so good but not too bad either. The story itself was silly and a bit cringy. Beacuse of this, I would say its an okay game to pass the time if you don't have anything else to do, but if you are looking for a good story, then you need to look elsewhere. However... that dog... just why? Who thought that this will be a good idea?! Why does the hint button have to be a continuously moving object with annoying sounds which cannot be muted?! This made an otherwise okay game to kill time into one of the most irritating gaming experience I ever had (well at least in HOG). I'm sorry I just can't recommend it.
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  CheesyPuff

  Jun 23, 2017

  I wouldn't really recommend buying htis game, even if you are a Hidden Objects Game fan. The puzzles are simplistic and finding the objects is quite easy too. Also sometimes objects were put in such a position that the hitn dog would get in the way or you risked going to the previous screen because you would click on the back arrow instead of the object. My biggest problem with the game was the story. It's really cringe worthy. I did like that they added a map with all the locations so you could quickly travel to where you wanted to go (including a preview of the location so you knew exactly where you were going). Also it told you if you are done with that particular scene or still have something to do there.
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  bhcalcutta

  Jun 28, 2017

  A different take on a hidden object game. Easy to play, with no challenging mini games. Not much TOing & FROing, and fast travel is available via the map. Story is a little obscure, but by far not the worst I've experienced. If you can't ignore it, the twitching hint dog will drive you up the wall though. Overall, a pleasant, easy to play game. I would pay full price, but definitely worth picking up in the sale 80/100 Replay value: 2/10 time to complete 3-4 hours
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  Feena

  Nov 13, 2017

  Riddles of the past is a very short game with multiple twists. This game is the definition of casual point and click, you just sit there and enjoy the comic style cutscenes and extra easy puzzles. The story is average, music is ok, voice over was not bad. The graphics and characters design is really good except for the poor little puppy who they used for the hint button, he is out of the place. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1168494193 The hidden objects scenes are different from the usual. When you interact with a spot in an area, five to six objects needed appears in a circle which you have to collect from the same area then you can proceed. Pros: +Fast travel map. +OK music (a little bit repetitive) +Good graphics. +Good journal. +So many locations to visit. +Steam achievements. Cons: -Short game. -No bonus chapter. -Orange hint button puppy. -Not so good ending. It isn't a completely bad game, give it a go if you find it with a good discount or in a bundle because you'll at least enjoy the visuals! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1168561713 [quote]𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑠 𝑐𝘩𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒 [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/32399565/]𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑎'𝑠 𝐶𝘩𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒[/url][/quote]
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  melissahk

  Dec 5, 2017

  Super super super easy. Interesting story, if a little too far-fetched, even for a HOG, but I actually liked the premise. But I found the puzzles to be quite simple, the music that is the same throughout the ENTIRE game (really?), there are no HO scenes, and the bulk of the game is finding components to game items (the pop-up circle puzzles). It's a fine mechanic, but because it is essentially the game giving you the answers and you just need to find the objects (many are in the same scene), and that IS the whole game really (outside of the simple puzzles), it just makes for a game that is light on the thinking side. I finished the whole game in about 1.5 hours. Worth it if it is on sale I think, but I wouldn't pay full price for it.
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  Iblysi

  Jun 23, 2018

  Fun hidden object game, with an interesting story. Puzzles are not too hard, but offer some challenge. Took me about two hours to finish it without using any hints. If you are in to these type of games, it will be worth a buy. Especially when it's on sale. (And if you like collection achievements, this is an easy 100% game)
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  Jack

  Sep 7, 2018

  Riddles of the Past is a fairly easy and fast to finish hidden object game. Short and without a lot of unnecessary jumping around, it's the very definition of casual in my opinon. The game is a detective story in a mysteriously abandoned town in the 1960’s. There’s a good quantity of puzzles. I found none of them too difficult. Most of the game was a breeze. It took me slightly over 3 hrs with a few small interruptions. I found the story interesting and finished it in one sit-down. The art and animation is pretty good. The voice over is decent, at least when compared to other HoGs and the music was very nice. The only thing annoying and out of place is the puppy that is parked above the hint button. He’s unnecessary, makes too much noise and is a distraction + Good story. Has a good plot and a couple unexpected twists. + I really liked the puzzles. They were easy and well designed. + Audio was very good. + Art and animation were good. + All achievements work and DO NOT require multiple play-throughs! - The Hint Puppy is very annoying. That’s about it. There’s really nothing at all bad about this – except for that puppy. And he can be ignored with a bit of effort 😊
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  Csontzuzo

  Jan 23, 2019

  Riddles of the past is a hidden object game but it dont has the usual hidden object scenes other HoGs have. Instead, you need collect much more items on the regular scenes and add multiple items to unlock some devices which allow the progression. This might be an old method for HoGs but for me it was a bit refreshing compared to other games from this genre. The game itself is entertaining, the fact that the game is in a modern, but abandoned city which was taken over by robots granted the promised post apocalytptic atmosphere and i really liked it. The puzzles arent hard, i would call this as a very casual HoG, dont expect much challenge. This game usually very cheap during sales so if you like puzzle games or HoGs i highly recommend to pick this one. [b]Hey, iam an achievement hunter! [/b] Riddles of the past has only storyline achievements so upon completion all achievements are earned. This means you can use skip or hints if you got stuck. Completion time: 2-3h [b]This review was created for Average Achievement Hunter curator [/b] Follow my curator if you like to see achievement related informations (completion time, difficulty to get all achievements) on store page of the games. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30168383-Average-Achievement-Hunter/ The curator group dont mark any game as recommended so it shows useful information about achievements on the store page of the games without influencing the main store page of steam with recommendations + all games sorted to lists based on expected completion times. No point not to follow!:-)
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  MW2K

  Jul 21, 2019

  Recommended if it's cheap and/or in a bundle. Well made and drawn, but way too simple, especially the HO scenes. Be good for beginner HOG players - veterans look elsewhere. A 60/100 effort. [b]The good[/b] Good artwork and animation Reasonable soundtrack Despite being very easy overall, some of the puzzles are challenging Engaging once it gets going [b]The bad[/b] Far too easy, especially the HO scenes Ludicrous story (but aren't they all?) Minimal replay value Some of the puzzles are annoying A few translation issues