Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek (Full‪)‬ 12+

I love love love it! And strongly suggest you guys to play it on iPad so you can enjoy the full screen. It is an old fashioned mysterious game and I love it. I remember when I was little, my family had our first iPad and I play it together with my mom. Now I need to take a long trip on the plane, so I downloaded it back. It reminds me such a beautiful memory of the old times that I am still a little girl and would like to spend a whole afternoon to play it with my mom.

I enjoyed the storyline. I did love the art. The hidden puzzles weren’t hard, but not super easy. The artwork was used well, vs the typical ones where things are obvious and you don’t even need to look at the list. This one was well done and not like that. The only complaint I have regarding the hidden object puzzles is that the image didn’t change much so it became too easy by the end as I had seen the same puzzle multiple times.

The other thing I am unsure how I feel about, honestly, is the back and forth. I saw no way to fast travel, which was nice at first but it is a LOT of tapping about.

What they did best was MAGNIFICENT. They made things make sense. A tire needs to have the rusted lugs loosened with a bit of lubricant and a tire iron. Then a jack with a jack handle attached. There were a few places where cutting objects weren’t best used, but not too bad. Mostly common sense prevailed. The puzzles didn’t always feel like they made sense until you got through it. The instructions felt poor.

The language barrier was relevant at times, but overall, very good. Not every hidden object was simply as it seemed, and I LIKED that very much. Made you think for a second. Not two, but still… better than almost all of these types. Off to play the next in the series. Wish me luck.

I’ve had decent luck with Artifex Mundi HO/adventure games however, this one is just not holding my interest. I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt, since it’s older, that the things that are annoying me will be improved in 2 & 3. My true rating is 3.5.

There is a map that shows where you have actions available - great! But, no ability to teleport - really frustrating to have to tap through 6-7 locations to do one thing before tapping through those same 6-7 locations to get back to where you were & finish a task.

Lots of HO, very few mini-games/puzzles - great for some, not my preference.

Mislabeling of HO list..in the barn you are supposed to find “ear of corn” after countless taps to pick it up I give up and use the hint - only to discover it wanted me to pick up the wheat. Also, couldn’t find the “bicycle seat.” After seeing the issue with the “ear of corn” I decide to try the saddle, just for SnGs....imagine my surprise when it worked.

Not the worst game I’ve played, but definitely not in the top 50%