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Post by pennmom on Aug 22, 2023 16:23:23 GMT
MixoGames, SynthpopAddict, The text was running off the page, so I wasn't aware that there was a fast-forward button to speed through the convo's or click it to FF when the collections were displayed after each level, such as Turtle Eggs, until after he fixed the resolution issue...then ta-dah! I don't think it has a skip button for the bingo games or the HO's?
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Post by SynthpopAddict on Aug 22, 2023 17:52:50 GMT
pennmom, I think that's something to do with your large monitor as I did not have any issues with texts running off the page. The little arrow on the bottom right of the game screens is hard to spot though and I'd suggested having a "next" or some other text by it to make it stand out more, but that's just me.
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pennmom
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Post by pennmom on Aug 22, 2023 18:52:28 GMT
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Post by MixoGames on Aug 23, 2023 5:18:10 GMT
Dear @pennmom, It's great to hear, and for your kind words and also mentioning that bug, it was a huge help!
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Post by SynthpopAddict on Aug 30, 2023 15:09:14 GMT
If you have the previous installment of the Twistingo series at Steam (Twistingo: Bird Paradise), the game was recently updated so the story is now almost completely voiced-over. There was one story text which got missed and only has the single line of text appearing on the screen when you get to it in the game. A bit of the story was subtly edited here and there, but otherwise I still found the story pretty hokey. Replaying the game did make me remember why I liked the Twistingo games so much though: the previous installments had a lot more marble popping levels. With all due respect to the HOG fans, I really liked that Twistingo was "different" in this regard and am hoping if there are any more sequels, that they'll bring back more of the MP element.
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Post by SynthpopAddict on Mar 22, 2024 13:49:52 GMT
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Post by MixoGames on Mar 24, 2024 18:17:17 GMT
Hello Everyone, dear pennmom , SynthpopAddict , metmichallica , moni ! , SynthpopAddict , for mentioning our newest game. It's called RestorArt: Fairwood Hills and it's out now! You can check it out here. store.steampowered.com/app/2497500/RestorArt_Fairwood_Hills_Collectors_Edition/In RestorArt: Fairwood Hills, you'll embark on a captivating journey to restore beloved artworks in the tranquil town of Fairwood Hills. With its unique blend of hidden object and jigsaw-style puzzles with a twist, we think the game offers an engaging and challenging experience as you match distinctive pieces on a canvas to bring each artwork back to its former glory. Also, there is a 20% off launch discount for the first week! FYI, it will be released soon on the familiar publishers too. I hope you will enjoy it! Attila
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Post by SynthpopAddict on Mar 25, 2024 15:22:38 GMT
I finished RestorArt: Fairwood Hills last night, and it's definitely a pretty game, but I'm a little on the fence. You are a budding artist trying to make a name for yourself via a mobile service of repairing damaged artwork. Your customers video call you on your smartphone, of which you really need a better carrier since you're stuck using Wi-Fi all the time. Or maybe you just can't shill for the top level unlimited plan because you're a starving artist. If you don't feel like "conversing" with the characters, click the hang-up button. The "home" button on the phone takes you out to the main game screen or exits the game completely. I can't tell if you're living on your phone constantly or if you need a better phone too, because the thing is always charging the battery. (Sorry, new geek hobby hanging out at wireless carrier forum constantly is showing; I'll shut up now. ) You will complete about 35 "jobs" per area of the city you're being called to visit and there are 3 different neighborhoods you're working in, so about 105 jobs total. You do not have to completely finish all the jobs in one neighborhood to unlock the next one; a new part of town opens up after you've completed about 2/3s of the previous one. If you finish all the jobs, the CE content of 24 extra levels unlocks. There is also a music player in the CE extras, but not much else as the other things showing in the CE section are accessible in the main game. The art restoration puzzles are of the "find where in the picture this bit matches" sort of a jigsaw puzzle variant, but the image starts out mostly obscured so it's a matter of finding which one or maybe 2 of the starting playing pieces you have match an area which is visible and going from there until you get the entire picture showing. Other games you get to play as a part of your restoration work include removing stamps or stickers attached to posters or paintings (HOS or clutter games). And then you are sometimes tasked by some customers to create custom work, in which you get to do a paint by numbers game. This is more tricky than most other games in the genre, because you only have 5 random colors showing at any time, so even if there's a zillion of "12", color 12 probably isn't available until you do the 5 colors which there's only 2-3 sections as an example. There are 3 "just for fun" HOS of the traditional variety to play for fun (no coins earned, while other "jobs" get you money to upgrade your art studio and buy better tools to work with). The CE puzzles are a little different because you get traditional jigsaw puzzles, which I really liked because they were well designed in terms of the mechanics: no pieces lying all over the working area, options to view a thumbnail image of the finished puzzle or have the image showing in the background of the working area as a help, snap to grid with pieces, and being able to move attached pieces as a group. There are also swap 2 versions of jigsaws, plus more sticker and stamp HOS/clutter games. Nice background music and you're given a choice at the beginning of a Victorian-themed art studio or a modern no-frills look studio to furnish as your reputation builds. You also get to buy better supplies as you progress to do your work. The custom cursor is either huge or smaller; you can't play with the Windows cursor. Three different difficulty options to pick from which can be changed at any time. I played on the hardest mode, which I think charges the hint button the slowest and in the HOS, you get "clues" instead of the actual name of the item to find for some objects. There was also either a timer or mistake counter at the bottom of the screen. While it's not necessarily obvious, you can replay any previously completed level for more gold by clicking on the picture icon at the bottom right to bring up a menu of all the completed levels in that neighborhood. The game was soft released on Steam first to work out the kinks, and maybe this is why I'm mixed about it. I'd played roughly halfway through before being told there was a bug with the sticker games where sometimes they were impossible to solve without guessing, which made it frustrating since I was also playing on the hardest difficulty. In the "extreme" mode at least, misclicking dings you on time or costs you a heart (mistake) and if you run out, have to start over. The restoration puzzles can be quite an eye-straining challenge with many of the pictures having repetitive elements to them. But the most annoying thing was how gold and silver coins randomly appear as you're going through a level, and you only have a few seconds to pick them up before they disappear! I can't tell you how many coins I've lost due to being focused on doing the main objective of the level - or even worse, noticing a coin just as it's disappearing and then getting dinged for a misclick because the coin vanished just as I was clicking on it! The coins blend into the background a lot, and it was driving my gaming OCD nuts. The sticker/stamp games all used the same set of vintage stamps (OK, they're really interesting looking, but still...) by the halfway point of the game and this continued on for all the remaining sticker games to the end and also the CE bonus games. I'm pretty sure the Steam game is still getting some upgrades as I write, so maybe this will be addressed. It's not a bad effort and different and pretty enough to be worth checking out.
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