Разработчик: Thomas Schreiter
Описание
Features
• 100 levels
• 5 unique worlds
• treasures, gold and jewels in antique temples and castle ruins
• 15 unique artefacts
• very easy to operate
• fun for the whole family
• low system requirements
Intuitive Simple Navigation
Immediate start with an extremely simple mouse navigation which is solely based on the left mouse button.
Hidden Treasures
Tons of gold and jewels as well as 15 unique artefacts which are shown on the start screen when having been collected. In addition there also is the obligatory high score screen of all players.
Simply self-explanatory
You insert your name and off you go! Each progress is saved automatically in your profile. Each level can be replayed via the quickgame-mode and saved with the higher scores.
The mysteries as well as the navigation are explained ingame via a small help window.
Atmospheric
Tremendous music and background noises push the player deep into the adventure. Particle effects, soft animations, changing weather and lots more help make this special atmosphere.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, german
Системные требования
Windows
- OS: XP
- Processor: 1,6 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 128 MB
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Отзывы пользователей
As there aren’t many reviews for this old but still VG, mostly logic 100 level puzzle game, I was hoping I might bring attention to this game in case you missed it first time around.
Although it doesn’t have an undo button and has a timer, both things I loath in a puzzle game, as it isn’t a hard game, I still had a lot of fun with it despite this, but I’ll come to those later.
GAMEPLAY
It’s a mix of genre’s – mostly slide to obstacle with some moving blocks around, some minor sokoban and a couple of levels of transporters. While only a couple of levels have transporters this is what makes it not entirely a logic game as those are trial and error/guesswork.
There is no reaction/moving quickly, or avoiding things, nothing like that, zero arcade/action gaming.
Your goal is to get your character to the exit. At the beginning of a level there is a big arrow showing you the exit. On the way you can pick up all items/treasures (for all achievements) and to make it more of a puzzle game, or you can choose the easy direct route.
MOVEMENT
If your character is on a moving tile then you can move that tile with arrows on your keyboard but if you want to move other moving tiles then you need to use your mouse. So you either have to use both or just use your mouse. It did take some getting used to, being able to move other tiles around your character but the keyboard and mouse worked well for me.
OPTIONS
Level map is in main menu under ‘quick game.’ Fullscreen/windowed. Sliders for music and sound.
CONS
No reset level shortcut (that I could find.) Only onscreen, couple of clicks.
No undo. While just on a few levels I really missed it, when I missed it, I really missed it but as the game wasn’t hard most of the time it wasn’t frustrating.
Timer.
TIMER
No option to turn it off. This isn’t one of the many games with timers that you have a couple of seconds to spare if you do everything right first go. It’s a very, very generous timer. I only encountered it twice. (redoing levels as you made a mistake as there is no undo probably had a lot to do with this.) Even if you feel you are slow working out a level, use your time for that, then when doing the level you will have MINUTES left over. As it’s so generous I don’t get why there is one but thankful it is generous or I’d never have written a review.
GETTING ALL GOLD ON LEVELS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TIMER it’s about getting all items/coins.
OVERVIEW
Even if you go for all items (all achievements) it’s not a hard game that’s not to say it’s easy, it’s not. It was perfect for me; I don’t like too easy games or too hard games. It had enough head scratching bits in some levels to keep me happy and worth my while playing'. Although as usual there are a fair few easy levels. If you are just going for the exits then it is on the easy side. I didn’t feel it got more difficult in later levels it was all mostly the same.
It was fun, I loved the slight variety in gameplay as usually it’s all one thing. I've had it so long I can't remember where I got it (bundle) or on a rare sale but I didn't pay full price. I'm glad I dusted it off and finally played it and everything is working on W10 today including achs.
Ginger’s Games Curator page
try to collect all the gems, treasures, etc. on each level then find the exit. to get gold on each level requires obtaining all the collectibles. to go back to a level that you want to repeat you have to choose quick game from the main menu. i suggest using a mouse & keyboard together to play this game.
i finished all 100 levels. there are 5 worlds with 20 levels each. give it a chance because when i started out i didn't think much, but it's definitely a fun game. the main complaint i would expect being a puzzle game is too easy. just depends on the player probably. many levels were challenging to me. i got gold on every level except about 10 of them. i don't think being easy at times is necessarily a bad thing either.
in conclusion, if you like puzzle games you will enjoy this game because of the simple game play that involves sliding blocks. it may be somewhat similar to other games you have played but also adds other elements. importantly, it is well done as far as the graphics & level design in addition to providing very many hours to finish.
I really like this game. Most important thing to note- The main focus of the game is the puzzles, not action or adventure or the storyline.
It is definitely repetitive and some of the puzzles are very easy, but sometimes collecting everything can be quite challenging. The blocks that can only be moved once add to the difficulty levels, sometimes you need to restart the level several times in order to move just those blocks into the right places.
Each individual level is very short. I play a couple when I have some time, while drinking coffee or waiting for something to cook. It is not a game that should be played every day or for hours on end. Playing a couple levels a couple times a week also stretches out the gameplay. Steam says I've played 4.2 hours over 2 months or so, and I've only just completed the first world.
The controls are extremely simple- I use both the keyboard and the mouse depending on which blocks I need to move. Because I often have long time periods away from the game, the simplicity helps when I return to playing. I spelling errors don't really bother me because there's very few messages during gameplay,
If you like puzzles, this is a cute, quick game to fill some free time.
Target Audience: Twin stick shooter players who want to text their reflexes.
Summary:
Jaques Roque just doesn't stand out in the end. The puzzles aren't hard enough or clever enough to really stand out on their own, and the games lacking aesthic doesn't help the fact that you think you're playing a game that was really designed for the IOS. Several of the puzzles lack real good design which is critical for a puzzle game, and I was bored to sleep by the time I made it to the second set of levels. I'd pass on it.
Gameplay Footage and Video Review: http://youtu.be/1K_N_samACs
Lists:
Positives:
- Multiple levels of success is available so those who are OCD about collecting everything will have to think a bit more.
- Won't frustrate to the point of keyboard smashing, controller throwing.
- Every now again, a puzzle does something interesting and unique with the elements it has.
Negatives:
- Doesn't introduce new mechanics in a timely manner: gets boring rather quickly.
- Some puzzle elements serve no purpose, as in, there's only one thing you can do with them and that's it, you can't use them to fail, and the only move it to succeed. Gives a false feeling of doing something important, when it fact, you made no real choice.
- Lack of useful controls such as a button to restart are present.
- Visuals don't help the experience, stand out like a sore thumb and certain points. Controls and options make the game seem like it was a mobile game (really only relies on the mouse). But no mobile game to be found from what I can see.
- Not unique in any way, and given the tons of puzzle games out there that are, it's hard to justify to get this game over a series of cheap ones on sale.
- Obvious Misspellings that stand out. Seems like it might have been translated.
[*] Generic Music
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Thomas Schreiter |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 20.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 75% положительных (4) |