tadame's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Asylum V]

The environment is less scary than I thought. What I found creepy were a dirty plastic doll and a bath tub filled with blood.

Tools, keys, and gems are easy to spot. Puzzles are well linked to their clues. Therefore, I had no problem finding 10 beautiful stones.

Having discovered some symbols on brown bottles, I knew I had missed a puzzle box, but I couldn't find it even after searching all the rooms again. Thanks to the walk through, the puzzle box was located at location Q. And I pried a loose wooden board at location R and received the last blue stone.

[Lost Teddy Bear]

This is like a typical photo hunt game with two characters, a detective and a cat who has lost her teddy bear. The goal is to find the covert items that match the ones in the scene. It has virtually nothing to do with finding the teddy bear.

[Mystic Asylum]

A map without a drawing tool or a notepad is virtually useless for this game, especially when there are many rooms for exploration. I had to screen-capture the map and open it on a drawing program so that I could take notes and make remarks.

Thanks to the walk through video, I couldn't find a gold key to open the last door. It was hidden in a chair in a room with a big green panel. I went there at least three times and couldn't find this spot. Pff...

Tools are easy to find and puzzles aren't difficult at all.

[Abandoned Asylum]

This is a very challenging escape game. First, there's no drawing tool to mark the rooms I've visited. Second, there's no crystal ball for easy access to a location. Third, the map isn't labelled. As a result, it's easy to get lost while exploring the asylum.

Thanks to the walk through comments and video, I wouldn't have known that the three-compass puzzle was an anagram made from the last three letters on the first page of a book. Also, I wouldn't have found a blue gem and a knife unless I had explored every corner of each room.

The only good thing is the provision of various handy tools.

[Awoken]

This escape is quite challenging cos some clues aren't explicit. For example, the letter, the blackboard, and the mirror. If you stuck with a three-switch puzzle, you might have missed the dome spot above tall windows with symbols on them.

I missed a clue spot above the dark door and couldn't get a yellow gem until I read the walk through comments.

Some entries don't match the ones on the map. This can cause confusion about how to get out.

[Snakey's Quest]

I couldn't find a map, so I had to go through the rooms several times. Some puzzles are easy whereas others are hard.

Thanks to the walk through, I was stuck with a 4-digit box and a gem box. Looking at 6-10-8, one would have inputted it straight away or tried its combinations. I couldn't figure out how it became a totally different number in the end. Then, I thought BROUGHT was the clue to the gem box sequence because it had seven letters. It turned out that I had missed the green HERBERT clue.

[Dark Asylum]

Tools are easy to spot and are linked well to their usage.

Puzzles are straight forward with the available clues. I had to go through every room twice cos I missed the shape clue in the first place. Pff ...

Graphics are alright.

[Sneaky Castle Treasure]

I enjoy exploring the grand castle and its beautiful surroundings. Tools and items are visible enough to be spotted. Yay, I found the Sneaky coin, too!

Puzzles are good because of their varieties. If you're stuck with an anagram, check the colourful flags and relate them to the letters on a bridge. c:

[Sneaky's Journey]

Graphics are pleasant for exploration although the bush growing out from a sick plant is coarse.

Game play is logical with the tools and items found. Not sure why we have to collect coins other than getting a higher score.

If you're stuck, check the white curtain. c:

[Aloneliness]

Tools are easy to find whereas some gems are hard to locate. The red gem, in particular, is in a dark bowl with a cut finger. :/

I got stuck with a piano and a six-digit box. Thanks to the walk through, the clues for the two puzzles are from an "A-Z" note. The former puzzle requires one to simply press the alphabets in ascending order; and the latter puzzle asks for a numeric translation of HELP.