League of Light: Dark Omens Collector's Edition

This was a lot of fun. It's an older game, but high quality, set in a wonderful fantasy world (in a no surprises but makes you smile at all the tropes kind of way). There's a dark lord rising, and only you can stop the world from returning to cursed slavery under his dominion. I hadn't expected to enjoy myself so much! Pros: - nothing really special story-wise, but feels complete - customize the level for extra challenge - the right number of interesting and moderately challenging HO scenes - a variety of puzzles, a few that are challenging - nice art, perfect for that old school D&D - er, fantasy - vibe - interactive map that shows you rooms where the collectable item (owl) has been found (nice and clear) - enough back-tracking to be interesting, not enough to be annoying - you can interact with the whole map throughout - things that make sense generally work; some items can be used more than once - items in HO scenes are not "hidden" in darkness or brown colours Cons: - only in-game achievements (but decent ones with a bonus for collecting all) - lower resolution (but full screen worked fine) - limited music - no bonus chapter and little in the way of true bonuses (can't repla…

A decent hidden object game, but I found the artwork a little on the dissatisfying side. Fans of the genre will likely play it and enjoy it, and for the mostpart so did I. Hidden owls in every screen, lots of screens, lots of puzzles to solve. Once again, a bit too heavy on the figuring out what to do with things you can pick up - I enjoy the search scenes more. Typical fantasy story, but the goblin got a good laugh out of me. In almost every new screen he's making problems - collapsing stairs, making walls of ice, animating fireplaces... but it's almost comical how quickly he has to make a new hurdle for you. And then to find out later... well, I certainly [i]thought[/i] he was panicking. I find I can get overly critical very easily when playing HOGs, but really, I think the only thing this game needs is a graphics overhaul. Great for kids, or anyone needing to unwind, but be sure to get it discounted - I played on Advanced and didn't really have any problems, so it's quick to finish by a seasoned hogger. * Has in-game achievements, even if there is nothing tracked by steam.

Not a whole lot of characters to interact with but the narrator is a fun listen throughout the game and I enjoyed finding all the little creatures to deal with. The villain goblin was a cool little guy too (would be cool if he showed up in the later games). Main story ending felt underwhelming but the bonus story ended on a more complete note. Puzzles were decent and hidden object scenes were mostly a type where you ‘find x to use on x’ which is a nice change up from other HOGs I’ve been playing. Overall a good start to the series. I did have an issue where I alt-tabbed out of the game too much and had to hard reboot my computer to force close the game since Task Manager couldn't force close it. So be careful there, a bit annoying but no progress lost.

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The game was alright.

Not too hard, not too easy. Great graphics.