Thanks to The Tiny Bang Story I have found a new genre of gaming I love. Last night I decided to Google it, and found that PopCap makes a ton of them. I tried out the free 60 minute trial, and enjoyed it a ton.
The games are simple. You look for objects hidden in pictures. PopCap adds their own little twist to them by not directly saying what the object is. They may say something like holds pants up instead of saying belt, and so on.
You also receive a score based on how fast you find the objects, and get penalized for randomly clicking. You can also get hints where it highlights the object, but you also receive a scoring penalty each time you do it. After completing each scenario you than get a mini-puzzle to solve.
I am really loving these games, but there is one huge drawback. I think the pricing is a bit steep. I find it a bit hard to pull the trigger on a short casual game that costs $20. I know the puzzles include many different scenarios, and over 2k hidden objects in each game.
I know many hours go into making these, but I feel a $5-$10 price is more appealing. I do plan on purchasing the Vacation Quest at the $20 price just to try it out, and see if it lives up to the price tag.
The games are simple. You look for objects hidden in pictures. PopCap adds their own little twist to them by not directly saying what the object is. They may say something like holds pants up instead of saying belt, and so on.
You also receive a score based on how fast you find the objects, and get penalized for randomly clicking. You can also get hints where it highlights the object, but you also receive a scoring penalty each time you do it. After completing each scenario you than get a mini-puzzle to solve.
I am really loving these games, but there is one huge drawback. I think the pricing is a bit steep. I find it a bit hard to pull the trigger on a short casual game that costs $20. I know the puzzles include many different scenarios, and over 2k hidden objects in each game.
I know many hours go into making these, but I feel a $5-$10 price is more appealing. I do plan on purchasing the Vacation Quest at the $20 price just to try it out, and see if it lives up to the price tag.
