Ghosts of the Past: Bones of Meadows Town HD - A Supernatural Hidden Objects Game
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Big Fish Games, Inc | iPad |
The sheriff of Meadows Town has disappeared without a trace, and you’ve been hired as his replacement. Can you stop a vengeful Viking spirit before she strikes again?
• THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN
A recent storm has emptied the town of almost all inhabitants. The streets are boarded up and abandoned, and no one can explain the forces behind the weather… or the terrifying string of murders that has just begun.
• PURSUE A GHOSTLY ADVERSARY
Only you and your deputy are left to piece together the mystery of mummified bodies and ghostly apparitions. Can an angry spirit really be the cause of the turmoil?
• LOCATE AND DECODE ANCIENT VIKING RUNES
Investigate the strangely empty town, scouring for clues and useful objects within hidden object scenes. Refer to your evidence board and rely on your wits to solve challenging puzzles and mini-games!
• EXPLORE THE LANDS OF THE GODS IN THE BONUS CHAPTER!
Enjoy exclusive extras such as intriguing wallpapers, concept artwork, and more!
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Reviews
Superb
C Rocksbury
Gameplay was steady and interesting. Great graphics and a mixture of HOS styles. The puzzles were perfect, not to simple but not impossible to complete either. The Viking theme was also fun. I love games that fuse ancient artifacts with modern technology. Five stars!
Ghostly
Mcscorpio
I agree the demo was short-lived, but I scored it a little higher. I've gotten used to the games going back and forth running me from one scene to another but it's a good adventure and no problems with any technical issues so far.
Average based on too short demo
Pinky916
Shortest demo I've played on a Big Fish game. Won't be purchasing. Based on demo, nothing particularly original, challenging or intriguing about game.
It's okay!!!
Slow Mom
You sure let people know how many runes you need to collect, so you know how close you get too the end.
Very Short Demo
corntiques1
Positives: Can set the Hint button and the Skip button down to 15 seconds. Has a teleporting map. However, the demo. lasted only a few minutes. I'm tired of wasting my money on mediocre games. I probably will not purchase this game.
A Ghostly Viking Mystery!
KimMeadow
Turn off the lights and get your flashlights ready! This one's a ghostly adventure. You are the new sheriff who is replacing the previous sheriff who mysteriously vanished in the historically Viking rich Meadows Town. You arrive during a storm, which has caused the town's people to flee; and you are investigating a series of murders and disappearances. The abandoned town gives an ominous sense of creepy isolation. Upon arrival and due to the storm, you are involved in a car crash, which is a theme that is well overdone in many Big Fish games. You meet the very cute deputy who assists you in collecting evidence throughout your journey; and the evidence items, such as newspaper clippings, photos, and film strips are pieced together on the evidence board located in the police station. Here you will make associations between the suspects or victims and the relative pieces of evidence to figure out who's connected and somehow involved in the mysteries. You can also just click on the "Sheriff" tab in the lower left hand corner to open up your evidence board. As the story progresses, you are pursuing a ghostly figure who tries to hinder your investigation; and you meet some Viking ghosts who are protecting their treasure. The graphics are slightly grainy, but the artwork of the scenes is nice and clear. The dominant colors of purple and blue in the scenes seem to be consistent throughout. You also use a mystic orb to identify paranormal activity and to collect energy in some scenes; and when the orb is full, you learn parts of the Viking history and uncover secrets. The HOS are varied and fun. You have "find the difference", "matching pairs", and you put back items into the scene as well. The puzzles, 14 in the main game, are fairly simple, but become more fun as you move along. One involves coloring parts of a picture according to small scraps of paper. There is not an over abundance of either puzzles or HOS so there is an even balance. You are collecting 40 rune stones in the locations, and they are also hidden in the interactive zoom-ups so watch out for them. There are four modes of difficulty, including the ability to customize, which I love. I can take off all sparkle indicators. The inventory is labeled, and the map is a fast teleporting one with objectives and labeled locations. You can also see the location names when you click in a direction throughout the locations. I had fast travel between locations as well. What I did not like was that the map, hint button and strategy guide were all cramped together in the same area, which can cause one to accidentally hit the undesired option. The bonus area includes the bonus chapter, workshop, replay of puzzles and HOS and wallpaper, etc. The bonus chapter includes some new scenes, which is nice. I did not come across any glitches; and I gave the game four stars because even though the demo was short, the game with bonus was lengthy and became more interesting with progression. Some of the puzzles became more fun as well where you had to work them out a bit, such as moving the rune stones to their center positions in accordance with the numbers on the rows and columns. I am still enjoying it and hope you do too.
Waste of space
KittyLumpkins
Short demo, cumbersome UI, uninteresting story, ultimately a waste of space and time. Do not recommend.
Ghosts of the Past: Bones of Meadows Town by LynxMinx
lynx minx
Finally, a good game by the glitchy bunny, ERS! The game itself was terrific. It combined a crime story with Norse mythology. You had to collect runes, but at least you got mottos when you decoded them. You will laugh at the last motto you decode. It's decided by the developer. The graphics were good, as were the cut-scenes. The game was lengthy, and had a long bonus adventure as well. Loading was instantaneous between locations, of which there were many. Luckily you had a teleport map, with an on-screen tab, of 4 pages to use which gave you marked tasks, or else you'd be running around forever. There was an evidence board, which also stated your objectives. I still would have preferred a journal! Inventory was labeled. The HO scenes were at least quite varied, not just boring word lists. You had to match pairs, use one object to unlock another, place things in the scene, silhouettes and other types too. There was a puzzle game if you didn't want to play the HO scenes, I think. Lots of puzzles and mini-games, but not the most original types. Still fun though. The hint system didn't spoil anything either. There was a strategy guide, but it won't help you with HO scenes, which was only a problem when there were glitchy placement issues.You also got to use a magical device to detect paranormal activity! Then once you filled the device, it would unlock more of the mythology part of the story and you would get an inventory item. At the end of the main game, you choose between 2 endings. Unfortunately nobody on my team warned me that I would have to deal with RATS! I just knew that I was due for them! It's ERS, duh! However, they were just tiny rodents on a loop that actually didn't bother me for a change. None to jump out at you! The only reason I didn't give this game 5 stars was because placement in the HO scenes was a bit glitchy, and also using inventory items was a bit finicky. Also would have preferred a journal to keep track of the story. However, I was able to play and complete the entire game and the bonus chapter as well. This was a fantastic game, especially for ERS. They should still work out the kinks a bit more. For players who thought certain inventory items weren't working, sometimes you need to use a different item than what you thought or what makes sense. Note: Newer players won't understand that sometimes you don't dig with a shovel; you may need a rake. So don't go thinking your item disappeared; you need to try a different item! In any event this was a very good solid game. Dream Team, you will like this. I still haven't played the new Amaranthine Voyage or the new Mad Head game so lots to be excited about. Any warnings? Snooper, where are you? I haven't seen reviews from you lately. Are you okay? I just saw your review on Amaranthine which I did not play yet. I was starting to worry. Some of my reviews have disappeared into cyberspace too, and it's very frustrating! To the Dream Team I send ❤️?❤️? from Lynxie!
