Dark Realm: Lord of the Winds - Hidden Objects 9+

Mad Head games is always unique in their storyline & game play. Found this one a little difficult to follow at times. However, the graphics, characters, voiceovers, hidden object scenes & puzzles were done very differently and well thought out. This game won't be everybody's taste, however I appreciate the originality and attention to detail that they put into their games. Very late in reviewing this as I replayed it - due to the fact that Big Fish let us down with no new release - just a sale on previously released & previously purchased games for the majority of us. I feel this was a Very Bad move on their part as we all have come to expect at least 2 new releases a week. What is worse is that Sable Maze : Forbidden Garden has been listed for days on their home page as a new release - which incidentally said was not available in the U.S. Store! Not Cool - Now I see that as of today they have removed it. What's up with that? Back to review of game - Give it a try and I think that you will enjoy it.
KdBoots

I love the entire Dark Realm series because the developers have really made an effort to create an immersive world. I appreciate their creativity and attention to small details, such as characters breaking the 4th wall and manipulating parts of my screen or the game controls; I also love it when I attempt to use an object in a scene and can watch my attempt play out and fail (instead of nothing happening at all). These details are above and beyond what I’ve seen in other hidden-object games and show the thoughtfulness of the developers. What’s more, I feel invested in the characters due to continuity throughout the series (and great voice actors). Yes, I occasionally skip puzzles, but they’re supposed to be challenging—that’s the point—and I’m grateful for custom settings so I can choose to skip or not as I like. If you want an experience that’s more than the usual click-click-clicking, I highly recommend the Dark Realm series.

I agree with some of the other reviews here but I also disagree with some that I usually am right in line with. I did not enjoy this game. I usually enjoy mad head games but this was very short and frustrating to me. Some puzzles were very clunky and didn't work well while others had 3 levels to pass which irritate me for some reason. One like that is ok but there were quite a few. Just give me one average difficulty level please. Makes me think they do that to add time to their game which seemed short anyways. I skipped several. Maybe I'm getting picky in my old age. Someone complained there's to much story. I happen to really enjoy that in games if it's a good story. This one wasn't bad. Another complained of not many hos but I felt opposite. If you're looking for games mainly focused on HO's there are thousands like that on the App Store. It seems 10 new ones a day are added! Overall I'd say you need to play this one yourself and form your own opinion. The reviews are very mixed, some loved it while others just did not. Not bad but not great either in my opinion. And that's what it comes down to here is opinion.