Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse comments and reviews

Elkestra wrote:Well I've just played through from start to finish. Two excellent IHOGs in two days.

For the most part, it's an excellent selection of Hidden Object scenes and puzzles - even one or two puzzle types I haven't seen before (or new variations on an old classic). Most of the items are easy to find, once you get into the flow of the game, and some of the puzzles are challenging without being 'difficult'.

Hints recharge very quickly, the few times I used them - and I usually kicked myself for not seeing the item once it was shown. On the flip side, if you are stumped on what to do next, the hints aren't always very helpful. That said, the map is a nice idea, as is the option to 'fast-travel' to the mirror room when you have all the pieces, and then return to where you were. The other thing I noticed is that it doesn't keep track of what you've seen already - for example, the fairy told me an urn would be good to put fireflies into... when I hadn't even seen any fireflies yet. I did like the way sometimes you didn't know what to be looking for in a scene until you'd discovered more information (although in one scene, it wasn't obvious how to get the ingredient list).

The music seemed to be in keeping with the theme, and although some people didn't like the fairy's voice, I thought she was cute - especially the 'Yaaaaaaaay!' that she occasionally says when you cleanse a room. On the other hand, the ghost sound effects got on my nerves in a few rooms - though you banish them soon enough, having them continually moan as you are collecting potion ingredients in a hidden object scene can be annoying.

I should warn everyone that the last two puzzles are slightly different. The penultimate puzzle has an arcade element (marble-popper variation - and new marbles are added over time). The final one is a kind of 'Hidden Object Battle', where you are trying to find your own list of items in the scene, while the witch is trying to gather her own. It wasn't 'difficult', but it was a bit of a sudden change of play-style.

Oh, and last but not least, I wish they'd passed the text to a proof-reader. Apparently the Princess is heir to the 'thrown'.

Anyway, well worth my credit. I haven't yet tested it for replayability, but the Hidden Object scenes seem to have extra items in them as well, so it's possible the search lists will vary slightly on replay (if not a huge amount of change).

Anyway, just my hap'orth,

Elkestra

cesse47 wrote:I did enjoy this game for most of the reasons already stated. Now, I've got to make a decision which of 3 games to purchase with the one lonely credit I have remaining. lol

bfgFlounder wrote:Our game editors didn’t get a chance to complete their review of Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse before the game launched today. But please post your comments in this thread so other can hear what you thought of the game!

Elkestra wrote:The important thing to remember is that the marble-puzzle door is the last lock you'll open, so you can basically ignore it (the required marbles will come to you as a side-effect of removing the curses and solving other rooms/mirrors).

crazycatjag wrote:Very good game. The fariy is annoying at times. But all in all good. When do you know when to get the last 2 marbles? Is there a walkthrough?