Hello MyPlayCity,
Thank you for the game. I like it and I especially think the graphics are good. It's visually pleasing. The only thing I would add to it would be a couple of voice overs. One to read the text aloud at the beginning of the game, the other being the voice of Felly, and include the option to turn either or both off if you didn't want to listen to them.
It would be especially good for kids as that would help to strengthen or reinforce their reading skills by allowing them to see and hear the text at the same time.
Jaded1


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MyPlaycity do have tis game, but i don't recommend downloading any games from them becasue they now force toolbars and home page hijacks onto you without your consent. This is the Game giveaway project not MyPlaycity. :)

Hi It downloaded and intstalled fine on my Windows 7 pro.
However at Chapter 5 if froze and wont go no further. (tried it twice thru)
I found the game too repetitive and the order of what to do so predictable that it became boring. I didnt really know what i was supposed to be doing in the chess like game. ie i won but, how did i do that??
On the positive side it is bright and colourful. I didnt mind the music.The characters, though more cartoon-like, were cute.


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Thank you for your feedback Crystal

I love Playrix games thank you to Playrix and GOTD.
This is a fun game but somewhat confusing. It seems to be aimed at young people yet parts are extremely difficult to figure out. I went online to find instructions. I gave up after the second time I had to go find instructions. The help and hints could be improved.

Hi; if you're french you can play in french with this patch FR :
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6auijodu3cqwcgq

Love this game!! Would like to see more like it.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS GAME!! This is the best game I have played to date for these reasons
-the game lasts a long time
-the battles and mini-games can be played even after game is over - this is FANTASTIC!!!!!!! I'm completely addicted to the battles!
-I like the mix of hidden object - albeit all but the last one are usually pretty easy to spot - but I can never find the last one without help so that's good. Too hard would be discouraging also though.
-one the other hand - some of the mini games are actually too hard but that isn't really a complaint because I like that I have to figure out what to do and that the help doesn't totally give it away AND I can bypass it and try later - that is a unique feature to games I have played so far and I like it!!! It's is supposed to be thought provoking and I like the challenge! I also like the variety of mini-games.
-I like that I have to figure things out in the scenes like the crossing the bridge - I had figure out to search for items by going back and forth - love that!
-graphics are incredible
-I like that one has to find the pieces, then put them together and figure out what to do with it.

Overall - FANTASTIC!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND I DEFINITELY WOULD BUY THE NEXT GAME IF IT IS SIMILAR TO THIS! Wow!

Thank you for this freebie! Although a bit slow, very enjoyable. :)

I could not get my game to work either. I thought it would be fun for my children and they were disappointed. I have windows XP and all I got was a black screen and then the game shut down.

Playrix has once again offered a nice game. I've played through twice this week. I like hidden object and moderately easy puzzle games, so this game immediately interested me. I prefer fun over frustration. I did not find the game too childish to enjoy. I liked the story line.

- As previously mentioned, the characters' dialog should be better synced. The dialog should stay on the screen until the user mouse clicks to move the dialog along. Mouse clicking is slightly annoying, but better than missing dialog or waiting overly long for the next bit of conversation to appear.

- The "battle chess" game is great! Most of the mini games are entertaining, and if there is one that you don't like, you can skip it and move along with the game. Love that feature.

- The hidden object items aren't always "fun" to find because the pieces look similar (e.g. pieces of a mirror, pieces of a plate) and it starts to feel repetitious, but game play is still okay. I would prefer hidden objects that are all unique items. However, if you get stuck, the "hint" button quickly refills.

- The game would not run in windowed mode for me. The option button would never click. Probably an issue with my computer settings. Not a big deal.

Once again, love that "battle chess" game. It would make a really good, lightweight stand-alone game and time waster.

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Thank you for the feedback. :)

Merlyne said: "The magic goes wrong and leaves a green circle and a light blotch on the screen."

Did you try tracing the magical shape? Click on the ball of light, and drag your mouse to follow the shape of the magical symbol.

Childish game set in a magical "adult world'(no pun intended)
I rather play a proper "adult" game in a childish setting.

score: 4 out of 10

When I saw the game was Elementals, the magic key, I was very pleased, because I already played it online and liked it a lot. Download, installation went all very smoothly and I started to play the game. First chapter was no problem, but in chapter 2 when after picking all the sticks a little magic was needed for making a basket, the game stopped in mid air. The magic goes wrong and leaves a green circle and a light blotch on the screen. You can still use the cursor and quit the game, but it will not go any further (tried twice). I would appeciate any suggestions what I can do to make it possible to finish the game. Until now I had no problems with downloading and playing the game give aways of the day.


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Hi Merlyne {I like the magical name :) }

Try installing the latest video drivers. You'll need to find out what graphics card, or graphics chip your computer has. You can find out general information via the dxdiag command, which when inputted into the run command line in XP (go to start menu and click on run), or using the search function at the bottom of the start menu in Vista and Win 7 and type in dxdiag. This opens up the Direct X diagnostics panel. Click on the Display tab and look to the device panel on the left. At the top it should tell you what the model of your card is. Usually you'll find it's either an NVIDIA or an ATI card, whichever it is just Google the manufacturer. On the home page of both NVIDIA and ATI there is a link that will take you to the drivers section. Everything is self explanatory. The driver will be over 100Mb in size (I think).

If it's not the driver try using the defragmenter. It's better to use one of the free ones like defraggler (available for free from the same developer as CCleaner. Defragment your drive. If it's highly fragmented it can lead to complex games crashing or just not working properly because the games files are scattered all over the hard disc and reading can be a problem. If defragmenting your drive doesn't cure the problem, try downloading the version available from MyPlayCity (I've linked to it @ comment #1). Hopefully that one will work. Remember to uncheck the check boxes during installation otherwise you may find your home page has been changed and your internet browser will have a MyPlayCity toolbar. (These can easily be fixed, but it can be an annoyance, so just make sure any checkboxes are unchecked. (sorry for the repeat advice). Defragging your hard drive is useful in that you'll find the computer will work more efficiently. Also updating your graphics card is sound advice.

I hope at least one of the suggestions fixes the problem. Please let me know if it worked. Thank you..

Regards

Stephen

p.s. Using one of the MyPlayCity games will also open up your browser when you close the game down, but it’s totally innocuous. All games from MyPlayCity are free from virii, (plural of virus, lol)

p.p.s.

Sorry for the delay in replying. I only check the section a few times each week during the weekdays.

I want to thank everyone involved with giving us this game. It's a lot of fun for kids without being too easy. Everyone here says thumbs up.

Thanks for this game. I am into hidden object games ever since highlights magazine rolled through when I was a kid and this is just a very big plus.

Story: the overall story is good, its simple but a nice feel, I wish there was a bit more plot , but for the most part it was satisfying.

Graphics: I thought the graphics were beautiful very colorful there isnt nothing I would change about it

Learning Curve : Its basic hidden with some puzzles, for some things I was wondering what I was looking for, a few puzzles were hard I would think for kids, some puzzles took me a bit to figure out what I was doing or what to do but it wasnt too long, the gears puzzles could have been programmed better in some aspects, sometimes the gears would stop and some slowdown ( but that could have been me ) also the tedious when you would put the gear aside and it would clamp onto anything.

Overall: For the price ( for origionally how much it costs ) its a great game its long and fun it kept me playing till I finished it, there was a few repetitive puzzles in there, the combat was very good a very excellent model to grow on and throw more things on it to make it even more good, very good model for that.

So I say overall for this hidden object game than few others I played 8.5 out of 10 just on the fact that I wished for more plot and the gear puzzles and some repition

Running Ubuntu 11.04 Linux, I downloaded and installed this game yesterday.

The installer required running "winetricks vcrun6".

At first, the game had troubles finding the mono libraries in Wine, so as a workaround, I added "c:\Program Files\Playrix Entertainment\Elementals - The Magic Key\mono" to Wine's path. After that, the game still wanted to see mono libraries in "c:\Program Files\Playrix Entertainment\Elementals - The Magic Key\lib\mono\2.0", so I ran "winetricks mono210" and copied the contents of "c:\Program Files\Mono-2.10.1\lib\mono\2.0" to "c:\Program Files\Playrix Entertainment\Elementals - The Magic Key\lib\mono\2.0". After that the game ran nicely.

I have now played the whole game through, and it seems to run just fine on Linux with Wine. The only problem now seems to be that the game crashes on exit, but that doesn't really matter, because at that time, I'm trying to close the game anyway.

I enjoyed playing the game, thanks for the giveaway!

RE: comment #82

Thanks for your comments Stephen. I read every comment and tried every suggestion. Except upgrading graphics. It is not necessary for this computer.
I have problems when others seem to have the same problems , so I don't believe each and every one of us is "computer illiterate" (my words).

I would be interested to see what configuration people are using. For example, when myself or anyone else seem to have the same problem, maybe listing the brand and specs of the computer you are using my show a pattern as to why this is happening. Just a suggestion.

I know these things are free but I just wish it was a simple procedure.

I like coming here because most of the games are simple. That is all I am looking for. A minor distraction for the day.

You do a good job Stephen. None of this reflects on you.
Thank you for listening.


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Your idea about showing specs is actually a very good idea. I will incorporate that into the FAQ that I'm determined to complete soon. (With acknowledgments from those who suggested the idea). :)

I have played for around 2 hours. Very colorful, vibrant and immediately attractive. However the mixture of genres in the "story mode" I think should be more balanced because I found it so much involving finding hidden objects. Better to make it more adventurous. By the way, the Bonus part is perfect. :-)

#1, Whiterabbit-uk, I just wanted to point out that one should always extract the files from the GOTD zip archive prior to executing them. If you don't, Windows will use temporary copies, which creates problems on Vista and higher if it automatically detects that the Setup needs to be rerun with different compatibility settings. Microsoft never made zip archives act transparently as folders, doing their usual partial job.

@ Nº. 80
Glad to hear the 'uncheck work offline' solution worked for you. TO answer your question, as I wrote, I have no understanding how this gets changed. One quite interesting aspect is that the comments regarding this problem seem to come in batches. To me, this indicates a common experience, and most likely common experience we here all share is being on GOTD/GGOTD. Oddly enough, I had not experienced this problem yesterday.

To all: I should have stated that my first download yesterday morning unzipped perfectly, BUT the GGOTD wrapper caused an error with Vista. Same for the other offering at GOTD. I have experienced this a few times in past and downloaded later to receive a (presumingly) updated download with whatever problem resolved. EXACTLY. Yesterday afternoon, downloaded again and this time no problem. Once in the past I also used the alternate download link. I would have mentioned this yesterday had I realised how many people were also having this problem.

Whiterabbituk, thanks for your extreme dedication to this project which is a success because of your hard work. I appreciate your including my comments and glad it helped others.

Thanks Playrix and GGOTD for another piece of excellent software!! Super!

Cheers!
Mr. S.

Installed and activated perfectly on Windows 7 64-bit.

Have played it just for couple of chapters, but I must say the graphics, sound and overall gameplay are par excellence. The puzzles are not overly easy, nor is it difficult to click the hidden objects.

The major problem I felt is that the familiar (forgot his name) doesn't look cute enough (kids like cute!) and somehow his 2D appearance doesn't gel with the rest of beautiful graphics in the game. He reminds me of that flying pet that He-Man (comicbook character) used to have, who always got into mischievous antics. But here, the pet of the young wizards seems more like a narrator than a mischievous companion (which I feel is something the devs should try to shape into the game).

The storyline is too abrupt, it should ease in the player casually into the game; it seems as if the story is forced to suit instant action (if instant action is needed to rein in the player, it is better to provide some cute mini-games at the start menu, and other can be unlocked as the storyline progresses). I've played other marvellous HOG (like "Dream Chronicles") where the story and puzzles are woven together beautifully. Remember, the agenda for a hidden object game should be to pique the curiosity of the player and to evoke a sense of mystery, which is somewhat lacking in Elementals: The Magic Key.

These minor quibbles aside, Elementals TMG is a very nice pastime game and we thank GGOTD and Playrix for another nice little jem, that I'm sure will fascinate and entertain my nephews and nieces when they visit my family for the vacations.

Thank you and sorry for the late feedback. Will try to get it done earlier next time!

Game Sidenote: I quite like and wouldn't want to change the music - just blends nicely into the background for me.

Other sidenote: To the moderator who discussed Myst on my post yesterday - I think it was Whiterabbit.uk - did I PM the right person/address in the giveawayoftheday forums? Please let me know. Cheers. ^_^

Late so I can't get past being in the Libary (post 2nd battle), but must say I am loving this game so far. The graphics and animations are beautiful. Felly's teeth unnerved me, but when he's small at the lower right hand corner, it's fine. ^^

I'll agree that that the HO bits where you open drawers aren't hard, but I like the premise - you're moving things aside to find stuff buried underneath. Makes more sense that finding 7 moths for no reason.

Also like how the hero is true to character, he acts like a kid and a curious if not brilliant one at that.

About the battles, didn't lose the 2nd one - they do set it up for you to easily merge your elementals. (3 in a row in any direction make a taller one with the twice the strength/stamina). Be sure to merge and attack when you can - getting the enemy to retreat instead of advance seems to be a good thing. :)

Immersion is the word that sums up today's give away. The characters and circumstances are engaging enough to keep the attention - not going to be skipping dialogue. The exchanges between Felly and Albert maintain the feeling of really being in the story. The interplay seems natural. "I trust you completely sir." (Wonder if Felly was being sarcastic a bit, ha ha). Some of it does disappear a bit too quickly though.

The puzzles aren't difficult but not too easy either - will have to see how the rest progresses.

The 'little' touches are nice too: seeing Lilian's familiar go super saiyan; the restored mirror actually in one piece on the wall after he talks to you.

Really impressed so far by what seems to be a carefully and lovingly crafted game in terms of artwork, game play and just plain entertainment.

This isn't the 1st Playrix title I've played and am very pleased to see one of theirs here. Thanks very much, Playrix and giveawayofthe day. ^_^ I'll keep playing and post some further comments when finished.

I'd say Elementals is well above average for a casual game. It has an overall charming atmosphere and likeable characters and storyline.

Graphically, it's very beautiful, although I'd once again suggest an option to keep the game from looking stretched on a widescreen (other than just windowing it). That's a minor complaint, as it looks just fine windowed. :)

It never leaves you trying to work out what to do next, which can make completing something a little less satisfying, but at the same time keeps you from frustrating yourself. That kind of hand holding is perfectly acceptable in a game like this, as it's obviously intended to be something the whole family can enjoy. If you don't click anything after a while, the object you're supposed to click will start glowing. While that's a nice feature to help players along, it would be nice to be able to switch it off, so players who would like to find things on their own would have the chance.

Another minor complaint: Most objects were well hidden, but some seemed to stand out from their hiding places too well. An example would be the twigs you gather for the basket in the forest. They almost seem to have an outline to them. But like I said, this is minor, as most objects didn't have this issue.

I really had to work hard to find any complaints for this game, honestly (besides it being very, very easy). I haven't played many hidden object games, but this one is an excellent one. The gameplay is varied enough to keep it interesting, although some mini games are a little repetitive, and some parts can feel a little slow moving. The board game aspect is one of my favorite things about this game. I haven't seen this implemented in any other hidden object game before, so I'll happily give this game points for originality.

This game is a great example of what other casual games could be if they weren't just being churned out to make a quick buck. It's original, charming, and just a joy to play.

Thanks GGAOTD and Playrix!

The game cannot be open. Have tried twice but each time I get the message, "'mono.dll' not found".

Since I am not sure if I missed the chance to post about the other game given away yesterday, I am posting for this one...

It downloaded and installed / activated ok, just took a few minutes to connect to the activation system (My connection was slow at the moment). Once installed, there is another icon on the screen when you install it, but if you do not go there, you can just delete it.

After some time playing this game, I can say that the graphics look amazing, the battles are fun, finding missing puzzle pieces is hard, but fun anyways.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I will give this game an 8 and it is most definitely a keeper in my book, and you even have the option to turn off the music if you do not want to hear it while playing.

Great game to the Developer of it and GGOTD, and keep the games a coming.


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You can still post comments about yesterdays game. Click on the game and scroll down to the comments section. You may have to click a link to open up the comments, but you can definitely still leave comments. :) Thanks for your feedback.

Came home quite late. Here's the link to the Xentax thread: http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6311

Usage are on the bottom of the page. Note that you may have to use the binaries from Mystery of Mortlake Mansion, because when I tried the files from ETMK, it tells me that it can't load some assemblies.

Enjoy. If you need to convert the data files into text (supported by the engine), comment and I'll tidy up my code and post.

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Thanks GMMan

@ the users with problems activating the GGOTD & GOTD

"Please comment only on the software here. If you have technical problems or suggestions on our project, please leave us a note in our forums."
In the forums you'll find even the FAQ BuBBy posted there a long time ago:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6195?replies=5#post-87773
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The GOTD Activate.exe or Setup.exe gives me an error that it cannot connect, yet I can download the program, read the comments, or see the forums.

The first three things to check.

1. Is Internet Explorer able to connect to the internet. Even if you use another browser to browse the internet, the GOTD activation/setup process will use the Internet Explorer "engine" to connect. Make sure also that Internet Explorer is not set to "work offline".

2. Make sure your internet connection isn't configured to use a proxy server. One way to test if a proxy server is detected is to visit http://whatismyipaddress.com/ and check the results that will mention what type of proxy server is in use (if any).

3. Is your firewall blocking activate.exe or setup.exe from connecting to the internet? If you are unsure, try temporarily disabling the firewall before trying again.

4. Reboot and wait 5 minutes and try again (in case the problem is related to busy servers).
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An advice for the users with incomplete zip.files:
Before you download again, you should clear the download cache and temp-folders.
Your system is lazy and will always try to get files from the source it already has: the caches and the temp-folders.
A download manager is always helpful, especially when you have a slow or bad internet connection.
My first choice is the "Free Download Manager" http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
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A word to the game of today:
I would like to repeat what has been said already: the instructions disappear far too fast. The same with the intro - I would like to look at the nice graphics and would like to read - there is not enough time.

Otherwise - it's a great game (though I'm already stuck...).

Thanks to Playrix and GGOTD!

graylox

Downloaded and seemed to be playing fine. Got to the start of chapter 3 in the game and then it crashed and gave me the dreaded blue screen. Upon restarting the computer, the game would not restart. Uninstalled it from the computer. Was a nice game while it worked.


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No one else has complained of a BSOD so it may just have been a coincidence???? You could try the gametop or MyPlayCity version.

Thanks for the game GGOTD and Playrix. Downloaded from the mirror link and installed fine on XP sp3. I did have to make sure I unzipped the file first. Double clicking it gave me an error code. Game plays well. Only gripe I have is that it is not always intuitive. There are points in the game where I simply do not know what to do. For instance, at one point I was told to pick a lock for the main door. Unfortunately clicking on the door did absolutely nothing. It was only through blind clicking that I found the lock. I am tenacious enough to keep clicking on things until I find something that works, but this can take away from the fun of a game. Either way, thanks again for the game. I look forward to more fun from Playrix & GGOTD.


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Thanks for the feedback

Love this game and other Hidden Object games. Yes, it can occupy a lot of time, but is enjoyable. Thanks GGOTD and Playrix.
To all of the other mothers out there. Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

Installed okay but won't start. Error message says the settings ofyour video card do not correspond to minimum system requirements; -
DXT1 & DXT5 texture formats. I have no idea what this means nor how I could change the settings so I guess I won't be able to try out this game. I would have been upset if I bought it thought because it said it was okay for windows XP and they won't accept opened software. Will a fix for this be offered?


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Try download the latest Direct X from Microsoft. XP needs DX9, Vista needs DX10 and win 7 needs DX11, also download the latest drivers for your video card. To find out what card you have use a program called speccy by piriform (just Google it) it's free. You've probably got either an ATI or an NVIDIA card, but you do need to know what the model number is. (You can also find this out by opening up your computers case and looking at the video card. check the internet if your not sure, or post a request in the forums and I or someone else will talk you through - be sure to unplug your computer before opening the casing and touch something metal that’s earthed before venturing inside your computer (static can kill a computers sensitive electronics)

I also bought The rise of Atlantis game which is one of my favorite. There is also the Call of Atlantis and Around the world in 80 days (I think they were also done by the same author unless I am mistaken!). I love them too! Beautiful games overall... Keep up the good work and don't forget giveawayoftheday for next year! ;-)

Note for 65:
Bad zipper, or bad block means that the download was corrupted and needs to be downloaded once more as the Moderator said. Sorry! It is due to glitches in the Internet signal and the small disconnection that we cannot always notice.


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You can get all three of those games free from MyPlaycity or Gametop. They are some of the better match three games especially the Atlantis ones, tohugh i also like Around the world in 80 days (mainly for it's screensavers) :lol:

Now, that's the kind of the games I would like to see more often! Thanks for this give away and great game... Thumbs up!

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

Finally after five more tries between the mirror and the original I got the zip file to open.

Installed easily. Activated then I was asked if I wanted to launch the game. I clicked ok.

Well, what a surprise. Graphics does not meet system requirements.

New computer...... This story is getting old real quick.
It is my own fault for continuing to come here and get inferior programs.

I just don't understand the thinking of these companies. How is the ongoing list of problems each and every week make us want to buy any of the products offered by any of the companies here.

It is a real mystery to me. I really wanted to try this game. Those words from me are becoming a broken record as well.
Good luck to those of you that can use this.



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Nearly 13000 community members have downloaded this game and only a few have complained of problems. It's almost certainly a problem with your computer and not the game (games) that is the problem. especially If you are getting problems on a regular basis. This game is sold by all of the major game developer.distribution sites, has had loads of reviews from places like Gamezebo, all of which say it's an excellent game.

Have you read any of the comments? There are severl fixes for the problem you describe. sorry if it's not worked. You could try the MyPlaycity version?

Thanks GOTD & Playrix for the opportunity to try this game. Whiterabbit your review was thorough and let me know what I would find in playing this game, much thanks. Normally I would not chose Hidden Object Games, but this provided a story within the game. Download went well, no issues. Game has very nice graphics, many colors displyed in game and a tutorial, which was much needed my me. I really do not have experience to compare this game to other Hidden/Story Games. As these games are very popular within certain age groups, I feel that it will take me a week to play before I can offer any intelligent comments. Outside of Playrix's H2O Hidden Odessey, this is my 2nd hidden object game. On the first level I could not locate staff so I opened chest, only to find staff hidden in chest. Obvious, that there is a perspective and blogging involved with these popular games. Thanks to all.

@ No. 40
You're are absolutely correct. I was getting the "no connection" error and found IE to have the "work off-line" checked. What I would like to know is how this gets checked in the first place for I never use IE and never work on off-line files on any browser!?

Harry

Oh, I forgot, the sound was really nice too...I am a fast reader, and I missed some of the conversations. Perhaps making it a click to progress the text would be a good thing to add as an update or in the next version?

Hello!

I found this game to be a fun one...it may be aimed at children, but I thought the animations, storyline and wonderful backgrounds such a delight! The night skies took my breath away, as I have played many many games I have not seen such a beauty for a very long time! I have to agree with comment 36, there were times when I got stuck with things such as the mirror. Having played other games where you need to keep talking to npcs, or other creatures I finally figured it out. Going to the locked chest after it says you can't open it was a bit confusing. There seems to be sometimes too much hinting and then when you really need it, none.

I enjoyed the hidden object parts even though I am not a huge fan of them. I really liked the battlefield! What fun! I too wish there was a way to ramp up the difficulties in the game though.

I plan on visiting the game developer's sites to see what more they have to offer! This is one I plan on keeping!

Pixiey


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Thanks for your feedback

Cannot activate

Keep getting "Failed to connect, try again later" message. Have been trying for ten hours



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Please read previous comments for several fixes. In particular read Mr Snoozles comment. (Also try turning off your moden for 30 or so seconds (and/or your router - if that doesn't work clear out your internet cache)

I wanted to try this game but couldn't unzip it. Used 7 zip. What really bothers me at times is if a company is going to offer a product here, why are all aspects not tested before time.
What do they expect us to think when you can't even unzip the file they created. Stuff like this happens here all the time. Mostly with the GOTD side but here as well. Sometimes we are told that we have to update our graphics. People with new computers have the same problem.
Why do they always need to update their graphics.
It really is a shame. The only thing GGOTD has going for it is whiterabbit/stephen. At least you get a good review. Can't use the game but his reviews are spot on. Thanks for that at least.


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Hi joe,

sorry to hear you are having problems. I cannot think what the problem could be there's definitely something amiss becasue several people have had the same problem. Have you tried downloading the MyPlayCity version. It's the same ame; the only downside is the browser opening when you shut the game down, but it's innocuous, so shouldn't be a problem.

Ok I downloaded this from gametop and played it for awhile but since I couldn't get the shild pieces lined up you can't apparently go on and I had everything but the bottom lined up I gave up and un-installed it. The graphics are cute and I do like the chess like game. It definately a better type of HOG but I found it kinda hard. Guess to hard for an old f*rt like me. And I can't comment on the Harry Potter aspect as I have never seen any of those movies. But I figure if I got stuck that quickly than it probably not for me. I will keep it so I can re-install it at perhaps some later time.

Installed with n/p with WinXP. It reminded me of a Harry Potter game vaguely. I am not a fan of HOG's but I don't mind play a few mixed in with other genre. Being Mother's Day I haven't gotten to play with it a lot. But adding other types of games in with the HOGs is a great idea.. I appreciate the graphics and the music. The only gripe I have is..I wish I had the option of whether I wanted shortcuts or not. I have very few shortcuts on my desktop..if they are there, it's for a reason. If they are added auto, I, auto, delete them.

And, as always, thank you to Wrascally Wabbit for a great review and GGOTD and Playrix for a chance to play a good game.

over all fun game thank you

Also... It would be nice to have an indication of which puzzles/battles were skipped in the bonus screen and which were finished. :)


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Good point

Thanks Playrix and GGOTD for this game, only little time today, so just played the first level, looks very promising.

One remark, I don't like it when a program puts an icon on my desktop. But it's easy enough to delete that ;-)

I had no problem with Windows XP Media Center(aka XP pro)SP3. My Dell Desktop hit its fifth B-Day the 1st of March.

The only problem was, when this was linked to Facebook, the picture was 4 Elements, don't know if the person who linked it didn't use the thumbnails or not!

I love Playrix games, and was wishing it was 4 Elements!

It kind of has a kids game feel, but then again, get in that showdown, and you don't live long!

I am young at heart, so this will be a keeper!

Thanks, Playrix, much appreciation to you for giving us the game! Next, to Whabbit, as usual you are on top of it! GOTD, what can I say, but thanks to you and all the Staff!

A Happy Mothers Day to all the "Mothers".....

Suki


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Hi Suki, 4 Elements is a great match three or more game. I love the graphics and the game play.

Tried DLing from both. Same result.

Installed smoothly on XPsp3. I spent about a half hour with the game before uninstalling. It is a VERY slow game and very simplistic. Not something that I would open up a second time.

To the developers: I highly recommend paying someone to proofread the dialog. The spelling errors are atrocious. The grammar is not as bad as in some other PlayRix games, but this one had spelling errors so bad that without context, I would likely be very confused.

Overall, I like this game. I'm not much for hidden objects, but this isn't entirely hidden objects. Some of the puzzles aren't my speed, but one is able to skip them. I don't know if that will cause a problem later, but it hasn't so far.

Very cute game. The battles are OK, and a little more help on the strategy (Merge three elements vs. just attack) or hints would be helpful.

I enjoyed the variety of puzzles offered, especially the Solitaire style card game.