Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze (Jewel Case)

great game - not easy

This game keeps one's attention thru the entire game.

This loaded to my computer but then a screen popped up telling me I had 1 hour to play for free or I could buy or unlock the game. There is no unlock code and when you go to the website, there is no longer any support for this. I even tried to play for one hour button, and nothing happens.

Like the original Dream Chronicles, Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze has nice graphics and really nice music. The music actually stops playing a lot of the time, which bothers me, since I like it. Also like the original, the stupid Dream Jewel thing continues, although now there is an actual purpose where once you collect all the pieces of a Dream Jewel, you "meditate" upon it and learn a "secret." There are too few levels in this sequel, just like in the original. Other similarities to the first game are the stupidity of the story line and the fact that the stupid story line remains unresolved at the end.Some of the puzzles in this game are fun. However, I found most of them to be frustrating and I spent a LOT of time with walkthroughs online because it isn't clear what you're supposed to do, or because the hidden objects are too small to be found. NOT fun. I admit hidden object games are not my favorite. I get headaches from staring at the screen with my eyes bugging out. I hate the "Simon Says" type puzzles, too; so annoying. I turn the sound off on those and just follow the visual cues. I also hated the puzzles with the keys where, although there is a kind of system to which keys turn the other keys, you basically just have to keep clicking on different keys FOREVER until finally you hit the right combination. Again, NOT fun. And the mazes! Eternal Maze is right.Not a big fan of this one. I love fantasy/fairy stories, but not stupid, frustrating ones like this one that don't even have satisfying resolutions. I won't be bothering with the third game.

I enjoyed the beginning of the game but found the chess puzzle impossible and couldn't skip it to continue the game, so I had to quit. I have to add that I am 70 years old and have slowed down. To make the puzzle more difficult for me the sounds didn't correspond with the keys so my musical background made it more difficult.

I loved the game but didn't realize how short it was until my daughter and I played it. I can't wait until I can own all of the games in this series. It is very entertaining, relaxing, and sometimes challenging.

Thank you so much for your prompt return with my order. I and my family have really enjoyed it.

Good product.