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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:53 am    Post subject: odd request for causal game Reply with quote
So last night I played through "Blood Ties" w/ my Aunt, who loves it - I didn't realize it was a TV show.

The game is almost retardedly simple; you see a static scene w/ a bunch of (possible stock photo?) objects in it, and then a list of objects to click and pick out of the mess. It's strangely rewarding, especially as you get to know where items are likely to be hidden.

So, are there any other games like that around? I know this is "extreme causal" gaming, and this turns out to be a blatantly shallow show tie-in, but still...
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Only a bazillion! Its the new casual game trend of the week, they call them "Hidden Object" games, here is a list of all of the games of this type over at BigFish Games:

http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/genres/15/hidden-object.html
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LordGek wrote:
Only a bazillion! Its the new casual game trend of the week, they call them "Hidden Object" games, here is a list of all of the games of this type over at BigFish Games:

http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/genres/15/hidden-object.html

Heh, well, lucky Aunt!

Sorry for asking such a cornball question, then.
This was my first step of "research", and it looks like Google can take it from here.

I know casual gaming has a different type of audience following, but is there any good place that talks about 'em? Like are all Hidden Object games pretty much The Same Damn Thing or are some more interesting than others?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kirkjerk wrote:
LordGek wrote:
Only a bazillion! Its the new casual game trend of the week, they call them "Hidden Object" games, here is a list of all of the games of this type over at BigFish Games:

http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/genres/15/hidden-object.html

Heh, well, lucky Aunt!

Sorry for asking such a cornball question, then.
This was my first step of "research", and it looks like Google can take it from here.

I know casual gaming has a different type of audience following, but is there any good place that talks about 'em? Like are all Hidden Object games pretty much The Same Damn Thing or are some more interesting than others?


While I'm a big casual gaming fan myself I think I just hate it when "everybody and their brother" developerwise is just churning out the clone of the week.

My wife, however, has found herself addicted to the "Big City Adventure" line of games (San Francisco and Sydney, Australia). While primarily hidden object games, they throw in a few other mini-games as you hit all of the famous locations of the given city.
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