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Grim Facade: The Artist and The Pretender HD – A Mystery Hidden Object Game – Puzzle Game Review
Grim Facade: The Artist and The Pretender HD – A Mystery Hidden Object Game is a Puzzle/Adventure/Entertainment game from Big Fish Games, Inc, first launched in 9th February 2016.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 119+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Grim Facade: The Artist and The Pretender HD – A Mystery Hidden Object Game Stand Out
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You receive a concerning message from the legendary inventor Leonardo da Vinci. His beloved town is under attack and you must help the fight against evil before the arts and sciences are lost forever!
• WILL THE RESISTANCE BE STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP THE DESTRUCTION?
You team up with a small group of ordinary citizens who have decided to stand up and fight. Overthrow the mysterious man who has taken over Florence!
• FIGHT AGAINST A POWERFUL MAGE AND HIS FOLLOWERS
Collect the tools and weapons you need by searching through interactive hidden object scenes.
• PROTECT LEONARDO DA VINCI’S INVENTIONS AND WORKS OF ART
Venture through the city and collect Da Vinci originals by playing exciting mini-games and solving tricky puzzles.
• HELP THE MAYOR RESTORE FLORENCE IN THE BONUS GAME
Continue your adventure in the bonus chapter and enjoy Collector’s Edition exclusives including collectible items and a strategy guide.
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This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Grim Facade: The Artist and The Pretender HD – A Mystery Hidden Object Game is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 9th February 2016
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Download & Availability
Grim Facade: The Artist and The Pretender HD – A Mystery Hidden Object Game is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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Requirements: Requires iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 / iPad Mini 3 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 4 / iPad Mini 4 (Cellular) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We really enjoyed playing this game. It was more challenging than most Hidden Object games. The mini games really made you think.
Not your typical game! You buy things, have a pet sheep, solve Leonardos cube, etc. You learn some of what Da Vinci invented, fun! Hos were list/hidden type, and they are all visited twice. Long game play, option of casual or hard on puzzles. Just a delightfully different game! If youre bored of formulaic developers, who use the same gimmicks every game, then try this one! 4.5 stars (deducted half a star for lack of originality in hos), rounded up to 5.
Awesome fun,suspenseful and entertaining. Beautiful graphics and realistic characters ,good looking to.
We liked this a lot. It was somewhat more challenging than others.
Too many freezes very frustrating to play.
We didnt enjoy this game. The map, explanation points all over the place. The map has you going here, but that area is complete go over there?? Thank god for hint feature. We were running around the whole time, not fun. A lot of the mini games were okay. Hidden object okay. Dont purchase at full price, wait until its on sale.
The map is problematic. It only show areas not complete, not the areas where there are things to do now. We had to rely on the hint button to travel to the right spots.
Liked the game, no bonus game, replayed in hopes that one would pop up at the end.
This game worked well for us. No glitches others have reported. The story was an interesting enough idea though a little strange, but the game was only so so. Good puzzles. Few hints available. We've played better.
The HO scene was a find and use the shape, and during the free game, there was only one. The puzzles are very simple. The free selection was short and rather boring. We didn't need instructions, but couldn't turn them off. Was forced to go through dialogue. Not challenging. We'll pass.
The game was not all that great to begin with but we were bored and was unable to download another game so we purchased it. The very next puzzle broke. There seems to be a dead zone right where we need to select an item. This is the second Big Fish game that we cannot complete on our iPad Air 2. We only play these mindless little games as a meditation from the frustrations we have. We don't need further frustrations. This will be our last Big Fish production.
We just purchased this and its missing the brown paint so we cant move forward. Ive used the hint and just tells us to talk to the dude that needs the painting. But we cant get the painting without brown paint! We looked at the strategy guide and we didnt miss a step, just dont have the brown paint therefore theres nothing to do. Super annoyed and frustrated.
We bought this game and now cant get past naming the sheep. It seems to be frozen here. We deleted the game and reloaded it and it is doing the same thing! We would like our money back.
It is nice if a game follows any kind of logical order, not the case here.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.0
- Size: 1,003.63 MB
- iOS: 7.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, JA, RU
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Big Fish Games, Inc
Last updated: 9th February 2016 | Genre: Puzzle, Adventure | Developer: Big Fish Games, Inc