Alicia Quatermain: Secrets Of The Lost Treasures

79%
Game Brain Score Based on 86 reviews
  • story
  • gameplay
  • graphics
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In "Alicia Quatermain: Secrets of the Lost Treasures," play as Alicia, granddaughter of Allan Quatermain, on a quest to find her father and uncover family secrets. Travel to distant lands, solve puzzles, and thwart enemies' plans to conquer the world. With stunning graphics and diverse challenges, this action-packed game offers a thrilling adventure for all players.

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79%
Audience ScoreBased on 86 reviews
story10 positive mentions
gameplay4 negative mentions
  • The game features bright and detailed visuals, enhancing the overall experience.
  • It offers a good blend of time management and puzzle-solving, making it enjoyable for both casual and hardcore players.
  • The game includes multiple difficulty levels, allowing players to choose their preferred challenge.
  • Gameplay can feel repetitive and tasks may become monotonous over time.
  • The storyline lacks depth and the dialogues are often cut off, detracting from the narrative experience.
  • Some players have reported issues with achievements and bugs, leading to frustration.
  • story30 mentions

    The story follows Alicia Quatermain on her quest to uncover lost treasures, featuring a simple and cute narrative that is easy to follow, making it suitable for families and kids. However, the storyline is criticized for being repetitive and lacking depth, with issues in localization leading to cut-off text and typos. While the visuals and voice acting are appreciated, the overall execution of the story does not match the polish of similar games in the genre.

    • “Follow Alicia Quatermain on her quest to uncover lost treasures.”
    • “The visuals are nice, and there's voice-acted story to frame each island [intro/outro].”
    • “Nice story, and a really good entertainment in the time management genre.”
    • “However, its repetitive gameplay and lackluster storyline might not hold the interest of all players.”
    • “The story is fairly simple as well.”
    • “The interface lacks all of the refinements Jet Dogs has developed over their games, and the English localization obviously wasn't beta tested given how many times the storyline text gets cut off mid-sentence.”
  • gameplay26 mentions

    The gameplay is characterized by its puzzle and resource management mechanics, reminiscent of the "12 Labours of Hercules" series, offering strategic depth through worker management and various difficulty modes. However, players have noted that the gameplay can become repetitive and may lack sufficient engagement due to limited pathways and a lackluster storyline. While achievements and bonus levels add some variety, they may not be enough to sustain long-term interest for all players.

    • “Efficiently managing your workers is at the heart of the gameplay, although it's by no means necessary if you want to play more casually (and there are 3 different difficulty modes to fit a variety of players' tastes), but doing so adds strategic depth to what is in essence a very simple game.”
    • “Juggling these buildings with how quickly you can gather your own resources from replenishable nodes adds flexibility to the gameplay, and I'm always for more strategic options in these games.”
    • “Excellent puzzle/resource management game, 12 Labours of Hercules in another skin, absolutely identical gameplay so if you like those you will like this and this is much cheaper (around £2 full price).”
    • “While the visuals are bright and detailed, the gameplay can feel repetitive.”
    • “However, its repetitive gameplay and lackluster storyline might not hold the interest of all players.”
    • “Where the gameplay comes in, there are limited pathways that restrict what things you can do, until you open those pathways up; and you need to quickly work out what to do next and where to set your priorities.”
  • graphics16 mentions

    The graphics in the game are consistently praised for their bright, detailed, and appealing visuals, featuring a quirky art style and simple yet pleasing cartoon graphics. Players appreciate the well-executed presentation, including voice acting and adjustable visual settings, which enhance the overall experience. However, some note that while the visuals are strong, the gameplay can become repetitive.

    • “Alicia Quatermain: Secrets of the Lost Treasures has appealing graphics and a decent blend of puzzles and strategic challenges.”
    • “The presentation is great with simple yet pleasing cartoon graphics, quality acting by Alicia's voice actor, and another great soundtrack.”
    • “I want to mention that the visuals in the game are well done.”
  • replayability6 mentions

    Overall, the game has low replayability, with many users suggesting it is best purchased at a discount due to its limited value for repeated playthroughs.

    • “The replay value for the game is low.”
    • “I like it, but do try to get it while it's discounted; replayability is a bit low, in my humble opinion.”
    • “The replay value for the game is low.”
  • grinding6 mentions

    Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be frustrating and tedious, requiring significant effort to progress. However, some users note that, unlike in other games, the grinding here is less boring and more engaging.

    • “Frustrating and tedious.”
    • “To make any headway, one needs to keep grinding away at the levels to try getting the best results.”
    • “Legitimately speaking, I usually find grinding tedious and boring, and that wasn't the case here.”
  • music6 mentions

    The music in the game is praised for its quality and ability to complement the beautiful art design and engaging presentation, though some users find it a bit repetitive. Overall, it enhances the experience, particularly during character interactions and movements.

    • “The presentation is great with simple yet pleasing cartoon graphics, quality acting by Alica's voice actor, and another great soundtrack.”
    • “They sort of do a dance to the music.”
    • “Beautiful art design, music is a bit repetitive.”
    • “Beautiful art design, but the music is a bit repetitive.”
  • stability2 mentions

    The game has significant stability issues, particularly on Linux, with multiple users reporting bugs and a lack of responsiveness from the developer regarding these problems.

    • “The game is buggy, at least on Linux, and the developer doesn't even care.”
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