Rite of Passage: The Lost Tides Collector's Edition Reviews

Like every HOPA game by Mad Head, even this one is a well-made, polished game. There's zero innovation in the genre but hidden-object gamers are used to it, I guess.

Changed from recommend to not recommend due to a bug. Pros .Clear crisp artwork/graphics/scenes .Complimentary music/sounds/voice acting .Four difficulty modes, including custom .Can change difficulty mode in-game .Mini-map with fast travel .Lockable toolbar .Gears appears when item in position for possible use .Simple to intricate adventure play .Variety of inventive hidden object scenes .Collectables (seashells) .Morphing objects in hidden object scenes .Strategy guide .Bonus chapter Cons .Story lacked focus, cohesion and was full of holes .Mini-puzzles tended towards simple and easy, several times I just started to understand how to do the puzzle by making a couple of moves and 'poof' it would be solved .In the bonus content, the game will not allow me to place three of the puzzle pieces (three-spiked sun ray piece, sitting up mermaid's head/upper body piece and lying down mermaid's tail piece) so I am unable to access further content. I have tried erasing that file/creating a new file and replaying the game, uninstalled/reinstalled the game and replaying the game and playing the game for a fourth time, placing the pieces as I received them and it just will not work. (I contacted the Mad Head three weeks ago about it and they have not replied.) Final Words (4/10): Started out quite entertaining. The story was intriguing, the atmosphere was ominous and the storm effects/sounds were amazing. And there was an excellent variety of hidden object scenes. Then the story turned into a mess and the atmosphere became bland. I was willing to recommend it for adventure play and hidden object scenes alone as they were enjoyable if I ignored the incoherent story but the bug just put my disappointment with the game too high.