I remember one of the Fishy Splash games giving me a bomb or something on the first board. When I made 4 or more matches, I didn't receive any special power or reward on this first board. Usually there is some impetus to the game play, collecting pixie gems or magic stones and what-not, but there was nothing noted here.
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Alas, I was dumped into the first, small board with nary an explanation as to why. For once I allowed the beginning story animations to play through because it looked so nice I thought I may actually get hooked into it.
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What I really find lacking is the game play. Not that it is bad, I'm simply difficult to please in this area. There are few games that do these interjected stories in such as fashion as to keep my interest, and this isn't one of them. I haven't been able to do that in this game, and while the pacing of these story blocks may be perfectly fine if you enjoy them, I find it laborious. I usually get bored with these interspersed stories and just want to click through them as fast as possible. The graphics on the story board are very nice but the game board doesn't really match the artwork of the story, which is a shame because it is very pleasing to look at. I have a feeling that those may be more my cup of tea, but I can't get excited enough about the match-3 to get to them. From the main menu, there are indications of challenges and/or riddles to solve to unlock more features and/or options.
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I've only played three levels of this game. I'm not a big match-3 fan but I do like them on occasion. I feel like there is something wrong with my installation, which I normally don't experience from Alawar games. I have a feeling that there is supposed to be some story and I'm supposed to know why it is important but I have no clue other than the few brief images I was forced to watch. I think the pendant from it is used to show which color needs to be matched to advance, but I don't know why it is there. A new board pops up and the necklace is draped over it. She doesn't say anything and there is no explanation or story, but an animation runs wherein the crow is whisked away in some lights and the necklace is left. When you do that, she wakes up and is standing there in a summer dress looking cold. Between the 2nd and 3rd boards you are directed to click on some heat item and then to place it onto an unconscious girl by a tree with a crow perched hold a necklace. I'm grateful that they are so short compared to others, but there is no explanation as to what is going on.
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I feel like there is something wrong with my installation, which I normally don't experience from Alawar games.ĮTA: I found the interspersed storyline even more extraneous than I normally do. ETA: I found the interspersed storyline even more extraneous than I normally do.