I will not purchase a game (CE or SE) that looks like it was produced using a program to help devs to quickly make a game by choosing graphics and storylines chosen from a virtual "scrapbook".
I was really enjoying this game until I got stuck in a Find the Difference scene. The pictures of the astrological clocks. I've tried it four times. There's no counter to give you hope that you're almost done and as far as I can see you only get 2 hints and no skip. This is not CE worthy as the devs didn't take the time to think ahead.
This game is very much like every other M3 out there these days. The objects are small, there's that annoying blinking option to change an icon and the pieces are slow to settle. You have to do ctrl+alt+del to open the Task Manager to end and get out of the game. That's a game over for me.
Right off the bat I couldn't lower the sound of the dreary music. From the looks of the 3 rounds I did play this was a mobile game made into a game for PC. Looks like in another life you might buy something (hints, stars?) in order to continue. Just not up to the quality I look for in a CE.
I found this game fairly boring and the characters I remembered from Cave Quest 2. Although the main screen graphics are 3D and you can move around using your mouse pointer it takes forever to get enough to build and nothing much changes as you go from board to board.
This is different from what I usually play. I am having fun with the variety of games (I have never in my 70+ years been in a bingo hall). Lost a star for the opening and closing palm fronds between every scene. Over the top IMO.
I loved pllaying this as far as I could go. Most of the way through (too far to restart) was great. Like some of the other players I could not make the skating boy work. I tried for several days, got suggestions from other players and tried again but Tiny Tim will not survive in my computer. Uninstalling.
I have all this series and some are better than others. This one was a hot mess from the malfunctioning Toymaster to the identical octagon puzzle picture following it. I found many of the scenes dark and items very small with some, not marked in red, hidden behind other things. This will probably be the last one I will buy. Do recommend it for those new to the series.
I have not played the first three of this series so I can't determine if there have been changes over time. I enjoyed the features that are different from other M3s like the metal squares that morph into rocks that are destructible. The one thing I don't like was that wherever my cursor landed the block changed to grey. I find that very distracting. Overall though it's a pleasant time passer. Try it. It's kind of expensive for an M3.
Based on demo only. I am enjoying this game because 30 minutes in I haven't had to do any tasks that have been in almost every game in the last year. I am not a puzzle person so the simplicity and difference of those in this game is refreshing. I don't have to do an auto skip on every one.