KateyBog's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:5
- Helpful Votes:255
- Reviews Submitted:24
- First Review:October 31, 2013
- Most Recent Review:July 3, 2021
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The Statue of Liberty has been stolen and your help is needed to restore freedom to the universe along with your funny companions!
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5
8 of 10 found this review helpful
Extremely Fascinating Game! Wow! (´｡• ᵕ •｡) ♡
PostedJune 15, 2020
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I really hoped “Legendary Mosaics” would be a series of games! And hooray! Looks like it would!
In “The Stolen Freedom” our friends Dwarf, Terrible Cat and Fairy investigate a mysterious crime. Somebody sent to all the dwarves charmed packages taking away the person’s free will. Poor dwarves leave their houses to serve the villain. They build something for steeling the Statue of Liberty from the human world. Our brave Dwarf from the previous game fell under the spell, too! And his only hope is me (or you, i.e. a player). This storyline is cute, fascinating and sometimes funny. There are unexpected twists and a rousing cry for freedom at the end, too!
I adore the Terrible Cat! He is hilarious with all those grumbling, philosophizing, jokes and riddles about cats. I love beautiful graphics and music creating a special atmosphere, great number of tiles to select, and of course I love the nonograms all based on logic and easily recognizable!
There are 14 chapters in the game. Every chapter contains 10 levels. So we have 140 nonograms to play. Every nonogram has the title which we can see after completing the level. Very first levels are quite simple, but the further we move the more difficult the nonograms become.
The player can select one of 12 tiles for colored cells and one of 12 patterns for empty cells. There are 4 difficult modes in the game (easy, normal, difficult and intuitive where the player can make an unlimited number of mistakes) and 2 types of hints.
“Legendary Mosaics 2” is a perfect mosaic game just like the first game of series, or even better! I’m really excited and wait for the next game!
I recommend this game!
Help Hercules catch the fastest creature in the land and put a stop to its wave of destruction in his latest strategy adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
16 of 20 found this review helpful
Classic Labours Are Back
PostedMay 4, 2020
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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Storyline
5
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“12 Labours of Hercules” is one of my favorite game series for many years. I saw Hercules in the snow and in the desert, under water and on the Moon, fighting gods and beasts and saving cats. But now developers decided to get back to the classic myths about Hercules (obviously, they have their own version of it). I am so happy about that! I’m a big fan of Greek mythology, and they reminded me very interesting (but underrated) story about the fastest creature in the whole Greece (I hope it’s not a spoiler). Thanks!
The gameplay is classic, too. I mean classic for all the games of this series. You have to clear the roads, build the buildings, and collect resources. Hercules moves the boulders and other heavy objects, Megara grows the bushes, and the Worker makes everything else. You can play Relaxed, Casual or Expert mode, earn achievements and beat the records. There is a puzzle piece on every level. You get them, solve a jigsaw, and open up the bonus level. Btw, all the levels are interesting and unique in their own way. The graphics is bright and colorful. The music is funny and not annoying.
There are also some new features in the “Hercules 10.” One of them is “hidden” puzzle pieces. I went through several phases about that. On the first level I was a bit confused cuz I couldn’t find the puzzle piece (I always was good at this). On the second level there appeared a message that the puzzle piece must be hidden somewhere around the sign with question mark on it. Finally I found the puzzle piece under the bush. It made be angry—I just wanted to look for the pieces as I always looked for. On the next level I knew what to do: look for a sign, click on the bushes and other objects near it to find the puzzle pieces. I accepted it. On the next levels it became even fun. Something like a new challenge: guess on the first try where (under what) the puzzle piece is hidden. So, I was even a bit sad when there were the common puzzle pieces on the few next levels. Conclusion: you have to get used to this new feature before start enjoying it. As to me, I like it after all.
Collector’s Edition includes extra chapter about Hercules’ adventures (yay, extra levels to play), wallpapers, and guide (blue arrows). I’d buy this edition just to play more levels and enjoy this game longer!
I recommend this game!
Join the Dwarf and on his quest to explore the depths of the forest, solve tricky puzzles, free the fairies and help break the evil curse.
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 10 found this review helpful
Amazing Game
PostedApril 20, 2020
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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Visual/Sound Quality
5
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Level of Challenge
5
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Storyline
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This is the best mosaic game I’ve ever played! It has everything I love: tricky nonograms, high quality graphics, relaxing SFX and music, lots of different tiles to select, dark background option, and of course interesting story and characters. I’m really excited and hope it will be a series of games!
Storyline. This game plot carries us to the Enchanted Forest where something bad had happened. The Dwarf is reading a scroll written by the fairy who had been imprisoned to the dark crystal as well as her 13 sisters-fairies. The last hope of the forest is the Dwarf who must break the curse and set the fairies free. Every single crystal is charmed, and the only person who can move it is you (i.e. the player). There is an important feature about the plot – you can always watch the dialogues again clicking the button at the top of the level menu for every chapter. It’s very convenient because after playing a great number of nonograms sometimes I forget details of the story. Thank you for this button!
Characters. The main characters are Dwarf and Cat. And that Cat is very cool. He’s cute (as all the cats) but he wants to look menacing and calls himself Great and Terrible. He growls, threatens and plays smart (though he is smart indeed) but always helps the Dwarf and the player. The Wicked Wizard doesn’t really look terrifying but his plans are cruel.
Nonograms. There are 14 chapters in the game. Every chapter contains 10 levels. So we have 140 nonograms\gridlers to play. In the last levels of chapters we always look for the next crystal where one of the fairies is captured. Every nonogram has the title which we can see after completing the level. So you never ask yourself what is on the picture (in some mosaics games I don’t really get what picture I just opened), everything is clear and easily recognizable. Very first levels are quite simple, but the further we move the more difficult the nonograms become. Some of them are really challenging, and I love it!
Tiles & Modes. The player can select one of 12 tiles for colored cells and one of 12 patterns for empty cells. It gives many variations of how the playing area is going to look like. It’s possible to check out all the versions right in the selection menu. I’ve chosen paws and lego but probably will try something else later. There are 3 difficult modes in the game (easy, normal, difficult and intuitive where the player can make an unlimited number of mistakes) and 2 types of hints. They were already described in other reviews.
Music & Graphics. The music in the game is calm, nice and relaxing. Sometimes we hear sounds of water, wind or birds. It all creates a special magical atmosphere as if you are really in that Enchanted Forest.
I recommend this game!
Join the Walker family and celebrate the spirit of Love in this festive clutter puzzle adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
7 of 19 found this review helpful
Lovely Game About Love
PostedFebruary 12, 2020
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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Storyline
5
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All the games of the Shopping Clutter series are bright, interesting and unique in its own way. Their releases are often related to holidays. Now, Valentine's Day is on turn. According to the plot of the game, the Valentine's Day is at the same time a wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walkers. The whole family is working on arranging the Valentine's Day celebration, everyone is on search for gifts and valentine cards, and the kids decorate the house for the romantic supper of their parents. It's so nice and pretty!
The objects on all levels are absolutely new. The first levels are rather easy. That’s good because a player has enough time to get accustomed to new objects and remember them before the levels where are only the silhouettes or divided to several parts items. Farther, the levels become much more different. I played the game using the time limitation, and sometimes I was forced to replay the most difficult levels to complete a level before the time is up. I like such challenge levels when the victory is not too easy to achieve but simultaneously it doesn't irritate the player making him or her replay the same level dozens of times.
The majority of the objects on the levels are related to the theme of love and Valentine's Day: there are valentine cards, cupids, love potions, fluffy toys, heart-shaped jewelries, candies, cakes, dresses etc. I played all the previous games of this series but this time I couldn't shake the feeling that I'm playing something new and extremely fascinating. Only the good old Walkers reminded me that it's the same Shopping Clutter I adore.
The music and the ambient sounds are should be mentioned separately. They also create a special atmosphere of love all around, and at the same time they don't distract from the game process.
All in all, the game exceeds all the expectations and leaves only the positive impression.
The objects on all levels are absolutely new. The first levels are rather easy. That’s good because a player has enough time to get accustomed to new objects and remember them before the levels where are only the silhouettes or divided to several parts items. Farther, the levels become much more different. I played the game using the time limitation, and sometimes I was forced to replay the most difficult levels to complete a level before the time is up. I like such challenge levels when the victory is not too easy to achieve but simultaneously it doesn't irritate the player making him or her replay the same level dozens of times.
The majority of the objects on the levels are related to the theme of love and Valentine's Day: there are valentine cards, cupids, love potions, fluffy toys, heart-shaped jewelries, candies, cakes, dresses etc. I played all the previous games of this series but this time I couldn't shake the feeling that I'm playing something new and extremely fascinating. Only the good old Walkers reminded me that it's the same Shopping Clutter I adore.
The music and the ambient sounds are should be mentioned separately. They also create a special atmosphere of love all around, and at the same time they don't distract from the game process.
All in all, the game exceeds all the expectations and leaves only the positive impression.
I recommend this game!
Discover the great city of London and complete challenging nonogram puzzles on the Walker’s next adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Royal Pleasure
PostedJanuary 30, 2020
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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Level of Challenge
5
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I really love all the games of this series but “Travel Mosaics 12: Majestic London” is something special. I’d even say this is the next level of relaxing. As always we draw the pictures choosing the right places for cubes and empty spaces looking at the numbers. But this time you can imagine yourself sitting near the river of Thames or in the Hyde park. I mean new nice sounds in the game, calming and beautiful, like wash of waves or light breeze. It was a great idea, and exactly what the game needed all the time before.
There are also other new features. Now descriptions of different sightseeing places in London appear at the beginning of every next chapter (there are 20 chapters including 8 levels for 20 places). It’s good if you're going to get into majestic mood of beautiful London. When you make mistakes and need a new life, you can answer the quiz question. And the new feature is possibility to open description and find the correct answer right there, in the question window.
Among other things, I especially like the pictures we draw on the levels. All of them are interesting, unusual and nice. It’s sometimes hard to understand what the picture represents until you finish it. But after it gets open entirely, you understand that it is an amazing surprise and miracle.
Travel Mosaics 12 is a great continuation of the series, and probably my favorite game of this type, at least for now.
I recommend this game!
An amazing brain-jogging puzzle adventure for anyone ready to bring on the spirit of Christmas!
Overall rating
5
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6 of 6 found this review helpful
My Source of Festive Mood
PostedDecember 22, 2019
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Fun Factor
5
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Visual/Sound Quality
5
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Level of Challenge
5
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Storyline
4
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I remember that amazing feeling and festive mood I got playing “Travel Mosaics: Christmas Around the World” last year, and was really excited to find a new game of series this year. The game didn’t disappoint me at all. It’s still very interesting and funny to draw different pictures by looking for colored cubes and empty spots. This time the game offers 5 different types of cubes and 5 types of empty spots. I love emerald-looking cubes and lozenges for empty spots above all. All the pictures are thematic and related to winter and Christmas time (animals on the snow, fir-trees, Christmas ornaments etc.)
There are 20 chapters for 20 different cities in the world. You can look at the pictures and read some information about celebrating Christmas in these cities, their main Christmas trees, traditions and interesting facts. If you make more than 2 mistakes on one level, this information will be very useful to answer the quiz question and get extra life.
As always, every chapter includes 7 nonograms and 1 puzzle. There are 3 difficulty modes. Sometimes the nonograms are quite easy, but sometimes I had to think a lot and replay the level to earn three stars.
All the pictures, animation, and music help get into a festive mood. The music is actually my favorite melodies of Christmas carols. That’s nice. So, I really enjoyed playing “Travel Mosaics: Christmas Sleigh Ride.”
P.S. I was a bit confused and worried about the previous reviews but… I haven’t seen the fireworks during the playing nonograms (the fireworks appear after completing the level). Maybe it is already fixed, or something. As to the snow, it didn’t distract me at all. It falls very slowly and not in every chapter. I’d even say this snow creates a special atmosphere. Probably the reason is in that the snow is a true miracle at Christmas time in the place I live, so it cannot be annoying.
I recommend this game!
Help the Walker family clear the clutter and decorate the Christmas tree!
Overall rating
5
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5
11 of 25 found this review helpful
Perfect Game for Christmas Time
PostedDecember 21, 2019
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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Storyline
5
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“Shopping Clutter: Christmas Poetree” is a nice way to relax and to have a little rest as well as to get a festive mood. This time, the Walkers decorate a Christmas tree in their living-room both using classical decorations and inventing some unique ones while telling various funny stories from their life. And the player has to go in search of a required item. Each of 20 chapters has its own quest item that can be received at the end of every chapter. Every chapter has 7 “clutter” levels, and 1 puzzle where the player has to gather a picture by swapping, rotating or turning over tiles.
The first levels are rather simple where large objects are used. A part of them is already familiar from the previous games, the rest is quite new, e.g. toys, various Christmas-tree decorations, new gift boxes. The next levels become more complicated – in some of them the player has to gather 3 or 4 objects instead of 2, in some of the levels there are only silhouettes of the objects, and what is more the objects can be of different colors or different sizes (somewhere the same objects can be of large size or middle-sized or even very tiny). This is a rather difficult version when the objects move along the given path and it’s impossible to push them aside. It’s also interesting to play on the levels where an object is divided into several parts of different colors that must be gathered together.
In the game there are 2 difficulty modes – the easy one has no time-limits, the difficult one does. I like the idea of the game with changing of tasks: the player can have a short rest on the levels where the objects must be simply matched, and then rack the brains on the levels with different colors or with constant shuffling of the objects. On some levels from time to time there appeared bubbles with items inside flying over the field. That’s a little bit annoying, because it makes the game more difficult. Actually, I wanted the challenge while playing in the difficult mode. So, that’s okay.
The music in the game is very joyful and festive, very suitable to Christmas time. That’s what we need for having good mood. The pictures and general background create a special atmosphere, too. Also the majority of objects on all levels accentuate the Christmas atmosphere, but there are neutral objects, too.
Generally, I’m very pleased with the game, its Christmas atmosphere, new tasks and modes.
I recommend this game!
Hercules is back and he’s about to embark on a time management adventure that leads to love and romance!
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 11 found this review helpful
The Best of the Series
PostedDecember 28, 2018
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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Storyline
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Wow, this game has everything I love about the “12 Labours of Hercules” series + cats, interesting and various levels, humorous and at the same time romantic story, young and a bit thin Hercules, new challenges on Expert mode, and lots of fun.
At the very beginning Hercules we all know lies in his favorite hammock (lol) and starts his wondrous tale of how he met Megara. It was on the seashore where the girl asked him to save her sister and cat. Hercules sets out on a journey to Egypt. On many levels our main goal is to send a note to Megara. This is really cute. On his way Hercules meets mummies, minotaurs and other enemies, as well as our old friends like Medusa and Cyclops. How does this story end? No spoilers: just play and find out!
Now about the gameplay. There are 3 difficulty modes, puzzle pieces, bonus levels, special achievements, bonuses you have to use wisely on every level, different obstacles, buildings, enemies and friends having special tasks (Medusa defeats minotaurs, Cyclops bring sheep home etc). If you ever played the games of Hercules series you obviously know all this. Collector’s Edition also has useful guide helping complete the levels in gold time, additional chapter and wallpapers. What are the new features? There are hidden places on the map on several levels, new appearance of the main characters (young Hercules and Megara), interesting tasks (such as destroy the altar or save the cats), nice looking levels, the Pyramid you partly open after finishing every next level in gold time and so on.
Why do I think this part is the best one in the series? Of course, this is a really good made, funny and interesting game, but the greatest reason is the mission of saving cats! I adore cats. So I couldn’t stop and played the game far into the night to save all the cats of Ancient Greece while two small fluffy kittens peacefully slept on my lap.
I recommend this game!
An amazing brain-jogging mosaics adventure for everybody looking for the spirit of Christmas!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
How to feel the Christmas Spirit? Just play this game!
PostedDecember 21, 2018
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
I love all the games of Travel Mosaics series, but this one is something special for me. It helped me to get into the Christmas spirit! How does it happen? You just play the game, look at the nice winter pictures, listen to the joyful melody of “Jingle Bells”, read about holiday traditions in different countries, and suddenly find yourself in a festive mood.
Now about the game. As always, there are 3 difficulty modes (easy, normal and hard), 20 chapters including 7 nonograms where you have to draw a picture using the numbers and your brain, + 1 bonus puzzle (they are different), “hammer”, “lightning” and “bomb” power-ups, and quiz questions if you need an additional “heart”. What new is there? The Walkers look funny in their costumes under the snow. Every chapter is dedicated to a new town (not sightseeing places of one town like before), has its Christmas picture and description. You can choose the form of squares and empty spots on the field; it makes the game more interesting and unique. It's quite fine with me to use default forms and sizes of these squares during playing, but something new is always good.
Gameplay is quite easy and understandable (especially if you already played this series). About 20 first levels are simple. You can play them really fast. But I think that’s fine for the new players so that they can understand what they do, what for, and how. For me it was just a warm-up. Btw, I like that all the pictures we open are thematic, i.e. there are Christmas trees and socks, presents, elves, snowman etc. The last levels are much harder. I wouldn’t say they are super hard but you need to rack your brain here and sometimes replay if you want to get all 3 stars (it’s possible if you don’t use the hints and don’t make any mistake). That’s exactly what I expected: relaxed game and challenges, all in one.
I’m sure this game will be perfect for children and adults wishing to have fun, learn something new and get into festive mood!
I recommend this game!
Help the Walker family clear through the clutter and find the necessary equipment to create the perfect children’s playground.
Overall rating
5
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5
26 of 31 found this review helpful
Cute Game for All Ages
PostedNovember 14, 2018
KateyBog
fromSan Francisco, CA
Fun Factor
5
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Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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Storyline
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“Shopping Clutter: The Best Playground” is a very good and nice game which can be played both by children and adults. Our main task is to help the Walkers (animal family known everybody who ever played “Travel Mosaics” series) to make a perfect playground. Members of the family ask for an appropriate thing and you go to look for it in the clutter. Panther likes slides, Sloth likes everything calm and places to sit, Rabbit likes to move and activity equipment, and Squirrel just chooses nice things. I believe kids will like these dialogues.
As to gameplay, it’s quite easy and understandable but sometimes challenging. Starting every next level you see what you have to do: find matching pairs, pairs of the same or different size\color, find three objects and so on. About 20-30 first levels are easy, but then the game becomes harder. Especially, when you have to find the objects divided into three parts, or collect only objects on the right panel (sometimes there are just silhouettes, and this is the hardest). Time is limited, so you have to be fast. I replayed the hardest levels twice to win. But this challenge is quite fun.
The objects you have to find are different: big and small. Some of them it’s easy to find but others make you try harder. Music is cute and not annoying, colors are bright but don’t let your eyes get tired. For me, it’s perfect, the golden mean.
I love this game and really enjoyed playing it.
I recommend this game!