I'm sorry, but when I have painstaking worked through a "Picross" puzzle, which I enjoy doing, but end up with a picture? I can't identify and only one color in the design, I feel cheated....I didn't get my reward for solving the puzzle!!! :( I know someone put their heart into creating this puzzle, but you need the result to be an identifiable picture to make you feel you've accomplished something.
These puzzles have pictures that are a bit "hazy" and they leave the "seams" showing between the pieces when the puzzle is finished, which I wish they didn't do....BUT the pictures are old European or Victorian style that captivate your imagination. The weird shapes and "fuzzy" edges make the puzzles more of a challenge. I love all these Mosaic type puzzles. The music is the same as the last Beauty and the Beast Mosaic game, but I love it. I can see the people in their lovely gowns and best suits dancing their hearts out as I am playing the game. This game is a purchase for me.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
This game has everything that's good! It's mind-blowing!! The play is smooth, responsive and fairly intuitive, the graphics are out of this world beautiful and the music is very appropriate for what you are viewing. It makes chills go up my spine to play GRIM FACADE: BROKEN SACRAMENT and I can't wait to get deeper into it!! You will LOVE it!!!!
I did have some difficulty with colors being almost identical, but I really enjoy the game and the music. I figure it just adds to the challenge. I noticed that if I raise the front of my laptop just a teensy bit for a second, I can see a subtle change in the similar tiles and continue on to finish each beautiful game! I really hope others can find a way to be able to enjoy and appreciate this game too!!
SPRING IN JAPAN MOSAIC EDITION is a very nice game. The gameplay is logical and play is a lot like other games of this genre. BUT, after you play a while, you can earn lives, bombs and shovels to rid yourself of a mistake. You can play in Easy, Medium or Hard mode. The hints and bonuses decrease with each mode. My only issues were that the puzzle is a little smaller than I'd like and the numbers a little harder to read. I don't care for the paintbrush attached to my cursor, either. Otherwise, it is a beautiful and challenging game. I will be buying it. Give it a try....it will be a great addition to your puzzle library!!
There is such a variety of things to do in WORLD'S GREATEST PLACES MOSAICS 3!! Yes, the music cuts out now and then, but that isn't an issue for me. It's fun dealing with the varieties of shapes. You even get to finish with all square shapes in various colors and then, you get to imprint different shapes on top of the squares!! Huge fun! You have to be alert to what you are doing and what's required, but isn't that what puzzles are all about? And, it's interesting to read the articles about the different places, complete with slideshow. Lots of work went into this game!
Still loving these Penguin games, even though this will make my 28th purchase!! The choices of tile colors make it fun, too...I noticed they'd changed one from a pyramid shape to a convex, lower tile. I like the new one better. I think the music is repetitive, but everything else is PERFECT!! Is this a record for game sequels??? I don't usually keep tabs on such things....I just know what I like!! I also thank the devs and BFG for keeping us so regally entertained!
I love this type of game!! The object and challenge of QUADRIUM is a lot like ARABESQUE and CLEAR IT and I really enjoy that! I've only just begun to play QUADRIUM, but love the graphics and the "mood music" in the background. Another game I can't quit playing. Keep 'em comin' devs and BF, keep your eyes peeled for more puzzle games!!! Gotta' start a load of laundry and then....back to the BFG pond for more fun!!! Right up my branch of the pond!!
This game has all the neat features of the previous games and the devs have come up with even more concepts!!! These puzzles are excellent!!! They even have a puzzle within a puzzle! No way will you be bored...if these puzzles are your thing, like they are mine, you owe it to yourself to try it!
This game begins easy and gets gradually harder. Once I found out I needed to pull the screen down to find level 11, 12, etc. I was on my way. Give it a try...it grows on you!!