I like the game, but kind'a buggy - keeps crashing, buildings not always visible, merchants not always visible, although the things they sell are. Strtegy guide helpful on some levels, but not all.
I like trying to figure out what is needed for each level in time to get 3 stars. Often have to play a level a couple times to get 3 stars, which I like. Game has crashed MANY times, though.
Cute game, but... 1. Doesn't tell you how many coins until level is finished. 2. Can't exit the game unless you are in a level. 3. Nothing to tell you what the spell components are other than a picture (and where you get them) - tho this was an issue in previous games, too
1. Spelling is terrible! 2. Dialog is so messed up I can't follow the storyline 3. Glichy - people running to and from the wrong buildings, can't click on an item is a character is near it, must click in exactly correct spot, some characters get stuck and run in place, the helpful gnomes timer sometimes cuts off... 4. Small icons - specially the tradesmen - their icons are so small you have to check each before starting level to determine what they are 5. The hidden objects are extremely difficult to find - I actually screenshot level 16 and studied it for an hour and then gave up. The hidden objects don't appear at the beginning of level and are on a timer, so you have a choice of playing the level or searching the the object and wasting time
I didn't run into any glitches - yet. However, game play is difficult. I have been playing tm games for years and always play for 3 stars on each level. On this one, I play for 2 on some levels because the timing is so tight. ALSO, can't find any artifacts - don't even know what I am looking for and the guides don't help. (I also find the sound effects annoying, but they are the same as every other Gnomes Garden game.)
I really like Next Stop games because they are easy and quick. I know I shouldn't, but I like seeing the workers run thru the trains. Some of the level in Next Stop 3 are quite challenging, but I am frustrated that they have about 1/3 of the levels SO easy that they are completely brainless to master.
Plot is great, graphics are great. I play TM games all the time, but this one was too challenging for me after a while. Played some levels over and over and couldn't get a good score.