Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition

I rarely write a negative review, but for the people like me, who saw it was 70% off and thought 'it must be worth that,' it's not. Forget the full price that's in the scam territory at that price, but even at $7 I except a certain level of graphics in a game. Here I neither get acceptable (not even good) graphics, either in the main select area, as the resolution is so bad it's fuzzy, nor in game. The Match 3, Sudoku, candy line graphics looks like it was out of my early 90's clip art. There is no attempt to put shadows on it to make it look like even a class B game. At the price point I was expecting at least 'christmas puzzle' (match 3, 2nd + 3rd game in series) standard of graphics not great but good enough. Forget bejewelled standard or anything from a class A developer. For a pure Christmas season game, there is one Christmas tree in the main area, albeit it fuzzy. After playing so many Christmas themed HOPAs with great graphics, great Christmas solitaire games etc with scenes you are spoiled for choice to take screenshots of and put on your profile. I was expecting OTT prolific abundance of lovely bright graphics and was sadly disappointed. When you open the game you are given the choice of being able to play all games at once, or choose the advent style of 1 game a day. The puzzles themselves are disappointing, they are highly repetitive. There are so many choices of different kinds of puzzles you can have, so limiting themselves to a handful was disappointing especially if you don't like one kind. Here are the puzzles you get (I will update this but am playing this in advent so haven't unlocked the rest yet.) Day 1 – Match 3 (ltd moves, 3 games) Day 2 – Jigsaw (2) Day 3 – Suduko (2) Day 4 – Pixel Art (1) Day 5 – 2048 Day 6 – Match 3 (ltd moves, 3 games) Day 7 – Suduko (2) Day 8 – Jigsaw (2) Day 9 – Candy Lines (1) (move icons to get 5 in a row, trying to not let the board get full or game over) Day 10 – Match 3 (ltd moves, 3 games) Day 11 – Pixel Art (1) Day 12 – Jigsaw (2) Day 13 – Suduko (2) Day 14 – match 3 (ltd moves 3 games) Day 15 – Pixel Art (1) Day 16 – Candy lines (1) Day 17 – Jigsaw (2) Day 18 – Suduko (2) Day 19 - Pixel Art (1) Day 20 - 2048 (this one, there is also the option of playing it in 'multiplayer' which gives you 2 different ones on the same screen, you can also play the usual singleplayer) Day 21 - Jigsaw (2) Day 22 - Match 3 (ltd moves 3 levels/games) Day 23 - Suduko (2) Day 24 - Pixel Art (1) Day 25 - Jigsaw (2) As well as the disappointing graphics I had problems with some of the implementation of the puzzles. -The 2048 game I couldn't believe you can only play that with mouse, no standard keyboard keys - no WASD or arrows. -Jigsaw. I had a few problems. I tried the 'add random pieces' button and even when I tried to turn it off, once I went into a puzzle it was still on, so I had pieces of another puzzle in the one I was playing. The 600 piece puzzle could easily have been a bigger jigsaw/picture, there was so much negative space around it and as the pieces were tiny there was plenty of space to have it zoomed in. Even at 2x it was ridiculous, if only you could have zoomed way more and trying to pick up the pieces most of the time my mouse couldn't do it when it was zoomed out. Which you had to have to get some pieces as you couldn't click/drag move the area to find pieces. There was a hint button to place a piece in it at the top, but trying it, it didn't do anything. There was also a magnifying glass where placing a piece allowed it to be zoomed in 2 but only in that area. They did have one good button which was to just show edge pieces which I thought was a good addition. [H1]100%[/H1] More a FYI some of these are hard, and one I'm not sure I will ever get. The jigsaw in under a minute. The suduko timed one, I don't think will be hard, solve it take a screenshot, email it then do it. The multiplayer achievements aren't multiplayer, if you click on the multiplayer button beside some puzzles (jigsaw, pixel art) there is an icon in puzzle I guess for someone else playing with you to click and they could do some. But it wasn't splitscreen and I just ignored it and got the jigsaw one playing myself. N.B There are 2 date based achievements. SUMMARY After the fun free advent calendar in Pixel puzzle Ultimate and other good Christmas games, I was expecting a lot more, especially visually as this kind of game needs good graphics. I love the idea and concept of the game, the follow through implementation of it was sloppy, and at both the 70% sale and full price, price point there is no excuse for this standard. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40751408/]Ginger’s Games Curator page[/url]

There are many types of advent calendars available to purchase during the holiday season, but no matter if they contain chocolates, cosmetics, tea bags, spices, toys or anything else you can imagine, their idea is the same: each day from 1 December to 25 December you'll get to open a window of the calendar and be treated to a little surprise. [i]Advent Calendar[/i] represents a digital form of this countdown to Christmas, offering 25 days of puzzles that you can open sequentially, one per day, or all at once if you wish to do so. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2896457001 The puzzles are quite easy, varying from jigsaw, match-3, sudoku, 2048, coloring pixels to a few other unconventional ones, and all of them are Christmas-themed. Once unlocked, they can be replayed in subsequent days and some of them can also be customized (for example you can choose the number of pieces in jigsaw puzzles, whether it should be timed, or whether a preview image of it should be visible or not) or can be played in multiplayer, as a 2-player split-screen. One day usually contains several of such puzzles (of the same type though) and upon completing them you are awarded with some coins that you can later use to purchase power-up / boosts that will help you through the more difficult levels. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2896456957 [i]Advent Calendar[/i] is a joyful game and your puzzling will also be accompanied by some nice seasonal music. As a bonus, the game offers 15 easy to unlock achievements, which can also be obtained outside the month of December by changing the date of your PC. The asking price of $25 seems rather average if one considers buying a physical advent calendar for the month of December, but for a digital product it’s in my opinion too high, and can maybe be justified only by the replayability factor and the holiday vibe that it exudes. On the other hand, I have been searching for years for a game that emulates an advent calendar, therefore I’m really happy to finally have found one - and an enjoyable one, while at it. [quote]💜 If you like this review, please consider following [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/11354094]Lilly's Corner Curator page[/url] 🌸 [url=https://lillycorner.com/]Website[/url] [/quote]

I wish every Sudoku game was a piece of chocolate. I will be generous though, because it's Christmas.

I loved the idea of this game, but it is not at all worth the price. Having played this, I wouldn't recommend this game unless you love pixel art puzzles and the game is on sale below $5. The pixel art games really dominated this game for me, although I'm not sure why since there aren't many. Over 25 days (or all at once, if you select the option to unlock them all immediately), you will get: [spoiler]- 15 levels of Match 3 games - 12 Jigsaw Puzzles - 10 Sudoku Puzzles - 4 Pixel Arts - 2 Number merging games called "2048" - 2 "Line Puzzles" The Match 3 games have a move counter (varying between 15-45 moves). You must complete certain goals before running out of moves. The Jigsaw Puzzles have a range of sizes from 30 pieces to 600 pieces. Ability to change the shape of the pieces, and ability to play in multiplayer. The cursor is clumsy, and there is a very limited "zoom" function. The Sudoku Puzzles are extremely easy, with no ability to change the difficulty. They are 9x9, but are so pre-filled that they present no challenge at all. The Pixel Art is very frustrating and not remotely fun. Much easier in singleplayer, as in multiplayer mode the screen moves slightly whenever you click a square - but luckily your cursor isn't affected by the other person's clicking. However the person using the mouse will still make the screen shift everytime they click. Additionally, in multiplayer both cursors must be within a certain range of each other, which can cause one cursor to get stuck if the other cursor has moved too far away. The "2048" games are number merging puzzles, where you must move all the numbered boxes in a direction, making identical numbers merge with each other. Another numbered square will appear every time you move the screen. The game ends when you run out of space, even if you can still make matches. The "Line Puzzle" games... I have no idea how to describe them. You must move shapes into empty squares in order to match 5 in a row. Every time you move a piece, more pieces are added. Each piece you move must have a clear path to the place you want to place it.[/spoiler]

Leider habe ich am Anfang die Option "den vollen Adventsspaß erleben" ausgewählt. Somit habe ich erst später mitbekommen, dass dieses Game die vollen 24,99 überhaupt nicht wert ist. Es kommen immer wieder die gleichen Minigames (6 Stück) vor. Diese Games gibt es gratis fürs Handy. Wie der Preis zustande kommt bei der "krassen" Umsetzung werde ich jetzt nicht hinterfragen. Kann man machen, sollte man nicht!

Let's get a couple of things out of the way first: - the graphics/images are super cute; - the regular price point is ridiculously high: there are many game types (sudoku, jigsaw, 2048, coloring pixels, etc), but I can probably buy a good game for EACH of the genres here, get a LOT more content, and pay less than suggested price of this game. Yes, the "advent calendar" idea is nice, but not worth this price. The game has some nice features but also lacks some fundamental ones; for example, I cannot make notes in the Sudoku games, the Match-3 games MUST be played in limited moves, etc. Overall, most of the levels are of "casual" difficulty, which is fine by me... The Holiday spirit is present (get it?) throughout all levels, regardless of game type. The tutorials could be improved upon if you're a novice of any of the game types. In short, the game could use some improvements but fortunately I didn't experience bugs. To be fair, it's an "averagely" executed game, which I cannot recommend due to its high price. I think it would be worthy at around $5 for a dozen hours (or more due to the flexible choices for playing the jigsaws.) All levels are "unlocked" and replayable at our convenience.

I mostly played the puzzles. They were very relaxing. I WANT the soundtrack!! I wish there could be an option for 60 pieces but maybe that can be for next year. I like the option to change the puzzle piece shapes somewhat. I went with the classic "knob" connections. I wish there were the option to have pieces rotated as an extra difficulty level. I also wish that matching pieces could be stuck together even if they're not correctly placed on the puzzle board yet. All of those little issues aside, I had a very relaxing time playing these in between my First-Person Shooters. I liked the other (match-up) games, too, although I avoided the Sudoku-style ones as they are just not always my thing. That's just a personal preference, though. Did I mention that I LOVE the puzzle soundtrack? I am going to ask if I can purchase it somewhere. Thanks, Steam, for a nice Christmas/Holiday game and a change of pace.

weder für erwachsene noch kinder spassig. und der preis ist eine frechheit!

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