Amaranthine Voyage: The Obsidian Book Collector's Edition

This is the fourth game of the Amaranthine Voyage series and the devs have maintained the quality of the 3rd game after a bad start. The first 2 games of the series are pretty mediocre and poor quality. The plot of this game was quite good, but with the usual megalomaniac wanting power for themselves. The graphics were quite bright and the HO scenes have improved significantly. These are mainly silhouette images and no morphing objects in this game. There were book collectables scattered in each scene and souvenirs to chase at the end of the game. Music was good and voiceovers were much better this time. You have a cute little gargoyle assisting you. There is one bug in the game. It is the glass window puzzle and the button for the red paint is not working. It is a known glitch as per Big Fish forum, but has never been fixed. You have to skip the puzzle which means you miss out on an achievement. Took only 6 hours to complete both main game and bonus chapter. Buy on sale. 7.5/10

It is a fun game.

This 4th entry in the series is a step up from the 3rd, but still not enough to be a good game. The story is more exciting—although it's still confusing; who are these characters exactly?—and there's more polish to the design and animation. But the gameplay can be frustrating as often the point-and-click adventure puzzles have no logic at all. You'll end up having to just try using all objects in your inventory with everything in the world until something works, and even then you'll be left scratching your head as to why. Will Eipix ever be able to restore the charm of the 1st entry in the series, [I]The Tree of Life[/I], or are we stuck with these confusing and illogical sequels? (Spoiler: it does not get better...) One very weird aspect of this game is that one of the characters has a face that looks exactly like human buttocks. I can't even.

excellent