I Love Finding Critters

im addicted to finding those darn things !!!!!!!!

Another entry in a great series! I played [i]I Love Finding Cats & Pups[/i] on a different platform and adored it. Compared to [i]Cats & Pups[/i], this is on the easy side. Wonderful mix of conspicuous and well-hidden objects... Fun, straightforward scoring system... And the visuals are surprisingly coherent for a hidden object game. That's a low bar to clear, but you'd be surprised how few of these games have objects that actually blend in to the environment. Love the other two game modes as well. The spot-the-difference puzzles are fast and furious, and the jigsaw puzzles use creative layouts and input methods. Minor complaints: sometimes the objects are given strange names. The puzzles in the butterfly album (a formality to track an optional collectible) are oddly difficult to place. Moderate complaint (and strategy spoiler): [spoiler]while the game allows you to solve puzzles at your own pace, speed is encouraged through the scoring system. You get score bonuses for using fewer hints, but using hints as they charge is a valid strategy for reaching score thresholds. Just feels weird to get 3/3 stars by spamming hints.[/spoiler]