Laruaville 17

If you enjoy the more challenging games this developer makes, you'll like this one. Even though there isn't anything new in terms of the mechanics, the M3 levels are cleverly designed to be actual puzzles, and not just blowing your way out of things with powerups. Even on levels where you must use powerups, they must be created and used in just the right locations. I'm fairly certain one or two levels may even be rendered impossible to complete if you do things in the wrong order, which is a first for a Laruaville game. There is the usual ton of minigames...as a matter of fact, so many of them that they didn't all fit into the regular game! I came across 5 bonus mahjong levels which are only in the level replay section after you've completed the main game. There are 20 mahjong puzzles total, plus 20 slider puzzles and 8 spot the difference scenes. With 100 M3-puzzle levels, it's more a mixed-genre game with how often the minigames appear in between levels. The slider puzzles seem harder this time around too, as I spent a couple of hours on some of them before I could solve them. You will either find the storyline amusing or obnoxious, as you can "take it with you" in the Laruaville world. The blueblood ghost is an arrogant tool for a good part of the game until he gets a pretty big stash of buildings and fancy toys. Even after he loses the attitude, he's still completely self-absorbed. I felt sorry for the pink ghost. After dozens of these puzzle-M3 games, the developer has really gotten the puzzle-M3 concept down. Other than the story which I didn't particularly like (wish they'd bring back the long-lost 3rd ghost at least), this is fun for puzzle fans and will definitely make you think. If you wanted easy, this might not be your thing as it's one of the hardest Laruaville games I've played and I have them all. While it's not in line on the difficulty curve with most of the other games in the series, it's refreshing for those who've played all the others and know the basics.