[b]legendary slide[/b] is a mahjong-based sliding game from 2016. gotta move individual pieces around until they can meet, match and disappear. it's just like [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/1070250/]notes[/url] or [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/1501090]yin yang[/url] on steam but there are probably other examples that escape me at the moment.
[b]93 levels[/b] unlocked one by one, divided into numerous packs within numerous packs. optional animated [b]tutorials[/b] teach the rules over and over, as the same one plays before every single level. can be turned off but then you might miss new info later. because of course there are [b]various mechanics[/b], not always explained, so I guess you won't be missing anything. not a huge deal, leaves something to find out for yourself. ice tiles are static, sand disappears if conditions are met, locks need keys, there are portals, arrow tiles, 'hidden' ones that need clicking to reveal for a second what they are, etc.
controls are mouse-based, work as they should, esc brings up the pause menu, no other hotkeys. [b]no timer or move limit[/b], just a [b]3-star rating system[/b] based on the number of matches. remove everything for a perfect rating but [b]the final pair to finish the level with only gets revealed (randomly from the remaining tiles) after reaching 2 stars, so it's impossible to finish any level with a single star[/b]. what's the point of the whole system then?
there's a counter for remaining tiles and a toggle to show movable ones. [b]what's missing is a next level button[/b] on the level complete screen, continue just drops you back at level select where there aren't level previews or numbers, so that isn't done well either.
so far so good enough but [b]no undo in a sliding game is a total dealbreaker[/b], made even worse here by [b]no reset button[/b] either. have to bring up the menu and do it there, then wait a bit until things slowly reset.
since it's the [b]platinum edition[/b], not only does it come with more levels (only 84 in the butchered version on big fish), but [b]video solutions are available for every stage[/b], turning a 100 mb game into 1 gb. there's a seek bar and pause button, good stuff, but [b]since the final tiles are randomly chosen, the solution might not work 100%[/b], e.g. if it shows to match 2 tiles next that became finishers in your game. the walkthrough selection screen has layout previews and level numbers at least, and [i]that[/i] has a dedicated button on the ui while playing too. there are possibly other extras, unlocked after completing the main levels, which I didn't bother with the way the game works.
it [b]looks exactly like the developer's other mahjong titles[/b], same menus, ui, tiles, everything. possibly the same audio as well, can't confirm that. customization options are pretty good though, backgrounds, tilesets, tile shapes and colors. separate volume sliders, game cursor and windowed mode make up the settings, available anytime, plus there are player profiles.
would be a fine little game despite all the recycled assets (just look at [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/701290/]legendary mahjong[/url], which also has slide levels that may or may not differ from the ones here, lots more content for about the same price), but as said above, [b]no undo means it can't be recommended[/b]. bummer.
