Love Alchemy: A Heart In Winter

Computer freezes and I have to reboot and the game freezes up every time I get to

It has a lovely story to it, introduces a lot of characters, but after playing it a few times, still makes me smile. A boon if you like HOP's but with lots of places to search, so doesn't get dull.

Short (~75min) and mildly entertaining old school HO game. However, the game just feels unfinished. Apart from the obvious lo-res 4:3 aspect ratio (which you know you were getting when you bought it), several translations in the HO scenes are completely wrong and one was even still in Russian (in the English version) leaving you to just randomly click stuff until you hit whatever you should. The hint function was also not working for about half of the game - so no help there. A bit of proof-reading an a bit of coding and they could have kept this old game alive. Unfortunately as it is now, I cannot recommend it.

Not recommended. I have mixed feelings. On one hand, you have a pretty standard hidden object game with what is to be expected, nice graphics, lots of easy puzzles, some basic hidden object scenes and some form of light story to keep you moving forward. On the other hand, there are a lot of loose ends in the writing, some object names in the scenes don't match, the story is very rushed and there is a lot of backtracking so keep the hint button handy. Also, you have to play from the start if you want to see the alternate ending instead of having an option to resume at the decision point. Lastly, for the short length and price, its just not worth it in the end.

This is one of the best Adventure Hidden Object games.

There are a few bugs in the English translation and gameplay is quite basic, but I would still recommend this game for its exceptional graphics, atmosphere, and storytelling. Just make sure you have a walkthrough handy if you can't figure out how to work around the bugs. The story is not in itself very interesting, but it progresses nicely and coherently, and each new character adds something to it. The protagonist is not the usual "super mom" you tend to find in the genre. She is quite a naïve and delicate woman, but not a victim! The game is entirely safe-for-work, but note that there is a sensual, even sexy undercurrent. Generally, I think this game takes a few risks, which should always be applauded in this rather narrow genre.

Am Anfang habe ich gedacht, ist nichts tolles, aber bekommt trotzdem den Daumen hoch. Aber je länger ich gespielt habe, desto nerviger das ständige (virtuelle) hin und her gerenne, der doch sehr flache Handlungsablauf.Prinzipielles Ärgernis vieler Spiele der Art, besonders bei - wie diesem - eher billigen Spielen, sind die "Flüchtigkeitsfehler", wie falsche Texte, hier Bezeichnungen für Gegenstände die man aufhebt oder Räume die man öffnet - vorher falsche, nach dem Öffnen bzw. Aufheben richtige Bezeichnung. Auch der Klickbereich hat mich geärgert, manchmal fast pixelgenau (sie könn(t)en es also) und dann ist quasi der halbe Bildschirm der aktive Bereich für ein kleines Teil. Dass die Lieblingsspeise eines Maulwurfs eine Rübe sein soll, zeigt eigentlich nur den Bildungsstand des Entwicklerteams und hat mit dem Daumen nichts zu tun. Aber mit dem Kopfschütteln. Es hat also nicht nur Bremen ein miserables Bildungssystem ;-)

translations not done fully thoughout the game freezes on some puzzles

Don't waste your money it is not fun or entertaining at all.

kinda meh. so far I have found some of the hidden object labels have odd descriptions for an item, or one that was in another language. when using some items, sometimes not registering when you would think it should be no voice acting story is not my thing.