Puzzle Chronicles

Puzzle Chronicles is if Dungeons & Dragons was a match 3 game. The matches are very slow moving, and like most match 3 games, a lot of winning is based on luck, which in a story driven game is a real hindrance. You gain experience and money each fight and when you level up you can increase some stats. You get a pet that can be upgraded by playing a mini game, though it only seems to be in the first area, and I can't go back there, so my dog monster is stuck. I'm assuming there's other places eventually but I'd have to actually play it enough to get that far. The problem is, I get the feeling the game wants me to grind, and that's nothing but tedious in a slow moving game based on chance. Heck, it's tedious in most faster paced and more fun games. I got to a spot where the enemy had some broken abilities that he was using constantly that tipped the scales in his favor severely. The best I could do is delay my impending loss. So my options are to grind and hope that helps, which it won't cuz all abilities that might help are tied to my pet monster leveling up - search for treasure that might help, but more often than not, I find something I already have. (Yes, you do get all sorts of gear to equip to help buff your character) - or I can just keep trying to fight the bad guy until I actually get lucky enough to win. None of that sounds remotely fun to me, so I'll be moving on. It's honestly not a bad game, just a bit too tedious and maybe a little too hard for a game based around luck.

A pleasant memory from the past

A cool and simple puzzle game that becomes grindy and hard fairly quickly. Voice acting was an unexpected, but welcome addition.

- - - Gráficos - - - ☐ Hermoso ☐ Buenos ☐ Normales ☑ Malos ☐ Horribles - - - Gameplay - - - ☐ Muy Bueno ☐ Bueno ☐ Suficiente ☐ Malo ☐ Muy malo ☑ No existe (Point and Click / Clickers) - - - Audio - - - ☐ maravilla Auditiva ☐ Muy bueno ☐ Bueno ☐ más o menos ☑ Malo - - - Clasificación - - - ☑ Niños ☐ Adolescentes ☐ Adultos - - - Requerimientos PC - - - ☑ Lo mínimo ☐ Moderados ☐ Altos ☐ Última generación - - - Dificultad - - - ☐ Fácil ☐ Moderada ☐ Fácil de aprender / Difícil de dominar ☑ Difícil ☐ Muy difícil - - - Grindear - - - ☐ Nada ☐ No es necesario para avanzar en el juego ☐ Solo si quieres logros y puntuaciones ☑ Normal ☐ Mucho grindeo - - - Historia - - - ☐ No existe ☐ Mala historia ☑ Solo para entender el juego ☐ Decente ☐ Buena Historia ☐ Impresionante Historia - - - Duración - - - ☐ Corto ☐ Promedio ☑ Largo ☐ Infinito - - - Precio - - - ☐ It’s free! ☑ muy accesible ☐ precio normal ☐ no tan accesible ☐ por encima de mi presupuesto - - - Bugs - - - ☑ Para nada (que yo haya visto) ☐ Algunos insignificantes ☐ Puede haber alguno importante ☐ Juego muy bugeado - - - canciones/soundtrack- - - ☐ Muy buenas canciones ☐ Buenas canciones ☑ Ni buenas ni malas ☐ Malas canciones ☐ Muy malas canciones

I don't generally bother with reviews, but this game is a fun little time-waster. If you're a fan of Robert E. Howard's character Conan of Cimmeria that has been the subject of novels, comic books and movies then you'd probably like this games story-line as it borrows heavily from the numerous Conan origin stories. Also the puzzle gameplay is not terribly complex. Just enough to feel like you aren't just going through the motions and that some level of skill and planning is needed to win. The artwork in the game is well done and fits the story well. Also the game in my experience has proved to be very stable. I have encountered no bugs, crashes or other bs that a lot of games subject players to. So if casual puzzle games with cool artwork tickle your fancy, this is a great buy especially if you catch it on sale. As always have fun :) edit 12/30/2019 Having read some of the other reviews here and the complaints about gameplay... there is something you need to know about this type of game, it is a casual game but that does not mean that you run from each mandatory encounter skipping all "non-mandatory" side quests and all exploration in a rush to complete the game as quickly as possible. It is simply not how this type of game is meant to be played. You should play the mini games several times to get some extra items and make your character stronger, take the time to level your character in the optional dungeons, use the trainer to boost your skills when you have extra gold. This type of game is not a race to the end but rather a pretty journey that you take your time with. Level your character, get better gear, learn the puzzle system, give yourself time to feel powerful, it's just about having fun and being someone you will never get the chance to be IRL. The reality is that it doesn't take that much time to become completey OP and roast al comers so you can enjoy the story.. you just have to work your character a bit as mentioned previously. There are even secret battles to be found if you just take a little time.. I mean I just pasted Anubis earlier tonight! if you know anything of ancient Egyptian god beliefs then you know that's pretty cool. My point is don't buy into the whiners, I have played many puzzle games and this one, although perhaps not as in-depth as some I have played, certainly deserves its place in my Steam Library

Looks a bit like a mobile match-3 game but plays more like Tetris (including the time pressure of falling blocks). While strictly/barely playable with a touch screen, it's really designed with a mouse or keyboard in mind. I think this might be fun if you were willing to invest the time to understand it, but it's definitely not pick up and play.