Save Room - The Merchant

To start, I absolutely loved the first game that I just finished. In this sequel, however, within less than 10 mins of gameplay I immediately understand the sentiments of the other reviews. I loved the puzzles and mechanics of the first game and was excited to be greeted as "stranger" and to be asked what am I buyin', what am I sellin'. Instead, it seems more hand-holdy and unnecessarily click-heavy than it needs to be. The buying functionality seems to just be a shopping list for what you need where the first game required you to figure these things out on your own. The selling seems to just be a nuisance pre-requisite to the next step, especially for those familiar with RE games. I wish I could give a neutral thumb position, but I am leaning towards thumbs down because you are probably just better off playing and ending with the first game, which is fantastic in my opinion.

Неиграбельно. По сравнению с предыдущей частью, эта - шаг назад. 1. Бредовый сюжет. Похитили собаку Президента? Разработчики ничего лучше что ли не смогли придумать? 2. Очень много багов. Часто игра вылетает, у торговца не отображаются иконки предметов, неправильно отображается количество предметов, иногда багуют цены, UI магазина и игры в целом как будто не знает, что игрок будет очень быстро кликать по кнопкам, из-за чего надписи и плашки постоянно ломаются и глючат. 3. Перегруженный геймплей

Kinda garbage cash grab after the first Save Room game. They didn't even bother to optimize or spellcheck their text before pushing this out. Buying and selling is ok but it fails when it doesn't even mimic the controls of RE4 menuing. I shouldn't be switching between keyboard and mouse controls constantly.

The first game is better

[h1] More Ideas, Same Good Problem-Solving [/h1] Save Room – The Merchant builds on the first game with buying/selling and a light story layer, and it mostly works—until the bugs and hand-holding get in the way. [h2] GOOD [/h2] [list] [*][b] Buying and Selling Adds Real Options [/b] The best upgrade is having more tools to solve the puzzle. Being able to buy items or sell things off to make space adds flexibility, and it makes each board feel less like “find the one correct layout” and more like problem-solving with choices. [*][b] Small Story, Nice Touch [/b] The story is simple, but it’s a fun little thread to follow and it gives the levels more personality. It helps the game feel like more than just a puzzle pack. [*][b] The Merchant Never Gets Old [/b] The Merchant vibe is just fun. Even when the puzzle is stressing you out, having that theme running through it makes it more enjoyable than it would be with a generic presentation. [/list] [h2] BAD [/h2] [list] [*][b] Still Can Be Frustrating [/b] Just like the first one, some layouts are tight enough that you’ll be rotating items for way too long before it clicks. If you don’t enjoy trial-and-error puzzle solving, this can wear you down fast. [*][b] Short Runtime [/b] It’s a quick play. That’s not automatically a problem, but don’t go in expecting a long game. [*][b] Bugs and Glitches Hurt the Fun [/b] This is the big one. When a puzzle game gets glitchy, it stops feeling like you failed and starts feeling like the game failed you, and that kills the satisfaction. [/list] [h2] Final Thought [/h2] This definitely enhances the idea, but it misses the mark in a small way. It’s still really great to play, and I like the extra systems a lot, but the bugs and some of the hand holdy stuff hold it back. Get it cheap or in a bundle. something I’d pay full price for.

I actually like the Merchant system, it adds some depth and makes it way harder and interesting. But it bugs way too often making item pictures disappear, that really sucked.

the first Save Room game was fun because it was just inventory management, but The Merchant is incredibly tedious, and i typically like tedious stuff. having to solve every puzzle twice just to go in and out of menus several times for all 40 levels is clunky. usually i'd just commit to finishing the game for the achievements but idk if i can bring myself to do that for this one