Note to Catalina: thank you so much for sharing the news of the latest release from Artifex Mundi. We really needed another new game. Unfortunately I don’t think BigFish plans on giving us more than one game in this genre per week, according to the nasty reply I received from Parker in Seattle, when I emailed BigFish.
Note to KimTwilight: I didn’t see a review from you, which considering the dearth of games, I expected to see one. I just wanted to make sure you are alright, my friend! If you didn’t see Catalina’s review there is a new offering from Artifex Mundi, finally!
This game was decent, but certainly not fabulous. You could customize settings. The graphics were gorgeous Italian renderings set in the magnificent city of Florence. The storyline was one we have seen over and over, but at least we could enjoy the graphics! There was no cohesive journal but objectives were regularly updated. Whoever translated this game did a very poor job; you could tell that English was not the first language of the developer, as the grammar, syntax and vocabulary did not make sense at times. There was an excellent teleport map to transport you nearly instantaneously between locations. At each location you must find a grape cluster symbol. Inventory was labeled and there were complex items to assemble. Inventory usage was bizarre as usual (typical EIPIX) and at times the application of inventory items was finicky. Other than that, this game ran smoothly and I encountered no other glitches. Morphing objects were confined to the HO scenes, some of which were interesting. You were also given the option in some of these scenes to choose match-3 as an alternative. The puzzles and mini-games had decent variation; however the rotational ones bored me to the point of skipping them. This game was on the short side including the bonus adventure.
I deducted stars for length, for lack of originality and for difficulty when trying to use inventory. My true rating is 3.5 stars. Happy gaming, everyone! Also Happy Thanksgiving 🦃!
UPDATE: To all reviewers! I am playing the new Artifex Mundi Game (Modern Tales: Age of Invention) and although I don’t usually review mid-game, so far it is gorgeous, different and more fun to play than any BigFish game we have purchased over the last few weeks! There is a nice long trial for you to decide whether to purchase it, and it is a bit pricey but at this point I am so happy for another game I don’t even care. The game has all the bells and whistles we want. The HO scenes have variation and the puzzles are enjoyable as well. Treat yourselves to the game. We all deserve a new treat! KimTwilight, I hope you read this!
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