UPDATE: August 18th: Just released is Nevertales 8: The Abomination. Please welcome Mad Head back into the world of iOS gaming! This developer is noted for wild, quirky and out-of-the-box gameplay and has been sorely missed!
Note to all gamers: this is a spoiler alert but it’s a necessary one! When you experiment on the tiny little mouse, it morphs into a huge and hideous rat which will jump out at you. If you are nervous about this, close your eyes for a second and it will soon be over.
That being said, this third installment was every bit as great as the second one. You could customize your settings, and there was an excellent teleport map. Teleportation was instantaneous between locations. The storyline was enthralling, because it dealt with psychological experimentation and mind control, and thus was extremely novel. Collectibles included morphing puzzle pieces and statuettes. The graphics were clear and crisp. This was a very lengthy game, inclusive of the bonus adventure. The HO scenes weren’t extremely innovative, but at least they weren’t overly numerous. Many were word lists but there was some variation, and those were interesting. This game contained a large number of puzzles and mini-games, and if you love to do experiments, and create elixirs and crack codes, this will please you, as much as it did me! The overall tasks were enjoyable to accomplish and there was a plethora of them at each location. Some of the inventory usage was quite innovative. Certain locations had sliding zoom zones, which are always another factor which makes a game more unique. In addition, you could manipulate some of the inventory items in different manners and I’m not going to give anything else away. I’ve told you plenty as it is!
My only gripe was that this game did have some quality assurance issues. It was difficult at times to apply inventory items and have them work on the first go-round, as well as acquire them too. Once I tried again, they worked. However, it seems that Artifex Mundi and Brave Giant are aware of the issues and have given us an in-game update. I do deduct stars for glitches, and thus my true rating will be 4.5 stars. This was a fabulous game and I didn’t want to finish it! This game was a must-play, and I hope eventually there are more installments on the horizon.
UPDATE: Dark Romance: Ashville was held up on the App Store due to technical issue, in other words, terrible quality assurance! Domini thinks it will be released this upcoming Monday, July 27th. Happy gaming and stay safe, players!
UPDATE: Today (July 24) Friendly Fox released Bridge to Another World:Glass. This is a blockbuster series. Just wanted to bring some joy to those of you who are depressed by the pandemic.
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