Bonus game still impossible to finish 3 years later..
As described by many other reviewers, the jigsaw gate puzzle is still a game ender. You can’t place the last piece, and you can’t skip the minigame to avoid this glitch. That means you can’t finish the bonus, you don’t get access to the secret room, etc.
Big Fish should be ashamed for failing to fix this for more than 3 years, but then they’ve demonstrated that their iPad users are the red headed stepchildren of their fan base. Their poor treatment of us has assured that I will never turn to their PC games as a substitute.
My rating absent this glitch would have been a 3, due primarily to the short length of the main game, the lack of novelty in the puzzles, and the blurry graphics. I won’t play this again.Missed this one!
Found this looking for another game to play and am very happy I did. This is my favorite kind of game. Different variations on the HOS and several puzzles mixed in. Even though it is not brand new...it holds up! Would have given 5 stars except for the fact that the dreaded DARK scenes are sooo prevalent.Inconsistent but not Glitchy
This game was a mix of challenging puzzles and non-puzzles (you untangle the rope by tapping it a few times).
Frequently, The Detective (player) has to go back to his/her home, but you can't get there without tapping the hint button. Halfway through, the storyline switched and the end was in no way related to the beginning. Bonus game was mostly dialogue between characters with odd speech bubbles that were not a part of main game.
Free play was of decent length but after the game was purchased it was ridiculously short and the puzzles were easier.