Supernatural Bluebeard? – Love Alchemy: A Heart in Winter Free Review

Three and a half stars rounded down to three. Not a bad game, but just not one of the greats. I love most of Alawar's games but this one was just so-so. You rush off to a castle to spend time with the hot guy you met on the Internet, only to realize that something is seriously creepy about the whole setup. The good: crisp graphics, a little cartoony. Fairly linear game play, although there is a transporting map that shows active areas. Puzzles weren't too hard although I did skip a few because I got bored. Didn't need to squint to find the hidden objects. The bad: boring, non interactive HOs. Guess I've gotten spoiled with some of the newer games. Only two modes of play. Game is fairly short. Near the end you are whizzing through rescuing the damsels in distress! But still worth the $1.99 price! No strategy guide but not really needed. The ugly: not much to say here. Would have been nice to have some collectibles but this isn't a CE, only an SE so didn't really expect it. I did get booted out once near the end but starting the game again was no problem with no loss in progress.
Review by Izzyoc on Love Alchemy: A Heart in Winter Free.