Bucking the trend...I actually enjoyed this game – Dark Romance: Heart of the Beast HD - A Hidden Object Adventure (Full) Review

Maybe it's me being a bit of a contrarian, but unlike most of the reviewers, I am enjoying this game. It is not typical at all, there are a lot of new or new-to-me features that make some of the HOPs and minigames fun...and while the tap-tap-tapping and load time are worth a full point deduction, the rest of the game is delightful. Update: I'm deducting another half star as the game does have it's glitchy moments, so we're rounding up to 3.5 stars. I noted another reviewer mentioned that there was an update to the game, so possibly I'm reviewing the 'new and improved' game and hadn't been frustrated by the first one. I should also say that I don't play a game all the way through in one sitting, it takes quite a few days, so perhaps it is just different likes and styles. The good: real fun games, different and unique HOPs, a great map that lets you know if you've missed an extra (collectible), a mostly-logical storyline, good graphics and cut scenes, and you get to play both beauty and beast. Lots of interaction with characters. Working to free the humans under their animal spell is fun, too. The bad: load time between scenes and finicky tapping are the big issues here. And while there are a lot of new things, it is the tried-and-true good vs. evil, fairy tale/witch-in-castle setting...again. But I really am enjoying this game, and while the fat lady hasn't sung yet, and if things go ?shaped from here, I will edit my review-- so I felt I needed to give another, more positive opinion. Recommendation: I think this one is about personal preferences...but I was happy to buy it, and I'm enjoying it much more than some of the other recent BF offerings. Be well, reviewers...thanks as always for your honest opinions! ????????
Review by blueflier on Dark Romance: Heart of the Beast HD - A Hidden Object Adventure (Full).