Better than expected – Spirits of Mystery: Chains of Promise - A Hidden Object Adventure (Full) Review

From the previous reviews I expected this game to be rather boring, but I felt compelled enough by the story line to download it anyway. It was much better than I expected. Good story, and gorgeous graphics as previously noted. The bonus chapter was of decent length and had a good quality plot that tied in with/continued the main story. The game itself wasn't very long, but not too short either, middle of the road really.The puzzles weren't plentiful enough and were not very challenging, which is my main complaint. The glitches were minimal and for me only popped up when I random tapped too much in an HOS, at which point it crashed the game, but I was able to load it back up and continued where I left off. I would have given this a 4 star review but gave 5 to counter the 1 star reviews, which I felt were unfair. No offense meant to those who have trouble downloading or loading the game, but are you sure it isn't a problem with your device? My older ipad has trouble with games sometimes which my new one loads right up. My advice is to make sure your iOS is updated and to do a hard restart of the device. (hold down the power button until it asks if you want to power button) Also be sure you aren't running very low on space as this can significantly impact the function of apps. I would love to see a sequal to this one, and I don't say that about many games. But the plot was good enough that it could be worthwhile for this one. Overall I would reccommend this game to anyone who is an avid HOS player who doesn't mind something lighter (ie, not as difficult or elaborate) as a fun way to pass a rainy afternoon. But if you can only afford one game or are new to the genre, stick to something more solid like the first Dana Knightstone game or anything by Artifex Mund (games which I consider to be top of the genre).
Review by MiriamLeviah on Spirits of Mystery: Chains of Promise - A Hidden Object Adventure (Full).