I'm "Caught" In A Web Of A"maze"ment! – Sable Maze: Soul Catcher HD - A Mystery Hidden Object Game (Full) Review

This premise revisits the ordinary, "cut and paste" theme of someone disappearing under extraordinary circumstances; however, the story maintains my attention, as a die-hard lover of horror, with frightening overtones, such as the hooded, skeletal figure symbolizing doom whom you pay to cross the misty, fog-choking swamp; menacing, gargoyle statues with piercing eyes and long, razor-sharp nails guarding entry to the maze; strange, mysterious runes and symbols etched into ruined walls; and the ghostly apparitions of victims who seek your help to free them from their entrapments. The graphics are adequate, but they could use some "fine-tuning" to achieve improved clarity and refinement. The color scheme takes on a monochromatic hue with similar shades of almost the same dominant color of bluish-green emitting throughout. You can customize your settings; selections are generous and permit the benefit of rejecting the uninviting search penalties. The inventory is labeled, interactive, and quite puzzle-like; items require assembly. Unfortunately, each time I choose the incorrect item, it jumps up onto the screen and drops back down causing a small, annoying delay. Your tablet functions in an all-in-one capacity as it confines the main components, such as your notes and map, to one general area. The map is slightly idle and lacks immediate transport; however, it labels locations and indicates available actions. The HOS are recycled but contain a pleasant mix of assorted fashions; some actions within, including embedded micro-puzzles, are interdependent whereas one step introduces another step. The puzzles are comprised of some infrequent types that are clever and inventive in both presentation and challenge; the map-building puzzle was conducted in a unique manner that I've never seen before. On the other hand, there were an abundance of rotational ones as well. You have some collectibles, which blend very well into the background. I deducted a star because overall transition is slightly cumbersome as you move between scenes, HOS, and puzzles; this hindrance disrupts continuity. In addition, textual information is acquired through collected fragments, which does little to refresh one's memory of story progression. It's still an improvement over last week's games.
Review by KimTwilight69 on Sable Maze: Soul Catcher HD - A Mystery Hidden Object Game (Full).