No Facebook? Then don’t bother. – Pearl's Peril Review

I want to love this game... and I did for a long time. I have been playing for over a year and I’m at 1,465 badges so it’s not like I haven’t given it a fair chance. I’ve even paid *real* money for certain upgrades so I’ve tried to support the business. But I don’t have a Facebook account so I am at a distinct disadvantage. I can’t play across other devices (like my phone when I’m at work), I can’t join an Adventure Club (to get prizes), and I am not rewarded for being a loyal player (because I am not advertising for them, I suppose). Without the extra help they reward Facebook customers with, the game becomes a struggle. I have not been frivolous with my in-game money and only spend it when I need to unlock the next episode, yet getting enough takes a ridiculous amount of time. Making 30,000 coins when each turn only earns maybe 60...?! I replay the same scene for over a month and when I finally get enough money, I find out I don’t have enough materials to actually construct the building. Seriously?? Back to playing the same scene for another week or more... and then it takes 7 days for construction so.... I will finally unlock the next episode after 2 months of replaying the same scene over and over and over. At this point I don’t even remember what is happening in the back story and I’m so frustrated that I no longer care.
Review by MomOfTwoInCO on Pearl's Peril.