Nice game, but... – Cinema Panic 2: Cooking Quest Review

Absolutely loved it and was hooked for first 40 plus levels. After that it grows tiresome and rather pointless. Holding off on deleting for a few more days in hopes of an update though because it could easily be a 5 star game. Here’s the deal: Around level 55 or so, the coins have multiplied considerably but the gems don’t and both are required to get a cinema upgrade in order to fully advance in the overall game. On each level, coins are awarded for achieving 2 stars and gems for 3 stars. At level 60 I have over 100,00 coins, but only 3 gems! To earn the 22 gems needed for the final upgrade, I would have to watch 22 videos. Problem is only five videos are allowed per playing session & only 2 sessions can be played at this point until the next hour has passed or a purchase is made. In my humble opinion, I’ve already made enough to purchases to merit moving on, so what to do now? Check in every hour to watch videos? No, the game isn’t THAT much fun! There is a survival mode offered, but I’d only win more coins and perhaps be first on the leader board. Neither of those interest me in the least since no gems, only more coins are awarded here. I certainly don’t need anymore coins as the final upgrade only requires a couple thousand those. Similar thing happens by the way, on your other game Cafe panic. Both games have 5 star potential, but with a **** ton of coins, nearly all the upgrades, and multiple levels to go, and no way to WIN gems to get the final upgrade and progress in the game, 3 stars is the best I can give. Purchasing gems for the final upgrade would be a total waste of money because remaining levels may be utterly unbeatable or if they are easily achieved, then any awarded coins and gems would simply accumulate as there’s nothing left to do with them. Please fix this.
Review by Mcakin on Cinema Panic 2: Cooking Quest.