Good Start... – Aquavias Review

This is a beautiful game with relaxing music. It would be a perfect five star game if it didn’t lack certain elements, which is a shame since the game really does look and sound amazing. The simplistic design and gameplay are refreshing and relaxing. No tutorials or forced moves, no in app purchases or other nonsense. Just straight into gameplay with no interruptions. But then the frustration starts and the relaxing element goes away pretty quickly! The game has zero hints. If you get stuck, too bad. I’m not sure why the developers didn’t add hints, people are likely to just delete the game if they get stuck since there’s no other way to help you solve a puzzle. Not sure what the devs were thinking here. There are also a limited number of moves which is very odd. This type of puzzle requires some moving around of pieces to find the right solution, but they only give you a small number of moves before game over and, like I said, no hints. It’s hard to be relaxed when you’re up against a small amount of moves and no ability to get guidance for levels you’re stuck on. Why can’t each level be infinite moves? If these two things were fixed, it’d easily be a five star game. How it is, however, I’ll probably delete if I don’t see any improvement soon as it’s not fun or relaxing to have a game on your phone that you can’t even play anymore cause you’re stuck on a level with no way for guidance. There’s also no menu in game, which is nice, but that also means no way to contact support or have access to settings if that bothers you. TL;DR: Simplistic and beautiful design, frustrating game play as there are small number of moves per level with no option for hints or guidance.
Review by GeekyGirl007 on Aquavias.