Puzzle Chronicles

This is atrocious. Terrible to play, clunky, looks awful. Go away, game.

A pleasant memory from the past

One of my favourite games of all time. I wanted a puzzle game which was unique, interesting, had plenty of depth, and was entertaining and fun. Story cut-scenes are very Disney, but also very charming. It's crazy how an truly brilliant game like this doesn't have millions of rave reviews. I would LOVE to see a sequel. I do recommend playing on a larger screen if possible. My one complaint is that it's sometimes distracting when you wanna enjoy the combat action at the same time a juggling gems!

Puzzle Chronicles is if Dungeons & Dragons was a match 3 game. The matches are very slow moving, and like most match 3 games, a lot of winning is based on luck, which in a story driven game is a real hindrance. You gain experience and money each fight and when you level up you can increase some stats. You get a pet that can be upgraded by playing a mini game, though it only seems to be in the first area, and I can't go back there, so my dog monster is stuck. I'm assuming there's other places eventually but I'd have to actually play it enough to get that far. The problem is, I get the feeling the game wants me to grind, and that's nothing but tedious in a slow moving game based on chance. Heck, it's tedious in most faster paced and more fun games. I got to a spot where the enemy had some broken abilities that he was using constantly that tipped the scales in his favor severely. The best I could do is delay my impending loss. So my options are to grind and hope that helps, which it won't cuz all abilities that might help are tied to my pet monster leveling up - search for treasure that might help, but more often than not, I find something I already have. (Yes, you do ge…

Very clunky game play due to horrible mouse controls, and even the keyboard controls feel like something is off. Didn't get far enough to really see much of the game. I would rather play any other puzzle quest game than this.

Every aspect of this title's design has been masterfully crafted to provide an experience that is not great. From sound design, to art direction, to controls, to map navigation animations, to achievement glitches, nothing has been overlooked! No matter how you try to judge Puzzle Chronicles, you can only walk away marveling at how not great the entire package is. So consistent is this not-greatness that I can only assume it was an intentional design choice from a truly talented team of devs who were capable of better, but decided to brilliantly subvert all expectations by delivering one of the most tedious experiences I have ever played! An unexceptional, plodding, mediocrity from start to finish! Not fun. Not memorably bad. Purely not great! A triumph of unfaltering mediocrity! Would pick up and immediately put back down again!