12 Labours of Hercules IV: Mother Nature (Platinum Edition)

[b]My Playtime:[/b] 17.8h (100% achievement, finished the game) [b]Grindy Achievement(s):[/b] No. [b]Optional Achievement(s):[/b] Yes (~19 achievements). [b]Difficult Achievement(s):[/b] No. [h1]Intro[/h1] [i]12 Labours of Hercules IV: Mother Nature[/i] is the fourth installment of the [i][url=https://store.steampowered.com/search?term=12+Labours+of+Hercules&category1=998&supportedlang=english&developer=Jetdogs+Studios&ndl=1]12 Labours of Hercules[/url][/i] series, a time management game where you need to complete the objectives given in each level. [b]Pros:[/b] - 50+6 levels - 3 difficulties [b]Cons:[/b] - Beating the developer time on some levels can be almost impossible to do [b]Specs[/b] Intel Core i5-9300H 2.40GHz, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 [h1]Should you buy this game?[/h1] [i]If you enjoy time management games, especially other games in this series, buy this game. It's basically the same as those games with different levels.[/i] [hr][/hr] [h1]In-Depth Review[/h1] [h3]Visuals[/h3] The visuals are displayed from above with unrealistic dimensions that make sense given how the gameplay works. Humans and resources are made bigger than usual, while buildings are made…

it's the same as other game like this. Good game. Not amazing.

I've played a lot of time management games over the years. All of the games from 1 to 8 in this series are my favorites. I revisit them all at least once a year. It's great that they give you the option to play 3 different types of difficulty, so if you just want a relaxed playthrough, you can do that. It's strange that the price went up so high with the following games. Maybe they are under new management? Anyway, if the price for the newer games ever gets low enough I'll give one or more of them a try. I just hope they play as well as the games I already have.

As a fan of the series, Mother Nature feels like a comfortable return to familiar territory — workers scurrying about collecting food, wood, and gold while Hercules chucks boulders and Megara breathes life back into dead trees. The new additions like fire hydrants (yes, in ancient Greece) and the evil Hercules doppelganger shake things up just enough to keep the 50-plus levels from feeling completely stale. I'll admit the soundtrack gets repetitive and the story is paper-thin, but there's something genuinely satisfying about optimizing your worker routes to chase that gold time rating. If you've enjoyed the previous entries, this is more of what you love — just don't expect a reinvention of the formula.

An okay addition to the series.

5 chapters of 10 levels each; each level has 1 puzzle piece that, after solving the related jigsaw, unlocks a bonus level. Played in "casual" (normal) mode, which still requires some quick clicking on various tasks to complete each level in gold time... but without being a clickfest. The story links the chapters together. Very good ratio of playtime for the price.