Chronicles of Magic: Divided Kingdoms

enjoyed like most other artifex mundi hidden object games, but found all the crows & chess pieces hard to find!

It's okay. Better than some of the other efforts by Mundi contractors, but not on the level of Mundi themselves. There's no randomization so once you know where everything is, you can breeze through it (good for the 30-second achievement). There's also no alternative puzzle to the hidden object scenes so you don't have to go through this twice to nab all the cheevos. Some of the non-HOG puzzles are annoying and follow classic adventure game logic, but nothing you can't overcome without a little persistence. This mostly stems from objects being obvious solutions, but the thing you have to do to them first don't necessarily leap out at you, but as always, if you're stuck just apply your inventory to everything and eventually one will take and you're on your way. Overall, this is a pretty middling effort when compared to its peers, but definitely not the worst in Mundi's library. Get it on sale and have some fun with it, but don't expect anything spectacular. In fact, the story that ties this all together is so ridiculously awful that it kinda becomes a good time.

[h3][b]What color is the sun?[/b][/h3] Honestly one of the prettiest HOGs I've played in a while. Every location feels like it was pulled from a fairy tale illustration, the hand drawn art is just gorgeous. Hidden object scenes especially, I caught myself just looking around instead of actually searching. Runs about three hours on expert, never drags. Easy recommendation if you want something beautiful that doesn't eat up your whole evening. [b]Special thanks to Artifex Mundi for keeping these timeless gems accessible.[/b]

This was a pretty solid HOG. 7/10. Something about it was a little hollow.

It's...okay. I got it at a 90% discount during Christmas, and for that price it was fine, but I can't recommend spending more. I bought this because I really liked another game by this company (Grim Legends: Forsaken Bride) but this one wasn't as good as it imo. The story is really bad, and while I know people don't play hidden objects for the story, things happen that don't make logical sense within the story context OR using IRL logic, to the point it's just better to ignore everything entirely. The animated scenes aren't as nice as the other game either. As for the puzzles....they are okay, assuming you get this game at a discount. The huge downside is that the hidden object part doesn't change the objects you search for or shuffle the positions they are in, so it's really only 'good' once.

This is a good game