Dark Romance: The Ethereal Gardens Collector's Edition

I enjoy the Dark Romance series and the switching between the characters to play the game from their point of view, but this story is my least favorite. You play as a prince whose father has passed away. His mother, the queen, accused Celeste, the Fairy Queen, of poisoning the King, and the only way to revive him was to use the fairy queen's wings. Taking this piece of advice you received from your mother, you embark on an adventure to seek revenge for your father's death. The game will take turns showing you the prince's side, and you'll play as Celeste to see both sides of the story. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3304690025 The artwork is beautiful and colorful—Domini games never fail to deliver colorful and detailed artwork. The soundtracks are fitting and atmospheric. The voiceovers are not bad; I immensely enjoyed them, although they sometimes sound theatrical. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3304689699 Some puzzles were challenging, especially the last one, which was randomly generated, but the variety made them enjoyable; the hidden objects scenes were excellent and varied in type. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fil…

excellent

Not recommended just because a few of the mini games and HOGs aren't made that well, ie. the matching items don't look anything alike and the games finish while you're still fiddling with them.

This is state of the art. Loved the swapping of main characters telling an absorbing and addictive story. Beautiful scenes , challenging but doable puzzles, and apart from the timed HOGS, which can be done in the extras, got all the achievements. Only cons were that although the music is good, most of the time its background sounds and the actor who plays Augustina in the bonus game is awful - weird accent.

The story is a poor rip off of "Maleficent". I haven't finished it yet, the graphics are fine, puzzles are hit and miss but there is just nothing really enjoyable about this one. I play a lot of puzzle and sim games and look at clock thinking where has the time gone, this is not one of those games.

Would I recommend this game? Hell yes! The graphics are beautiful, music is gorgeous, and the story has plenty of twists and turns I didn't expect. Both main characters are interesting, strong, kind and clever. Their friends are interesting too! Worldbuilding is fantastic, and I just wanted to keep exploring the game's world. Puzzles are intelligent and intriguing, and there's hidden object puzzles where you can find objects. There's subtitles for deaf people, and you can change how loud or soft the music and sound effects are. Art wallpapers from this game are magnificent, and you can listen to the music soundtrack on repeat. Definitely worth playing, in my opinion. :)