Jigsaw Puzzles: Master Artists of Old

I was amazed when I saw this game was "Free" Being a jigsaw freek I happily added it to my library. When starting it up for the first time I thought I'd won the lottery. Who, in their right mind would give this amazing game away for nothing? I wondered.. Unfortunately my dreams of Jigsaw heaven were quickly shattered. This must be the only puzzle game which refuses to let you build outside the box or even inside it, unless one of the tiles are in exactly the correct position, or in the case of the edge pieces actually at the edge. Seeing similar colours not in those positions simply won't register. Whilst it doesn't kill the game, it does make life darned awkward. Then there;s the options list, or rather the lack of it. There's only one option and I've tried it enabled and disabled, but it makes no difference, in fact I haven't a clue what it even means. Whilst I'm all for "keeping it simple" this game goes to the extreme. Gone is the ghost picture, rotation, or a multitude number of tiles. You have 3 types of game, Easy, Medium and Hard. If you have bad eyesight like me, forget all about the hard option. Whilst there are a few bugs in the system, they didn't wreck the game, al…

Игра 'Jigsaw Puzzles: Master Artists of Old' – это настоящий подарок для любителей искусства и головоломок! Прекрасная возможность познакомиться с шедеврами мировых художников, собирая их по кусочкам. Качество изображений отличное, детализация поражает, и каждое полотно выглядит как живое, даже разложенное на фрагменты. Понравился удобный интерфейс и возможность регулировать сложность, выбирая разное количество элементов. Это позволяет как новичкам, так и опытным игрокам найти свой уровень. Музыкальное сопровождение приятное и ненавязчивое, создает атмосферу спокойствия и сосредоточенности. Небольшим минусом могу отметить отсутствие некоторых функций, например, возможности поворачивать отдельные элементы (хотя это, возможно, добавляет сложности и реалистичности). В целом, игра вызывает только положительные эмоции. Она помогает расслабиться, развить внимательность и просто приятно провести время, любуясь прекрасными произведениями искусства. Рекомендую всем, кто ищет увлекательную и полезную головоломку.

[quote][b][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/b] "Jigsaw Puzzles: Master Artists of Old" is one of literally thousands of creatively bankrupt asset flips infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere.[/quote] Now you might be asking why I've slapped the asset flip warning banner on this review, but it should be obvious... the "developer" of this crap didn't paint any of the art. He stole a bunch of artwork from the public domain, slapped them on a godawfully bad jigsaw puzzle game template, and slapped a price tag on it. This guy wanted YOUR MONEY for SOMEONE ELSE'S ART. Disgusting, isn't it??? Yeah, this falls into the asset flip bucket because it was a cash grab intended to profit a minimal effort "game" populated with assets that the "developer" had no hand in creating. Just short of digusting plagiarism, and nothing but a valueless cash grab. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. There's no initial download price, but the developer was charging $4 USD for this. $4 for images of someone else's art that he stole off the internet. Why is this allowed on Steam? In terms of public reception, this f…

These puzzles are beautiful and the ability to choose the level of difficulty is great. However, one big issue, is the furry background makes it impossible to see some of the pieces even when zooming to full size. I selection of backgrounds would be helpful, the blue fur has to go.

very cool! has a lot of ART

Recommended for jigsaw puzzle fans. It's pretty simple, has a ton of pictures and different difficulties for each. It functions well, has a basic interface and I like the ability to save and quit so you can come back later. There are no bells and whistles and nothing innovative here. In the end, it's not bad for being free.