Leona's Tricky Adventures

[h1] For a niche puzzle game it's not that bad. Unusual puzzles that will force your brain to use ultimate power and think... for a while at least. Music is rather good. Visuals a bit simplistic but who cares. Overall ok puzzle game. [/h1]

This appears to be a hybrid JRPG/Bejewelled style puzzle game, except it doesn't work. There's no functioning full screen mode (you can set the settings in the configuration utility but that doesn't seem to actually do anything). Also, at least under Windows 10 Fall, the game doesn't allow the creation of a "profile" (presumably required for save games, etc). As a result of this, you cannot even start the game. Can't possibly recommend games which do not work.

First of all, the one who made the animated Steam intro should be fired. Hopefully there are no such awful animations in this game. Leona's Tricky Anventures is created in a pixel SNES-like style. When it comes to the graphic, it is perfect for me. Every met character has a little animation of speaking, which look cool. The environment is made with lot of care too. As for the gameplay, I had tons of fun with it. Aim of every level is to manipulate gems on the left side of a screen to copy a picture which is on the right. Colors of the jewels change according to the instruction in the middle. Every level has an assigned pattern which allows to modify a certain group of gems. The game is not hard, but its difficulty increases smoothly with progression. I actually love the game... BUT Leona's Tricky Adventures is clearly unfinished. There is an ending scene, indeed, but there are many places left on the map that look like they could be unlocked somehow. But sadly, they are not. I feel bad about the game. It would be way better if the places were removed from the game - it would save lot of frustration to players who enjoyed the production. Anyway, if you like puzzle games, I tota…

A game inspired by the 1991 Amiga/C64 classic Gem'X, that gets remade over 20 years later for a planned release on the now long-dead Amiga and Dreamcast with almost no one noticing, eventually finding its way to Steam in 2014, and taking me another 11 years just to find it? This is the definition of a... [i][b]hidden Gem'X[/b][/i] ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) And Gem'X is a classic for a reason, it's not just the quirky anime girls confessing their love for you. it's a genuinely great puzzle game, with Leona's Tricky Adventures basically being the adventure mode to the original's more arcade-like structure. While the game appears unfinished in some parts, you still get 457 gem puzzles to solve, keeping you entertained for well over 10 hours. And they mix up the rules later on in some clever ways as well, so it never gets boring. They also got rid of the time limit of the original, so you can just chill, enjoy the cute presentation, and vibe to the amazing soundtrack (as expected with legend Chris Hülsbeck's involvement). Good times!

This game is a true hidden gem.

Not to be confused with a match-3 game, in Leona's Tricky Adventure, you click to change groups of gems, to make the gems in the left grid match those in the right. It's a fairly simple formula, but compelling. It also features both charming graphics and catchy tunes that would feel right at home on a SNES. Unfortunately, the difficulty rises far too slowly, and just as you get into the challenging puzzles, the game ends. On the other hand, it's still fun just to piece the puzzles together without brain strain. It is a bit disappointing that puzzles featuring different gem groups are not used more often, but it's not a big deal. There is also an issue where it's hard to tell when you've 100%'d the game, as there are a few more puzzles than you need to complete the game, and places that suggest you might be able to get to them if there were even more puzzles. Possibly more content was planned, but they didn't have time to finish it. There is still plenty of game regardless. Oh, and there might not be an autosave. If there was, it wasn't working for me. So, while a bit lacking in challenge and variety, Leona's Tricky Adventure provides a nice relaxing puzzle game with excellent…