Romance with Chocolate - Hidden Object in Paris. HOPA

tldr: buy at a discount after you've exhausted the more than hundred better HOGs on Steam. One of the worst hidden object games (HOG) I've played in years, and I've played a lot of them (about 130 on Steam and more elsewhere, so I can make comparisons). They did their HOG like they were done more than 10 years ago. Images are ugly and blurry, totally random objects are thrown on screen, abysmal story (granted, HOG stories are never Pulitzer material, but still), even the interface sucks. There are 4 ot 5 puzzles if I remember correctly, all very easy except one a bit more annoying. The rest is HOG scenes, of three types: find an object by its name, shape, or find pairs. The game is short (1 to 2 h) and 100% achievements is relatively easy, like all HOGs.

A rather fun little HOG. The story line is interesting enough and the puzzles are simple. Not the most challenging of games but a fun way to relax and the background music is quite pleasant.

Games like this make me wish there was a neutral rating. It was annoying to not have a windowed mode available. If you're not using the game's very generous hint system you'll beat it within three hours. The achievements are all obtainable. I liked it well enough but the scrolling aspect of zooming in from forced fullscreen really threw me off.

If you like "cookie-cutter" HOG's, this one isn't for you. If you like scenes that look like paintings with a wonderfully appropriate soundtrack and an engaging story, you'll like this game. The HO's are found by pairs, by names or by silhouettes, and yes, they can be down right difficult to see or even look different from what you'd expect. The hint system is unlimited so I don't stress when I am stuck on the last 1 or 2 items. You are able to zoom in and you can pull the scenes up/down and side to side to find all the items. There are puzzles too, like spot the difference or rotate tiles to finish a scene. For the price you can overlook the quirks of this game and just enjoy the art and the music! I've played many of the games by this studio and this is one of my favorites.

While I enjoyed it a little, it was too simple and boring. Oh, and short as well.

A pleasant but short hidden object/puzzle game. [i]You can replay it though, as the HoG scenes change.[/i] [i]You can also choose chapter.[/i]