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Progressing casually aided towards the overall satisfaction in playing, but would definitely have scored higher on the fun-factor scale had it been designed with the players enjoyment in mind. Sadly Another Case Solved latches a little too hard on the freemium model, which in turn holds it back from being the marvellous game it has aspired to be.

The pacing is pretty horrible, though, with the first half of the chapter being far too heavily steeped in dialogue and simple puzzles, and that is something that can't really be fixed even if the concluding chapter is brilliant. This chapter stands alone very poorly, with absolutely no resolution to be found in the ending, if you can call it that. It also lacks the thrill of traveling to a variety of places around the world, which is one of the things I loved about the previous games.

Coldfire Keep isn’t going to overthrow the likes of The Quest as the premier iOS dungeon crawler, however it still offers an experience worth playing through. If you look beyond the control issues, you’re still left with a full-fledged (if a little basic) adventure that succeeds at capturing the essence of dungeon crawling. Whether that’s enough in an age that typically offers more than the basics is up to you.

I think the presentation alone is worth the price of admission, and I had a really nice time digging into Tengami for the short time it lasted. Like the blooming of the cherry blossoms in the spring, it's a beautiful joy that passes perhaps a bit too quickly. As long as you're aware of that aspect going in, I think you'll enjoy what Tengami has to offer.

You might have turbulent first impressions of the game, but if you stick with it long enough to get it, you'll probably have a good time with it. Plenty of people in our forums have enjoyed Any Landing, too, so be sure to check the thread out for more impressions and comments from the developer.

If you've been itching to just kick back and rip apart some zombies, Second Chance Heroes is a great place to start. It doesn't hurt that it's free in its current incarnation, with online play, a decent amount of characters, and that it sports a stunning engine. Although it could use some small tweaks like controller support and better online play, games like these don't come around very often.

Those shortcomings shouldn't dissuade you from putting on your running shoes and heading off for a little plundering. Escape from Doom has enough depth to keep you raiding tombs for hours, even though you might not want to log those hours all at once.

I feel like everything is in place here to make an absolutely top-shelf adventure game if they opt to make a more elaborate sequel. In this outing, however, Detective Grimoire is going to have to settle for being an enjoyable, though altogether too simple, ride. Check it out if you think you won't mind the lack of

Though I truly enjoyed the brainteasers and the puzzles are well-designed, Ferris Mueller’s Day Off is a bit of a tough one to wholly recommend. If you feel the need to enjoy a short open-world adventure, you may well find it entertaining enough to keep you hooked to the very end, but its unsightly graphics and strange comedic attempts are altogether off-putting for the most part.

If the game sounds interesting to you, by all means, it's worth checking out, especially at such a reasonable price with no particularly nasty IAP. Just be aware that the game gets quite frustrating in the long run, and not in a very fun way.