Update: very confusing and difficult to know what to do next! I still have not finished it and now that I had to get my iPad "redone "I have to start all over again! And now it's telling me I don't even own the game! Gets tiring and don't know if I can continue. You did it again! So thrilled your beautiful game is now available for my IPad!!! Your attention to detail is amazing, it's incredibly beautiful, and I hope it continues to be as fascinating as it has so far!! If not I'll have to come back and rewrite my review but I don't expect that to happen. Thanks BoomZap!

I was a bit disappointed in this game. It was glitchy with placement of inventory and kicked me out several times. I liked the first couple in the series better. This wasn't nearly as long and the bonus chapter was boring and felt too long. It did have elements that were important to gamers, though. Instantaneous loading between locations, good graphics, labeled inventory, and teleport map . However sometimes the map had a task listed and there was no task, so it was a lot of running around. The HO scenes were good, as a lot of them were varied and felt more like puzzles or mini-games. There were a lot of puzzles as well, some great and some not so great! No RATS, always a plus!All in all, I felt like the game did not flow well and felt a bit tedious to play. Maybe I just wasn't in to it. I usually love fairy tales, but after playing games by MAD HEAD and EIPIX, this game fell a bit short!Come on team! Don't we want a new Empress and a new 1000 Doors? We need to keep asking BigFish or we won't get them! Those series were far superior to this one, as far as I am concerned! I hope all of my team is well! ❤️💋❤️💋 from Lynxie!

I thought the bonus game was cute with a little girl taking the place of darkmyre. The art is excellent. Some amazingly gorgeous scenes, starting with the sunset on the menu. It can be a bit witchy and dark at times, especially when darkmyre is running around. I used the hints all the time because otherwise you have to keep track of all the places and things to do. Things can be a bit hard to match up and I had to ask the owl what to do. The mini games were good although some of them were without good explanations and I couldn’t do them, even seeing the solution, with the guide. You have an owl to help you and a small dragon to light things up. I paid $2.99 on a big fish games week special. The game calculated I played for a total of 4 hours, which I thought was good length. There are many goals, like not using skips or hints and finding hidden flowers. It could go on for years but it’s not that interesting! Maybe for an expert in these games I guess.

update: all the technicals or fundamentals are good. If you like this series, you should buy it. But...for me...well. I think it's a "me" thing. I just don't love this series. There are sidekicks, and good hint buttons and teleport maps and the dragon and owl are sweet, the graphics and cut scenes are finely done, the voices are good...but there is something about it that just doesn't blow my socks off. The HOPs are typical, and there are mini games. It's a solid game without glitches. It just didn't rock my world. End of update.Well I decided to purchase it. It's the usual fairy-tale story from awakenings, so I can't be critical over it. It's very much like the other awakenings. So if you like Sophia's story and the previous episodes, you'll like this one. It's definitely robust and well thought-through, and the graphics and storyline are all quite good. I'll be back with more, but my recommendation. It's tried and true, but it is definitely keeping up and staying true to a series--and it isn't slipping, like the Diana Knightstones have been.