Currently at level 115, and am really enjoying this game to pass the time. You match characters together to string combos; the more you match the more points you get! Each stage requires a certain amount of points to count as completed, and the further you go, typically, the more points are required.I read a review of someone getting stuck on a level, and I think it’s because they never leveled up their character, which can be done using coins (you get them for free after completing a level). It’s tempting to spend money on more colorful characters but im quite happy using the standard “Tapioca” characters that can be acquired with coins. I’m sticking with this game as it’s fun for my partner and I to play and you can tease each other by boasting your scores~ btw the tutorial is long so brace yourself!

SumiSumi is super cute (well, most of the characters are). However, the levels are really difficult, it’s hard to get in-game currency, and I don’t understand the leveling up process. There’s currently an event going on in the game (a summer festival), but it’s so incredibly hard to get even a star for the levels. I’ve managed to complete the goals for levels one through nine, but I am thousands of points away from actually getting a star. I am still awarded a star, but getting a pole (much less a flag) feels impossible.I have so many keys already (600ish) but haven’t unlocked a treasure chest. I tried level five again by using three of my best Sumisumis (level 2 lol but I honestly have no idea how leveling up works), all four of the power ups, and finished with 12 or 14 turns left, yet I missed the goal for getting a flag by at least 10k points.Also, I hate to be that person (English is really hard to learn) but macaroons are the coconut mound things and macarons are the almond flour sandwich cookies that are actually in the game. I’m not upset that they are called the wrong thing (again, English is hard) but am irked because I’ve made them before and they’re vexing to make :P

It’s a really fun game, some easy lvlsSome hard ones. Some not hard but challenging. I love the little garden shed that comes with our power up sumi’s. Really extremely cute characters! I like how they switch up the characters each time if you fail a lvl. I hate that they take away a clover for each time you play a lvl, YOU ONLY GET 5 clovers (life). They use a clover even if you pass a lvl and move on to the next lvl, on most if not 99% of lvl games, you get to keep your life you are currently using unless you fail the lvl. They don’t give free items to use or watch a video for a random item, or daily prizes (only for coins or gardening items), only item you get from watching a video is x3 moves when you play a lvl. At the end of a lvl, if you run out of moves, it doesn’t have a once in a while/hourly or daily watch a ad for extra moves to finish the lvl. Each area comes with their own list of missions to complete which can be confusing, lvls on each area doesn’t match the mission amount meaning you have to play certain lvls a few more times after completing to accomplish the missions to get your prize.

This game pulled me in with the adorable graphics and the previous reviewers promises of a fairly difficult game, which I hadn’t been expecting based on the aesthetic style it’s got going for it. I’m on stage 84 as I write this and I’ve been having an absolute blast! The game introduces new mechanics often enough that things don’t feel like they’re going to get stale anytime soon.The game is definitely a challenge, I’ve spent 3 days straight playing the same stage on and off just trying to get a high enough score to perfect it. If you’ve got a lot of friends, stamina isn’t an issue and there’s a system in place to friend people randomly. It feels good to help each other out! You also don’t have to perfect every stage, if you at least pass them friends can also help you move on to the next area. (If you perfect all the stages you can just move on.) Micro transactions aren’t especially in your face outside of the usual pop-ups. And once you’ve got at least 3 of the little characters you have a “full team” so to speak. I haven’t done many of the gacha pulls myself, I use the coin currency to level up my little guys and save the gems for the gacha.All in all this is a perfect little game and I love it!