The Danse Macabre series presents a unique stand alone story for each of the games however the one thing they have in common is gorgeous artwork and music. This installment doesn’t disappoint. Morphing objects in hop, and collecting grape bunches (one per scene). You are set up for a murder, escape from prison to prove your innocence and find yourself in the middle of a mystery. The only downside is a lot of back and forth however the handy transporting map takes care of that. Match 3 option for hop is a nice touch. Verdict: Buy!Update: deducted a star because game is rather short and quality of artwork deteriorated. That said- the plot is still good.

It's a pity that only one game per week is being released, resulting in denying players an opportunity to choose between two games in case one of them is unsatisfying. This game is one such example of an underwhelming production within a worn-out series that has lost its focus since the original game. I wont outline every aspect like I usually do since Lynx Minx already thoroughly did so. The storyline is recycled and banal, and the characters are dull and uninspiring. The HOSs leave little to the imagination, as they are devoid of any progressive concepts that are present in some of this developer's other series. They consist of the run-of-the-mill types of which we have grown accustomed to. The puzzles are mostly very simple since they can be solved in one or two steps; a few were interesting, though, such as the one in which you move a certain amount of elements between tubes to prepare the antidote. I also have some quibbles over a few things: I am finding that in recent games from this developer, the inventory usage is finicky. It frequently takes me several tries to place items before my touch interaction is accepted. Furthermore, I don't like finding morphing objects in the HOSs because it disrupts my concentration of finding the regular items in the scene, thereby causing me to forget about discovering them anyway. Moreover, this game is already short; but the developer dragged out the playtime with the constant back and forth between scenes to complete each individual task. I am begrudgingly trudging through this lackluster game without a care in the world about what happens to the characters and what I should do next. I'm sure glad that these new releases are still offered at the discounted price, thus obviating the need of involuntarily becoming a member of BFG just to take advantage of the lower prices. I was debating between rating this game 2 or 3 stars; however, since I did not experience any major flaws, my true rating of 2.5 stars is elevated to a final 3 stars.

How refreshing, a Big Fish game with a horror-free storyline, love it! Great music and graphics, I really feel like I'm in a murder mystery movie in places. Only deducted one star because some of the puzzle instructions are terrible. Developer tip: ask somebody who doesn't know, if they understand your instructions! I'm a professional copywriter and I always make sure people outside what I'm doing understand what I've written.

First off note to fellow gamers: Artifex Mundi released today on their name in the App Store- Modern Tales: Age of Invention, which is a Great Game! Highly recommend you check it out!Onto my review of this game: Good game so far, and I have not experienced any glitches. Love the mystery style of the storyline, hidden object scenes, puzzles, teleporting map. Character voice overs are good, as well as the graphics & mechanics of this game. I will update further, as I progress.Still hoping, Big Fish is reading our reviews & are going to give us more than 1 New Release a week. I have contacted them and I encourage everyone who would like to see more games to do so. We all need to let our requests be heard. 🤠 Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving & that we all have a nice surprise from Big Fish with another new game. 🦃KdBoots To Lynx: Your welcome! 😁 Thought I would let you know as well as others that I had contacted Big Fish regarding our lack of new games - I got a reply from a Kevin who was polite and tried to be helpful. I was told by him that he would pass this request of mine for more New Releases (like we used to have) along. Kevin, indicated that they had received quite a few requests and that they were taking it into consideration. I really encourage everyone who would like to see more than 1 new release a week to contact Big Fish and express this. Kevin, did say that they do look at reviews, however, contacting them was best in order to get changes made. They want us Happy & he totally understood as he is a gamer himself. I am sorry Lynx that you got a hold of a rude person - but I would try again, because in all likelihood, you won't get that same person again. Hope this info helps & Happy Thanksgiving to my gaming friends!! 🦃 🤠 This was a GREAT game! Lot's of suspense and mystery, plus adventure. Very well done on hidden object scenes which were interactive, fun puzzles with some challenge to them. I also really appreciate the detail that the developers put into this game! Lot's of tasks to perform, teleporting map. Looking Very forward to a sequel 😄