Disney Frozen Adventures 4+

(Update: it COULD be the game that’s draining the battery, but I doubt it- not as badly as I think. I recently upgraded to iPadOS 16.3.1 and its battery drain issues are kinda notorious lol. That could be the real reason, not Frozen Adventures)

I wish this lovely game wasn’t such a battery vampire…😭 You can play for just say, fifteen minutes, and already your battery could be down by 15%! Anyway, this game is SO much better than the old Frozen Free Fall! 🥰 I recently played this, Jam City’s other Frozen game, for the first time recently and absolutely fell in love with it- I had played renovation games before but the Frozen theme of this one, plus the beautiful graphics, makes it my favorite. Elsa and Anna take you on as an advisor to help them prepare the castle for an important event, which is a success thanks to you, the player. And is it silly that I found it touching that Anna and Elsa ask you to stay on at the castle, as a regular, permanent advisor, with your own room to decorate and everything, as thanks for your help? Probably, but I was. Progress-wise, I am now partway through decorating the Sweet Shop.

If I had done a review earlier, I would have rated this app really high. All was going good, I could pass levels, decorating was fun and it was perfect. Now comes level 221, too many goals to accomplish with a small number of turns. Been trying to pass it for days, and I can’t even get close. Today I used two of my items, AND 5 extra turns, but was one turn short of passing. I couldn’t use another 5 turns as the second one goes from 820 to 1,200 points! Really, isn’t that a bit overkill? Especially as you only get between 25 to 50 points for each level played, and when you can’t pass levels, you get nothing. The hardness of each level has been increasing, forcing you to use extra items to pass the level. But I have probably hit the wall on this game, and it’s time to say good bye. Too bad they think they have to keep making them harder to pass, where it becomes impossible and you use up all your resources.
I’ve also played Frozen Freefall for years, and since this company has taken it over, whether name change or new company, it too has gotten where you HAVE to buy extra turns to pass levels and before I never had to buy extra items to pass levels. Yes, some were harder, but keep trying and you will make it. Not anymore. I may be done with that one soon too. The goal now is to get you to buy things and support them, not for you to just enjoy the game.

Love this game, BUT starting to get very frustrated. I’m past Level 4000 and and over 1200 snowflakes and still no new rooms to decorate. The last room seemed like it was thrown together and was not like the others. It took 3 snowflakes to even get 1% vs the 1:1 for other rooms. And the smallest decor/addition took 4-6 snowflakes. I can’t imagine developing a new room is that difficult. Other things… I agree with others that 830 for 5 lives (occasionally 10) is too high, especially with the follow-up being 1200. I also think you should be able to use your boosts during the game, not always beforehand. I also note like others that as soon as you spend money to buy lives that the games gets easier. So I stopped buying lives. I just wait the time for lives now because that’s a major ripoff. There is also no rationale for Hard or Super Hard games. Sometimes the others are just as hard. I can’t imagine children ever being able to play this game, although it’s clearly marketed for kids. BUT, with those issues, the game itself is fun.