Escape Games Blythe Castle - Point & Click Mystery 9+

Wow..I expected so much more from this Dev simply from their Haunted Hollow games. I get that they tried a different genre here (escape the room style), and it's apples and oranges.. this just fell flat for me. The game is short, overpriced, and extremely EASY right to the end! There is way too much reading, the story is repetitive and boring, the ending bland, and in it's entirety..just comes across as juvenile.

There are some technical oddities throughout but they are tolerable. I'm so sorry to give a poor review in writing but I'm rating 4 stars because I really like Point & Click LLC and I want to support their next endeavor. I just hope they go back to what they're good at..true point and click adventure games.

I was expecting another more adventure based point and click like the other ones - where you had to look around, use object and solve puzzles. This one you just open doors, do a quick puzzle, and open another door. I'm kind of bored already and even though it was $3 annoyed that I spent the money expecting something different.

On the one hand, straight up puzzles, no hidden objects. On the other hand, no map, completely linear movement and self-contained rooms. Also, precious little plot. Really a disappointment from this developer. Some of the puzzles are good, some are lame, some don't work because of the controls (vault puzzle in the casino room, I'm looking at you.)

By far the oddest feature of the app is the abrupt close of any solved puzzle- you finish a puzzle and it instantly vanishes, which isn't good gameplay. Most games allow you to step back and leave the room of your own volition. It's as if they never played a traditional point and click, which is bewildering since they've BUILT other ones.

This one should have been held in beta longer and some UX research done.