Monster Hunter Puzzles 9+

Let me start by saying I love this game. The art is adorable, and the music is great. The gameplay loop is very satisfying and overall very fun. And the felynes? We love them. However, I do think a change needs to be made. As it stands, levels feel extremely unbalanced. I’m aware this game seems to be a little on the more difficult side, but not being able to progress due to inconsistent drops is killer. I’ve played quite a few “hard” levels that I just have to repeatedly attempt (and wait for more hearts), because I wasn’t lucky with pieces on the board. If you aren’t able to make big combos, you’re likely not going to be able to pass a quest, and it’s very frustrating when there’s literally nothing you can do. I’m not saying make the levels so easy a child can do it (please don’t), but I’d really like to see some balance changes because it’s extremely off-putting having to rely on luck in order to progress.

This is such a cute and fun concept with beloved fandom characters, but unfortunately it is designed exactly like all the other predatory mobile games. You will be bombarded with TONS of pop-ups to "buy this, buy that, buy these too!" or "watch this ad to get a tiny boost that may or may not help you succeed at this ridiculously unbalanced hard level!" There is a subscription service where you pay monthly to, get this, slowly earn VIP tickets to *eventually* be eligible to buy cute costumes for your Felyne character. You can't buy the outfits directly, you have to pay them monthly to have a slight chance to purchase the outfits. To say I'm utterly disgusted is an understatement. Capcom should be ashamed of themselves.

While the game is cute and the levels start out fun, they progressively get harder, until eventually the difficulty level is exponentially high, and you have to replay levels at least 5 times to even have a hope and a prayer of defeating it. And be prepared to get bombarded with "watch an ad to get a boost!" and "watch an ad to regain a heart so you can attempt this exponentially hard level just ONE more time!" They really could have had such a great game here, but of course the developing corporation is blinded by greed like all the others.

I was honestly hesitant to try this one, I’m not good at monster hunter nor match 3 games. But when I saw it being played I decided to try it out. I’m so glad I did! It’s cute and you aren’t limited by just moving pieces from side to side and up & down. This is the first match 3 game that lets you move pieces from a diagonal angle. It makes it much easier to find matches. It’s still difficult and there have been times when it’s down to the luck of where matches can fall or be seen, but I have only wondered why I had so few moves compared to what my objectives were. That one was for the event going on right now and not the main story. So if you have gotten frustrated with matching 3 games before give this one a try. It’s cute and fun.