Paradise Island 2: Resort Sim 4+

Stop complaining about spending $$ to play this game!

People, think about how many hours you spend playing this game. Then think about how much money you spend on it. It works out WAY cheaper than going to the movies; buying new books; etc. etc. The company that created this game IS NOT a charity. Of COURSE they created this game to earn money. Duh.

I have played this game on and off for years. You are right, you do have to spend money to complete the big quests. So what?! The US$10-$20 you might spend a month is nothing compared to how many hours of enjoyment you can get from this game. The cost per hour is super low.

No, I do not work for the developers. I am just a guy that understands that nothing is free. I’ll bet most of you don’t hesitate to drop $4 for a coffee that you drink in 10 minutes but god forbid you have to spend money on a game you spend hours on.

Fun but can feel defeating

I really enjoy playing this game for the most part. The graphics are good, I haven’t run into any bugs I’ve noticed after playing for several weeks, and I don’t have to spend a lot of my own money to enjoy it. It includes several mini games and I just love that one is a memory game.

However, there’s a specific aspect of the game that can make you feel like you’re completely wasting your time, it really ruins me experience whenever I run into it. You have to spin a wheel for each building, and it gives it a rating, the higher the rating the more money the building earns. This wheel is rigged to make sure you get a 2 out of 5 most of the time. You can save up, it takes a week or more per building to save enough coins, then attempt to upgrade these ratings, but it’s still rigged so usually you just lose the coins you spent a week or more saving. I’m not really sure how this is supposed to improve the user experience, given how frustrated it makes me, while again the rest of the game is outstanding. This tiny little part just has an outsize influence on how much I enjoy an otherwise fantastic game. Maybe if they could just make it so those little silver coins aren’t so scarce, it wouldn’t feel like you’re losing weeks of savings each time you spin...

Developer Response ,

Hello!
Thank you for the detailed feedback!
The stars give you more profit, so the 4-5 stars set is more valuable.
The stars drop in the game is based on probability. Drop rate may vary depending on items rarity, that's why it takes more time to get some more valuable items than others.
You can complete all quests and obtain all in-game items simply by playing the game. The same goes for events and competitions :)

Good game, some bugs

I've played long enough now to give a proper review. Like the title says, this is a good game, but there are issues and bugs that need to be dealt with.
I've noticed two major bugs. The first one is random from what I can tell. Sometimes when you watch an ad, you don't get the promised award. The game goes into an endless waiting period, so you're forced to either cancel the operation or close the game and try again later. The second bug is during the speedboat mini-game. If you're playing it and you're phone brings up a message (like: you have 20% power remaining) the mini-game does not pause and generally you lose because you crash. Please look into and fix these bugs.
The main gaming issue I have is how dependent on real money the game is if you want to progress quickly. I was given a 3 day challenge quest, and I found out it is a actually impossible to complete in 3 days without spending real money. I'm on my 6th day now for that quest, and I still have a lot to do. Please don't be issuing impossible challenges.
If you can make these changes, I'll be happy to give a better star rating.

Developer Response ,

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