Parking Jam 3D +12

I downloaded this game thinking I’d probably delete it within 24 hours, because I’ve tried similar games and they were bad, but I was wrong. This particular one is really fun and sort of addictive 🤣. Lots of interesting things in addition to moving cars around - you can build/develop land to earn more coins, there’s a scavenger hunt & optional challenges/hard levels. I can’t seem to stop playing ! 🤣 That being said, if I could pay a one-time fee (not a subscription) to stop seeing ads (or at least less frequently), I definitely would. It’s super frustrating to be interrupted to watch ads to get extra moves or to claim double rewards, or claim parts to build my car, etc. ESPECIALLY because it’s the same ads over and over and over.

Also, I *hate* the trashy, disgusting ads for the games with zombies attacking women in bikinis, and the ones for the game where half-naked women are in jail and zombies are climbing the walls, so the bikini women start blasting the zombies with machine guns. Every time I see one of these, I want to delete the app that’s showing it to me. They’re disgusting, inappropriate, and just really awful to watch. I’m an adult over age 30 and I don’t watch that kind of trash by choice, so why should I have to sit through it as an advertisement? Once you’re in the ad, you can’t cancel out of it, so there’s no way to just stop watching and lose the reward. It’s gross.

I have played this game for years. It has gotten a lot better, to the point I am playing it for 20-40 minutes most days. Once you pay ($3) to stop the forced ads, the ads are not overwhelming. Yes the ads you choose to watch are the same drivel you get in games, but I largely don’t mind them, as they are my choice to expose myself to them. Game developers have to eat, too.
I find the model of Parking Jam much better than so many similar games in this spaceWhere you get far enough and the game forces you to buy things, changing the RNG, so you cannot advance unless you pay them money. I have deleted several games like that, games I played for years (looking at you ‘scapes games). I appreciate that the devs are not just grifters con artists trying to get you to pay money. Sure there are plenty of times I watch ads, but I choose to. Much better than having to pay $100s just to advance.
As for the easiness at the beginning, that is super true, but if you play long enough, the levels often get more challenging. I’m currently around level 1800 and the larger levels are generally engaging, if not really challenging. The only ones that are challenging are the bus levels and the of course the hard challenges. I often have to watch an ad or two for more time/moves to finish them, but even now I know I could beat them without the ads, if I really worked at them.

I’ve been playing Parking Jam for awhile—I’m on regular level 7,292 & I have over 6,000,000 coins. I’ve seen several big changes in the game during the time I’ve played—some good, some not so good. But I never cared because gameplay was consistently smooth and the graphics are great; however, the Progressive logos on the parking lots are awful. I’ve gotten better at looking around them but, seriously, they are distracting & just not necessary. I didn’t complain when the island went away—-although, I wondered why the coins are still the biggest prize when there’s literally no use for them! I haven’t complained about the lack of events. I actually really like the daily challenge boards and the trophies for finishing the entire month. I don’t mind the new scoring on the regular challenge levels—because, again, the coins in this game have no purpose that I’ve been able to find since the island is gone. I don’t have a problem with the new hearts/lives feature because I’ve gotten pretty good at playing levels and not bumping cars—I mean, after over 7,000 levels I should’ve gotten a handle on the game, right?! Lol 😆 Anyway, I get advertising is important but I would just like to see the Progressive paint removed from the parking lots…& give me something to spend my millions on 😁