Reflections Life: Equilibrium 9+

Grandma brings us this offering and while it has some good aspects there are a couple of things that I’m begging they leave out of the next game. Please for the love of gaming drop the darn “move the ring around the scene and find the runes”. Do you have any idea how tedious that is on an iPad? And those transparent glass shards you have to find in every scene. Ok so you guys gave us a sidebar telling how many are left to find. Doesn’t help my crossed eyes. But if you don’t mind headaches and smudged screens give it a try - particularly since it’s the only offering this week

Fantasy is my favorite genre but this game missed the mark. My review will be short and to the point! Usually I enjoy offerings from Grandma Studios, but I feel this game had too many technical issues which made it tedious to play rather than entertaining. I found that the game was not reacting properly, like things were happening in “slow-motion.” The graphics were quite blurry, or they would have been spectacular. Finding the glass shards was torture on the eyes, and if you don’t find them all you don’t get the extra chapter. There were touch-screen sensitivity issues in play, and at times it was difficult to combine items in the HO scenes, or to apply inventory tools, and hard tapping was necessary. In addition, it was hard to find where exactly the inventory bar had its labels, and I can’t always remember what an item is or where I need to use it. The storyline was unoriginal. Most of the puzzles were of the boring and uninspiring rotational genre. However this was the only offering we received from BigFish this week so I purchased the game. The actual gameplay did hold my interest and there was a plethora of tasks to accomplish at each location. My rating will remain at 3 stars for average.
BigFish, at least distribute games that run properly! The game had already been updated before its release and it still did not work well.
Happy gaming to all!

It has been a while since Big Fish gave us a new adventure game of this caliber. Grandma Studios has two game series: Reflections of Light and Whispered Secrets. Reflections of Light is far superior. Check out Tree of Dreams if you haven't played it yet.

Anyway, the only aspect of this game I didn't like were the muddy pastel graphics, which made it seem outdated. The game is otherwise very much up to date, with a teleporting map, configurable difficulty, and robust hint system. You have an owl companion who plays a very active role. Each scene is highly interactive, with many Easter eggs to discover. The only collectible is mirror shards, and the game tracks for you how many are left in each stage. Hidden object puzzles are novel and varied, as are the mini games.

Several hours of gameplay, including a bonus AND hidden chapter. Buy on sale while you can!