1001 Jigsaw. Legends of Mystery
- December 24, 2018
- Somer Games
Get on Steam"1001 Jigsaw: Legends of Mystery" is a puzzle game with 500 high-quality jigsaw puzzles featuring mystery-themed images. It offers customizable difficulty, useful tools such as hints and a magnifying glass, and the ability to save progress and earn trophies. The game features a variety of piece styles and rotation options for an enhanced and challenging experience.
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- The game is relaxing and customizable, allowing players to adjust the difficulty and features to their liking.
- It offers a variety of puzzle options, including the ability to see border pieces and save progress, enhancing the overall experience.
- The sound and music fit the mystery theme, contributing to a pleasant atmosphere while playing.
- The game suffers from plagiarism issues, using uncredited artwork and being perceived as a cash grab with numerous reskinned versions.
- It lacks basic features expected in modern games, such as progress tracking, achievements, and resolution customization.
- The content feels muddled and lacks a coherent theme, with an overabundance of human portraits that detracts from the intended mystery experience.
- graphics6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game have been criticized for their low quality and lack of customization options, leaving players unable to adjust resolution or improve visual fidelity. Additionally, there are concerns about uncredited artwork being used, raising issues of originality and artistic integrity.
“There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
“There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low quality graphics.”
“An example of the 'borrowed' uncredited/plagiarized artwork is [url=https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/beautiful-gothic-girl-female-werewolf-gm512523925-46948662]'beautiful gothic girl'[/url], taken from istockphoto.”
- music6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music effectively complements the mystery theme of the game, enhancing the overall atmosphere. However, players note that there is only one music track, suggesting that additional variety could improve the experience.
“The music is different and there are certainly some nice puzzles.”
“There is only 1 music track, it seems; maybe add more.”
“The music is different, but there are certainly some nice puzzles.”
“The sound and music are fitting the mystery theme.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The monetization of the game has been criticized for relying on plagiarized images sourced from the internet, which not only raises ethical concerns but also suggests a lack of originality and effort from the developer, leading to perceptions of it being a cash grab.
“The monetization strategy feels exploitative, relying heavily on microtransactions that detract from the overall experience.”
“The game is riddled with paywalls, making it nearly impossible to progress without spending additional money.”
“It seems like the developers are more interested in squeezing money out of players than providing a quality gaming experience.”
