Gnomes Garden Lost King
- June 11, 2018
- Creobit
Get on SteamIn Gnomes Garden: Lost King, players must help the princess find her missing husband by managing resources, constructing buildings, and completing various levels in a whimsical fantasy world. After receiving news of the king's disappearance, the princess sets out on a journey to uncover the truth and bring him back, encountering various challenges and puzzles along the way. With its engaging gameplay and enchanting setting, Gnomes Garden: Lost King is a must-play for fans of time management and construction games.
Reviews
- The game features updated art and animations, making it visually appealing compared to its predecessors.
- It offers a fun and addictive time/resource management experience, especially for fans of the genre.
- Some players found the game to be more challenging than previous entries, requiring strategic planning to complete levels.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including goals not registering as completed, which can make levels unbeatable.
- Players often have to restart levels multiple times due to glitches, leading to frustration and a loss of enjoyment.
- The gameplay lacks meaningful decision-making and can feel repetitive, as it heavily resembles previous titles in the series without significant innovation.
- stability11 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 91 % negative mentions
The game's stability is widely criticized, with many users reporting significant bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay. While some players have found ways to mitigate issues by restarting levels, the overall consensus is that the game is frustratingly unstable, making it difficult to recommend without reservations.
“I've always made sure to go back to the main menu if I ever restart a level (10-second process), and that has kept the game glitch and bug-free.”
“Very buggy.”
“Frustratingly buggy.”
“It's a shame, but I really can't recommend a buggy game.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The graphics have received mixed reviews, with many users noting that they are inferior to previous titles in the series, featuring tiny objects and a style that can be distracting. While some players eventually adapted to the new aesthetic, others found it difficult to concentrate and criticized the game's overall visual quality as looking unfinished. Additionally, the updated artwork has been described as buggy, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
“Took a bit to get used to this graphic style, but once I did, I was able to three-star easily enough.”
“Artwork is a little different from the other games, which made it a little harder for me to concentrate on what I needed to achieve.”
“The graphics are nice; the story is okay, but due to 'improved' level design, you may end up stuck after doing half the level because you should have spared some resources (e.g., stone), which is not fun.”
“The graphics aren't as good as 12 Labors either, so there's a second fail.”
“The objects are so tiny and the graphics look like the game is still on the drawing board.”
“Buy it on sale if you have the earlier games and want to complete your collection, but otherwise steer clear - the updated artwork makes it harder to see what to do and where to go, and it is incredibly buggy so you'll end up restarting the game to replay levels many times because goals haven't been checked off as complete.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for lacking meaningful decision-making and true resource management, resembling a poorly executed version of similar games like the Hercules series. Users also note that the game's price does not reflect its subpar graphics and frustrating mechanics.
“There's no real gameplay or meaningful decision making. Even though, much like the Hercules games, it's pretending to be a resource management game, it's not.”
“The ridiculous price of the game ($5 USD) exceeds that of 12 Labors of Hercules, with worse gameplay and worse graphics.”
“Beyond that, there are some really annoying mechanics in this one.”
- story2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story in "Gnomes Garden: Christmas Story" is considered average, with users noting that while the graphics are appealing, the level design can lead to frustrating situations where players may become stuck due to resource management issues.
