Happiness Drops!

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Happiness Drops! is a single player and multiplayer casual action adventure game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by ARES Inc. and was released on December 26, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

story6 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The artwork is cute and well-designed, with unique character designs and pleasant backgrounds.
The game is accessible to colorblind players, as it uses different shapes for colors, and has responsive controls.
It offers a strong core gameplay foundation similar to Puyo Puyo, making it enjoyable for fans of puzzle games.

The gameplay is overly simplistic and repetitive, leading to boredom and frustration, especially with the match-three mechanics.
The translation quality is poor, making the story difficult to follow and detracting from the overall experience.
Difficulty balancing is inconsistent, with some modes being too easy and others being infuriatingly hard due to random luck.

story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is criticized for being extremely short, poorly translated, and lacking depth, with players expressing disappointment over its repetitive nature and limited character interactions. While some found the lighthearted premise appealing, the overall execution left much to be desired, with many noting that the translation quality detracted significantly from the experience. Overall, the story mode feels bland and fails to engage players beyond the initial playthrough.
- “The story was as lighthearted as I expected.”
- “I've played through the story with one character so far and plan to keep on playing.”
- “This is Tetris and it's awesome that they created something related to anime. Wow, cool! It has a story mode, I like the way they made it. Hopefully, there are some DLC coming up in this game!”
- “Instead, it presents a very short story with Google-translated text and tons of tedious Tetris-like stages that become repetitive after the first three characters, if not faster.”
- “The story is extremely short and there are no new chapters for different difficulties.”
- “There's no point in the story mode since it's been either machine translated, or translated by someone with a very tenuous grasp of English.”
gameplay
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
54%
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The gameplay has been widely criticized for being monotonous and poorly executed, with many reviewers describing it as boring and unbalanced. While it features standard mechanics reminiscent of Tetris and Puyo Puyo, the lack of depth and engaging challenges has left players feeling dissatisfied. Additionally, the story mode's translation issues further detract from the overall experience, leading to a general consensus that the gameplay fails to meet expectations.
- “When I bought this game, I was expecting a lighthearted story with cute characters and moderately challenging gameplay.”
- “I did not understand anything after reading it and eventually had to learn everything on my own – which, thankfully, at least was not such a huge issue as the gameplay has literally several basic steps.”
- “Now, after these small appetizers, we finally get to the gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is pure boredom.”
- “However, Happiness Drops is one of the exceptions when I just cannot help but give it a negative mark and criticize the developers for creating such a monstrosity of gameplay.”
- “I think that if we remove all Tetris gameplay, we will get about 20-30 minutes of reading, if not less.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it pleasant, upbeat, and cheerful, while others describe it as annoying and repetitive. Overall, it is considered decent but can become tiresome over time.
- “I think the music was quite pleasant.”
- “Pleasant, upbeat, cheerful music.”
- “The music is decent too.”
- “You would expect unbalanced, badly paced, slow and boring gameplay from a lesser quality fanservice h-game, but this is an innocent vanilla game, with very pretty art, very annoying music, and somniferous repetition that passes for gameplay.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The graphics in the game are generally considered serviceable, featuring appealing illustrations and a strong aesthetic that captures players' attention. Overall, the visuals contribute positively to the game's experience, complementing its solid gameplay foundation.
- “First, the artwork was what caught my attention the very first moment I saw the game.”
- “Happiness Drops is a great Puyo Puyo-like game with a great aesthetic and a strong core foundation.”
- “The graphics are serviceable with some nice illustrations.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly due to the short story and poorly translated text, which is compounded by monotonous tetris-like stages that lose their appeal quickly.
- “It presents a very short story with poorly translated text and tons of tedious, Tetris-like stages that become repetitive after the first three characters, if not faster.”