Heroes of Hellas Origins: Part One
- October 10, 2019
- Jaibo Games
- 15h median play time
Get on Steam"Heroes of Hellas Origins: Part One" is a match-3 puzzle game set in Ancient Greece. Players help the goddess Athena restore the Olympian gods' powers by completing various levels and challenges. The game features heroes, gods, and mythical creatures, as well as power-ups and special abilities to help players along the way.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features nice graphics and an enjoyable underwater theme, making it visually appealing.
- It offers a variety of gameplay with different difficulty levels and a mix of match-3 and hidden object mechanics.
- The game is relaxing and fun, providing hours of casual gameplay that can be enjoyed at your leisure.
- Many achievements are overly difficult to unlock, requiring excessive grinding and time commitment.
- The hidden object scenes are frustrating, with items often being too small or blending into the background, making them hard to find.
- Some levels feel repetitive and overly challenging, leading to frustration rather than enjoyment.
- graphics10 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the variety and nice visual themes, others feel that the graphics fall short of expectations. Overall, the visuals are generally considered good, complemented by pleasant background music and sound effects.
“I like this because there is more variety than in basic match 3 games, and the graphics are nice.”
“Nice graphic theme and background music.”
“The graphics are good and the sound effects are pretty good as well.”
“The graphics leave a lot to be desired.”
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal and serves primarily as a backdrop for gameplay, with players progressing through levels that gradually fill the screen with items. While there is a main story and additional bonus levels, many reviewers feel that the narrative lacks depth and significance, often feeling like an afterthought. Overall, the focus remains on gameplay rather than storytelling.
“There is a main story (sorry, I don't know how many levels there are, but it felt like a lot) and afterward there are 9 bonus levels and 9 bonus puzzle levels where you don't match just willy-nilly, but there's a specific order you have to do things to solve it.”
“There is a sort of a story, but in practice, you just play the levels and watch the undersea landscape get more items as you progress.”
“Starting with the story: there's barely any excuse for a story here.”
“There is a sort of a story, but in practice you just play the levels and watch the undersea landscape get more items as you progress.”
“By the end of the main story, the whole screen is filled with stuff.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay features a chain-to-match mechanic that some players find slower compared to traditional swap mechanics in the genre, but the underwater theme and overall design have garnered positive feedback. While the game offers around 14-15 hours of engaging playtime, players note frustration with the inability to make moves continuously, particularly in timed modes where waiting for actions to complete can disrupt the flow. Overall, the simplicity of the mechanics encourages extended play sessions.
“Expect around 14-15 hours of gameplay, not including the bonus puzzles.”
“The one real quibble I have about the gameplay is that you can't make moves all the time, which sucks in timed mode because you have to wait for the keys or freed symbols to finish unlocking the spaces and for the helper gods to finish doing their thing before you can make another move.”
“I normally don't like chain-to-match match-3 games because the mechanic is so much slower than the usual swap mechanic seen in most of this genre, but decided to try this out since the series has been well received for a long time and I liked the underwater theme.”
“Easy and simple, the game mechanic makes you play for hours.”
- music8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally appreciated for its soothing qualities and complements the visuals well, creating a pleasant atmosphere. However, some users find the soundtrack repetitive and annoying, noting that it has not significantly changed since the original game, leading them to turn the sound down during play. Overall, while the music enhances the experience for some, it can detract from enjoyment for others.
“Nice graphic theme and background music.”
“Nice music and visuals.”
“When I play match 3's, I like to have an un-timed mode to just chill with, and the music and sounds are very soothing.”
“The music has hardly changed since the very first one and gets very annoying, so I turn the sound down.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players note that while the game may initially appear easy, it demands a significant amount of grinding to progress, which can be time-consuming.
“The game seems easy, but it requires a long time of grinding.”
