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Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid

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58%Game Brain Score
music
story, monetization
65% User Score Based on 40 reviews

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Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid is a single player action game. It was developed by Somer Games and was released on August 1, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid" is a puzzle game that combines picross mechanics with a charming fairytale setting. Players must solve picross puzzles to uncover the story of a mermaid and her quest to restore her kingdom. With over 300 puzzles, this game offers a challenging and engaging experience for picross fans.

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65%
Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews
music3 positive mentions
story5 negative mentions
  • The game offers a large variety of puzzles, with some being quite challenging and enjoyable for fans of nonograms.
  • The graphics and art style, while simplistic, can be appealing and add to the overall experience of solving puzzles.
  • The game is relaxing and allows players to progress at their own pace without time pressure.
  • The interface is clunky and not intuitive, making it difficult to navigate and solve puzzles effectively.
  • There are significant technical issues, including crashes and a lack of cloud saving, which can lead to lost progress.
  • The game features microtransactions for hints and other features, which detracts from the overall experience and feels exploitative.
  • story
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in the game is largely viewed as uninteresting and unnecessary, serving primarily as a backdrop to the puzzles rather than a compelling narrative. Many players felt that the simplistic and cheesy plot, which involves Little Red Riding Hood being turned into a mermaid, detracted from the overall experience, suggesting the game would have been better off without it. Overall, the story fails to engage players, with most considering it a mere embellishment rather than a significant aspect of the game.

    • “This game is a story continuation of 'Red Riding Hood Secret'.”
    • “There is a story to this game (and I believe it is actually a sequel to the Red Riding Hood Picross, but I actually didn't play that one yet), albeit more in the background, and it only ever pops up between each of the 5 worlds you'll be visiting, as well as the beginning and end, of course.”
    • “The game has a story about how Little Red Riding Hood gets turned into a mermaid, and the player's job is to complete the puzzles to find some lyre pieces and voices to turn her back into a land-dweller.”
    • “I only got, played and finished it because I like mermaids, but there's a significant lack of those and the actual story - what little there is of it - is rather stupid.”
    • “The story is so simple, cheesy, and stupid, that I would say the game would have been better off by purely being a puzzle game without the story.”
    • “This story feels totally unnecessary and it's as if it was added there just for the game to have some sort of a story.”
  • monetization
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's monetization model features optional in-app purchases, allowing players to buy hints with in-game currency that can be earned through gameplay or purchased. While some users appreciate the game's enjoyment without spending money, concerns arise over the influence of mobile market practices and the potential risk of losing purchased content due to data issues. Overall, the presence of microtransactions and in-game currency is seen as unnecessary by some players.

    • “No need to worry about in-app purchases, they are completely optional.”
    • “Hints can be bought with in-game currency, which you can earn while playing (as well as daily on a timer) or obtain via in-game purchase.”
    • “And regardless of whether you're iffy about the microtransactions or not, the game is enjoyable without them too!”
    • “The game contains microtransactions.”
    • “The game currency (including microtransactions) seems highly influenced by mobile market games.”
    • “This is a nice picross (nonogram) game, though it has some unnecessary features (in-game currency, microtransactions, and story) and is lacking a few options I would have liked to see.”
  • graphics
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users criticizing the lack of resolution options and customization settings, leading to a perception of low quality for a PC title. While some appreciate the art style, others find the overall graphical presentation inadequate and not up to the standards expected by PC gamers.

    • “I enjoyed the graphics and art style; however, I did not enjoy the story that much.”
    • “Graphics are adequate for the style of the game.”
    • “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.”
    • “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
  • gameplay
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of "Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid" is criticized for being subpar compared to other picross games, with some mechanics seemingly designed to create unnecessary difficulty and encourage players to purchase hints with real money. Experienced players may find the gameplay choices frustrating and less enjoyable.

    • “Note: I am a highly experienced Picross player and normally play Picross (nonogram) games with all hint mechanics turned off.”
    • “Gameplay-wise, Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid is not among the best of Picross games.”
    • “All in all, it feels like some gameplay choices were deliberately made worse than they should be to add artificial challenge to encourage players to use the helping features obtainable with real money.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is praised for its pleasant quality and effectiveness in enhancing concentration.

    • “The music is really nice and helps you concentrate.”
    • “The soundtrack perfectly complements the gameplay, enhancing the overall experience.”
    • “I love how the music sets the mood and immerses you in the game world.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization in the game is partially addressed through the booster system, but players feel that it still requires further improvement for better performance.

    • “This is somewhat implemented with the booster system, I suppose, but that could use some optimization.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent freezes and crashes that disrupt gameplay, particularly during critical moments like puzzle-solving. This instability can lead to frustration for players, as progress may be lost due to unsaved data.

    • “The ideas and visuals are great, but the game frequently freezes and crashes, which can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you're in the middle of solving a puzzle and lose all progress.”
    • “I love the concept, but the stability issues are a major drawback. The game crashes unexpectedly, making it hard to enjoy the experience.”
    • “While the graphics and gameplay are appealing, the constant crashes and freezes ruin the immersion and make it difficult to stay engaged.”
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Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid is a action game.

Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 316 hours playing Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid.

Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid was released on August 1, 2018.

Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid was developed by Somer Games.

Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its story.

Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid is a single player game.

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