Rescue Quest Gold
- June 5, 2017
- Boomzap Inc
- 15h median play time
Get on SteamRescue Quest Gold is a remastered match-3 game where players join Boom and Zap on their journey to Turnspell Academy to become wizards. The twins' mission is to rescue Spritelings and save the world from an evil sorcerer by completing over 200 levels of objectives and utilizing combo spells and magical creatures. The game features enhanced effects and improved gameplay for an immersive and challenging experience.
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique twist on the match-3 genre, requiring players to navigate from point A to point B while using various power-ups.
- It features a large number of levels and interesting mechanics, making it addictive and enjoyable for players who appreciate strategy.
- The graphics are colorful and well-drawn, contributing to an overall pleasant gaming experience.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including crashes and issues with achievements not being saved or displayed correctly.
- Players have reported frustrating gameplay experiences due to difficulty spikes and a lack of challenge balance, leading to a tedious experience.
- The game requires an internet connection to progress beyond the initial levels, which can be a significant drawback for some players.
- story16 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The story in "Rescue Quest" is described as cute and engaging, featuring fun cutscenes that progress the narrative between levels. However, players note that the story lacks a definitive conclusion, which may diminish its significance in the context of a match-3 game. Overall, while the story adds charm, its importance may vary among players.
“Great addition to the match-3 genre, many interesting mechanics, lots of levels, cute story and music.”
“So far I am on level 40, which I believe is the 2nd or 3rd area, fun little cutscenes between areas to progress the story.”
“If you're curious about how the story ends, I'm not even going to bother with spoiler tags: there's no 'end' to it.”
“Well, I don't know if story is something important in games like this anyway.”
“Rescue Quest is a match 3 game similar to a lot of other games.”
- gameplay14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a classic match-3 experience featuring familiar mechanics such as power-ups, bombs, and multi-color matches, enhanced by a charming story and appealing graphics. While it shares similarities with other mobile match-3 games, it offers a complete package without in-game transactions and promises 10-15 hours of engaging playtime. Overall, it serves as a delightful and fast-paced time-waster for fans of the genre.
“Great addition to the match-3 genre, many interesting mechanics, lots of levels, cute story, and music.”
“The gameplay is fast, the characters are cute -- it's the perfect time-waster I've been looking for.”
“It's a fun match-3 game with usable clearing power mechanics and added row clearing, bombs, and multi-color match whirlwinds, which are awarded on completion of levels.”
“In terms of gameplay, this is a classic match-3 game just like many others.”
“There are a lot of the same match-3 mechanics you find in all the mobile match-3 products, so no real surprises.”
“The basic game mechanics are there.”
- music12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as cute and fitting, but some players find it repetitive, with limited variety across levels. While there are options to listen to all the music in bonus content, the reliance on a single track for extended periods can detract from the overall experience. Overall, the music adds charm but may not sustain long-term enjoyment due to its lack of diversity.
“Great addition to the match-3 genre, many interesting mechanics, lots of levels, cute story, and music.”
“The game comes with a nice little option to hear all the music in the game under the bonus content, which has avatars to download and wallpapers to play with.”
“However, there's something that can be really annoying: music.”
“I only heard one music so far.”
“Giving a review now as I suspect the game may not change a lot other than the music in each region.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics are consistently described as cute, colorful, and well-drawn, contributing to an overall visually appealing experience. While the game features beautiful visuals and a fullscreen option, it largely adheres to familiar match-3 mechanics found in mobile games, offering little in terms of surprises. Overall, the graphical quality is considered good, especially for a mobile port.
“It has colourful, well-drawn game graphics.”
“The port from mobile is good; the graphics are nice, and the overall quality is good if not great.”
“The game is graphically beautiful with a fullscreen option.”
“The graphics are cute, the music is alright, there are some very good 'puzzle' levels, but overall you rely too much on luck and retries to enjoy this in the long run.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs and lock-ups, particularly on PC, which detracts from the overall experience. Additionally, it requires a constant internet connection to progress beyond the initial levels, further complicating gameplay.
“This is a buggy, boring mess of a game that requires an internet connection to play past the first 15 or so levels.”
“Might be great as a mobile app, but buggy (lock-up on double-click) on the PC; and definitely convoluted.”
- humor2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely criticized, with players finding it unfunny and tedious, especially as the gameplay drags on through its extensive 221 levels. Despite its low price, the lack of engaging humor detracts from the overall experience.
“While $2.5 is still very cheap for such a long game (221 levels?!), it's also excruciatingly slow, painful, and unfunny after a while.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is reported to be well optimized, running smoothly without any crashes, contributing to a fluid gameplay experience.
“The whole thing seems well optimized, runs totally fluidly, and so far hasn't crashed.”
