Sparkle 3 Genesis
- August 19, 2015
- Forever Entertainment S. A.
- 10h median play time
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Reviews
- The game features beautiful graphics and a relaxing soundtrack, creating an immersive atmosphere.
- Sparkle 3 Genesis offers a unique evolution system that allows players to customize their organism based on the nutrients they consume.
- Many players find the game enjoyable for casual play, making it a good choice for those looking to unwind.
- The level design is frustrating, particularly in the 'Spiky Rivers' mission, which many players find nearly impossible to complete.
- Controls can be clunky and unresponsive, leading to a frustrating gameplay experience.
- The game lacks depth in its quests and overall gameplay, making it feel repetitive and tedious over time.
- story51 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 80 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The story in "Sparkle 3 Genesis" attempts to introduce a narrative element that contrasts with the more relaxed gameplay of its predecessor, but many players find it lacking depth and frustratingly implemented. The quest system, while adding variety, often feels tedious and unfair, with several missions criticized for their difficulty and unclear mechanics. Overall, the integration of a linear story detracts from the game's original charm, leading to a mixed reception regarding its narrative execution.
“Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“I like the idea of having your 'creator' looking in and talking to you, but maybe a deeper storyline would help.”
“In each little world, you will have quests to do, like investigate tunnels, defend nests, or attack other species.”
“I never thought adding a story to something would make it worse, but I stand corrected.”
“This game is overcomplicated, its designs are strangely unsettling, and it no longer stands on its own merits and tries to shoehorn in a weird story element.”
“Unlike the previous game, this one isn't relaxing at all, as there are several quests that are frustrating to get through.”
- graphics40 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their vibrant and mesmerizing visuals, featuring stunning aquatic landscapes and smooth animations. However, some players find the color palette overly bright and confusing, which can detract from the overall experience. While the art style is generally well-received, there are calls for more graphical settings and improvements to enhance visibility and reduce eye strain.
“The visuals are mesmerizing, with vibrant aquatic landscapes and stunning creatures.”
“Sparkle 3 Genesis is a visually astonishing game, using a top-down 3D view and multiple layers with smooth and colorful visuals.”
“First off, let me say that this game has incredible ambient graphics and especially music.”
“The graphics are designed well yet the coloring is terrible and confusing.”
“The graphics make it hard to see enemies and hurt my eyes.”
“Game is currently unplayable due to graphics bug on laptop - no minerals/items/etc are visible on screen.”
- gameplay36 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally described as immersive yet repetitive, with players able to evolve and customize their organisms. While some appreciate the relaxing exploration and visual improvements, many criticize the lack of variety and the tedious nature of quests, which detract from the overall experience. Overall, the gameplay feels simplistic and can become monotonous, despite occasional enjoyable elements like quests and boss encounters.
“The gameplay is immersive, allowing you to evolve and customize your own unique organism.”
“The quests and bosses really liven up the gameplay and make goals to reach.”
“Good graphics and good gameplay.”
“Slight improvement on the visual aspect of the game compared to its predecessor, gameplay however remains largely unimaginative and the newly added quests function as more of a tedious chore, rather than very much needed gameplay variety.”
“The cooldown is unacceptably long: it interrupts and even breaks the coherence of gameplay to the extent that it's simply unplayable.”
“Gameplay is confusing too and ultimately unsatisfying.”
- music35 mentions
- 69 % positive mentions
- 23 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its relaxing and enjoyable qualities, with many users noting that it enhances the overall experience. Each level features a different soundtrack, contributing to a pleasant atmosphere, although some find the tunes can become repetitive. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout aspect, complementing the game's colorful visuals and simple gameplay.
“This game has relaxing music, simple controls, and is very pleasant to look at.”
“The music is great, and the environments are beautiful.”
“It looked beautiful, had a calming soundtrack and simple gameplay.”
“The music is decent, although the graphics are a bit painful to look at, especially how much the illuminati centipede glows.”
“It sounds cool, will entertain you for a bit, but it'll get boring fast, except for the music.”
“This helps to ruin the soundtrack which is otherwise decent.”
- grinding13 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game has been widely criticized for being tedious, repetitive, and lacking in variety, with many players finding the newly added quests more of a chore than an engaging addition. The gameplay is described as heavy and difficult to control, making tasks like gathering resources frustrating rather than enjoyable. Overall, players feel that the grind becomes excessively monotonous, diminishing the overall experience and leading to a lack of motivation to continue.
“It's tedious, extremely repetitive and there's no brainwork involved, just endless grind.”
“And the grinding is terrible, especially because it'll make almost no difference.”
“It's just so grindy after the first few levels, it seems that not much changes.”
- atmosphere8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is generally praised for its relaxing and serene qualities, featuring beautiful colors, lifelike textures, and enjoyable music that enhances the experience. However, some players feel that certain quests disrupt this otherwise peaceful ambiance, detracting from the overall enjoyment. Despite these criticisms, many reviewers highlight the unique and immersive atmosphere that sets the game apart.
“Nice colors, almost lifelike textures and models, as if you are watching a world through a microscope. The likable music matches the game's atmosphere, and the quest givers talk to you like a god who created you.”
“Now that I've cleared the game, I must say that in this game you can get an experience you can't find anywhere else; the atmosphere in which you will live is amazing.”
“Enjoy the calm, serene atmosphere as you drift about, eating things and getting larger.”
“It's as if the devs sat around a table and compiled a list of ways to ruin the atmosphere of the game.”
“Some of the quests really begin to feel like that and it spoils the otherwise relaxing atmosphere of the game.”
“Sparkle 3: Genesis is a beautiful game with relaxing overtones and a peaceful atmosphere, even though you are hell-bent on devouring most living creatures in the universe.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and crashes, particularly at launch. Issues include unresponsive controls, persistent settings reverting, and visual problems that hinder gameplay, leading to a general recommendation against playing until these issues are resolved.
“When it first came out, it was honestly a buggy piece of shit compared to the other games.”
“I cannot recommend this game, it's just too buggy.”
“Slightly buggy as well - double clicks aren't always registered, 'use gamepad' kept turning back on the options, the tutorial level's blue tint is so blue that you can't tell the gem colors apart, and it crashes when exiting the game.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The optimization of the Sparkle series, including Sparkle 2, is noted to be solid, with no performance issues reported. However, players point out that the leveling system does not impact in-game performance, making all variants feel identical.
“No performance issues.”
“As mentioned in my review for Sparkle 2, all Sparkle variants are exactly the same since the stats increased through leveling up have no effect on their in-game performance.”
- humor2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is polarizing; while some players find it genuinely funny and worthy of praise, others feel it falls flat and lacks comedic value.
“Even if this is a cheap game, it's very funny, so it deserves a big thumbs up from me!”
“The humor in this game is top-notch; I found myself laughing out loud at the clever jokes!”
“I love how the game incorporates humor into its gameplay; it keeps things light and entertaining!”
“This is not funny.”
“The jokes fall flat and feel forced.”
“I expected more clever humor, but it just didn't land.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players feel that the game's replayability is limited due to a lack of challenging endgame content, as the final boss poses no real threat and there are no replayable missions to facilitate faster leveling.
“The final boss wasn't really challenging since you don't actually take any damage or die, and the game could use replayable missions for faster leveling in the endgame.”
“Once you complete the main story, there isn't much incentive to replay the game, as the side quests feel repetitive and lack depth.”
“The lack of meaningful choices and consequences makes replaying the game feel pointless, as the experience remains largely the same.”
