Mystery of Ancients: Forgotten 9+

Awwwww! That’s my first reaction to the adorable little helper in this game! I was rather intrigued however by the option to not play with him without it - so I created a second profile to test and sure enough the game plays the same but not as adorably in my opinion. Something about the cute little guy doing gymnastics in the corner just makes me smile! As for the rest of the game- it’s not bad! Great artwork, simple but effective map, smooth gameplay. Yes it has a rat but you get to scare it off. Some skeletons and ghosts but not too scary. Verdict: Buy!

Overall, I would recommend this game if you can get it on sale. I would have given this game a higher number of stars because, as I find with most games by Big Fish, the art was beautiful, the storyline was pretty good, and the puzzles were varied and fun. However, I felt that this particular game was rather short. I managed to complete the entire game and the bonus chapter in under four days, which means MAYBE 10-12 hours of gameplay. Had I paid the full price of $6.99, I would’ve been quite upset, but since I got it on sale for $2.99, I’m OK with it.

Also, there were two puzzles that did not seem to work correctly for me. (I am playing on my iPhone 7 Plus, so I don’t know if that had anything to do with it.) I ended up having to skip those puzzles because I couldn’t get them to work. They were the same kind of puzzle where you had to match three or more of a kind, one was in the main game and one was in the bonus chapter, but both times nothing I did seemed to allow me to move pieces or do anything other then make the pieces flash.

Very different type of storyline - on the bizarre side, however I enjoyed the game. Lot's of tasks were interactive, with some unique puzzles. Collectibles and morphing objects to find, along with a teleporting map. Loved my helper (adorable). This was an option whether or not you wanted to use him. It did not affect the game one way or another. My personal opinion is that is was a nice addition. Good voiceovers, some pretty wild graphics. Try it and keep an open mind, as it is definitely different for this series. I enjoyed and am glad that I purchased it! One thing that could have been improved on was the tutorial, seemed to leave a lot of aspects of the game out.
Happy Gaming Everyone! 😀. Thanks again Big Fish for giving us our 2 New Releases back - AWESOME!!!!
KdBoots