Dark Realm: Guardian of Flames 9+

*Update* I re-played this game, and again, the same opening glitch. This time, I changed profiles, then made sure to not place any of the planets yet. That seemed to work! Hope this helps someone!

I, too, had the glitch in the opening terrace scene, where the screen does not move over when it is supposed to. I deleted game, closed all apps, restarted, same problem. Waited a few days, unstalled game, then turned off iPad, back on, then closed all open apps, then off and back on and it worked. This time I also did not immediately unlock the game, so maybe that was it instead. Frustrating, to say the least. The game is quite long, hops are varied, puzzles are easy to medium. I really liked the end puzzle card game. However, I felt there are too many characters, and therefore the characters are not fleshed out. I would’ve liked more interactions with a smaller cast. Which is sad, the glimpses you got of these characters were intriguing, maybe save some for a sequel or another game. Morphing objects in all hops, puzzle pieces in each scene, both of which you can go back after the game and get any you missed. Took off 1.5 stars for the glitch, then added back .5 stars for the length.

I love the entire Dark Realm series because the developers have really made an effort to create an immersive world. I appreciate their creativity and attention to small details, such as characters breaking the 4th wall and manipulating parts of my screen or the game controls; I also love it when I attempt to use an object in a scene and can watch my attempt play out and fail (instead of nothing happening at all). These details are above and beyond what I’ve seen in other hidden-object games and show the thoughtfulness of the developers. What’s more, I feel invested in the characters due to the continuity throughout the series (and great voice actors). Yes, I occasionally skip puzzles, but they’re supposed to be challenging—that’s the point—and I’m grateful for custom settings so I can choose to skip or not as I like. If you want an experience that’s more than the usual click-click-clicking, I highly recommend the Dark Realm series.

Have to say that my initial experience with the game was awful.
I have an iPhone 6 and right off the bat I was stuck on the initial terrace scene and soon found out in the forum that others were not having a good time either on the terrace.
However, thanks to Big Fish’s help site, my prob was that I had too many apps running.
I hate to read so all this researching made my head hurt but it was a good thing.
This is an FYI to all you gamers out there.
If you are having probs with the game, clear out your open apps and reboot your phone.
Happy time.

So...
I find this game to be one of the best entries in Big Fish’s lineup.
I’m old by the way, 68, and find the puzzles to be far from mind numbing (so far anyway) which is a nice change of pace.
For me anyway.
The various HOPs are original, unique and clever compared to most of the others HOP games I’ve played.
They’re downright interesting.

And as always with BF games, the visuals and artwork are stellar.

One thing I do want to negatively comment on (and this is directed at the game creators/designers/etc) is that most of the BF games I be played lately have a female protagonist.
I’m a male and having some testosterone running the show would be a nice change of pace.
Or maybe even a non specified gender.

Anyhoo...As I continue playing, I hope I don’t regret saying what a great game this is.
Having fun.