Bejeweled Stars: Match 3 Game

It’s a nice take to compete with the obvious mobile hit game in the market but it feels like this game was stuck in early to mid 2010’s. Needs to change resolution or textures from SD to HD/4k. Sometimes it feels slightly sluggish where it doesn’t feel like your touching the gems. Frames seem to be capped at 30fps which was good for the time but with screens going up to 120 hertz it’s time for an overhaul. It’s a good game overall especially with the lack of ads like the “Classic” Bejeweled however i’m inclined to say that it can’t possibly be called Bejeweled without the Classic mode! No narrator voice like the original and even their competitor game has voice responses when making a good move! One of the other things i see with this game is over complication. The UI needs to be reworked and optimized for newer devices. It may seem im bashing this game but it is fun especially if you’re trying to get your fixed on a Bejeweled game. If you’re new to the Franchise it seems unsurprising why not many stay on this game.

Have been playing this game for awhile now and am at level 1100. Obviously I enjoy it or I wouldn’t be that far ( thus the 3 star review) but it has been getting more frustrating than fun lately. The problems include the fact that there are no more constellations to make so no more coins available unless you want to spend some of your hard earned $$$. Also, by the time you get to levels where I am playing there is no chance to move on without using powers that you have created over time in order to move to the next level—-or spend $$$ to make them. If you don’t want to spend your $$$ then this makes the game much slower and way more tedious— and frustrating. If the ultimate plan is to just start collecting $$$ from the people who have hung in this far and played to these levels then that is just insulting and feels dishonest. Really, you have a captive audience right now due to the quarantine nightmare and with that in mind you could at least make some sort of attempt to keep the game fair and not just a $$$ making machine. But then who am I kidding that is what this is! Oops....time to start shopping for something less frustrating and more rewarding to do I guess. I’ll be looking for some positive changes—soon—or adios.

I’ve been very disappointed with this game for a while now. I’ve been playing for over a year and it’s gone from a cute game you can play in your free time to a drag that is mind-numbing. Plus, I can’t play my music while playing it anymore, as it cuts out exterior audio. They also don’t have any real prizes for their “constellation” thing anymore, so there is no incentive to gain stars from the levels anymore. I guarantee you, I did NOT need five more blue gems, thanks. Not do I ever need more “rare” orange gems. More than that, half the time the game decides to... not do the move I did?? It will completely ignore it and just move the waterfall or ice blocks on. AND, during their new challenge where you can get unlimited hearts, the game ignored the hundred of “mittens” I had won twice, then didn’t even give me my prize when I finally did get enough mittens. This app is taking up almost a whole GB of space on my phone and it’s just not worth it. I never mind spending money on a game that seems like it’s worth it, but this game has never really seemed worth the value of even a couple dollars and I would play it daily, which says something. The only reason I’ve played so long is I’m an obsessive person and hate quitting at something I’ve put time and effort into. But, I honestly think I might delete the app and get a better game or two, especially if the outside music keeps cutting out. It’s just not fun. Very disappointing.