Drop Away: Color Puzzle

I am a gamer, 100% have been playing these types of games all my life as well as console games. Not my first rodeo. That said, timers that are at 1 minute or under two can be unreasonably frustrating. I sit with those puzzles for a bit and try solving them before making any moves and find myself frenzied at the end. Do I solve it, yes. Is it satisfying, no. I do like the game but not sure it’s going to be a “lifetime game” for me like some of my other games. I have one game I play that is similar and has a timer and can be frustrating but in a fun way. I am 6 years with that game and put some money into it because it has realistic expectations. This game; however, I would not put a dime into because of the unrealistic timers. Yes, I can beat the levels but I am a serious gamer where others, who just like playing for the fun of it will not keep the game and that’s where the developer has a ‘lost opportunity” to grow the app.

I find the game fun, challenging and a good concept, however I ended up deleting it after spending much to keep it going. It’s absolutely not balanced unless your an AI or have a lot of money to spend. I do NOT RECOMMEND this game. I not only purchased the game but spent money on the pass as well as other bundles. There are gotcha, moves as well for example placing the continue button for the cost of your money in the same area as your game which causes you to spend coins unintentionally. That’s extremely shady! It happened multiple times and that is when I deleted it although not the only reason. I’ve been a gamer for many years and this is one of the worst but clever tactics I’ve seen. I had 3000 coins left but still don’t care. Done and done.

I started playing this game while they were apparently in the middle of revamping it to screw people into the micro transactions just to be able to play. First it didn’t let you bypass the ads, which was annoying enough, but when they finally did fix the option to remove ads (paid feature), the button didn’t work for several days. Once I was finally able to get past that, it was fun for all of about 2 days before I noticed the timer on the levels kept getting shorter and shorter. Now it’s nearly impossible to win a level in the time limit (30 seconds, really?!?!), so you blow through your lives. The only viable option is to extend your time by a few seconds, which costs 900 coins for the first extension on each level and just goes up each subsequent extension, however you only get back 40 per level. To make matters worse, the cost to buy coins is insane… $2 for 1000 coins is the smallest package available, which will buy you 15 seconds on a single level. My advice… steer well clear of this game, it’s total scam. I’m left getting screwed out of my $10 to remove ads, and the game is still unplayable unless you want to fork over tons of cash.