Merge Aquarium

Pros: - fun art style - original and fun theme - i like that i can both move around and pop bubbles and im not stuck with them in one spot or stuck waiting until they disappear on their own which can sometimes be a while - generally just a concept you cant go too wrong about Cons: - i dont think ive ever played a merge game that was this sensitive to accidental merges and items going to the wrong square. i dont know what it is but very frequently the “aim” feels off and where i want to put an item ends up being several squares away from where the game actually ends up dropping the item which leads to a lot of incorrectly placed pieces and unintentional merges that seem to happen just cus your finger had to pass one item to get to the end point - too hard to get gems without paying for them - it would be nice to have a timer for when item generators will be done charging instead of just needing to guess - certain levels of the fish sort minigame are very randomly way too hard especially when compared to the levels around them - items like the scissors or rainbow crystal should stack to be one item with multiple uses instead of individual items that can each only be used once, theyre not commonly needed items but theyre also not super easy to get immediately if you need them which discourages getting rid of them so they take up too much storage space currently - in similar games, i personally like to complete all possible orders until im given the “no new orders, to continue please level up/progress the story/whatever the mechanic for the specific game is” prompt and then mass progress until im out of coins and then i return to the merge board and continue the cycle. this game doesnt seem to have that prompt and just endlessly gives a pool of 6 repeating orders until you progress enough to get new generators which personally is actually quite an infuriating setup

This game has kept my attention longer than most games in its category. I like the variety of items you can make and getting more energy without spending money is more accessible than most other games like it. My only issue is that the further you get into the game, the harder it is to complete orders. Maybe it’s supposed to be that way, but I just spent over 200 energy to make one item, and that takes away from the fun of it. I don’t like the multi-tier factor of having to max out the items from the picnic basket to make the baguettes which then *might* give you the lemons you need to make ONE lemonade which is HALF of the order I needed to get the toolboxes. And then I had an order that needed a lemon squeezer, but my baguettes were used up and I only got 5 lemons so now I’d have to start ALL the way over at the picnic basket and max it out again. And sometimes the baguettes only give apples! It seems excessively wasteful of energy and has me quickly losing motivation to play.

This game is really fun! The style is very peaceful and nice to look at and the animation and graphics are really good. I really appreciate that there aren’t a million obnoxious and intrusive ads. So far, I can choose when I get an ad (not very far in so not sure if that’s going to change lol) and it’s not forced. Love that!! Good job devs :)