Young Detective: The Mutation

I really enjoyed this game but needed a lot of hints. The ones provided weren’t much help so I went to walkthroughs. Still, I played it all the way through and thought it was well worth it.

It’s a shame. This could be an entertaining game. Unfortunately, there’s more ad time than game time. I only played about 1/2 hour, and had four ad breaks. I was willing to give it some time, but within three puzzles I got to a tectonic (suguru) puzzle which was unsolvable due to several errors in construction. Right away I found two pre-filled cells arranged to block using that number in an adjacent region. Designer, people interested in puzzling games won’t ignore bad game design for good illustration or animation. We also won’t be pleased by a game which provides no means of grabbing in-game pics of neceassary info while also providing far too frequent distractions from playing. I can’t recommend this to anyone, and the two stars I gave it are only for the image and audio quality. What a letdown!

The puzzles and hints make little to no sense. There were several instances where I was sure I had it right, and still had to watch ads to get enough coins to skip the puzzle. Additionally, the feature where you have to use more items and go into more rooms before getting a new hint is very annoying. I’ve been tapping aimlessly for about 20 minutes and haven’t been able to get any new hints. Also, for future games, please considering decreasing the number of coins needed to skip puzzles. The story is intriguing, but the difficulty of the puzzles and the confusing hints ruin it.