Jewel Quest: The Sapphire Dragon
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Better than the last Jewel Quest. Fun match 3.
This was better than The Sleepless Star. Unlike other JQ series, you can make matches while other tiles are falling. I liked the variety of game challenges (strangle vines, keys & locks, flood caves, etc)
I'm not much into the story line or characters. Skipped all those.
If you're into fast game play, this may not be your game. If you like a relaxing game with a bit of challenge, you'll like this one.
January 22, 2012
Not So Much Like the Other JQs
Unfortunately the JQs creators shifted from challenging boards to a bunch of character choices and miscellaneous time-wasting storylines and selections. I like Match-3 games for the challenge - not for the extraneous information about non-existent people. Keep it simple - just make the boards challenging. This was barely an ok game.
January 16, 2012
Worth your money
I have played all the Jewel Quest games. Some better than others. This one ranks as one of the best. While it has a distinct offshoot, the character of Natalie is very much present to provide the continuity. The game is fun as it has a story line with a specific "driven goal" (rescue the brother) but the characters are all distinct, each have their flaws and strengths and are very human as you have young assertive characters and more mellow but "life experienced" characters. Plus there is the "hint" that someone among them is not who they seem, but it's very subtle. And you as the gamer gets to choose which one approaches which task. Each "earns" extra abilities but they are not overwhelming, especially as the boards are familiar to ones in the past. The boards are not easy especially as one goes along and there's no need for strategy guides or hopping from site to site to follow the story line. Although I enjoy HOG games that does get a bit tiresome.
There are plenty of different boards, each of which require a different strategy which is much more fun than some of the predicatability lately of the puzzles in the HOG games.(Are we playing too many of these games? )
This game was a welcome relief, especially with the dimension of "real character" each contributing to the story. The journal entries were a great way to add additional fullness to the characters. Lots of fun and definitely worth the money.
The music is quiet and appropriate. Doesn't add or take away but doesn't distract. Biggest flaw was that "increased abilities of players" was not clearly defined. Had to make mistakes to find out how they worked but didn't detract from the game , just required playing a board over to learn to be more efficient. Still lots of fun and relaxing
Otherwise great game and worth the money.
Also has good length. One can replay board to achieve higher scores or continue on to advance the story or a mixture of both. One could play this game in many ways given the number of characters and his/her relative strengths so I would rank this a great game for the money.
Plus it's an easy one to come back to with breaks of time which is sometimes hard with some of the CE games which require you to remember past findings. Not so with this one.
Thumbs up for those who like combos of match 3 and storyline.
January 13, 2012
No More Jewel Quest Games for Me!
It may just be me, but I found it difficult to navigate, could not get rid of the "teammates" and just get to the board, I don't like to interact with dialogue...just want to play the boards. It looked good to start with. Season Match 2 was great and the boards fun, but I'll have to pass on this one. But keep the great games coming...my desktop is full of your games! Good Luck to all who try this and like it.
February 17, 2012
Match 3 game
It has all the usual bits but this time you can choose a person to help you in your journey. keeps you busy. love it. must buy.
January 9, 2012
The Jewel Quest Next
This game is very good, I love all the jewel quests games and would buy more of them when they come out. I would love to see more of these and add new twists to the boards. I like the length of the game, since it never gets boring. I would like to see the hidden object game incorporated into this game along with the jewel board and that would be a game I would buy also. Make more of these please.
January 9, 2012
Nice new entry in the series
I got to beta this game & really enjoyed it. I liked the variety of characters you can choose from each time, they each have special abilities to help you with the board and they can level up as you go. The boards were a decent variety.
There was a lot of story though, I did find myself skipping it sometimes, both while beta testing & after I purchased it
January 14, 2012
Characters? - what characters?
Sorry I just couldn't get into this game or its predecessor at all - the characters in the story are just too poor to care about the storyline at all.
The inbetween bits are too soap-opera to make much of an impact and the boards too alike to really care about what's happening- and the link to the story is just a very poor premise for the board clearing.
Cannot recommend this game - deleted the trial very quickly.
If you like a really naff, disjointed story with jewel quest board clearing then this is for you - if not, avoid!
January 15, 2012
Confusing and boring
Boring storyline, dull dialog. Too many different games going on with confusing map. Gave up after 20 minutes. Was looking for a fast-paced M3 game and this clearly is not it.
January 8, 2012
A touch too easy!
I absolutely adore these games. I always have one on the go so get very excited when a new one comes out. The sleepless star was great, with new boards but a little difficult in places. However this one I thought was just a little too easy. In fact I only failed to do one board on all the levels. I liked the new types of board (except the pathmaking board - boring!) but I would except to struggle a little on occasion. Overall though this are great games and keep me occupied for hours.
March 26, 2012