The match three genre is absolutely huge on phones and I can guarantee that everybody has at least one of these games on their phone. ConsolesThe match three genre is absolutely huge on phones and I can guarantee that everybody has at least one of these games on their phone. Consoles on the other hand don’t have an abundance of these types of games and in a way I’m glad because once you’ve seen one of these games you’ve pretty much seen them all. Lily’s Epic Quest for Lost Gems however introduces new mechanics to the usual match three formula and despite its problems it can be enjoyable from time to time. These different mechanics that are in play can give the game an addictive edge to it and that’s a good thing because the game has a decent amount of content for you to sink your teeth into. You will however have to get used to the slow pace of the game. At times this game can be excruciatingly slow and this does make things become tedious but if you look past this pace you end up getting involved in some decent puzzles. There are a number of puzzles for you to tackle and these puzzles have a decent amount of variety going for them, which in turn keeps the gameplay fresh and interesting somewhat. Some of the puzzles though will frustrate you and that’s mainly because there is a lot of backtracking included with a few of them. The backtracking wouldn’t have been too much of a problem though if the character moved at a quicker pace but unfortunately this slow pace is profound throughout your time with the game. They do however try to combat this by offering you special abilities to complete the puzzles at a quicker pace and thankfully these abilities did help out quite a bit. Each ability does the job it sets out to do and there is a nice amount of variety to them which makes collecting them a worthwhile experience. Technically the game holds up pretty well and the only problem I really came across were the controls. The controls in the game don’t always remain responsive and this can cause you a few problems every now and then which in turn makes you become a tad frustrated, but thankfully it doesn’t happen all of the time and I’m sure a small patch would sort this problem. In terms of the presentation side of the game I wasn’t expecting much but even though I wasn’t expecting much I was still a little disappointed that was on offer here. Everything that’s been included both in the visuals and sound design is very basic and nothing much stands out at all, which is a shame. At the end of the day Lily’s Epic Quest for Lost Gems is one of them games that’s perfect for passing a little bit of time every now and then because when played for long periods you will notice its flaws a lot more. That being said though it does just enough to get a small recommendation from me.… Expand
