Maze of Thorns

I think this might be Fire Maple's best game yet. I've played all of their games, and this one felt like it was noticeably longer than the others. The puzzles were comfortably similar enough to previous games, while still having a few that were tricky enough that it took some brainpower. The only times I "had" to use a hint was when I just couldn't remember where a box I had seen previously was. I just hope that no poodles, seals or bears were harmed in the making of the game!

Entertaining and just the right amount of complexity in puzzles. The story was amusing and had a good twist. The game took me 6 hours total to finish. Feedback for the developers: There were a few unintuitive puzzles. The one combining the light in the postcard and painting was so very frustrating. I kept wanting to look at the postcard under the UV light magnifying glass. A visual hint of overlapping stained glass would help. Also, one minor bug: you can take the red wire multiple times.

I had a little trouble getting into the game at first, but I'm glad I kept playing. Turned out to have a very entertaining story. (The 2 poodles' trick cracked me up - very cute.) The AI generated graphics are pretty crazy if you look closely, lol, but the scenes are all still extremely detailed and beautiful. Will there be more to this tale? I hope so.