Your job is then to go forth, find the pieces, unlock the lock, and move another four feet, in order to complete the next incomplete locking mechanism. Everywhere you go, you encounter locks of various types that coincidentally enough, are always missing some pieces. The worst issue in the game by far though, is repetition. Not only are the setting and characters a little too familiar, the puzzles too feel like things we’ve solved a hundred times before. It doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to the elements of well made fantasy-themed titles it’s got an evil witch, a captive love, a village in jeopardy, a magic whats-it everyone’s trying to control…it even has ghosts! Of course, a mixture of overused pieces doesn’t equal a fresh, original whole, and Living Legends: Ice Rose is anything but original. The latter crowd might find that the game covers ground they’ve trod before, many times over. All told, it’s an expertly handled hidden object adventure, one that will no doubt provide hours of fun to all but the most avid hidden object gamers. Through the careful alternation of puzzles, exploration and hidden object scenes, Ice Rose maintains a subtle, yet always forward momentum that’s never slowed by confusing objectives or poorly-designed puzzles. Which isn’t to suggest that the gameplay isn’t good. Tons of skill and effort went into making it, and the sheer number of sparkling environments, close-up views and hidden object scenes will likely be enough to win many gamers over, regardless of the gameplay. The snow-covered village of Rosemount is like an elaborate wedding cake, with one gorgeous frost-covered scene after another. There’s no denying it, Living Legends: Ice Rose is one beautiful game. Surprisingly though, it all takes place in one of the prettiest settings you’ll ever see. It’s an ugly business, which you’d think would uglify everything it touches. Unfortunately, she keeps managing to sucker innocent people into fixing the mirror for her. The thing is, as long as the mirror remains broken, she’s a captive. We’re not given a ton of insight into who the Ice Witch is, or why she wants to turn the world into one big block of ice we just know that she’s bad news, and if she manages to find all the pieces of a rare magic mirror, the world as we know it is doomed. The story behind Living Legends: Ice Rose is somewhat typical, seemingly ripped right from the pages of a book of fairy tales. In Living Legends: Ice Rose, you play a young woman determined to save her gullible beau from becoming the latest of this icy enchantress’s willing thralls.
Worse yet, it’s burdened with a series of foolish individuals who against all logic, seem bent on helping said witch send the village back to the ice age. For years, it’s been beset by a vile witch with an unhealthy liking for cold and snow. Living Legends: Ice Rose is as beautiful as newly-fallen snow, but its gameplay offers nothing new
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