Storm Tale 2

If you're looking for a chill match 3 game to play to pass the time, get this. Thankfully it's not a "free to play" = "pay to play" game, which means you pay once, and never again! Also it's not a naked waifu game, which aren't bad, but man, most 3 match games are those nowadays. 3 match gameplay = 9 different puzzles = 9 changing difficulty during play = 10 music = 8.5 Honestly there will be more because I JUST unlocked a daily prize. That's real nice in non-free to play game.

Very similar to the first game. Rather than writing that entire review again, here's a link to it: https://steamcommunity.com/id/IFIYGD/recommended/1119940/ [b]Accessibility[/b] is the same with a new thing added- the new camera when building any building will take you into the town and the camera moves around the building, and can cause some motion sickness. Click on the screen to stop the camera motion and pull back out of the scene. The graphics are much better in this game than the first. The animations in the town itself are much better and give a more lively feel to the town. You can also chose to zoom into the town and move around it if you want to look at the various buildings and people. New types of tiles and power-ups= the lava tiles are a bit annoying (you can break them with explosives on some boards, but if the cannon(s) are on the board you must use the cannon(s) to break them). One of the neighbors' kids I was playing the game with was annoyed by this, the other was thrilled when they figured it out. YMMV. Also new (forgot to mention this earlier) are the "puzzle" levels indicated by a puzzle piece instead of a level number. Very easy jigsaw puzzles, swap tiles puzzles and hidden object scenes. Totally out pf place in this game, IMHO, and you can skip them, but they do give small gem rewards to buy more power-ups with. Same recommendation- buy the games in the bundle or on sale. Good game if you have kids, with your supervision and assistance, of course. If your kids can handle Harry Potter movies, they should have no issues with anything in these games.

match 3 game that has really cute graphics & fun play. game play is a little different and i really enjoy that. for those of you like me, yes it has relaxed play ( untimed ) you'll also want the headphones, the music is fantastic

I really enjoyed this game. I like Match 3's that aren't too smarmy and ridiculous and ones that aren't so difficult that make you weep with frustration. I also appreciation choices that don't penalize you (such as playing straight matches -vs- limited moves). I'm quite proficient with Match 3's, however, my extreme OCD and limited moves just don't get along together. I keep wanting to clear the whole board rather than focusing on the goal, which is usually just clear out some portion or part of the board or get to the other side, or something like that. The story line is decent and the graphics are good. The achievements are all doable, though the having to stretch the play out into days can be frustrating. But all in all, well done.

Really nice match3 game. Has a few special gimmicks like cannons, mulitple board, portals and unlocking board sections. The developer actually takes an effort to support the game, like fixing not working achievements.

A fun and well build game to spend some time matching 3 items. The interludes are nicely done with some puzzles and a few hidden object games, but they don't distract from the match-3 game itself. Voice acting is nicely done and the support for multiple languages look good to me for as far as I checked it.

Very fun game with good sound effects, flow, and difficulty.

Straightforward match 3 gameplay with no microtransactions! Includes a sketched story and a 3D village which don't really interest me, but I love the music.

Cloud saves do not work. Went to a different computer and my profile was not there, as if I had not started (I had played 45 levels). Good match 3 game. The achievements have all unlocked normally, so far. I had an achievement scare though. When I went back to the first computer, the progress of the not-yet-unlocked achievements appeared to have been reset to the levels from the first 14-levels of the game, from playing those (again) on the second computer. However, the progress corrected as I played levels 46 on, on the first computer. You will need 90+ levels for all achievements. There are 100 levels and you can replay any after the 100th.

Einfaches und schaffbares Casual Spiel für zwischen durch, Pro Level 7 - 20 min, 100 Level in knapp 24 h reine Spielzeit, Grafik ist ok und auch auf dem Steamdeck gut Spielbar, Nur über den Touch ist es zu ungenau, besser über die Controller spielen.

Meh, an okay effort. Only one thumbs up though, nothing special. The look is great, in fact it feels like more time was spent on that than the game mechanic itself. A rich, often 3-D-ish display, all of which is quite attractive. The voice work is mostly passable, mediocre but not horrible. Host hilarious is the 'old wizard' who sounds about twenty years old. The controls are stiff, and awkward, but passable. There are times when for no reason what so ever it seems to demand I make my item switch in one direction and not the other. it all works, but it can be irritating. The game play, so far, is bog standard, with a slight feel that at one point here were plans to make it a pay game. Your power-ups, instead of recharging over time, or per level, cost diamonds, which makes using them something I loath to do, and I do wonder if at one point the idea of making people pay for extra diamonds was the plan. The story is okay, a town was destroyed, we are rebuilding it and preparing for the return of the villain, but there are no choices to be made, so it isn't as engaging as it could be. That said, it is a match-3 game (with, so far, one hidden object puzzle, and I assume other puzzles in the mix ahead) and if all you want is a way to pass the time, this should work fine. NOTE: I would recommend playing on the casual setting, I very rapidly hit a level that would pretty much require me to spend diamonds to get enough moves to finish it, another sign that it might have once been thought to be a pay game. ADDENDUM: 11 hours in before it started to get tedious. That's not bad. I'll probably plug away at it some more. ADDENDUM: 18.2 hours, start to finish on the relaxed version. Quite a bit more if you try for a challenge I suspect. I liked it enough to finish though, which is saying something.

After last patch you have to spam lmb for some random reason till at some random time you'll be able to drag the tile EVERY.SINGLE.TIME Fix it or deliberate implementation? EDIT: This glitch has finally been patched out. Can recommend now, fun casual game to relax to.

Great game for the casual player who wants a little storyline to carry curiosity through many levels of match-3 and a handful of jigsaw puzzles.

This game has some fun quirks to it and fun things like trophies to win, Graphics are nice and clear. Can play timed or untimed.

This is another match 3 type game. It contains all the expected toys. Also, - it is very fast - It allows playing while cascading happens - Every level played can be replayed at any time - Auto-reshuffle if there's no move available on the board - etc. Several difficulty settings - I playing the timed one. Note that at the time of writing this, many achievements trigger only ingame and are not recognized on Steam side. It took me 11h-ish to finish the 100 levels that are in this game. I encountered no issue playing this on a Win7 64bit box

This is an addictive game. There is Relaxed Mode (unlimited moves), Challenge Mode (limited moves) and my favourite Timed Mode (race against the clock). The Casual Mode has less obstacles and more power ups. The Expert Mode has more obstacles and less power ups. I played in Expert Timed Mode throughout the game. There are 100 levels to play. The graphics are very good and everywhere is clear to see. The tiles fall fast and you can carry on playing while they fall. There are also little mini-games to play as well - like finding 12 books, scrolls and potions. There are also a couple of jigsaw puzzles to play. I didn't use the power-ups at all. There are swords and axes to break tiles and tornadoes to swap tiles around if you get stuck. If you run out of time and only have a couple of tiles left to do, then you can use 20 diamonds to get 20 extra seconds. I only had to use this a couple of times. Overall, I found the game fun to play. It has a fairly good challenge. Definitely comes recommended if you like Match 3 games.

I liked the graphics of the first one better I think but otherwise a good sequel

[h1] Dev let me know update should have fixed the problem. It did. Thanks! [/h1] [strike] It was all fun and games until... bugged achievement. [/strike] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895863861 Also, this weirdness (text frozen that way.) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895865751

I liked the fact that it can be adjusted to suit individual tastes - like whether to have it be relaxed or challenging. The storyline is pleasant and not too intrusive and the play is enjoyable.

Had to permanently remove this game from my account. Game stopped working and could never get it to load.

An easy relaxing game with good graphics and boosters non of which you have to purchase. First class.

Truly one of the most boring and ugly match 3 games I've ever played. Everything about it is just...boring, bland and unappealing, what a shame.

Sound: 7 Graphics: 6 Story: 7 Gameplay: 5 Commands: 4 Fun: 6 Time to load / lag: 9 Bugs / Problems: 9 Final score: 5

This is a Match 3 game basically, but with neat 3D graphics for the village you build. The music is interesting--very Renaissance Faire, and I especially like that I can set the game to "Relax" (untimed). I like it all :-)

Like the first one, just a bit less frustrating. Also, the game hands you enough gems for items to combat bad RNG.

I have played Match 3 games since they 1st came out onto the computer. With that said, I have to say, Storm Tale 2 has to be the best Match 3 game I've ever played! Never boring, and keeps you on your toes...And fun puzzles too! What's not to love?! Great job, Devs! Storm Tale 2 is the crowning gem in my gaming library. On sale or not, I highly recommend this game.

Another excellent Green Sauce Match 3 game! This one was at the top of my Wishlist, and I am not disappointed. So far, it is everything Storm Tale was but a little better. It took me a LONG time to 100% achievement Storm Tale. Doing the play 25 in a row took some time. So, on Storm Tale 2 I started out doing that achievement. There's a lot of game here, and I still have a bunch more to go. I would buy this again.

The most Match-3 fun I had without my Wifu.

So far I like it. It has potential

Great Match-3 game!

Good.

excellent

fun game