Holiday Jigsaw Christmas 3 > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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4 / 5

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I'M A PUZZLE GEEK BUT I'M NOT A FAN OF THESE "STAGED" PICTURES

PostedDecember 9, 2016

pennmom36

fromI'm pretty sure these are the same puzzles pictures as last year??!!

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I've always been a jigsaw puzzle junkie, the bigger the better, and I have a hard time pulling myself away from a puzzle until it's been completed. I prefer the good old fashioned physical jigsaw puzzles, but sometimes virtual puzzles are more practical.

The puzzles offered in Holiday Jigsaw Christmas 3 (as well as Christmas 1 & 2, and Thanksgiving Day 1 & 2) however, just aren't that appealing ...Show more

The puzzles offered in Holiday Jigsaw Christmas 3 (as well as Christmas 1 & 2, and Thanksgiving Day 1 & 2) however, just aren't that appealing to me, mostly because all of the pictures are staged and unappealing. What I mean by staged, is that the photographer takes a few Christmas themed objects, and places them on a background perfectly aligned, such as two cups of hot cocoa next to a plate of Christmas cookies. I like pictures of animals or beautiful sceneries, and all this puzzle has to offer is food and family type pictures. That's all good if you're into that type of puzzle, but I prefer the pictures that are offered in Earth Chronicles.

There are 100 puzzles available in each of the 5 categories, Decorations, Winter, Family, Treats and Presents. Any puzzle can be modified with the amount of pieces you want, the style of cut and whether or not you want the pieces to rotate.

There are several tools available, you can choose to ghost the image of the puzzle on the background, or have a real picture shown in three different sizes. There is a Magnifying glass and a Hint icon, you can use the Border only option or the Sort option, and you can store extra pieces in the box until you have more room. Who knows, maybe next year's version will have better pictures, enjoy! Show less

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SAME OLE, SAME OLD

PostedDecember 9, 2016

kdblueey

fromOhio: where it's starting to look almost like Christmas (cold, blistery). YIKES!

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4 / 5

Level of Challenge

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BASED ON 30 MINS OF GAMEPLAY ONLY (DEMO)

Anyone who has been with Big Fish for a while is familiar with all of the Holiday-themed puzzles. This recent addition isn't anything that we haven't seen before. Here are my PROS & CONS:

PROS

1. *(NEW)* AREA TO COMPLETE PUZZLE: On all of the other Holiday-themed puzzles, the area that is previously given to work on your puzzle, was NEVER large ...Show more

BASED ON 30 MINS OF GAMEPLAY ONLY (DEMO)

Anyone who has been with Big Fish for a while is familiar with all of the Holiday-themed puzzles. This recent addition isn't anything that we haven't seen before. Here are my PROS & CONS:

PROS

1. *(NEW)* AREA TO COMPLETE PUZZLE: On all of the other Holiday-themed puzzles, the area that is previously given to work on your puzzle, was NEVER large enough. In this latest addition, the working area is bigger, thus this is a definite PLUS, IMO.

2. *(NEW)*: You can add your name as a player. There has only been one other game that I can think of, that gave you this option.

3. GRAPHICS: The colors are cheery and bright and appropriate for the Christmas season. Colors of reds, greens, purples, oranges, blues, pinks, and white, with an occasional light gray, are used.

4. CATEGORIES: You get the following to choose from

A. DECORATION
B. WINTER
C. FAMILY
D. TREATS
E. PRESENTS

5. 500 PUZZLES: In each category, you get 13 pages of puzzles to choose from.

6. STANDARD OPTIONS: You get the following that is standard on ALL of the Holiday-themed puzzles:

A. GHOST: An outlined image of the puzzle is displayed within the puzzle itself. (CON: this 'ghostly' image is way too dark. The definition of a ghost is something wispy, fleeting, almost see-thru).
B. IMAGE: A completed picture of the puzzle is displayed in the upper right-hand corner. You can choose three different aspects of the picture.
C. MAGNIFYING GLASS (self-explanatory)
D. BORDER: This option is a PLUS for anybody that loves to play with puzzles. It makes it so much nicer to have all of the outside edges finished first before you do the actual 'guts' of the puzzle.
E. HINT (self-explanatory)
F. SORT: This option sorts the shapes and colors of the puzzle pieces, and puts them into each of their own pile/group.

7. SETTINGS: As mentioned above, the settings are exactly the same as in previous versions of the Holiday-themed puzzles:

A. BACKGROUND COLOR: You can choose from pink, light green, dark blue, and white.
B. MUSIC AND SOUND: (self-explanatory)
C. CURSOR: There is no particular holiday cursor. The only difference between the default cursor and the game cursor is the size. The game cursor is much larger AND as an extra bonus, you get a sparkly, tail-like reaction coming from the cursor whenever you click on something (Sorry, I had a hard time trying to describe the reaction coming from the cursor when used).
D. MODIFY: Here you can choose the number of pieces, and also the puzzle cut/shape.

CONS:

1. MUSIC: The music was the kind of music you would hear in an elevator, or in a solemn, dull concert. The Christmas season is full of good cheer, gifts, nice food and drink, and family get-togethers. Therefore, the music should be upbeat, fun, and something that will get you and keep you in the holiday mood/spirit.

2. SAME OLE SAME OLD: You would think by now that the developers of these Holiday-themed puzzles would offer new and exciting things to attract its audience/customers. But everything is EXACTLY the same except for what I noted above (SEE *).

NOTE: In the description page of the game, it stated that if you completed certain 'tasks', you would be rewarded with trophies. By only playing 30 minutes of the DEMO, I saw nothing that displayed this BONUS.

All in all, if you are just in the market for new puzzles that you've never seen or worked on before, then this game would be for you. But if you are like most players, and you are looking for an 'overall package' when it comes to your game playing experience, then this game is definitely NOT for you. Show less

I recommend this game!

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