The Chronicles of Confucius’s Journey > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

4 / 5

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A Classic Match-3

PostedJuly 30, 2019

XFreak

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Match 3

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

An old school match-3, but surprisingly super relaxing, got nostalgic vibes from this game :)

I recommend this game!

+10points

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3 / 5

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Game Plays in Slow Motion?

PostedAugust 5, 2019

Cherubabies

fromMelbourne, Australia

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Time Management

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This Game was BORING but Confucius' journey and what he had to say was interesting. Would have been playable if the tiles didn't fall in Slow Motion. I don't know why it does that. Good for a Free Game Coupon but I wouldn't pay any money for it.

I don't recommend this game.

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2 / 5

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HOW OLD IS THIS GAME?

PostedJuly 30, 2019

pennmom36

fromAre you running out of new games Felix?

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I was blown away by the graphics and the addition of a difficulty mode on the last "Chronicles of" game about King Arthur, part 2 (which btw way has only been released on Mac) The first thing I noticed on this game was a pop-up box telling me to select windowed mode if I was having issues, which I did, so I was forced to play in windowed mode. The graphics are really bad, I can't tell if this was ...Show more

I was blown away by the graphics and the addition of a difficulty mode on the last "Chronicles of" game about King Arthur, part 2 (which btw way has only been released on Mac) The first thing I noticed on this game was a pop-up box telling me to select windowed mode if I was having issues, which I did, so I was forced to play in windowed mode. The graphics are really bad, I can't tell if this was intentional or if this is just a really, really old game? Once I started playing I noticed that there are 2 tiles that look almost identical in color & shape and it was really hard to make matches because they look so similar. The board layouts are the same, the features are the same, the story is boring, this is definitely not a stellar Match 3 game.

I'm still annoyed by the voiceovers. It works for the Bible story games but not for the other stories, but definitely not for Confucius's voice. Once again, I found the constant pop-ups congratulating me for making matches of 4 or more to be distracting. They interfere with the ability to make consecutive matches quickly if the pop-ups occurred in the area I was trying to make matches at.

This is a swap type, Match 3 game that requires you swap two adjacent elements to create a group of at least three tiles. You cannot opt to play in a timed mode on this game, so either they reverted backward on their features or this IS an older game. The goal of each level is to make matches over all of the Brown filled-in Cells as well as matching a specified number of specified Tiles that are shown at the top of the screen. Some levels also require you to collect Taijitu Symbols by dropping them to the bottom of the board. Some tiles Morph inside of a Bubble which allows you to pop the bubble when the tile inside morphs to the desired tile. I'm not sure why the morphing bubble tiles appear but I would suspect it's a reward for making a large match? All of these features, however, are the same exact features found in all of their Match 3 games.

You don't earn Power-ups for making Large Matches, however, every match you make fills the Energy Orb, the larger the matches are, the faster it will charge. The good thing about this feature is that any of the power-ups can be used and refilled on any level, unlike some games where you have to wait until a level comes along that has a particular bonus tile to refill that power-up. The Hammer removes a single tile or chain, Explosives will clear a 4 tile range of tiles or chains, the Talisman collects all tiles of the same kind, the Fireworks clears an entire Horizontal or vertical Line including chained tiles.

There are the normal obstructions as found in most Match 3 games of chained tiles, double-chained tiles, Spiders that spin webs to lock tiles if you don't make matches under them quickly enough, but nothing unusual or different than most Match 3 games, and certainly nothing different than other Match 3 games by this developer. You can purchase upgrades to learn more about Confucius's journey after gathering enough resources and you must purchase all 4 upgrades to complete the chapter and open up the next Chapter's levels.

Hopefully, this is just an old throwback game Big Fish dusted off, otherwise, e-FunSoft is going backward, not forward with progression.

THE CHRONICLES OF: SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating

1-The Chronicles of Noah's Ark (March 22-2016) 3.9
2-The Chronicles of Jonah and the Whale (February 26-2018) 3.1
3-The Chronicles of Joseph of Egypt (August 27-2018) 3.0
4-The Chronicles of King Arthur: 1-Excalibur (January 23-2019) 3.6
5-The Chronicles of King Arthur: 2-Knights of the Round Table (June 1-2019) n/a
6-The Chronicles of Confucius's Journey (July 30-2019) n/a

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I don't recommend this game.

+71points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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So Zen there isn't even a timer

PostedJuly 30, 2019

joybelle_1

fromAustralia

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Match 3, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

If you are after a relaxing game that goes forever until you complete your goals and get the gold cup..this is for you.

I actually would have bought this game if it had a timer to add some challenge to it, just as some do like to choose relaxed mode for their own reasons. Without that choice, to me its just an excersise in meditation, and I cannot see the point of the gold cup, as there is no ...Show more

If you are after a relaxing game that goes forever until you complete your goals and get the gold cup..this is for you.

I actually would have bought this game if it had a timer to add some challenge to it, just as some do like to choose relaxed mode for their own reasons. Without that choice, to me its just an excersise in meditation, and I cannot see the point of the gold cup, as there is no level map that shows your wonderful prowess. Well there is no need of course as you will never have to replay a level lol.

It is a gentle game where you get to build some sweet landscapes with your score loot, and a fellow that pops up with Confucius quotes..and then off you playing again endlessly.

I just really cant see the point of this game at all. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+13points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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Confuscious?more Confusing

PostedJuly 30, 2019

Cyril48

fromNew Zealand

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

First off put was that I had to play in windowed mode and then found very similar symbols and kept getting the symbols wrong which was annoying. No timed just relaxed which will not suit everyone,fine for me but their previous games had different levels so why go back?Found the morphing symbol giving you the option to change symbol annoying and a bit pointless as I found it diffficult to see what ...Show more

First off put was that I had to play in windowed mode and then found very similar symbols and kept getting the symbols wrong which was annoying. No timed just relaxed which will not suit everyone,fine for me but their previous games had different levels so why go back?Found the morphing symbol giving you the option to change symbol annoying and a bit pointless as I found it diffficult to see what the symbol was with it throbbing all the time. Although used to getting power ups when you match 4 etc I found the option that you got energy so that you could choose your power up quite good. The constant voice overs were annoying.Not one for me Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+7points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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Boring

PostedJuly 31, 2019

skippett

fromSan Diego, CA

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Marble Popper, Puzzle, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

I usually don't review games, but am making an exception of this bomb. I did not even make it through the free trial before deleting this game. It seems it was not designed to easily accommodate Windows 10. The game plays slow and clunky - even in the recommended "windowed" mode.. The graphics are poor - 2 of the "Match Items" look very similar and because of the poor graphics are hard to tell ...Show more

I usually don't review games, but am making an exception of this bomb. I did not even make it through the free trial before deleting this game. It seems it was not designed to easily accommodate Windows 10. The game plays slow and clunky - even in the recommended "windowed" mode.. The graphics are poor - 2 of the "Match Items" look very similar and because of the poor graphics are hard to tell apart which slows game play. Overall, this is a pedestrian, boring match game and not much fun at all. There is nothing special about it. Show less

+3points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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Old old game

PostedAugust 1, 2019

seaseaone

fromUK

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Time Management

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Won't run full screen on windows 10 even through the workthrough :-( don't waste your time or money

I don't recommend this game.

+2points

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