Fantasy Mosaics 20: Castle of Puzzles

Castles are a thing of the past nowadays, given the fact that they are highly impractical. On the other hand, we now have much larger buildings out there, and the architecture has evolved a lot over the centuries as well. Even so, there’s something special about a palace made of stone, especially when you consider the primitive methods used to build them.

Fantasy Mosaics 20: Castle of Puzzles is a nonogram puzzle game in which you get to have fun by visiting an old castle and completing pixel drawings tile by tile. It’s far from an original idea, especially since the formula remains unchanged throughout the game. Thankfully, at least the puzzles get more challenging later on and the experience is quite addictive.

It all starts when the penguin family goes on a trip to a famous castle, and thankfully every room is full of puzzles that keep them entertained. The actual gameplay is the same as it is in the rest of the episodes in the series, which means that you have to fill tiles with the correct colors in order to obtain various pixel artwork images. The rules are the same, although the difficulty level increases as you progress.

Your job is to click on the tiles in order to fill them, but you have to pay attention to the numbers displayed near every row and column. These numbers tell you how many tiles have to be filled and in what order, so it’s important that the instructions are always clear. Luck is not a good thing in such situations, given the fact that you are penalized for making mistakes.

The graphics are nothing too fancy, but then again they do not matter too much in the genre. However, at least the artwork is quite enjoyable, not to mention colorful. Each stage features a different artwork design, and although they are never particularly complex or expressive, they get the job done. There’s a calming soundtrack playing in the background as well.

Although it’s just more of the same with no actual new ideas in terms of gameplay, Fantasy Mosaics 20: Castle of Puzzles is still a fairly engaging puzzle game, at least if you are a fan of nonograms. The journey can be quite cozy under the right conditions.

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