Love Chronicles: Beyond the Shadows

Hidden object games can be quite exciting if you give them a chance, even if they are less challenging than classic adventure games and they usually features a much simpler storyline as well. Even so, the genre is tons of fun under the right circumstances, although it is possible for the gameplay to become repetitive after a while, at least if the designers do not do their job properly.

Love Chronicles: Beyond the Shadows is part of a pretty successful HOPA series, and this one revolves around a princess trapped in the Shadow World. The gameplay mechanics are pretty much the same as in every other episode in the series, although the actual puzzles have changed in the meantime. Not only that, but you also get to listen to a different story this time around.

As such, you play the role of a princess by the name of Lerione, who’s just about to become the next queen. However, things take a horrible turn all of a sudden and the princess somehow gets pulled down into the Shadow World. Here, she must survive the countless dangers and find her way out, although she’ll also get a bit of help from a few other characters along the way.

It’s important that the puzzles keep you busy, otherwise it might get boring to search for useless items all the time. Thankfully, the game at hand features great mechanics in this regard, since you’re always tackling different challenges and figuring out all sorts of riddles. In case you don’t have the patience, you can always use the skip button, but it’s obviously a lot less rewarding in the long run.

The graphics are exquisite as well, although it seems like the resolution is a tad too low for this day and age. Even so, it’s quite clear that the designers have put a fair deal of effort into the environments and the characters you meet along the way. It’s also worth noting that the sound effects are decent, and so is the voice acting that accompanies the cutscenes.

In the end, Love Chronicles: Beyond the Shadows has the potential to keep you busy for quite a while, especially if you are a puzzle lover. On top of that, it should be easy to get acquainted with the mechanics if you are a fan of HOPAs.

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