| In Love Chronicles: The Spell, a young prince has | | | | In each stage or chapter of the game (for |
| been having nightmares about a far-away | | | | example the blacksmith chapter), there is a set of |
| kingdom falling under the power of an evil witch | | | | interconnected hidden object scenes. The primary |
| and its princess being in dire trouble. The prince | | | | goal in the chapter is to get the inhabitants awake |
| dreams of an old man calling for his aid. You have | | | | and productive again, which is done via completing |
| to help the prince as he decides to look for this | | | | certain tasks (such as finishing the blacksmith's |
| cursed kingdom and save its people. Use your | | | | work). To do this, you have to find items that are |
| skills to lift the curse one building at a time to free | | | | required to perform the tasks. Unfortunately, |
| the entire kingdom and confront the evil witch! | | | | these items are fragmented and you have to find |
| A young prince has been having a lot of | | | | the various item parts hidden across the various |
| nightmares recently, always dreaming about an | | | | hidden object scenes. Some of these parts will |
| unknown kingdom (with a beautiful princess no | | | | also require unlocking or activating, again requiring |
| less) and an evil witch. As the days pass, the | | | | certain tasks to be done, which in turn requires |
| dreams become more vivid, and the prince begins | | | | the search for more items. |
| to dream about an old man pleading for his help. | | | | There are also quite a few mini-puzzles scattered |
| He then makes the decision to leave his own | | | | throughout the game. These are primarily the |
| country behind and search for the kingdom in his | | | | type of puzzles you would expect in a hidden |
| dreams. | | | | object game, including logic puzzles such as using |
| The prince finally finds the kingdom after many | | | | the correct combination of various files to cut the |
| days of exploration. And it looks like his dreams | | | | right key. These puzzles aren't difficult, but are |
| were correct, as the kingdom looks like it has | | | | probably there to break the monotony of the |
| been cursed by a witch's spell. The buildings are | | | | hidden object gameplay and to add a bit of |
| dull and gray, covered with cobwebs and years of | | | | variety into the game. |
| dust. And the people appear to have fallen into a | | | | What really sells the game though is its gorgeous |
| magical slumber. The prince finds a hut at the | | | | atmosphere. You can tell that a lot of effort has |
| edge of the kingdom and finds the old man in his | | | | been put into developing the game. The artwork |
| dreams. After talking to the old man, the young | | | | is simply fantastic. It is vibrant and crisp, perfectly |
| prince sets out to save the kingdom and defeat | | | | bringing the medieval fantasy feel of the game to |
| the evil witch. | | | | life. And in contrast to a lot of other hidden object |
| Love Chronicles: The Spell is an adventure game | | | | games, the hidden objects in Love Chronicles look |
| where you work your way from building to | | | | like they actually belong where they are hidden. |
| building trying to revive the cursed inhabitants and | | | | They are worked so expertly into the |
| obtain their help in your quest. You will encounter | | | | background that they don't look out of place at all. |
| a blacksmith, a fisherman and many more | | | | And to support the great artwork, the |
| characters who will lend you their expertise as | | | | soundtrack is also just as good and really gets |
| you rescue their countrymen and prepare to face | | | | you into the game. |
| the evil witch. | | | | The only downside I can see in the game is the |
| The gameplay in Love Chronicles: The Spell is in | | | | lack of voice acting. Though that is probably due |
| the hidden object game style, or more accurately | | | | to my unreasonable expectations since most |
| the fragmented object game (FROG) style, | | | | other recent hidden object games have included |
| where instead of searching for a whole bunch of | | | | some of voice acting. Other than that little quibble, |
| random items in each hidden object scene, you | | | | Love Chronicles: The Spell is a really strong game |
| are required to find fragmented parts of items | | | | that won't disappoint. The basic version of the |
| that will be used in order to complete a task or | | | | game is not out yet, but you can get the |
| reveal/activate another items. This makes the | | | | Collector's Edition which includes a full bonus quest, |
| hidden object portion of the game seem more | | | | wallpapers, strategy guides and more! |
| logical and fits in very nicely with the story. | | | | Rating: 4.0/5. |