The Unic

I got all the shards of this lovely pattern pack, and it will take me ages to earn the ability to use it. The game is fun, but not so fun that I’d want to keep playing it CONSTANTLY just to get the shiny prize I want. Experience takes way too long to earn, way longer than it takes to keep me engaged. And why on earth do pattern packs require both gems AND gold triangles to unlock? I already did the work to earn the individual shards!! I don’t even know the point of the wood triangles yet. Probably never will. And why can’t zen mode and crazy flip mode earn you experience? Yes, they are less difficult than the main game, but they could earn you SOME experience. I was thinking of buying those modes but why bother if I can’t earn gems? I know the point is to get people to pay real life money and that’s fine. I do that happily because I think devs deserve to be paid for their work. The huge plus to this game is that any single purchase removes ads and there’s no god-awful subscription model. But if a game REQUIRES I pay money just to avoid playing for ages and ages to earn something small…well, that tells me a game, even one I like, isn’t one I’ll ever pay for and won’t play for long.

Let me start off by saying this is my first review ever, so I apologize if it isn’t good or written well. I am very, very picky about games. Having said that… This game is perfect for me. It’s quick paced rounds keep me engaged, but aren’t too long. I have a very short attention span sometimes and I find myself sucked into this game. I was a bit surprised about the Unic Rush when it first came, and didn’t really like it. HOWEVER! After playing with it for a little in hopes there would be a way to turn it off, I’ve grown to like it. I love the design/aesthetic of the game. It calms me down a lot. Even the drop down at the beginning and before Unic rush are a nice touch, as I can’t just immediately memorize the board thanks to that and the timer. For the unlimited Zen mode and Crazy Flip, I understand them being real life money. I have experienced minimal to no ads (that I can recall) with this game, and I understand ads are, if I recall correctly, a source of revenue for some developers. They are fairly priced for what they give, and even though I have not bought them yet, I have a feeling I will in the future. Overall, this game is perfect for me. I adore this game, and this isn’t something I say lightly. This autistic teen apologizes for rambling, and wishes you the best!

Then stopped going back to the main menu at the end of a level and would just freeze, requiring a force close after every level to get back to the main menu and play the next one.

This is a great concept and the look of it is awesome. It’s also very playable as a free game without in-app purchases, which I appreciate. However, there is a very annoying, inexact pulsing “hint” circle overlayed on the game that is so distracting it makes the game unplayable, and there’s no way to turn it off. If there was a way to turn the hints off, it would easily be a five-star game.

Beautiful game, but I’ve tried multiple times to make in-app purchases, and every time they fail to go fully through and provide the promised result. I’ve stopped playing the game because of it.

I have been loving this game! But now I’m at a point where I just need 6 gems to proceed to the next level and unless I purchase a pack I cannot earn gems!? How silly. I’ve got so much gold and wood to purchase my pattern packs but I can’t do so because I’m stuck on a level that I can’t get out of unless I spend money. Can’t even watch an add to gain to a gem. Or wait one day. And playing the games no longer gives me gems.

I should have loved this game. It’s gorgeous. But I feel like you spend more time worrying about power ups than actually playing the game, and then it interrupts your flow with the rush thing which I find super annoying. I’m sure there are people for whom this works but I found it super distracting and frustrating.