Money grab

Not unexpectedly, these developers are out for money. The game is laid out such that you receive five lives at a time, which start to regenerate after 25 minutes or so. Burn through those 5 lives and then you wait (what I do) or you buy more lives. Fair enough, except Im pretty sure some of the puzzles are unable to be won. Seriously. Im pretty patient and very persistent. Sometimes, if invisible universal forces align just so, a puzzle that was unable to be completed falls into place and you get to move on, but that rotation, at the higher levels, occurs maybe every 40 plays. 40. Thats a bit ridiculous to me, which has led me to believe that the game is likely not able to be completed without spending money. I did buy "gems" once, 10 for a dollar. Fine. But beware, after you use this option once, its no longer available. The lowest price after this one time option is 28 gems for $4.99. Forever more. Im wondering if I buy 28 gems in a weak moment, will that option then disappear leaving me with the next cheapest option of 60 gems for $9.99. It just seems crappy. So I use this game as a self-regulated distraction that lasts a few minutes at a time, but my hunch is that Ill be deleting it at some point when I hit a level that they just wont let you win without supplemental moves or lives. By the way, their summer promotion challenge is just like this. Without extra moves, the last level cant be won (I dont think). So if you like being trapped in a game because youre unwilling to pad the developers wallets, this is the game for you.

AsherMoth about Clockmaker: Mystery Match 3, v19.62.0