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The story follows two sisters in their quest to become heirs to the throne. It seems that in this kingdom, the crown isn’t inherited but earned. Thus the sisters prepare to travel and face many challenges to become worthy of a royal life... yet not all is what it seems. In fact, you as the player get a hint at the true nature of the Queen and her supposed charity towards her subjects. You see, hers is a quest for eternal beauty, and this is a tale mirroring that of Snow White. The Queen cannot be more beautiful than what she already is, so when a maiden fairer than her arrives at her kingdom, she offers her a present in the form of a mystery game.
This object can be anything, from an apple to a comb, yet when accepted the recipient becomes a frozen statue, doomed to die in that state. Yet luck is on our main character’s side, since she is aided by the ghosts of maidens past that had perished at the hands of the Queen. They not only warn her, but aid her in her journey. Her sister is not so lucky, and thus begins the real quest of the game: Save Elizabeth, your sister, from the Queen's icy claws in this thrilling mystery game.
Like most games of this genre, Living Legends: Frozen Beauty has some gorgeous backgrounds to look at, which are quite filled with details telling their own story of the world. This is to be expected, since the core gameplay involves looking carefully at the backgrounds for clues and items. What is less expected is that every character is fully voice acted. The characters are also animated, even if slightly; it is not truly 3D, but it gets the job done and along with everything else in the visual and audio department, you can’t help but be immersed in what is going on.
The color palette goes for every variant of blue, especially since you are dealing with an icy curse. While it might sound like everything looks the same, that is not the case; you can still tell what lies beneath the snow, and as you slowly break the curse the true warmth of the areas you are in come to the light. The game does have a bit of backtracking, but with the changes to the areas it is a joy to see your hard work flourish.
Gameplay follows the classic gist of the genre. You travel from area to area looking for objects, and investigate interactable zones to get even more objects. Some zones require objects themselves, others are puzzles that award useful items or clues to solve scary parts of the game. These puzzles are very varied between one another, and they are where most of the fantastical things and sometimes scary events in the game happen. This makes it so you never truly know the reward for completing a puzzle, therefore you get double the enjoyment from completing them; from the challenge itself, and from the surprising effects or scary encounters that might happen!
As you collect things, you have to use them in order to advance to the newer areas. Plenty of times you will find yourself backtracking in order to solve previous puzzles or avoid scary gameplay elements, since all areas are interconnected like that. Exploration is key, but it does mean facing scary challenges throughout this game.
The main puzzle for you to solve is the List. You are shown a scene with plenty of cluttered items, and you have to find and click on the ones shown on a list. Sometimes the list is made of words, other times of objects that you need to place on the scene. These List puzzles are found all throughout the game and sometimes you need to do the same one twice in order to get multiple useful objects.
Keep in mind that if you get otherwise stuck, you can always use the hint button to show you were to go next. While it takes a while to recharge, it is always useful in a pinch. You can even use it to skip most puzzles, so this becomes quite handy!
Living Legends: Frozen Beauty is an intriguing story filled with memorable characters and engaging gameplay. Like all games in the series this is a standalone adventure, therefore if you like this game you should try the other ones to get the full taste of these legendary tales. Play it for free now!
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