Royal Romances: Forbidden Magic Collector's Edition Reviews

I enjoyed the game although I did found the different storylines did not combine logically to 1 main story. I found all the collectable, they were easy to find. And i am looking forward replaying the mini-puzzles and HOG-puzzles again of CE-extra's I bought the collection edition of the game without the dlc-version, in a sale. Finished the main and bonus game without encountering any problems, in less than 4 hours I did encountered one bug in the bonusgame. It was in 1 of the mini-puzzles, with a wrong puzzle instruction. It was turned out a simple "find the difference puzzle".

I played this in easiest mode on Windows 11. I turned off the special cursor and special effects in settings to eliminate the lag. I experienced 1 glitch that did not keep me from finishing: The fireplace scene where smoke is pouring out and you have to wave the smoke away with an item. It suddenly moved really slow. I just waited until the game crawled through the sequence, and once the smoke was gone, the speed went back to normal. I really enjoyed this game. It has all the bells & whistles for a CE version. The artwork seemed more advanced. The mini games & puzzles were good. It has a fast-travel map that shows where an action is available. It has a walkthrough guide and a help/skip feature. This is the first Domini game I did not have to switch to my better video card.

So 2 game playing issues found. It happens when you click on item that requires you to insert medallions on to objects (1 was a book and the other a scroll). The book issue was during a DLC content so I just skipped it (won't get achievement - but whatever, I figured as long as I can complete the game I'll survive). The 2 issue with scroll is part of the main story and needs to be completed in order to finish the game. So this is why I am writing this review. I have sent screenshots and an email to Domini Games support to let them know. Seems whomever is uploading the games to Steam at DG is not making sure the content is loaded correctly and playable by paying customers. I have had several issues with unplayable games over the past 6 months and I feel like I'm being ripped off. I am not sure if it is a Steam issue or a Developer issue, but someone needs to address this. Honestly, I just want to play the games I purchase without incident. I don't like requesting refunds. I don't think that solves this on-going and frustrating issue. Steam doesn't seem to care and DG has no way to fix anything. So if you play the game and the issue occurs after the allotted time Steam gives you, well you're just out of luck and won't get a refund. At this time I cannot recommend this game. If they send out a patch and I'm able to complete the game, I will change my rating.