Though now available in early access as a significantly more complex game, Subsoap's FaeVerse Alchemy began life as the much simpler yet still addictive match-3/Tetris-styled puzzler Faerie Alchemy. The concept is easy... elements drop from the two of the screen in pairs. Use the left and right [arrow] keys to move them from side-to-side, the up [arrow] to rotate the way they're lain out, and finally the down [arrow] to drop them into place on the screen. Each group of three or more identical "elements" you make earns you points, but also combines to form an element one tier higher, and adds that element into play, making the aim of the game to unlock all available elements and get the highest score possible before the screen fills up. It's a neat, tidy twist other games have since spun off of, and though significantly lower in feature than its (pricey!) commercial cousin, still an elegant concept that's perfect for fans of match-3 gameplay looking for a slower, thoughtful game to play when you have a spare minute or ten.
This is a really fun game, I just feel like the controls were made more for someone who plays with a touchscreen rather than a mouse. Otherwise, I really like it! :D
What is the highest level of icons? The sun is 1, the leaf is 2, the all seeing eye is 3..... What is the highest level?
I really enjoyed this game when it came out a couple years back. Slick production value, good music, fun concept. I definitely wouldn't pay 30 bucks for the expanded version, though.
Nathaniel, here are the levels, to the best of my memory:
1- Sun
2- Leaf
3- Triangle
4- Diamond
5- Pentagon
6- Hexagon
7- Sun/Moon
8- Flower
9- Wing
10-Lizard
11-Skull
12-Fancy Sun
I only got three skulls together a couple times, it's a definite challenge.
Did Digital Upgrade do this first, or was that copying from something else too?
It's a shame that even after all these years, they still haven't fixed the bugs...
like Digital Upgrade: Decoded, but without the extra options.
https://jayisgames.com/archives/2012/08/digital_upgrade_decoded.php
Dr. Mario did it first.
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