Although I'm electing to ignore the usual HOG ludonarrative dissonance. It provides conflict, and motivation to the gameplay. As far as HOGs go, the story actually works well.
So 4 out of 5 of these upgrades may never see any real use. Then there's the upgrades which are a neat idea, but they're mostly useful in the early game when you don't know the scenes, before you can actually afford them.
It becomes less a game of 'find the hidden object' and more 'remember were you last saw your keys and wallet.' This isn't a difficulty curve so much as it is a difficulty parabola. Except when you consider that you now know these scenes better than you know yourself. Then, as you progress, it adds complexity to these lists with increased number of objects, vaguer descriptions and better hiding spots a tried and true formula. Ignoring the horrible monotony that introduces to the gameplay loop, let's look at how that effects the difficulty progression, shall we? The games starts out with simple hidden objects lists as it should. Meaning you beat every level at least 4 times. That's a grand total of 17 scenes for 75 games of I Spy. That doesn't quite add up, does it? For every level you unlock -barring the first 4- you have to beat an additional 4 levels per permutation. There are 17 hidden objects scenes which you unlock 1 by 1 after completing a number of previously beaten scenes and the one you just unlocked. What can I say about this Hidden Object Game except "why?" Why is this genre full of examples of games that decide they need a minimum length greater than they can budget assets for? This game is a prime specimen of that. Or maybe you should just hand me your keys, Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear. You ever play a game that just refuses to f$*king end? The game comes to a natural conclusion, in gameplay if not narrative, but decides to go You ever play a game that just refuses to f$*king end? The game comes to a natural conclusion, in gameplay if not narrative, but decides to go another round.
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