Esteren : GSS

Really great puzzle game. Both challenging and captivating.

This is a lazy reskin of "Bit Bit Love;" I've played both games now and the level design is identical, at least for the first 14 levels. The Esteren theme is so paper-thin as to be an insult to paper, and the way the icons are designed it's difficult to tell what direction a character is going to turn when it hits a wall, which is important for game play. The two final nails in the coffin are Bit Bit Love is half the price of the Esteren version, and the fact that while most of the Esteren version of the game is in English, everything the heroine says is in French. The latter is particularly damning as I can't find any way to change that and some important information and hints are delivered by the character. The only good thing I can say about the Esteren version of the game is unlike Bit Bit Love it's a female character rescuing a male one, inverting the standard video game cliche. I picked up Bit Bit Love for a dollar, half the price of the Esteren version. It's entirely in English and the icons are way easier to read and understand. I actually like it a lot in its original version. Ignore this inferior version and buy Bit Bit Love instead; it's by the same company.