Matching Story Reviews

The ads for this game MUST be removed. They show a man literally kicking a woman and child out of the house and into the freezing cold. The woman is sick. The young daughter must put her in a wheelbarrow and push her in search of a place to stay in the cold. During their search we see that the man is gloating in the window over another woman with a newborn child. This storyline supports and exposes children to spousal abuse thereby normalizing it and perhaps encouraging children to behave this way. Not only that, the stories between game play show abuse and neglect to only females. These stories are not integral to the play and should be removed. Also the ads for this games showing the literally kicking the woman aggressively out of the house run during children’s games as ads. This is reprehensible and should be immediately removed.

This game is pathetic! I’ve finished all the levels and now I play repeat levels. I didn’t realize just how incredibly hard this game is since I stopped paying for it. I can’t even get through one screen without 8-20 tries. You need the golden spheres to really progress in the levels. Without them you have zero advantage to complete a screen.

I am truly disgusted. You can’t even play the game without the match game. Nothing to do. What the….😡😡😡

Wow! Just wow! I have never played a match game that was this hard to stay in the game. You greedy developers have far exceeded the capability of a player finishing a board. Just to stay on a board you charge 900 gems, then if you can’t quite finish the board, it’s 1900 gems, then 1000 after that! What do you think the players are? We aren’t made of money, we just want some fun. I don’t mind paying but this is out of control stupid money. Wake up! No game is worth spending money after money to play this game. We delete the game and move on to the next one. You developers are so greedy it makes me sick! DELETE this game and go play Lilies Garden. Just as challenging but you only pay 900 gems for extra moves, then just 900 for more. Much cheaper and just as fun.

I really loved this game for the first couple of months, I have never really enjoyed merge games but I found this one quite satisfying. But then I evidently topped out on the available levels, OR they snagged me into something called Honor Throne with no way to opt out of it. You can get higher quality items in the chests, except that you have to pass anywhere between 3, 5, 9, 12, 20, 40, currently 50 levels just to get a single chest. Not easy levels either! Where is the impetus to keep playing when sometimes I don’t progress at all in a day?? If you want this game to keep being played, you need to have unlimited levels available for us and let us only opt in for these side games if we choose to.

Update:
I deleted this game, designers are too greedy. They really don’t care if you have an issue, just keep playing and keep the money coming😵‍💫😵‍💫

You need to talk to Dream Mania to learn how to do your game properly. They give a player enough help so we are not redoing the same level until we lose the lives! I like this game but I’m getting to the point that I will not play too much longer. The puzzles are very hard and you can’t build up the powers to use. You are very stingy with the diamonds that can be used after you’ve failed a puzzle. I love the matching part of this game but it takes too long to get lives again unless you get every puzzle correct the first time. You have way too many items in each puzzle with limited chances to clear them. Please lighten up on the puzzles so a player doesn’t have to wait 20 minutes to get another life. At this point I do NOT recommend this game unless you have a lot of money to spend.

I loved this game in the beginning. Puzzles were workable and could play awhile. I was always getting power-ups that helped me stay in the game. Puzzles were not too easy and had some challenge to keep things interesting. Then, after awhile, even after spending money every time I played, some puzzles were impossible without throwing more money in the game. DEVELOPERS: Don’t you realize people would be willing to spend money if they could play the game awhile and have some fun? Instead of shelling out money just to stay in the game? I may be done with this game. Not fun any more!!! ……..I just finished reading several reviews that gave this game a 5. And I would like to see what they give this game when they have to shell out money all through the game just to stay in the game. Yes, you can always start over, until your lives run out. Then, when you are almost winning and you have no more coins or lives, you will spend some money just to stay in the game. And it happens very often. You’ll get a couple easy puzzles, then a few impossible ones that you can’t win… spend more money. And on and on…

There are lots of games like this one to choose from. I’ve played this game now for about a month, just to be able to get a feel for it and write a fair review. If you’re looking for a game where you expect the bombs to have power, this isn’t the game for you then. You mix and match patterns to make your explosives, which is very similar to other arcade games. However, as soon as you get through the first layer of shapes and colors, you then have eggs, blocks or other shapes that can take 2 and 3 explosions to remove them. Most of the number of try’s you have are used in removing that first set of shapes, so by the time you get to the areas that need cleared to win you run out of try’s . It takes one try to make a piece of ammo and another try to use it. The difference between this game and others that are similar, you aren’t given enough points to start unless you buy them. After a month I found this game boring.

I used to love this game. Been playing for almost 9-10 months everyday and have spent $$$$ on it. I started to notice a trend so I began screenshotting the screens after each game. I’ve noticed this especially during the Challenges where you play against another player. I would be 100’s of points ahead, play the next game and have 8+ turns left when I completed it and then my opponent would be 100’s of points ahead of me, all in the span of 30 seconds or so. Some games I would need to use the purple diamonds to continue a game so as not to lose my status so I have spent quite a lot of money. I haven’t lost a life at all today yet I have lost every challenge at the last minute.
This kind of thing happens with every challenge(not just the player against player) and it’s ridiculous.

I know the developers need to make money and I’m ok with that. However, they will not be making anymore money from me.
I do not recommend this game

I’ve had this game for quite a while and really liked it. I have to be careful because I have at times overspent to get additional turns in a close game, extra lives or matching items. Now I’m seeing horrible changes to the way matching items can be “purchased” with earned points. Items that were 100 points are no longer available and items now cost several hundred up to thousands of points while the ability to earn points has been reduced. The whole point in to facilitate in-app purchases. I will be deleting this game and avoiding any downloads from this developer.

I did like this game… but it just isn’t fun if you dont spend money for much needed help like extra jewels and such to help clear the board or level…and move on. Also it feels rigged sometimes… like it’s really hard to clear a board and all the sudden it seems you get help with giving you what you need … the power up things… but after so many tries and always asking to spend more jewels to get extra moves. It’s fun if you spend money and have the tools otherwise it gets boring bc it’s hard to complete levels. And they also add things to the levels to make it so hard to complete, again without the help of the tools and you often have to spend the money to get them! Its gets challenging in order to unlock the story and so I don’t know how much longer I will continue.
You can get by with not spending money at first… but be prepared… you will likely need to.

This is a great games at first. Then it gets to hard to beat without spending lots of money, which I know that is what the games is about- spending money. It would be nice if after you have played 4 of your 5 lives and you miss winning by 1 that it shouldn’t cost 900 jewels to use to move forward. At 900 a pop, that goes real fast. It takes a while to collect them but goes super fast to use them. Then you have to quit or purchase. This is a very fun game and a favorite but its gets very frustrating with these issues and I get to point I just delete the game. It gets no longer as much fun to play. I hate that but that is just the way it is. Thanks

I really liked this game - the match 3 wasn’t too hard and the merge part is very satisfying. My only beef is that the match 3 levels are so difficult, it takes several times to clear them. You are constantly urged to pay $ for gems and other items. You very rarely get items in the chests that can lead to merging the big items… it seems like as soon as you have 2 alike items, you don’t get more stuff to merge into the evolving item. Your board gets filled up fast unless you spend $. I’m willing to pay if it’s worth it… maybe a month of unlimited play for a certain amount… but paying $ over and over for a few boosters isn’t my jam.

First, I will start off by saying that this game is nothing like the ad where I downloaded the game. Second I am in the 2k level. I don’t like leaving reviews until I have played for a while. This game is a mediocre game that I chose to spend quite a bit of money on. The higher level you achieve, the harder it is to “heal” the land and make items. Currently, my “garden” is full of miscellaneous junk that I cannot merge to make anything. The quests have you making the same items over and over again. At this point, I am bored with the game and won’t be playing it very often. I have multiple games that are more interesting and have actual storylines to keep your interest. If you download the game, do not spend money as I have. It’s not worth it as it basically just gets you nowhere faster.

When this game was advertised with no ads, I didn't believe it because they all say that and they lie. This game truly has no ads! It's actually a simple, fun game. My low rating is because a few days ago, I was unable to interact with my team, request extra lives, or save my progress through any sign in method. Reached out to their support team, who assured me they were looking into it. It was fixed for one day and now the problem is back. Unfortunately, I had to delete the game, and since I was unable to sign in to my progress, and I don't have social media, I guess I've lost all the progress I made.

This game was really fun and I played it a lot until some of the functions stopped working. My biggest problem was I was unable to get into the chat section of my team and I was a team leader. I couldn’t save my progress either. It kept telling me my sign in failed. I contacted them for help twice but never received help. I just uninstalled and reinstalled it this morning and it still had the same problems. I uninstalled for good. Don’t want to start over and still have the same problems with zero support when there are issues. Bummed because I was pretty far into it and loved it.

Not sure why I’m so addicted to your game. I love it and hate it! I hate that the old tiles I’ve won are forgotten and there’s no way to get more, not even to buy them, to get them off the board. You guys are so busy creating new ones you forget about the old ones! Your explosions are lame. They do not blow up enough tiles in what I think should clear the board. As your games get harder, there seems to be no way to move forward. I will give it a little more time then blow it out if my phone if no changes happen. While the games is fun to play, it’s a go nowhere type of thing.

The recent change limiting the coins and merge items one can earn each day is unfair. I have worked long and hard to accumulate several “person” items, which give stars, which are redeemed for coins and merge items. Now I can’t reap the rewards of my efforts if I play the game more than just a little.
It doesn’t make sense, because you don’t lose anything if I get more coins/merge items. These don’t help me win levels, so all opportunities for you to make money when I buy boosters to win levels is still there.
Please change this back and let me redeem all the stars generated each day.

Level 2983 now. The game started out as fun. And it was great to merge and see things happen. Now it’s to the point where it takes a lot of lives and repeating over and over to pass a level. And I haven’t reached the honor level yet. And that itself is a nightmare I’ve heard. I belong to several matching story groups and everyone is saying the same thing. Been playing for months and I have only finished one category. Too many times the plots are filled up with only 2 of each item and if you do get lucky and manage to pass a level there is no place to put your rewards. I cannot afford to buy things with real money since as seniors we are on a fixed income. So I guess I’ll play till I get too frustrated like with other games. Then I’ll delete and find another to play. I like a challenge but this is crazy.

This game is fun, the boards to beat are not too challenging but there is so much to the game that it becomes a bit stressful. Merging 3 same-type items that you have to merge several times to even be able to get it off the board. So many items, magic wands, animals, bushes that turn to trees, that turn to even bigger trees and so on!! Then to open another area (because the first area is cluttered with TWO like items that you can’t do anything with), you have to pay like $15. Come on!! I’m sorry, the developers added so much to this game that it’s too much!! I have over 50 chests that need to be opened but I have no where to open them. This game take a lot of time and concentration…relaxing, not at all.

I am actually probably addicted to this game. I like that it doesn’t take hours upon hours to build up money. Matching items is great and like all the characters. They only reason I give it 4 stars is cause quite a few levels a truly hard to pass. I feel I am pretty good at the game as I played matching games for years. This one is a bit more challenging. While challenging is not bad this one is a bit frustrating when it take 10 ish times to pass one level. My suggestion is lighten up the the difficulty setting or give just about 5 extra moves to the levels where you have hit an item 3+ times to get it to disappear. I will never spend money on apps so that is not an option if that is the intention for the difficulty. Love the no ads. I will recommend people playing this game.

I have played over 300 levels without paying a penny, so it is possible to have a free game. The graphics are great. The short stories with the poor mom seemed to have disappeared after completing 100 levels. Haven’t had one in a while. Yes, the games get harder as the levels rise.. the harder they get they should increase your move count, as it it now, it takes up to seven or more tries to complete. This could really frustrate some into totally quitting. I see that. Also it needs a pause option. It takes a lot of work to earn some of the perks such as unlimited spheres for 15 minutes only to get a phone call and lose your time. Now THAT really ticks me off…. I’m not playing the game so why is my time running out? Otherwise this game is going well….so far.

I was troubled by the ads I saw for this game like a woman being sent out in the cold, etc. I downloaded the game so I could let the developers know how offensive the images of poverty and abuse could be for women. I firmly believe scenes of abuse need to be stopped IMMEDIATELY. There is no good reason to capitalize on a very real problem.
However, this may be the best game I’ve ever played. It is flawless. No ads, lots of ways to earn extra points, and the graphics are great. I never thought I would like merge games. But this is matching and merging so it is not just one type of game. This is the first game I love to play.

I never would have downloaded the game based on the ads of suffering people. Why are so many like that when that is not what the game is about? But I saw it on MatchingStory Store looking for other things and thought it might not be that bad. I tried it and I love it. The suffering people is just a little memory sequence that you can skip if you want. The game is a really cute combination of match 3 and merge. You earn chests and other goodies playing the match 3, then open the chests on your home land and merge the items to build things and collect cute animals. I’m glad I finally tried it. I wonder if they would get more players if they showed what the game actually has to offer instead of those horrible ads.

I love this game because there is no waiting for energy to restore! You can play endlessly for hours and hours and hours! The graphics are soooo beautiful and the storyline is adorable. This is how games are supposed to be made, and I am so grateful for these developers,,they figured it out! It’s an entirely different type of game that includes a match three game to earn your energy, then you hop back into a magical fantasy world to have endless fun! You will not be disappointed, and more importantly there are no ADS! YES,,,,you heard me correctly,,,there are NO ADS! I know, it’s so hard to believe!!!! These developers are incredibly awesome! They nailed it and they certainly know gaming!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!

For a game that doesn’t have in-app purchases, it sure not true!
I agree with 2222 that it’s a very fun game. It was almost my favorite, but to get some of the matching games it takes buying your way through. I wish the developers would realize that a player can’t get all the stuff they place on one game. You have, cups, monkey heads, dirt, then you have to bust the sheets behind them (twice).
Please fix this, because it is a very good matching game.

This may well be my all time favorite game. There are so many ways to get diamonds and coins, so many great side games. I am on a highly ranked team and we have all had a blast getting to level 2651. We’ve waited and waited for new levels to come out. Team members who have been playing since the game was released are starting to leave, citing their frustration with the lack of new levels. The tournament play is fun, but it’s just no substitute for new levels.
I hope this situation will be resolved soon before our team completely falls apart.