As a followup to Moonlight Museum, Empire of Dreams tightens up the controls a bit, the visuals are obviously much more vivid and appealing, and it introduces some new mechanics to toy with.
Unfortunately it never reaches the highs of the previous game and its puzzle design feels neutered in comparison. Boss fights, jetboard stages, and autoscrolling stages focused on timed platforming over any amount of core puzzle solving dilutes the experience of the game as a whole.
Moonlight Museum felt confident in its lack of gimmick stages or boss fights. Focusing purely on making the puzzle solving engaging for an entire playthrough, with cute little pictures as rewards for players that went out of their way to get the most out of the game. In contrast, Empire of Dreams lacks any real completionists bonus aside from half the amount of EX stages as its predecessor had.
A decent game overall, but disappointing coming right off Moonlight Museum.
Unfortunately it never reaches the highs of the previous game and its puzzle design feels neutered in comparison. Boss fights, jetboard stages, and autoscrolling stages focused on timed platforming over any amount of core puzzle solving dilutes the experience of the game as a whole.
Moonlight Museum felt confident in its lack of gimmick stages or boss fights. Focusing purely on making the puzzle solving engaging for an entire playthrough, with cute little pictures as rewards for players that went out of their way to get the most out of the game. In contrast, Empire of Dreams lacks any real completionists bonus aside from half the amount of EX stages as its predecessor had.
A decent game overall, but disappointing coming right off Moonlight Museum.