Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story 12+

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I’ll be honest, I originally downloaded this from one of those weird ads I saw for it. I planned to play it, obviously find out it sucked, and then give it a bad review saying how it wasn’t like the ads. And it’s not! I think it’s super unfortunate that they market this game SO poorly. Even some of the images in the app store are wrong. This is just another one of those games that doesn’t match the ads for it. And that’s actually a good thing here! I was pleasantly surprised to find that the game is so much better than the ads for it. The game has so much to do, the art style is nice (I’m just really hoping it’s not ai. No one who values real art likes the fake ai generated stuff), and the storyline and characters are interesting. I don’t even have to watch ads! Not a single one! The only ads are the ones you choose to watch for a reward. Honestly really refreshing to see that. It’s actually a crime how poorly they advertise this game, considering how good it actually is. Advertise the actual gameplay!! Show all the great things this game ACTUALLY has in it instead of those generic, awful, practically rage bait ads and images. This game deserves better than that.

Game is pretty great except..

Except for when they have the card collection event because their algorithm doesn’t work correctly. They keep trying to explain it to me as if I don’t understand even though I provide them with plenty of proof to show that it’s consuming 101 stars EVEN though I have enough cards with stars to make it an even 100 stars to receive a gift. It’s frustrating when you have enough to get 3 gifts yet you can’t because of this issue. I wish I could provide screenshots to show everyone EXACTLY what I mean. The story also started off great but as you progress further and further the attention to detail really falls off. Constant grammar issues as well as missing context for certain scenes. But don’t worry they just want you to tell them exactly what’s wrong with it instead of doing their job and fixing/ figuring it out themselves, even though you provide them with screen shots of these issues. Where is the quality assurance with this game?? Really frustrated with this because it’s a bunch of little things that pile up over time. I just want them to actually care about the app and show it in their work and caring for the consumers who play this game by providing bug fixes instead of adding a new theme. Send out a gift even to all players who’ve been playing this game as a way of saying sorry about this bug instead of gaslighting their clients into thinking they don’t know how to add numbers together.

Developer Response ,

Hello. We're so sorry that you've encountered a problem with our game. Please send our customer service team any related screenshots or screen recordings so we can look into this for you! You can reach them via email at serviceMergemerge@gmail.com or through our in-game customer service portal (Settings at the top right corner - Contact us).

Pure Honesty

So obviously this game isn’t at all like what the adds say, even the previews are misleading until the last three or so. With that being said, I downloaded it under the impression the game was what was being shown in the adds, and to my frustration, it clearly wasn’t. However it is still a good game, I came for one game and ended up staying for another. It’s pretty fun and i’ve had this game for a while now. The plot so far is good, it has good story building so far, however there are some downsides again. One, you won’t really excel at this game unless you give in and pay up, I have yet to spend money but if you don’t you just spend a lot of time waiting, whether it be for more energy or a lot of other stuff. Second, whenever it has those events for a themed space, it’s really unfair how much time they give you, especially for those that can’t spend money on this game. You can only really complete it if you spend every waking hour playing it AND spend money on it. And worst of all, the time frame is the only chance you get, there’s no coming back to it or nothing so you’re just left with a half empty done lot because you either A. didn’t have enough time and or B. have enough money. I’m still salty about being misled and all of the obvious money grabs but I still play it for now, this review was to provide some insight for everyone else. ☺️

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your comments. We will work hard to make better games and invite you to continue to experience our games. If you have any valuable suggestions, you are welcome to contact us at any time through the in-game customer service system (Settings-Contact Us in the upper right corner).