Purble Place is a game that is aimed at teenagers and pre-teens. However, I feel that there is actually enough fun here that anyone can have a go and enjoy themselves with Purble Place.
Windows Vista
Am I really talking about Windows Vista right now? Well, that is the origins of Purble Place. It originally started life as a free game that was part of the Windows Vista OS. It built up a bit of a cult following (kind of like Minesweeper and that weird skiing game did) and now it can be played on Windows 10.
Three In One
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The shtick of Purble Place is that it is actually three games in one. These are puzzle based games and I would say that there is a high chance that there is at least one game out of the three that you will like. Presentation wise, Purble Place is not going to blow you away (and this was the case when it was first released too) but it is pleasant enough. Gameplay is available at different difficulty levels. While this is a “kids” game, the harder difficulties are rather challenging.
Purble Pairs
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The first game I want to talk about is Purble Pairs. As the name suggests this is the classic game pairs. It starts off simple with just a few pairs, but as you progress more pairs for you to find get added. What I like about Purble Pairs is that first of all pairs is a game that I have always found very relaxing. This version though also has special cards that do special things. Joker cards, for example, will find another pair for you. A clock card gives you more time, Master Chef who will find all the pairs that are food! These are fun and when you get the chance to use one it is actually quite exciting.
Comfy Cakes
This reminds me of a more basic version of the game Overcooked. The idea of Comfy Cakes is that you are a chef and you will be needing some Spider-Man levels of hand-eye coordination when you get to the later levels. Orders come in for some delicious cakes and you need to get all of the ingredients off the conveyor belt. You need to get the right shape of cake, the color of batter and so on.You can only mess up three orders before it is game over. The higher the level, the faster and more complicated things get. This is one of those games where you have to try and think two or three moves ahead. It is fun and one of the more nerve-wracking games in Purble Place.
Purble Shop
I would say that Purble Shop is my least favorite of the three games. The idea here is that you need to help a little dude look sharp. The AI is going to decide the colors of up to five different aspects of the person. These are their eyes, nose, mouth, clothes, and hat. It is not all five on the earlier levels. The AI will give you the colors and then you need to figure out what body part is what color.
The early levels are super simple as if you guessed a couple right but got some wrong, the AI tells you what ones you got right. On the higher levels, this is not the case. It will tell you what color you got right, but not for what body part. This is pretty tough and gives you a real mental workout.
I think that Purble Place is a pretty neat game and back in the day it was something fun that as included with windows. I can see why it has a bit of a cult following with people who had Windows Vista a few years back and I do actually think there is a fair bit of charm here. If you ask me Purble Pairs and Comfy Cakes are two games that are actually really fun, Purble Shop, on the other hand, was not something I really enjoyed.
7/10
Pros:
- Charming presentation
- Three games in one
- You may get some strong nostalgia feelings
- Purble Pairs is a fun take on pairs
- Comfy Cakes is exciting, fun and nerve-wracking
Cons:
- Purble Shop is kind of boring
- Not exactly a new game
In the game of memory, a board is set out with a grid of tiles. You can only see the backs of all the tiles. You turn over the tiles two at a time, hoping for a match. You have to build up your memory skills, to remember what tile you saw where, to be able over time to turn over matching pairs properly.
For example, here is a board -
I have already cleared away some of the tiles by matching them. The remaining tiles have clovers on them. See how one of the tiles has a golden circle on it? If you are able to match that special tile, you get a free look at the entire board!
On the left side is a timer, that counts down as you play. This encourages you to click quickly and to improve your memory skills.
Oh, and every once in a while the entire board reshuffles, requiring you to pay attention all over again to where you see objects.
This is a GREAT game for all ages. Memory is incredibly useful in life, from knowing where you parked your car to remembering important phone numbers. Every one of us could use a better memory. This game helps to improve that skill in a fun way!
Once you finish with the clover backed tiles, you move on to the heart backed tiles and so on.
there are different difficulty options to set. You can have more or fewer tiles to work with. You can have the images be very different from each other, or very similar to each other. At the hardest setting it is often challenging to pick out exactly how the images differ! Did that little person have purple hair, or green hair?
Highly recommended as a great way to improve your memory every day, to keep those little grey cells alive and active. It's free, fun, and it only takes a few minutes each day to keep your brain going strong!
NOTE: I do not think you can buy this game separately. It comes free with Vista, so if you're interested in this game, it might be time to upgrade to Vista!
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