Gummy Drop! vs Victoria
Gummy Drop!
Gummy Drop! is a fun, candy-themed match-3 puzzle game by Big Fish Games. In this game, the world as we know it has been taken over by a sudden wave of gelatin which has almost instantly gummified the world, destroying many renowned monuments in the process. It is now up to you to work with the adorable gummy architects to put these monuments back together through fun and challenging match-3 games while travlling across the world and visiting various popular tourist locations in the process. So, if candy-crushing is starting to get kind of boring for you, then we're prescribing gummy-squishing instead! Do give it a try - you'll love it!Victoria
Victoria is a horror-themed match-3 adventure game that begins with a tragic story. The protagonist in this game, Victoria Miller, lost her husband and two children in an incident involving an aggressive poltergeist. Driven by her bitter need for revenge, she decided to pick up the ancient art of hunting supernatural beings and track the poltergeist across the United States in hopes of slaying it.At its core, Victoria is a pretty standard match-3 puzzle game where you’ll need to make matches of 3 or more in order to remove the items from the playing area. Most levels require you to clear away blue tiles by matching over them but sometimes, you may be asked to make specific matches in order to use the many weapons that will eventually be available to you against the supernatural creature you’ll be fighting. However, what allows this game to stand out from the usual match-3 games out there is the creepy atmosphere it provides and the occasional jump scares that's intended to give you a solid jolt from time to time.
Overall, when it comes to immersion, Victoria hits the nail on the head. However, despite the supernatural-fighting bits, the gameplay in this game can be rather simplistic, and after some time, rather mundane. That said, considering that true horror-themed match-3 games can be pretty rare, Victoria might just fit snugly into the gaming niche it is obviously designed for.