エキストラまでクリアしたのでレビューします

日本語対応、トレカあり、実績あり
難易度設定はあるけどヒントを使っても実績解除可能
捜し物パズル系のヘルプミニゲームなし
コレクションアイテム系なし

ストーリーは悪い魔女に支配されてしまった自分の城を取り戻すために
王女様の意思を継いた娘が頑張るお話

・良かった所
一周さらっと遊んだだけで実績が解除できること

・良くなかった所
実績少なすぎ
キャラ、ストーリー、ムービーが雑
絶望的にキャラクターが可愛くないです
仲間や動物NPC、助ける妖精も思ってたのと違う！って感じのが満載
魔女が倒す相手なので気持ち悪い系のオブジェクトはかなりあります
大事なところでの字幕が誤字だったり
OP画面で止めるが辞めるになっていたり…
1回見た演出ムービーが何故か連続再生されたり
スキップとヒント使わないでミニゲームをすべてクリアしているのにアチーブつかなかったり
ボリュームがないMAPを使いわましたせいで
同じ所を意味もなくアイテム回収のためにぐるぐるするはめになります

カードが出るまで1.5ｈ、本編プレイ2時間、エキストラで1.1ｈ
アドベンチャーゲームなのでお話、絵、謎解きをレビューの基準にしているのですが
どれもイマイチでしたムービーシーンなどはブロックノイズがかなり気になったので
古いゲームなのかな？と調べてみたら2014年にリリースされてるところがありました
うん、そんなに古いゲームじゃないね（でも駄目だ）

ゲーム進行に問題はないのですが誤字や無駄に忠実に訳してしまった笑い声など
笑える要素が無いわけではないのですがそういうゲームを求めていたのではなかったので…
正直オススメできません他のArtifex Mundiゲームをやり尽くしてしまってどうしても！
というのでなければ本当にオススメしないです

このゲームの特徴として妖精オバサンを助けることによって特殊能力が使える点があります。
それと一箇所だけオブジェクトのタツノオトシゴが非常にわかりづらい部分がありました。
ボリュームは他作品に比べても極端に短く、本編+ボーナスシナリオをプレイしても3時間程度で終わります。
実績数も少なく、1週本編のみで簡単に埋まるのでコンプ目的の方にはいいかもしれません。

本編のアイテム探しの場面で誤訳がいくつかあります
なぜこんな訳になったのか推理するのも
Artifex Mundi のゲームの楽しみ方のひとつでしょうか？

さて、エキストラコンテンツの方ですが
かなり酷いです
意味不明なアイテムの使い方の多さ。。。
ストーリーの雑さもあり
次に何をすれば良いのかわからずイライラしました

本編だけならまだ許容範囲ですが
このコレクターズエディションに関してはおすすめできません

Princess Isabella: The Rise of an Heir is the last game in the titular series, and probably the weakest game in means of gameplay dynamic, puzzle choices and story elaboration to begin with. It was in the Steam Store for ages alongside other two games before Artifex Mundi got the rights from Gogii Games to remaster. The old original game - a cheesy, yet okay conclusion to otherwise beautiful series - is sadly not acquirable through the Steam Store anymore. This is the remaster arranged by Artifex Mundi, and even though that I'm a fan of the publisher, I'll go out on a limb and declare that they didn't even try to make a decent job here.

Spoiler Alert! Isabella's last battle with the witch didn't end happily. Yes, she managed to rescue Bella with the aid of her companions, yet her momentary distraction costed her everything. The witch turned her into a stone statue, Prince Adam completely lost his mind and the kingdom has fallen under the tyrannical rule of the witch... Yet, in a silent and peaceful corner of the realm, three fairy godmothers and the dragon raised little Bella to be a capable wizardess just like her mother, for her to return and complete the deed that her mother failed to do so. Upon finally discovering Bella's location, the witch sends her hounds after Bella, and her hurry to clean this mess begins... Will there be a happily ever after, after all?

Let's start with the display options. The old original - just like previous games - was weaved out of pastel colors, dusty environments and all pictures carried an elegant shimmer. With new rendering of the images, filter and tone choices for colors got bolder and shinier. As a personal choice, I found that a bit of an unnecessary contrast with the original setting, lessening the atmosphere. Quoting from a friend's comment: "Pictures look like Walt Disney threw up all over the place." Well, that is kinda appropriate of a definition here. I usually adore Artifex Mundi's color choices, yet playing prior games it felt unfitting for Isabella series' elegance and naivety. Resolutions compared to the old game are marvelously better though, I won't lie. Art works and HOG scenes are much clearer, and it got a lot much easier to go through item fetching.

Some great annoyance on my part was that some voice acting got changed - to a lesser quality, surprisingly - and others are completely missing. Some character introduction scenes and other cutscenes are cut out, leaving small holes in the original plotline. The setting was overwhelmed with the concept of catholic evil to begin with - cleansing the evil out of all places that we run through, wickedly laughing villain, Eye of Sauron-ish watching eye of the witch, a curse so sticky that it takes 3 games to clean thoroughly - and not very original about it. Cutting out content leaves it fatally wounded. Sure, we are lucky that this is a collector’s edition which offers some bonus gameplay and references to older games, but I'd appreciate if I'd be able to see mandrake's introduction scene or hear the voice of the whale that resides on the beach.

HOG scenes got a heck lot of easier with lesser items to find on cleaner picture renderings. They are mostly redone with the same items. Puzzles are altered too; some getting ridiculously easier, others unnecessarily complicated. Item interface has also been changed with your wand being in dangerous proximity to hint button; just be warned. I do not recall whether there was a map or not, but I certainly hadn't any need for it. The environment itself is somewhat limited anyhow with a backtracking being mandatory.

Overall, this is most certainly not one of Artifex Mundi's better games, neither the best game in Isabella series anyhow. I could recommend the game only if you've played previous games and curious about what will happen to Isabella in the end. Even then, I recommend finding and playing the original through Big Fish Games.

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たぶん出た順番より古い作品のためシナリオもゲームもお粗末レベルです。
マッチ(match)が試合とでたりと翻訳もレベルが低いです。

単体で買うのはやめた方がいいでしょう。

まあ大体の方はなにかバンドル経由での購入だと思いますのでこのレビューにはあんまり意味がありませんが..
実績を達成する目的以外でプレイするのも残念ながらおすすめできません。

While the third Princess Isabella game is still the weakest in the series, at least this Steam re-release finally has the bonus chapter, plus trading cards and achievements.

Artifex Mundi tried to spice up their re-release of Princess Isabella 3: Rise of an Heir with their usual achievements and trading cards, but even these additions cannot hide the original issues of the game, like the bland hidden object scenes, lack of puzzles, or the repetitive item gathering.

New players have the luxury of not knowing how worse the gameplay and the helper system got since the previous games, but they also won’t really know what is going on, since the short plot dump at the start is hardly enough to catch up. (This is why it is baffling why they re-released only the third part of the trilogy.) Returning players may also feel alienated by a new protagonist, the daughter of Isabella, even if her task is to save her mother from the witch’s curse. (20 years after it was cast. She was apparently busy until now.)
This release also includes the previously missing bonus chapter to give a proper ending to the trilogy, but even with it, I can only recommend this game for those who want a full Artifex Mundi collection.

This is a quite short and repetitive game. The story is cringeworthy (but at least they included the eye of Sauron...) and that the names are simply 'owl', 'fairy' and 'dragon' (really their *names* are that) shows the lack of imagination that went into the game. The presentation shows that the video sequences weren't touched at all (if you play a non 4:3 resolution you'll see what I mean) and the voice acting is quite amateurish. Compared to the original (which was only a dollar on Steam) there's trading cards, achievements and a questionable bonus chapter to be had.

The game isn't fun to play to begin with, but the really weak 'update' (most of the puzzles were just dumbed down to a point were you only have to click a few times) makes it hard to recommend at any price. If this is part of a bundle you might want to pick it up, but otherwise I wouldn't recommend to get it.

I'm not going to say that I was kinda excited to see Artifex Mundi pick this one, because this is the worst title in the series of Princess Isabella. Indeed, it was previously on Steam and I've played the "old" version. Be aware that I would have given a neutral rating if I could. If anything, there are better titles in Artifex Mundi's catalogue, so if you can avoid this one if you're a non-English player, do it. I'm still doing a positive review but the line is thin. Also, as I've said, I've played the previous release in English, which is why I was more sure of the positive than the negative than for this release.

Years after Princess Isabella saved her daughter thanks to her fairy friend and the little dragon and became a statue because of the evil witch, the kingdom is waiting for someone to defeat that person. Bella, now in age and learning about her lineage, is ready to deliver her parents from their fate though her godmothers got kidnapped and jailed by the evil witch...

The plot is still the same from the previous games: you have to purge scenes of all evil or to reconstitute portraits to save people in it (here, you have mainly the godmothers). You have also a magic wand to break stuff and also acquiring powers thanks to the fairies once free. You can also use a music instrument to call the dragon to lift heavy items.

The gameplay is very classic though, with hidden objects scenes and puzzles, that are quite easy to play. While I loved the first part of the game, once I've reached the castle, I was kinda bored and once on the beach, it was worse. Everything is kinda easy, but the hidden object scenes tended to have objects partially hidden. What I find interesting was the little mandagore figures to help. It has precious objects and well, they're not too much annoying, because they weren't invading the game.

The graphics are quite good, I loved the little mandragores though I hated the spider, too big for my taste. The voice actings for the dragon, the fairy or the witch are correct but the godmothers... Not only they looked like the same but I can't say I was charmed by their voice. However, I have a little complaint for the graphics: they were kinda looking like grainy. I wonder if it's because Artifex Mundi adapted it for widescreens (as it's a possibility that the previous release was still in 4/3 ratio) or if it's because the new HUD, which was way more colorful, is making this being more highlighted.

I appreciated the soundtrack too.

However, there is a major problem for anyone playing in another language than English: the poor translation. It's unusual from Artifex Mundi to release a game with so many bad translations that it's becoming not understanble or playable (it was horrible in the hidden objects scenes). I think that the people that redid a little the game used Google Translate. Bad idea. Very bad idea. In the end, some parts of the story didn't make sense as the sentences weren't rightly build and I know that pipe can be translated as tuyau in French, but a smoking pipe is also called a pipe in French. Without forgetting that pinecone (pomme de pin in French) got translated in céramique (a vase/pot). It's not worse than in Demon Hunters but at least, there, it was mainly the hidden objects scenes that were affected, not the story.

I've thumbed up the game in English, despite being mixed about it. I've enjoyed some parts and it stayed true with this re-release. I admit that the fact that it's a collector's edition is helping. Next time, Artifex, make sure that you checked the translations. Usually, you're managing well with them. I was hoping to have my mind changed about this game and I'm still at the same point: should I thumb it down because of my own playthrough, knowing that the English is correct, because of my previous experience or should I thumb it up, because, despite this, the game is still enjoyable?

I'm barely putting a thumb up. If you're playing in English, you should be fine. For other languages, I can't say. For French players, I've made a little guide with the right translations. It should be easier for you to play with that.

2nd HOG for Gogii Games (Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief) and World-Loom (Mind Snare Alice). The game isnt long, the story isnt really suprising, its enough. The graphics are like Fairy Tale Mysteries not really good or sharp like Mind Snare Alice or other games. The level design are fine, the puzzles are good for casual games and HOG starters. The sound is sufficient. Since is first the 2nd HDO game for both developer under Artifex publishment. Its not good and not bad.It could have much more Steam Achievements, but i am happy that is has a few. I give for HDO gamers 53. Normal players should watch out. Buy this game with 66-75 % discout, because its only 1-2 euros worth, but i am happy that it exist and that i could play it. Thx 4 reading.

Mostly Negative reviews seems harsh. It wasn't anything special, but it's pretty standard fare as far as hidden-object games go. Certainly not worth $11, but if you get it in a bundle/on sale it's still pretty fun. You can get all the achievements on casual difficulty and there's no need to play through it multiple times.