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I enjoy 100%-ing games. This is not a good game for that.

I enjoy jigsaw puzzles (I have completed 24,000 piece puzzle "Life"). This is a game for that.

Price-wise, this is extremely expensive 100%.

Price-wise, this is extremely cheap collection of puzzles (digital, yes, but where else would you get 2000 pieces of quality content for less then 5€?).

I've completed 8% of the game in 50 hours. For me, that is 600+ hours of content for about 200€ when bought on sale. Which is 0.33 cents per hour of peaceful puzzling (turn on the sounds, it's lovely). Mainstream games are 50 hours of content for 60€. Do the math.

To conclude
Looking for a quick, cheap 100%? This is not for you.
Others? Might as well try, you know. There is about 30 hours of free content and a free new puzzle every month. If you complete that, you get a token with which you can buy another puzzle from "the Kiosk".

NOTE: This review was made for this game when it was 75% off. Consider the conclusion pf this review if you are thinking of buying it for the full price.

First, let me say this; I am extremely addicted to all kinds of jigsaw puzzles. I have completed at least 50 different jigsaw puzzles which have 1000+ pieces, including the former world record 24,000 piece puzzle. I have played endless amount of different jigsaw puzzle Flash games I've found on the internet. I often see myself doing jigsaw puzzles in my dreams. Hell, while trying to fall asleep, eyes closed, I see myself connecting puzzle pieces.

So, using my experience as a source of opinion, what I think the game is:
Pixel Puzzles: Japan is a jigsaw puzzle game which
1) does NOT let you connect pieces with each other, instead you have to connect the pieces to the field
2) the playing field has the exact same size as the puzzle itself, so you have no extra space and the field can get crowded quite fast
3) does NOT let you rotate the pieces, which in my opinion, takes away quite a lot of fun
4) has the pieces floating around in a tub, causing the player to pick up the wrong one even if youdid not misclick (when pieces are stacked it does not always take the piece from the top layer)
5) has an extremely ridiculous storyline and not in a good way.
6) is not much better than some of the free Flash jigsaw puzzle games found online

So why do I still recomment it? Because (besides the fact that I'M ADDICTED TO THESE TYPES OF GAMES; SEND HELP), the theme of the game is relaxing, all the pictures are spectacular and tolerable to put together. I myself prefer to hear my own playlists, but as much as I've listened to the game sound it is calming and when the game starts to frustrate me, the audio helps me chill down. And I'm not sure why, but if a game has achivements I immideatly consider buying it, so if you're into that one can get quite a fast 100%, if they have some nerve.

All in all, this game has a common playstyle like most of the Flash games found online, that are free, but what makes it stand out is the atmosphere of the game. For the full price I would not recommend this game since you can take any free game found online and listen to some Zen music on the background and get pretty much the same feeling, but 2€ is not that much for the actual feeling. I do not regret my decision of buying this game.

New season with a lot of blood, questions and story-lines to explore.