Just one quick clarification, this games did not take me 17 hours to beat, i just left it on overnight. That said, this is my second Syntaxity puzzle game (after the bigfoot one) and I really enjoyed it. I'm not sure if this one was easier or if I'm not just calibrated to the way the dev thinks, but I never once had to use the hint system. However, like in my review for Bigfoot quest, I think the hint system is excellent and doesn't just solve things for you. I love the aesthetic, I love the puzzles, I plan to buy everything this dev has done.