There are some things in this game I liked and some I did not.

Things I Liked:
- Interesting storyline
- Diversity in puzzles
- Great art style
- Callback to the first game (with the Music Stone)
- Surprising ending

Things I Did Not Like:
- Despite the threat of Pandora's Box, the game didn't feel all that tense. There was no sense of urgency. Where is everyone in the facility? Why is no one trying to stop Alexia?
- Flashing back and forth between Alexia + friends and the facility was confusing, but I respect the choice in narrative structure, and it does make sense by the end. Just wish it was less confusing leading up to the big ending reveal.
- Some puzzles were a bit too unintuitive.
- Pixel hunting still sucks
- While the ending is unexpected, the emotional weight behind it falls flat because we barely know anything about Alexia. Why should we care?
- Didn't really feel like the last game in a trilogy

The developer is talented, and I look forward to their next project!

for some reason after you solve the second puzzle in the game, the game starts to glitch out on you preventing you from continuing any further.

Ahem... Spoilers will be in this review.

-puts on the rage helmet-

Let me start by reminding everyone that reviews are OPINIONS and as my score can attest, not everyone is happy with everything. now to review...

I really liked Cave of Heroes. Deal of the Gods was confusing but still pretty good. Pandora's Box felt like well... Pandora's box.

Like the first two games the graphics and art work was amazing. However, while the effects of the 3D screen where nice I found they interfered with game play too much. Even when turned off I found issues with some of the puzzles that required clicks near the edges on the screen.

The puzzles themselves Some were nice and easy and fit the story, others were just confusing and seemed very random. Also a few of them had little to no clear direction or even hints as to what you where even suppose to do.

As for the story... I found this to be the biggest disconnect and disappointment. I get where the story is suppose to connect with the first two but it seems like there is a chapter or two missing, as if this should be the 4th or 5th game in the series. I had enough difficulty understanding the second game in terms of story line. Several points from that are not addressed or answered in this game as I had hoped. This game left me with even more questions about the story. I will admit the ending was touching, however the gaps in the narrative are just, too glaring for me personally to ignore.

On its own, as a random puzzle game it's not bad, however there is a story and prequels, and with those factors taken into account the game comes out mediocre at best...

Bit simple, but the 3D effect was nice (and the option to turn it off when it gets too trippy/hard to control), also like the moving screen, makes finding objects a bit harder, the only problem is when you move your cursor down to select an item, the screen goes down with it, hotkeys for the items would be nice. What I couldn't stand is the advertisement and pops up every once a while and blocks the items...

I have struggled with the mechanics of this trilogy vs. some others solely because the cursor does not change over key areas. That makes the game a bit of a clickfest, which can be annoying.

With that said, this is really a fun, surprisingly lengthy, and visually impressive game. The plot is far deeper than most escape-style games, and the ending is WELL worth the experience.

The puzzles are also intuitive and there are clear codes to navigate you through - no cheap stick points like in some other platforms that force you to click a walkthrough for increased traffic.

I really, really enjoyed this game and recommend it glowingly. Condolences for the loss of your friend; your joint project was a beautiful one.