Review: Fashion Forward

Type: Hidden Object
Platform: PC
Price: USD 6.99 from Big Fish Games

Risha moves to Hollywood where she discovers that the clothes are meant for skinny actresses and models. She decides to open a shop selling clothing for normal people.

Gameplay
Customers will come into your stall and request for items. The game may show a picture of the item or give a description of it. You have to pick the correct item from the messy pile. Along the way, you can use the money earned to buy upgrades for the shop and buy new sets of clothing.

Thoughts
3D games must be catching on because this is the second time I came across a 3D mode option in a game. The game starts by default with a custom cursor, which for some reason, my computer was unable to display. It made turning the custom cursor option off difficult and frustrating as I had to guess the position of my mouse without any visual cues.

Animations takes a while to happen, making the game feels a bit slow and sluggish. Customers remained in the store after I finished serving them for a few seconds longer than they should and after they left, it takes another few seconds for payment to appear. It spoils the momentum of the game.

Even though you can get to choose the type of clothes you want to sell, it has no impact other than to change the clothing in the shop. It is not always obvious what upgrades are available. If you have not bought a particular type of item before, it will be faded. However, if you have bought the item, it will appear no different from other items in the shop even though I can upgrade it further. I also have to click on an item to open a popup box to see if I can afford it. It is one step too much as many other games can show me what upgrades are affordable (through highlighting or blinking or mouse over) without needing me to click on each one to be able to tell.

Verdict ★★
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