I loved this game and played it for about three hours before the entire experience was irreparably ruined. The scenery is gorgeously rendered; the story is engaging; the pace is just right; the lack of real puzzles didn't bother me in the least. I was having a great time until I found myself in a bathtub, forced to endure an endless serenade of "Waltz of the Flowers" and forced to make a stupid frog hop to EXACTLY the right position to get things moving. I play adventure games for cerebral enjoyment because I am an uncoordinated clod; I HATE shoot-em-ups and platformers because I stink at them. I played the stupid frog scene twice, two bouts of 15 to 20 minutes apiece, because I really wanted to continue playing. I finally gave up with real regret; I'll never experience the rest and I am extremely disappointed in this game and its developers.
