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Clover Tale

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

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Quick resume

A mysterious black mist has fallen on the Nifflings' Valley. Everyone is agitated, but no one understands what's happening. Help the Nifflings save their home in this exciting Match-3 game!

Global score

75/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Cute and colorful graphics
    • Challenging and varied match-3 puzzles
    • Free to play with no mandatory purchases
    • Relaxing fantasy atmosphere
    • Progression through quests and achievements

    Cons

    • Energy system limits continuous play
    • Microtransactions can be tempting
    • Some rng elements affect difficulty
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Slow energy recharge can frustrate

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Energy system limits continuous play, encouraging short sessions and breaks; some players find it addictive but many disengage quickly due to wait times."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players follow set puzzle levels with limited customization or creation; some exploration of shortcuts noted."

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      "Players follow set match-3 puzzles and quests with minimal customization or creation."

    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Casual, relaxing gameplay with fantasy setting provides a mild escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and relaxation without external pressure or obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Some experimentation with power-ups and mini-games, but core gameplay is largely repetitive match-3 mechanics."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players unlock new cities and venues, exploring new locations as part of progression."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn new puzzle mechanics, develop problem-solving skills, and improve optimization strategies."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; energy system encourages breaks but no physical engagement."

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    • Idle

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      "Designed for short play sessions with enforced breaks due to energy recharge times."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional relationship building; purely individual play."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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      "Clear progression through upgrades, unlocking spells, and completing story and side quests."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or ranking systems; achievements are personal."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Idle, Thrill, Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Creativity, Expression.

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    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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