It’s changed so much!

I literally just left a review, but I’ve since been playing Season 5 and it’s awful in comparison to the others. There is nonstop drama, and I know it’s for entertainment purposes, obviously, but there’s so much sketchy stuff happening in this newest season!! You can’t really customize your character like you used to be able to do in earlier seasons. Everything costs an arm and leg!! It’s nearly impossible to just play without the constant pressure to buy gems with real money to wear certain outfits. Another thing, everybody is so mean and two faced on here! Like Suresh is bad enough all on his own, but then all of the other guys are also just really not into your character at all! No matter how you choose to play it!! I’ve tried switching from overly nice and kind and taking a more aggressive approach, no matter how you play it, it’s almost the same kind of results every-time and again, way too much hate, drama, & bullying happening!! Really disappointed as this used to be my favorite game ever! I’ve also been looking forward to the new season so much and have still been giving it a chance, even after I’ve been feeling unhappy with how it’s going. It’s just getting worse and actually stressing me out in real life! It’s supposed to be somewhat of a fantasy or relaxing kind of past time isn’t it, these games? I’m not getting that vibe at all anymore sadly. I hope there will be some changes.

Storylines and character designs have improved tremendously!

I want to start by saying that I have been an Advent player since there was only one season (Bombshell) released, and have been playing ever since, always excited and looking forward to new seasons dropping, and I am always grateful that the developers make it so that the players interest and critiques are taken into accountability by always offering surveys! The only thing I would say is that I spend so much money pretty much a couple of times a week purchasing diamonds to be able to experience the “ exclusive” experiences, and I feel that there should be other ways to earn diamonds as opposed to explicitly purchasing them or only having access to watching two videos a day to earn one extra each or just logging in and getting maximum 2 to 4 diamonds, I feel like you should at least be rewarded with one after every episode gameplay to make the goal of collecting them more achievable, because frankly you miss out on a lot of or fun details and experiences when you don’t have the diamonds for it and I get that is supposed to urge players to buy, but it gets repetitive when I’m spending almost $50 every few weeks😬 and I am an adult so I’m in charge of my own finances but if this is a game open to 17 + I wouldn’t think that all teenagers would have access to disposable income🤷🏽‍♀️

Good game but more opportunities for friendzoning please!!

I really think that the game is well thought and the plot twist and storylines are quite entertaining. However, I really wish that we could reject people that we aren’t interested in and have more opportunities to go for the people we really want. In tempting fate I desperately tried to couple up with Theo because he was the only one I liked out of the og boys but the game didn’t let me. So I coupled up with Oakley but tried to keep it casual like a friend couple and tried to graft on Theo. I have literally chosen everyone except Tyler over Oakley and was happy that he got dumped but the game annoyed me with bringing him back. After Casa I just tried to be happy with max and show everyone how into him I am but the others just weren’t focusing on their own couples. It is so annoying that the game didn’t give you the opportunity to friend zone people or tell them you aren’t interested. I would also love to have the opportunity to be more mean to people and show them that I don’t like them but instead the character just forgets about most of the stuff. Another bad aspect is that you don’t have to opportunity to say that you aren’t interested in any of the characters yet. I would also like to have the first seasons back since they were the most entertaining ones. Overall it’s a nice game and I feel like with some improvement of the characters and the choices it would be lovely to play.

Expensive Game to Play

I was a huge fan of the old Love Island app which brought me to playing this one, but I found myself very dissatisfied with the major differences between the two apps. To start off, the fact that it seems like the characters are trying to push you into spending more diamonds on choices that reveal information that doesn’t really affect the story and/or are made out to seem way more spicier than they actually are at times is very off putting. It would be different if these choices weren’t so high all the time but quite literally almost every single diamond choice (clothing included) is nearly 20 diamonds, while the $5 diamond pack is only 65 diamonds, so you’ve run out again after purchasing by only making three choices. Plus, the fact that we’re forced to watch ads after every single chapter, I’d hope we’d at least be granted with more diamond deals to create a sort of balance. And the whole having to wait 4 hours just for two tickets isn’t it either, maybe 2 hours for 2 would be better, but only receiving one after so long is disappointing. It just seems that this app is less focused on the fun of the game and the storylines and more on making money. Definitely makes the game less fun. The characters are fun and interesting and the game overall would receive 5 stars from me if changes in these areas were made.

It’s okay…

Double Trouble is hands down the worst, right next to Ex in the Villa. Ex in the Villa had so much potential, but they won’t allow you to couple up w who you want. Suresh is beyond annoying and not even cute to look at. Double trouble takes the cake for me, Amelia literally takes everything from the MC! I coupled up w Jamal, she came n as a bombshell and stole him, they forced me onto Roberto. We get to Casa Amor and she steals Marshall…and get back to the villa and doesn’t want either of them, & wants the bombshell boy, that would literally be my only other pick…Toby. Toby immediately comes in all about Amelia, get no alone time w Jamal or Marshall. Literally forced to pick girls or guys I don’t want at all! The idea of having the twin sister come n to take everything from the other sister instead of be a team is so crazy, and on top of that, they give you options to “air her out” about what she’s doing. Like the MC is just there, being tossed around like lettuce. Stick or Twist was the best by far but it’s not as long as the other ones…might replay to get a different outcome. Bombshell is okay, I don’t see the MC partnering w anyone outside of James whom is not that attractive… This game needs 100x more! The outfits the features the choices, and not charge you real money, like 29 gems for something you will eventually find out is crazy. Give us more choices and better looking characters please!

Don’t Download

The stories are generally the same no matter your choices or who you pick as a love interest each season. The art style of the main character has barely been changed in the last few seasons. The gem outfits have progressively gotten worse and yet are ridiculously expensive. Not to mention the gem choices through the episodes are extremely high priced as well, and unless you spend all your time waiting for daily rewards and watching ads, you’ll have to fork out a ton of money to this game. Each daily reward or ad grants you 1-2 gems, and yet the outfits, jewelry, shoes, hair, etc are priced anywhere from 10-40 gems. Episode choices cost 10, 17, and 29 gems. This game makes it impossible to enjoy the story without spending your entire paycheck on it. And personally, I won’t be spending another dime on this game until the gem availability improves. I have given you guys so much money and yet you continue to want more. It’s ridiculous and I can’t believe you’re continuing on the way you are despite the constant negative reviews I’ve seen on Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok. Do better. And to everyone else, I wouldn’t bother with this game unless you want to spend your life savings to enjoy it. I’d recommend Too Hot to Handle by Netflix. All the choices, outfits, hair, makeup, and jewelry are free on that app. Plus they let you have the option of being a male and the art style is 100x better. They actually listen to their feedback unlike Fusebox.

Not what it used to be

I used to love the game. Seasons 1-3 were actually really great. So when season 4 was dropping on an entirely new app I was more then willing to give it a shot but it was a huge flop. All of a sudden it seemed like your choices weren’t yours to make and no matter what route you chose you’d end up the same. (Previously seasons really allowed you to control your destiny and you could play over and over again and always get a different outcome) this app has completely taken away the best aspects of love island. Now if you thought season 4 was bad wait until you see season 5, it’s Boring with a capital B! You have even less control over your story and they just completely force people on you that you have no interest in. You don’t even have much control over you MC’s appearance besides her hair and clothes. There are limited options for your responses and the personally is flat. I’m really upset, after waiting week after week and making no progress I’ve decided to stop playing. I recommend playing one of the earlier seasons on the other love island app. It’s more entertaining. More versatile and just an overall better experience for what love island should be about. This one is tacky, limited, and just a waste of time. If you haven’t played seasons 1-3 then I suggest you do and if you have played them then you know exactly what I’m talking about. I wished fuse games would’ve done better but at this point I’ve lost faith that they ever will.

If you’re going to play, don’t spend any money

I’ve already seen many reviews written out that agree with the sentiment of the title. I was devoted fan and follower of Love Island: The Game from Season 1 all the way to Season 4. S1 and S2 were my favorites. S3 wasn’t great, but at least the islanders were nice to us. S4 was pushing it but they had some good love interests. But it all comes down to whatever abomination S5 is. None of the choices you make affect anything because it’s a linear style of story (unlike previous seasons where your choices actually mattered). Spending gems on “special” scenes don’t change anything either and I was dumb enough to think it would. Almost every single islander is outright toxic, manipulative, gaslighting, and a total snake to the MC. It feels like no matter what we do, we’re always the villain. Just when you think someone is starting to go your way, you get backstabbed. It’s pretty disgusting. Also, not very important, but the outfits for S5 are just… why? Do the writers even know what women like to wear? I kid you not, the female characters talk about ‘night makeup’ that they put on before bed. Nobody does this. I don’t know what the new team is thinking or what made them believe that this new method of storytelling was a good idea. But I hope for their sake that they take notes of what everyone is saying and fix it if they plan on making another season. Because I sure am not supporting Fusebox anymore if it’s anything like S5.

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