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Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story
Microfun Limited · 650,143 ratings · ★ 4.3
4.3
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Top complaints - extracted from 36 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"game"
18 negative reviews mention this · 50% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Even when a game says it's free, no ads, and not falsly advertising, it still is? Just give me the game I was interested in!!" - Megan Haney
2
"energy"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "a SCAM game, bc the gameplay/storyline doesn't match up with the ads they show. (homeless mother w her dirty daughter). in reality it's just some pick me who thinks she's the most heartbroken fragile chick named Quinn who got her restaurant…" - Gaby Jolie
3
"money"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "After requesting an opportunity to watch ads to not pay money and watch ads for energy boost the developer did it. That was pretty cool, Thank you. At risk of not sounding grateful the 15 lightning bolts per ad makes it at least 24 to 25 ad…" - Kathy Barker
4
"nothing"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "nothing like the ad" - Noura K.T.
5
"annoying"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "a SCAM game, bc the gameplay/storyline doesn't match up with the ads they show. (homeless mother w her dirty daughter). in reality it's just some pick me who thinks she's the most heartbroken fragile chick named Quinn who got her restaurant…" - Gaby Jolie
6
"takes"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "a SCAM game, bc the gameplay/storyline doesn't match up with the ads they show. (homeless mother w her dirty daughter). in reality it's just some pick me who thinks she's the most heartbroken fragile chick named Quinn who got her restaurant…" - Gaby Jolie
7
"energy takes"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Hard to complete missions when energy takes forever to renew. dont get anything as in prizes when missions end. Just hard to merge things when you have to wait forever and it also doesnt give you all your items. when it says tou have 1 ener…" - Jamie Coin
8
"story"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "a SCAM game, bc the gameplay/storyline doesn't match up with the ads they show. (homeless mother w her dirty daughter). in reality it's just some pick me who thinks she's the most heartbroken fragile chick named Quinn who got her restaurant…" - Gaby Jolie
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I no longer receive the free ads because i made a purchase. They completely vanished. I would really want them back.
not what the ads show
nothing like the ad
Nothing like the ad.
Even when a game says it's free, no ads, and not falsly advertising, it still is? Just give me the game I was interested in!!
a SCAM game, bc the gameplay/storyline doesn't match up with the ads they show. (homeless mother w her dirty daughter). in reality it's just some pick me who thinks she's the most heartbroken fragile chick named Quinn who got her restaurant food poisoned by someone. no homeless wreck nothing. to save your time, it's just a typical merging game who needs annoying energy that takes decades to fill up. During events, u're js competing w bots that's designed to win, unless u spend billion energy
this game is basically like the other games like it's still not even close to the adds because it's like a bakery game insted of the saving the family there are some part that I even date say close but it's not the game don't get fooled
NOT like what the ads depicted!
False advertisement
You Privacy contract is not acceptable. I understand there is some information you require, but this seems beyond just having the ability to play your game. You shouldn't need all of what you are expressing in your policy. However, I appreciate you being forthcoming letting the public know of your ability once accept is hit. Sadly, this is not something I agree to. Therefore, if you have any of my information, please delete it because I did opened your game where it asks you to accept
After requesting an opportunity to watch ads to not pay money and watch ads for energy boost the developer did it. That was pretty cool, Thank you. At risk of not sounding grateful the 15 lightning bolts per ad makes it at least 24 to 25 ads to watch to do the 400 coffee cups I need for one drink to serve an only make 40 coins. The chorus cost 150 & most the time its not to fix anything its just the neverending story.
this game has every annoying thing just like every other game except the ads.
This is not the same game at all as shown in the ads. I'm betting they could get sued for false advertising. For a merger game, it's undoubtedly good, but that's not what I wanted when I downloaded it after seeing the ads.
Not what is advertised . so boring. no direction of game
nothing like the previews and ads
Starts off fun, but as you progress you can't get anywhere without spending a ton of money.
Makin lama butuh pake duit terus untuk enjoy mainnya. Segera cari game lain aja.
the only thing thats the same as th adds is the fact you merge things, the story isn't even the same and it has unnecessary adds
more fake ads not the real game.
I am so tired of all of the ads for this game. I will not be playing games that show destitute women and children in pain and close to death.
False advertisement
this is the second time you people are debiting my money without giving me what am I paying for . I paid for gems and energy I was debited for the purchase but it was credited and I paid again and was still debited ... this game is becoming annoying ... please check your system and restore my purchase
After 10 minutes of play, I uninstalled this game. Just like Matching Story and Township, this is a pay to play game, which is fine and understandable, BUT, when you can only play a few short minutes before running out of energy and said energy takes a long time to replenish, the game then becomes a money grab. No thank you, I'll pass
Nothing like the ads
fake ads
Cant update .Uses up so much space.Also no help in recovering rubies when you can no longer update after buying more storage.Do not waste your time or money on this storage sucking game
BEWARE THIS GAME REQUIRES YOU TO SPEND MONEY IN ORDER TO COMPLETE TASKS & ORDERS. No excitement! Energy takes way too long to refill. Gems are rarely given out, no option to gift friends energy or gems. The seafood tower takes 1,200+ energy to complete. Completing one order can take several days. Restaurant goals and other tasks will not be completed if YOU DON'T SPEND MONEY. I don't recommend if you like building try Modern Community. Hours of play time & never had to spend a dollar to play.
Fake
scam
nit as advertised, boring merge game
Uninstalling... can't believe y'all actually did THAT in a game.. I'm not gonna be disrespectful, however I will say you should warn people what's actually in your game and give us a choice if we want to deal with it or not!!
Hard to complete missions when energy takes forever to renew. dont get anything as in prizes when missions end. Just hard to merge things when you have to wait forever and it also doesnt give you all your items. when it says tou have 1 energy left you really dont
way too many ads, plus I have to watch the annoying ads to get a measly 15 energy boost. 2 rating, not recommending
run out of energy fast, not enough tokens for the little games
I will start with the positives. Great story, cute characters, nice challenges. Negative one and most important! Can't progress into the story unless you spend money to buy energy. The more bundles you buy the more expensive they get. It started off with 0.99p but now it has become so expensive! I will uninstall the game altogether as it is very tempting to spend more! Beware, it can lead u to empty your pockets without even realising it...
at the beginning the game's internal item generating mechanisms was very good you feel earning everything just by playing but as the levels increase, game becomes ugly because rewards system remains same, these small rewards are good for initial merges but as a bigger item is placed as order you have to either wait or go to buy in app purchases while some level of in app purchases are appreciated but this is 2 much there is no balance of generating items with next levels so please increase them.
Sentiment summary
82%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
15%
Negative (1-2★)