Pretty Girls Rivers is the new puzzle game developed by Zoo Corporation and published by EastAsiaSoft. It is available now on both PlayStation 4 & 5, with separate trophy stacks for each. If you have accounts in different regions you can even get up to 8 platinums by purchasing in Europe, America, Asia and Japan. The price of entry is £4.99 or $5.99 and this will nab you both PS4 & PS5 versions in your chosen region.
The object of the game is to match two tiles together. This can be done if they are touching each other or if a line can be drawn between the two matching tiles with a line that has two bends or less. I start by clearing everything that is initially touching and then expand out to matches that can be made via the lines. Most of the time you will be able to clear the screen by doing this alone, but if you run into any difficulty you can shuffle the locations of each tile three different times to get a more advantageous position.
By default, you will be on a timer, which is fun if you are looking for a challenge, but for trophy purposes, before you start the game simply press square to enable easy mode. This removes the time barrier and allows you 3 chances to shuffle the pack. Along with the option to get a few hints, this removes almost all difficulty and any potential stress. It becomes a very relaxing experience and one that I enjoyed going back to get the PlayStation 4 trophy stack as well.
Every trophy is tied to completing stages. To get the platinum you need to complete the first 12 of 14 total stages. This should take no longer than about an hour and 15 minutes, but can be done in under an hour if you are quick. The platinum comes in at a 2/10 difficulty and it doesn’t take up much of your time. I also found the puzzle element really addictive.
Overall I recommend picking this one up. This title does play it safer in terms of anime girl outfits than some of the other entries and the soundtrack got on my nerves pretty early doors, but it’s nothing a mute button and a good podcast can’t solve. Speaking of – the latest episode of the Pure Dead Gaming podcast is available now, where we discuss this title among many other topics.
-Craig ✌️
