Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition is a solid package that feels designed to bring a classic experience to a new generation of gamers. The three titles and their unique combat system can provide tens of hours of tactical fun as players move through the world, find the best combination of powers and equipment, and engage with both normal enemies and bosses. Repeatedly failing to make progress will become frustrating, so lower the difficulty after the first loss. The game also fails to impress when it comes to writing or graphics. But the match-3 system is solid enough that Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition is worth playing, even for those who don’t feel any kind of nostalgia toward the series.

Gamepad controls and visual design are not great, but the ingenious concept is going to draw you in as it did almost 20 years ago.

A reminder of a more innocent time, Puzzle Quest Immortal Edition is the same great game it always was, just released in a more cynical and jaded world.