I could lose myself in these minigames, but one has to wonder, where the hell does this scarow get all these apples from? Does he have his own orchard, or does he just pick up the same 5-10 apples he threw? xD
As a buyer of the mage pouch, I have to say losing access to some of the best gem skills just for the sakes of the pouch is not on at all! I can understand not having map areas, and certain skills which IMPROVE gem performance or overall ease, I can even stand not having all the building options immediately until unlocked with skills, but not being able to improve all the gem types I feel is a mistake, and I hope this is rectified in the next game.