Why does the game use up energy just for going through conversation scenes, even when no choices are..

I'm thinking of giving up for this reason. Other developers like Big Fish have much better puzzles and even provide their own walkthrough. I got a good long playthrough my first session but sessions are getting shorter and shorter due to this issue. Plus art and voice acting are very amateurish.

Totally agree. I have spent money on this game it keeps freezing, I've had to download it several times and it's a bit of a rip off IMHO.
I won't be using their games again.. not impressed.
I would like to contact them to put a complaint to them.