The Rewinder is a 2D puzzle adventure game inspired by traditional Chinese folklore. The game uses pixel art to mimic the aesthetics of Chinese ink paintings. Players will get to meet mythological figures such as the Spirit Wardens, the Ox-head and Horse-face Guardians of the Beyond, and the Tudi Gong (Keeper of the Land). The player takes on the role of Qi Yun, a "rewinder" who has the ability to enter people's memories and influence their actions. By utilizing "senses" and swaying others' "intentions", he can change history.
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Like the original and fresh setting as well as the art style. Some of the puzzles were fun to figure out as well. However, the gameplay mechanics are a bit confusing and took a lot of time to get used to. Could have been better tutorialized.
The Rewinder - A Review
I remember being interested in this game solely based on the beauty of its visuals, initially. The pixelated art re-creating the aesthetics of Chinese ink paintings was extremely appealing to my eyes.
The game has a solid narrative structure and often dives into great detail about a lot of aspects and historical elements to build its world. As you progress, it helps the player build a bond and connection with the present characters, their plight and individual journey.
At first, I didn’t think I’d connect to the extent that I did, which was quite surprising and pleasant.
The game has a lot of interesting puzzle pieces that the player is required to solve in order to advance. Each of these puzzles have very specific mechanisms behind them and demands patience on the player’s part to proceed. The advantage is that the game will provide you support and a bit of guidance on how you could solve them. Trust me, the patience is worth it and solving them feels extremely rewarding. I’d advice sitting with a notebook and pen to solve them since noting down details will help you to remember details and thus, solve with ease.
It’s also an aspect I personally enjoyed because it made me nostalgic in association to taking me back to high school days of solving logic based math problems to arrive at appropriate solutions. Nice touch but far more creative.
Though, the game goes into great detail, I would prefer to dive even deeper since the plot points and lore fascinated me to no end. I’m trying not to be specific since I don’t want to touch upon the spoilers, but I have a feeling there’s more to come and I can’t wait for it. Super stoked for it.
I’m glad I decided to invest in this game, it’s been a positive experience and I look forward to exploring more of its beauty ahead.
I remember being interested in this game solely based on the beauty of its visuals, initially. The pixelated art re-creating the aesthetics of Chinese ink paintings was extremely appealing to my eyes.
The game has a solid narrative structure and often dives into great detail about a lot of aspects and historical elements to build its world. As you progress, it helps the player build a bond and connection with the present characters, their plight and individual journey.
At first, I didn’t think I’d connect to the extent that I did, which was quite surprising and pleasant.
The game has a lot of interesting puzzle pieces that the player is required to solve in order to advance. Each of these puzzles have very specific mechanisms behind them and demands patience on the player’s part to proceed. The advantage is that the game will provide you support and a bit of guidance on how you could solve them. Trust me, the patience is worth it and solving them feels extremely rewarding. I’d advice sitting with a notebook and pen to solve them since noting down details will help you to remember details and thus, solve with ease.
It’s also an aspect I personally enjoyed because it made me nostalgic in association to taking me back to high school days of solving logic based math problems to arrive at appropriate solutions. Nice touch but far more creative.
Though, the game goes into great detail, I would prefer to dive even deeper since the plot points and lore fascinated me to no end. I’m trying not to be specific since I don’t want to touch upon the spoilers, but I have a feeling there’s more to come and I can’t wait for it. Super stoked for it.
I’m glad I decided to invest in this game, it’s been a positive experience and I look forward to exploring more of its beauty ahead.
Too many mechanical puzzles. Blegh
The Rewinder is a point-and-click adventure game set based on mythological China. In the game you play as Yun who can explore people's memories to alter the past. First off, the setting is pretty unique, the closest comparison I can compare to is Detective Di which was set in ancient China. The gameplay here though was the big selling point for me. I love when point-and-click adventure games go beyond simple combine items and talk to people puzzles. Here there are lots of logic puzzles that are really well integrated with the story. On top of that there is also the memory manipulation mechanic which involves trying to change people's mind to alter the past. I found solving these puzzles really satisfying and payed through the whole game without looking up anything other than the default orientation for a magic square. There are a few quick time puzzles I didn't enjoy, but weren't too difficult.
I wasn't really blown away by the plot or the characters and the game reuses the same scenes for different puzzles so you don't get to go on a big adventure. I know these are things that most people prioritize with these kind of games, but I recommend it based on the puzzles alone. 4/5
I wasn't really blown away by the plot or the characters and the game reuses the same scenes for different puzzles so you don't get to go on a big adventure. I know these are things that most people prioritize with these kind of games, but I recommend it based on the puzzles alone. 4/5