“So let us then try to climb the mountain, not by stepping on what is below us, but to pull us up at what is above us, for my part at the stars; amen”
~M.C. Escher
Mobile gamers are always looked down upon as the most pathetic gamers. They’re usually classed as fake gamers, usually playing Fortnite or plants vs zombies. Mobile gaming has always been looked down upon and yet console and pc gaming is held up in such a high regard. Of course this actually makes quite a lot of sense if you really think about it, mobile gaming as a whole has always been filled with terrible and poorly designed pieces of trash, but what hasn’t? Console gaming has definitely had its fair share of shovelware but yet unlike mobile, it never clouds some really special games. One of these special games that is usually clouded a lot is monument valley.
Monument valley begins with you controlling the character Ida as she goes on a quest to return the geometry she stole. She has to go through ‘monument valley’ a land that looks like something straight out of a M. C. Escher painting which only makes it even more intriguing. This leads me onto the gameplay of the game which you can probably guess:
It’s a puzzle game! Because everyone just loves a puzzle game on their mobile phone. But what makes this one so special? Well just like an Escher painting, the game allows you to almost interact with it and find a way to get Ida from one spot to the next, and make sure to get to the end. Simple right? The beautiful backgrounds are also what make this game in every single level they mix it up and this is only reinforced in the sequel. Yes they gave this game a sequel and I couldn’t be happier. The music is also super ambient and peaceful, almost putting you in that puzzle mood.
Finally, after returning every geometry, Ida returns to her true form and everything is restored. The ending isn’t the most exciting but it isn’t meant to be. It’s still absolutely beautiful and the game wants you to know that.
Honestly, I hold this game really close to my heart for many reasons. It’s one of the only games our family have truly bonded over, this and its sequel will always have great memories because of that and I’ll treasure the games forever. This might not be a masterpiece, but it’s certainly a hidden gem that should be given a lot more respect than it gets. So I push you to try this, I really do. Because you might just find one of the best puzzle games in the palm of your hand.
Beautiful ambience, great puzzles, poetic story, eye candy, shapes
~M.C. Escher
Mobile gamers are always looked down upon as the most pathetic gamers. They’re usually classed as fake gamers, usually playing Fortnite or plants vs zombies. Mobile gaming has always been looked down upon and yet console and pc gaming is held up in such a high regard. Of course this actually makes quite a lot of sense if you really think about it, mobile gaming as a whole has always been filled with terrible and poorly designed pieces of trash, but what hasn’t? Console gaming has definitely had its fair share of shovelware but yet unlike mobile, it never clouds some really special games. One of these special games that is usually clouded a lot is monument valley.
Monument valley begins with you controlling the character Ida as she goes on a quest to return the geometry she stole. She has to go through ‘monument valley’ a land that looks like something straight out of a M. C. Escher painting which only makes it even more intriguing. This leads me onto the gameplay of the game which you can probably guess:
It’s a puzzle game! Because everyone just loves a puzzle game on their mobile phone. But what makes this one so special? Well just like an Escher painting, the game allows you to almost interact with it and find a way to get Ida from one spot to the next, and make sure to get to the end. Simple right? The beautiful backgrounds are also what make this game in every single level they mix it up and this is only reinforced in the sequel. Yes they gave this game a sequel and I couldn’t be happier. The music is also super ambient and peaceful, almost putting you in that puzzle mood.
Finally, after returning every geometry, Ida returns to her true form and everything is restored. The ending isn’t the most exciting but it isn’t meant to be. It’s still absolutely beautiful and the game wants you to know that.
Honestly, I hold this game really close to my heart for many reasons. It’s one of the only games our family have truly bonded over, this and its sequel will always have great memories because of that and I’ll treasure the games forever. This might not be a masterpiece, but it’s certainly a hidden gem that should be given a lot more respect than it gets. So I push you to try this, I really do. Because you might just find one of the best puzzle games in the palm of your hand.
Beautiful ambience, great puzzles, poetic story, eye candy, shapes
It has a really nice style and had me thinking "That's cool" quite often. However, it never made me that feel smart, or even that the puzzle designers were especially so. It was too easy and straightforward for my liking. Had the game been twice as long as it was and continued to ramp up the difficulty instead of just ending, I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
Fun little game.
ive played this game a million times i love it so much
ENG: Exploring a world with an exotic geometry and a different way to interact with the environment. I never played anything like MV.
POR: Explorar um mundo com uma geometria exótica e um jeito diferente de interagir com o ambiente. Eu nunca joguei nada igual o MV.
POR: Explorar um mundo com uma geometria exótica e um jeito diferente de interagir com o ambiente. Eu nunca joguei nada igual o MV.
beautiful looking game, puzzles are a bit too easy, and im a totem stan.
Good art, minimalist gameplay.
Um jogo simples, mas com puzzles
brincando com a perspectiva,
Um dos melhores jogos de celular.
brincando com a perspectiva,
Um dos melhores jogos de celular.
isso é maravilhoso, melhor jogo que já joguei no celular, é lindo o tempo todo
+ 'Every frame a painting' visual design makes every level a joy to look at and play.
+ Incredibly creative puzzle design.
- Lack of challenge in the majority of puzzles.
+ Incredibly creative puzzle design.
- Lack of challenge in the majority of puzzles.
it turns into a timing/stealth game partway through
it's fine for a puzzle game. kinda boring
Puzzles muito criativos e agradáveis.
i think this was more fun when i was a kid but it's still a good and beautiful game
Um jogo com uma direção de arte única que remete as pinturas de Escher, e que apesar de curto e simples, é uma boa experiência visual e auditiva.
muy lindo y facil y corto
I remember playing this at a table in a restaurant and I intrigued my family members. A very good mobile game
Fonte: Lista - Indie of The Year Nominees
The game is super pretty. Puzzles were fun too
A GOOD MOBILE GAME
looks nice but goes to show the land scape of phone games that this was showered with praise
Decent little puzzle game that got an absurd amount of hype at the time of release
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A very enjoyable puzzle game that uses your sense of perspective to twist your expectations. Puzzles are just endearing to solve here. It's a short game, but left more of an impact than most.
Really enjoyed this. In terms of inputs it's incredibly simple but the perspective-based, Escher-inspired puzzle aspect is really well executed, combined with some absolutely beautiful art.
Difficulty-wise it's not too taxing aside from one or two tricky levels, ensuring this makes for a nice relaxing sit.
Difficulty-wise it's not too taxing aside from one or two tricky levels, ensuring this makes for a nice relaxing sit.
Apartando de que la última fase estuvo muy difícil y me dio quebraderos de cabeza, la verdad es que me ha gustado muchísimo el juego, ya que es un juego con un estilo muy simple, pero bonito y enternecedor, además de que tiene también una música ambiental preciosa y juega de manera genial con la perspectiva.
Un juegazo que, si os gustan los juegos de puzzles, no os debéis perder.
Un juegazo que, si os gustan los juegos de puzzles, no os debéis perder.
Jogo lindo, trilha sonora boa e puzzles muito divertidos de resolver. Não sou tão fã de jogos de puzzle, mas esse é realmente muito bom. As últimas fases são bem desafiadoras.
Favorite mobile game
fun little puzzle game, the main campaign is very easy but the additional episodes actually make you stop and think for more than 1 second which is fun
Never thought a pillar could make me so emotional.