This is actually a pretty good puzzler - it's similar to the Hitman Go variants, but gives you more freedom to evade enemies narrowly, not tied to an extremely rigid logical grid. As a savescumming hitman player, this does feel right, as replaying and optimizing your timeline feels more direct. Thematically it's very indie and unsurprising (cat cute, environment bad, it's actually a metaphor for...) but as I'm once again asking you to not describe games like this as an 'adventure', it's not that big of a problem. Might actually be one of the best puzzlers I've played yet.
Timelie gave me an unexpectedly beautiful experience. The stealth gameplay is simple, but was a lot of fun for me during my five hour of play time. In addition, the simple premise continually expands in gameplay and level design and offers some interesting ideas.
What really made it enjoyable for me, however, was the narrative. The first chapters are very restrained and in places nothing is told except the pure events of the gameplay. The game is very minimalistic and only reaches a narrative depth at the end. The occasional allusions to determinism, as well as the girl's emotional ties to the cat, give the finale a twist in which a clear, important message is revealed. Timelie achieves more with very few narrative elements than some other games.
What really made it enjoyable for me, however, was the narrative. The first chapters are very restrained and in places nothing is told except the pure events of the gameplay. The game is very minimalistic and only reaches a narrative depth at the end. The occasional allusions to determinism, as well as the girl's emotional ties to the cat, give the finale a twist in which a clear, important message is revealed. Timelie achieves more with very few narrative elements than some other games.
Pretty solid stealth puzzle game that's challenging enough to require a lot of accurate timing but it's also very easy to adjust this timing thanks to the convenient and extremely useful parsing bar at the bottom. The game is held back by the mostly linear levels and the lack of a super detailed/engaging story, but otherwise, a fairly enjoyable experience.
Timelie is a short puzzle game that puts a lot of eggs in one basket: time travel, stealth and grid movement. These ideas together work very well and being able to turn back time in order to redo an error doesn't end up making the game frustrating.
Getting the secret ending requires a lot of out-of-the-box thinking and the (free) DLC offers more meat for the hardcore puzzlers; without it the game falls a bit on the easy side. At the same time, there is no real narrative and the game is linear, not having much of a reason to play Timelie again once the game and the hard levels are cleared.
Getting the secret ending requires a lot of out-of-the-box thinking and the (free) DLC offers more meat for the hardcore puzzlers; without it the game falls a bit on the easy side. At the same time, there is no real narrative and the game is linear, not having much of a reason to play Timelie again once the game and the hard levels are cleared.