Illusionary
Somerville 2022
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November 28, 2022
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Completed with 100% of achievements unlocked (1,000G). The influences of INSIDE and Limbo are clear in this apocalyptic sci-fi adventure, but Somerville's transition to 3D does it few favours. Its environments are frequently unintuitive to navigate, with little to differentiate between static scenery and interactive objects - though once a puzzle becomes evident, the solution generally makes sense and is accessible with a little thought, without being excessively easy. The atmosphere and sound design is undoubtedly fantastic, but ultimately these are just in service of a fairly basic plot, perhaps inherently limited by its entirely wordless presentation and short (somewhere around 2-3 hours) overall length.