Went in for the much lauded puzzles and had a bad time with the lousy but punishing combat. After about 7 hours I finally got where I wanted and it was....just bargain bin The Witness and Fez. Admittedly, I found the discovery of the mechanics of the puzzles pretty fun but the act of solving them were an exercise of tedium and frustration. The central mechanic for the end game is awful, I have no idea how it got past playtesting. At least the golden path puzzle is pretty funny in how stupidly long it is.

I guess I enjoyed the level design and sense of discovery but the mechanics of the game were not enjoyable at all. Oh well, at least I got some silly looking notes out of it.

Reviewed on Jan 31, 2023


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