TheYeti
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The Gardens Between 2018
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Completed
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Rating
Time Played
2h 0m
Days in Journal
1 day
Last played
February 28, 2021
Platforms Played
A wonderful puzzle game that does a lot with a little.
I think the most miraculous thing about this game is there are really only a couple buttons. You move time forward, reverse time, and interact. That’s it. Yet with that simplicity they manage to do a lot of interesting stuff and have some cool puzzles that require looking closely at the entire environment and what’s changing as time moves.
The mood, music, and story of the game is lovely. Just a wonderful experience.
My only complaint is that occasionally (mainly toward the end of the game), the puzzles have some unintuitive solutions that made me go “Oh. Huh. OK…”
+ Great minimalist puzzles
- Puzzles sometimes have convoluted solutions despite the simplicity.
I think the most miraculous thing about this game is there are really only a couple buttons. You move time forward, reverse time, and interact. That’s it. Yet with that simplicity they manage to do a lot of interesting stuff and have some cool puzzles that require looking closely at the entire environment and what’s changing as time moves.
The mood, music, and story of the game is lovely. Just a wonderful experience.
My only complaint is that occasionally (mainly toward the end of the game), the puzzles have some unintuitive solutions that made me go “Oh. Huh. OK…”
+ Great minimalist puzzles
- Puzzles sometimes have convoluted solutions despite the simplicity.