I really wanted to like this one, because after sitting with my thoughts on the last one for ~24 hours, I was interested in how it would be followed up. But unfortunately, this one (especially in the second half) is riddled with lame puzzles that have no clear directions or instructions. Like, I had a walkthrough up just so I could see what the goal was, not even the solution, but just what I needed to do. Not to mention the map design is huge, but the indication as to what areas are dead ends and what areas lead onto new areas is incredibly vague. I got stuck a few times and when I checked back in the walkthrough, I watched as the player clicked through to a screen that I didn't even know existed because it looked like a dead end. I gave up around 3/4ths of the way in due to a particularly egregious puzzle that, even after watching the solution to, I couldn't figure out what it was even supposed to be. And not to mention, of course, the fact that the lines between what's supposed to be solved on its own (or played like a minigame rather) and what requires a 'solution sheet' hidden somewhere else (like a note with a code on it) are incredibly blurred here.

Music is nice as always but this game just feels like a rough draft.

Reviewed on Apr 29, 2024


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