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Cocoon is a puzzle game that manages to make use of one input button (apart from moving) for the entire game and continually iterate on the structure of the puzzles it presents you. This in itself is where the game shines the most at least for the first 75% of the game. I did find however in the last quarter of the game that the puzzles became extremely tedious, with lots of backtracking and constantly having to move the little orbs back and forth. The game itself is very pretty in the beginning and becomes more corrupted as you progress through the game. Overall the art design is brilliant and there is great attention given in every minute detail in the game. The story it tries to tell however, I found very convoluted and didn't particularly understand what was going on. In short my interpretation came out as robot bug thing saves his world from the corruption consuming it and becomes a god. Also the music fits perfectly and is really atmospheric and ethereal, it definitely enhanced the gameplay experience greatly. The boss fights were also quite fun although very simple. All in all, I very much enjoyed this game but it became a bit of a chore near the end. I look forward to see what the game studio has in store for the future.

Reviewed on Apr 01, 2024


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