worldscollide
I feel like the adoration for this game this year may have been driven in large part by nostalgia - what I saw in this was a pretty generic point-and-click game. I don't think I ever had that lovely 'aha' moment from any of the puzzles, and I never cared enough about the dialogue and humour to not skip through it.
2024
2023
2024
2013
Aunty Jane criticises your character for not actually being clever, instead simply choosing the right answer out of a 50/50 probability - and I felt like this was what the game was for the most part, a series of 50/50 answers that happen to be right.
Whether or not your answer was able to get a response that gave you a clue rarely had anything to do with the characters you were engaging with. Mum likes to be flattered and Aunty Jane likes to win, but otherwise, character responses felt random + continuity between conversations, rare.
Whether or not your answer was able to get a response that gave you a clue rarely had anything to do with the characters you were engaging with. Mum likes to be flattered and Aunty Jane likes to win, but otherwise, character responses felt random + continuity between conversations, rare.
2021
2023
2023
Felt like the difficulty progression stayed relatively flat through the game (completed every level (and their alternate solves) of this in about an hour! Way too easy), and was disappointed to see certain themes (and the mechanics they came with) under-utilised, like the werewolf and the vampire. All of these had potential to add some difficulty, but only stuck around for a couple levels each.
Otherwise the schtick of the game is clever even if the puzzles themselves weren’t (reminded me of Professor Layton a bit) and the way the puzzles changed as you made edits was very satisfying to watch!
Otherwise the schtick of the game is clever even if the puzzles themselves weren’t (reminded me of Professor Layton a bit) and the way the puzzles changed as you made edits was very satisfying to watch!
2023
2023
2022
2019
Because this game was Ian MacLarty's response to his time with the Grannies playing Red Dead Redemption 2, I took my time with this game to try and capture all its glitches and boundaries in screenshots. You can take a look at them on my are.na channel if you want!