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saluk rated Panmorphia

saluk rated a game 4 years ago
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Pros: Gorgeous world with photography influenced art, and while there isn't much of a plot the scenario is evocative. The puzzle design is also pretty good - nothing is very challenging but your brain is at least tickled. The world design is also fun, with four different animals you can be, each giving you a different subsection of the world that is accessible to you, and each changing the perspective of all of the screens. There is deceptively much more art involved in this than it "feels" like, because while you are retracing your steps most of the screens are actually new pieces of art.

Cons: The puzzle design shows up again here - most of the issues I ran into with puzzles were a lack of clear signposting, and the "easy mode"  - which is meant to highlight where you can go and what you can do on a screen - not quite being easy enough. It wasn't always clear where on the screen you can click. There was at least one instance that was outright wrong - the game told me I could click in one location, but the actual spot to click was elsewhere! You will have to resort to clicking around randomly on a pixel hunt, my least favorite adventure game trope.

Other: Fortunately, there is a pretty good hint system that will keep you on track. Without it I don't know if I would have been able to complete the game. With it, it turned into an enjoyable experience.