Machinarium Collector's Edition

First i must say that this game is very short, i finished it in about 6-7 hours, but this game is wonderful. It's full of mini puzzles and some 8-bit arcade games. One minus point is that if you clicked somewhere to walk to, you can't stop him. This is annoying if he is elevated or moving to a next screen you don't attend to go. And, the game is made in Flash, so in the most adventure games, if you have an object in your hands and you want to put whit away into your inventory, you use your right mouse button.. and this is not working, than you get the flash properties. But even whit these two min points i give this game five stars.

Sometimes games are more than just a game--they're art. This game was magical for me. It was like getting to explore the world of Wall-E. Good puzzles, good story, and a beautifully rendered world.

Beautiful art design and an interesting story!

Machinarium is a very artistically sound and fun game that follows nearly all of the standards set by previous point-and-click adventure games, but adds a few creative twists. As far as the story of the game is concerned, players are quite literally dropped into the game without any back story or explanation. There is no dialogue in the game, so the story is told through images (i.e., "thought bubbles") which are presumably the thoughts of the robots in the game. In my opinion this is an effective and original method of storytelling, but gamers with a love for dialogue trees will be disappointed. Nearly all of the robots that you'll encounter, including the playable character, do have unique and well-developed personalities despite not having voices. The puzzles and minigames are usually very logical, with a few exceptions, and I found most of them to be both a good deal of fun and very satisfying to solve. Players would do well to consider the context of the game-world while trying to solve puzzles and make progress. Item combining, exploration, contextual/critical/creative thinking, trial and error, and collecting information from non-player-characters & the environment are all aspects that combine to make this game a treat for people who enjoy adventure games. Try not to over-exploit the in-game walkthrough/cheat feature; you'll have a much more satisfying experience that way. Anyone looking for a charming, fun, and memorable adventure game that will test the mind through problem-solving, logical reasoning, and creative thinking should definitely add Machinarium to their game library.

I spent with this game some of the best moments of my (gaming) gamer life.