Posted on: September 10, 2021

glasratz

Jeux: 522 Avis: 30

Horror Vacui in Puzzles

There are many good things to say about this game. From the technical standpoint, it‘s very well made, the graphics are fine, there are almost no bugs and everything works as it should. That‘s quite a lot for a modern game. Still, I was angry at this game most of the time while playing it. It‘s trying to copy Myst and could have been better if not for that premise First, there‘s the music. Myst-like, but amounting to a horrible, monotonous plinking all the time, everywhere. Then there‘s the story. It‘s a very good idea in general, but told in a way that makes it boring beyond belief. The worst part is when the game stops in the middle for a ten minute story monologue presented by glowing blob with a power point presentation. And in the end you don‘t even get to see what happens at all. It also takes the puzzle island idea from Myst – but you never leave that island. Besides some rusty tunnels and a brief underwater section you are always in the same environment. Well made, but boring after some time. There are a few good puzzles in this game. I just got the feeling that they are almost all at the beginning and then decline in quality. After three quaters it starts throwing pipe puzzles at you and requires you to play a game of Mastermind, while you walk in a tunnle from puzzle to puzzle. It would have done the game good to cut out most of the weaker riddles for some exploration. Most of them are way to tedious, too. Many require an ungodly amount of running around just to check what you are doing. Some aren‘t even riddles, but just list of easy to mess up chores. Many others are repeated in different difficulties. Others require tasks to be repeated several times after you have allready found out what to do. It seems like the developers had a serious case of horror vacui with their puzzles. They were afraid to leave any kind of puzzle type short of crosswords out, tried to bind the player as long as possible – and cluttered a decent game.

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Posted on: December 21, 2021

siska.c

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Not a fan ...

I love playing games such as the earlier Myst games, the Rhem games, and the Witness. I was hoping to add Quern to that short list ... but sadly, I can't. The biggest letdowns for me are the puzzles and the linearity of the game. There is always only 1 puzzle to solve. The game looks nice, but I had to play it with all the settings turned down even though my laptop meets the requirements. Event then, my computer fans were on all the time (and very loud). I finished the game, but for me it felt too long.

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Posted on: October 19, 2023

Apophias

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Great content, choppy play

The content, story, puzzles, and progression keep you sucked in and yearning for more. The only thing that finally made me quit playing was the choppy movement. After making every concievable alteration to game and graphics settings I had to give up. I do however wonder what the rest of the game would have been like to play. Great game, give it a try!

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Posted on: June 10, 2025

Excrubulent

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Well made and not too difficult

This is a Myst-like, a fantasy steampunk setting with mystical links between worlds and a bunch of old machines to manipulate while listening to the musings of a dude with coloniser vibes, although we don't necessarily trust him. It's well-made, looks wonderful, the music, voice acting and design is fantastic, and the rewards for some of the later puzzles are some big wow moments as they change the environment around you. The story has some cool sci-fi/fantasy concepts, and it discusses the tension between science and exploitation in a way that isn't too preachy. It leaves you to draw your own conclusions. The puzzles aren't very difficult, but they give a bit of a challenge. There are three main types: 1. Code transcription, with strange glyphs and a key that solves the cypher. Some of them have a lot of steps but as long as you can follow them they're fairly straighforward. 2. Maths/geometry puzzles. They're not too complex, you just need to figure out the rules and how to reduce them to a simple maths problem. 3. Inventory puzzles. Find all the bits and rub them together in the correct order. It's just walking around the world till you find the thing and going, "Oh, that fits there." This is where the game got a bit tedious for me, although the rest of the game was good enough that I mushed through it. The machines are intentional puzzles set by your forebear, which explains why they exist, but also it makes the whole thing feel more curated than the Myst series where you're often fixing broken machines that have a practical purpose. The explanation is easier because it's just "puzzle", but none of the machines are as interesting for that reason. There is no deeper implied story to them, and they magically stop working when the puzzle is done, which is less satisfying to me. Those complaints are why it lost a star. It's definitely worth playing, and this puzzle style may suit other people more than it suited me.

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Posted on: October 23, 2025

oldredbear

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First class puzzle adventure

First class puzzle adventure. Some inventory items with many mechanical puzzles requiring the player's physical interaction which are much more satisfying to expeience. Long game with many different locals. If you've never played it you should really give it a try.

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