Posted on: April 2, 2019
CharlieLima79
Владелец игрыИгр: 638 Отзывов: 149
Charming game with some flawed puzzles
Amanita Design is synonymous with fantastic visual and audio design in games. Just look at their flagship series, ‘Samorost’. Even if you’re not a fan of their puzzles, you’ll very likely find their blend of whimsical characters, colourful palette, and atmospheric soundtrack appealing. ‘Machinarium’, Amanita Design’s first full-length game, has all the strengths and weaknesses that embodies the developer’s flagship titles. ‘Machinarium’ may be close to being 10 years old at the time of this review, but it still looks and sounds fantastic, and plays really well. Although the game is set in a world of metallic robots, the masterful use of dark lines and various shades of grey and brown never gets dull. In fact, the occasional splash of vibrant colours helps to bring characters, objects and locations of interest to your attention. The soundtrack is also very pleasing and immersive. While ‘Machinarium’ is visually and aurally appealing, I find its puzzles a bit of a mixed bag. The collection of puzzles is diverse, ranging from inventory puzzles to logic games. The developers even threw in arcade games for good measure. Puzzle lovers may appreciate the variety, but I find the lack of a cohesive theme annoying at times. With the disjointed presentation of puzzles, you’ll find yourself thinking carefully in a switch puzzle in one moment, and getting irritated by a Connect 5 game in the next. After that, you may start pulling your hair out by pace-killing bead sliding puzzles, before you breeze through inventory puzzles and wonder why you need to play 'Space Invader' to proceed. In spite of a few shortcomings, ‘Machinarium’ is a great adventure game that has withstood the test of time so far. Like many Amanita Design titles, I find it slightly overpriced for what you get. Depending on how well you’re at solving puzzles, ‘Machinarium’ can be a short gaming experience. This is worth keeping in mind before you buy this game, which I highly recommend for you to do.
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