This was short (beaten in about 2 hours and that was probably a bit slow) but sweet. I can imagine how time consuming creating every piece of this game must have been so I won't complain about the length. Instead, I have to applaud the attention to detail, quite clever puzzles, deeply atmospheric music and unique charming little world to explore (with few slightly scary moments - kids 8+ should be fine). Beautiful experience overall.
No, thanks.
This was actually much better story than I expected it to be. On my 1st playthrough, I even missed most of the sex scenes because the story made me want to role play a nice guy. I'm even not ashamed to admit that on few occasions it made me tear up. CONS (story & general): - while the writing is generally good (especially for this kind of game), with some genuinely touching moments and decent sense of humor, some of the lines are really corny and parts of the story are just not that believable - also, it's kind of weird how the main protagonist hangs out (and can sleep) with seven girls who all know (and see) one another and most of them act like best friends even when they learn about you f***ing the others - the soundtrack (I downloaded the "music restoration mod") is mainly "an average radio pop", a genre I normally avoid so I was getting little tired of it by the end of the game (it was servicable, with the author clearly paying attention to match the song lyrics with the story parts, but I'd still not play any of the songs on its own) - similarly, as someone who couldn't care less about celebrities, pop music etc. I had hard time relating to parts of the story where the characters get all excited about stuff relating to these topics (like meeting famous pop star) - the graphics is a mixed bag, with some of the renders being nearly photorealistic and some having really weird lighting (especially some of the backgrounds) CONS (the dating/sex part): - the characters suffer from the "uncanny valley" phenomenon where on some of the renders, their expressions (or even body poses) look really weird/creepy - personally, I prefer girls with more natural look so I wasn't a big fan of the HEAVY make-up all of them are wearing at all times - similarly, the author obviously has a thing for oversized (fake-looking) boobs - not a fan either - many of the sex animations are just close-ups without the sexiest part - facial expressions Anyway, I look forward to 2nd go...
All the girls (except one) have the most random tasteless tattoos all over them, which is quite off-putting (to me anyway). I understand that this choice was probably made to make it easier to match the tiles (which would be hard to do in big areas of skin) but it still kinda ruined the game for me. Ideally, the player should have an option to turn off the tattoos (so that you could still use them to help you solve the puzzles) - sadly, that is not the case. At least it was really cheap. Finished in about an hour...
Now that was different... In terms of pure gameplay, Mosaic is somewhat lacking due to slow pace, very linear story and few (if any) choices to make. But it has such a unique art style, deep mood and some genuinely touching moments that I still enjoyed it in the end. One thing that really annoyed me was how useless the phone was (though this was probably intentional). In a game where loneliness and isolation is an overarching theme, it just felt really weird that you have people texting you but absolutely no option to reply. Also, the 1% DLC seems utterly useless so I'd advice against it. And there are just too many "placeholders" in general (spoilers follow) - you can open a fridge but there's never anything to interact with inside. You can open a mailbox but there's always the same bills to which your character always reacts the same. You have a "love app" where you can rate potential matches with yes or no - and that's it - you'll never hear from any of them... I understand that all of this is probably meant to further emphasize the meaningless of the main protagonist's life but it still annoyed me because you can't interact with almost anything - so it sucks when even of the few things that suggest interaction, most of them basically do nothing. Still, like I said, if you're willing to accept those quirks, it's an interactive piece of dark surreal art worth experiencing. Some of the scenes are truly stunning (largely due to great use of lighting)! Also, one review compares it to Every Day the Same Dream so I gave it a try and I have to say that such comparison is rather unfair. Sure, Mosaic seems to be inspired by EDtSD - but Mosaic pushes the vision so much further that it's definitelty not just "a 3D remake of it". Anyway, if you've ever felt alienated in today's world and society, give Mosaic a shot - chances are you'll like it...
This game is all about mood, which is very melancholic if rather dark especially in one part. The story is being told without words and in the end, it's quite simple. Anyway, I liked the music and the overal feeling, the puzzles are decent, though it was clearly designed with touchscreens in mind so the controls feel little weird with mouse at first (no controller support) - and don't expect much of a challenge (which is probably for the best as getting stuck on a puzzle for too long would hurt the pace of the game). Took me about 1,5 hr to complete without walkthrough but I enjoyed the time so no regrets for buying it.
I've only discovered this game recently so I can't compare it to "the old Gwent" or W3 Gwent (I haven't played Witcher 3 yet). Also, I have little to none experience with other deck building games. That being said, I'm really enjoying Gwent! Yes, it can be hard. Yes, some players you encounter have decks that are almost impossible to play against. Still, after just few weeks, playing mainly F2P, I already have a deck that has around 60 % win rate. Here are some tips if you're just starting out: - choose one faction and spend your Ore buying only this faction's card kegs (+neutrals) until you manage to build a deck that can counter most opponents - same with Reward Book - complete few of your main faction's trees before moving on to the others - use your Scraps wisely - crafting a few legendaries (800 cost) will boost your deck's power much faster than wasting the scraps on cheaper cards - you need to craft certain cards (like Korathi Heatwave and Oneiromancy) ASAP - you'll notice the others as you play - crafting the cheaper cards makes sense once you already have some legendaries and you already know what you're doing so you're crafting the cards that fit your deck Anyway, no deck can win the game for you. You still need to learn what card is best to play depending on situation, when to pass and when to push. And this is what gives this game the depth it has! Yes, you will feel like some opponents/strategies are overpowered. Sometimes you may be even right. Most of the time though, it's only about finding (and executing) the right strategy to counter them. And when you manage to outsmart an opponent playing something that has crushed you before, it's really satisfying... :)
I appreciate the effort to create something different but the game part is missing from this "game". All you can do is clicking to advance to the next slide / piece of commentary. The art style is beautiful (though the slides are 95 % static) and the voice acting is good. I'm just not sure about the medium - it would work much better as a short movie with some animation. As it is, we have a game with nothing to "play" really. So I'm actually being generous with my rating since it's available for free and I can tell a lot of thought went into it...
Cube Escape is a strange mix of chilled puzzle solving and some really disturbing moments. Either way, it really has its charm, the puzzles are mostly logical (sometimes a bit challenging but generally solvable without walkthrough) and the art style is truly unique. If you don't mind some darker themes (the games reference suicide, homicide, mental health issues and force the player to do some twisted stuff on a few occasions - so I wouldn't recommend it as a game for your kids), it's a great surreal journey... I highly recommend getting all the Rusty Lake games and playing them in this order for best experience (all the games are available on GOG for a very fair price, either as a part of this pack or sold separately - except for Cube Escape: Paradox - which is available DRM free on ITCH.IO): Cube Escape: Seasons Cube Escape: Lake Cube Escape: Arles Cube Escape: Harvey's Box Cube Escape: Case 23 Cube Escape: Mill Rusty Lake: Hotel Cube Escape: Birthday Cube Escape: Theatre Rusty Lake: Roots Cube Escape: Cave Rusty Lake: Paradise Cube Escape: Paradox The White Door Samsara Room The Past Within Underground Blossom
A solid "match 3" puzzle game (with surprising depth and challenge - don't expect to finish it in an afternoon) where you get rewarded with some hentai sex pics. Nothing more, nothing less. The people complaining about "lack of personality" of the girls, stereotypes or even racism are just hilarious. Of course their "personalities" are over the top stereotypes - I mean they serve no other purpose than making it easy to quickly differentiate between them. Don't fool yourself - this isn't the kind of game one would play because of story or interesting characters, LOL... Play it for boobs and pink (the way it was intended) and just have fun. The voice acting/music is servicable, the (lewd) art is nice. My only complaint is that the upgrading system (buying gifts and understanding what they do) isn't really explained and you have to figure it out yourself - minus one star for that. Otherwise, I got what I signed up for. (The unrated patch is available directly on GOG as a free DLC.)
