The Entropy Center is a fun game centered on completing puzzles that at their core boil down to sorting out the order of operations and positioning your character to make it through. I found the puzzles to be on the easier side, but there were definitely some challenging puzzles and head scratchers as well which is nice. The game introduces new puzzle elements at a good rate, and progress continues at a comfortable pace. You likely won't feel overwhelmed. That said, I compared my experience to a buddy of mine and he had more trouble with some of the puzzles, had come up with different solutions, and found some more secrets and pathways that I had missed. So the game does have some room for experimentation and not every playthrough will be exactly the same. The story is fun. I think some will love it and some will hate it. It drives the story forward and gives some reason to keep working at making progress. The characters are enjoyable, I didn't find anyone to be annoying or unappealing. The progress towards completion marker in the game is driven by the story and not the puzzle itself so it can feel a bit arbitrary, but it's really not a major issue. One puzzle may say you have made more progress than another, but it's really just each one level. The environments are pretty nice, and the Entropy Center feels realistic enough, though comically stylized. Offices are built into the puzzles, beaches are set up for parties in a humourous way, etc. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and seems to be poking a bit of fun at the Silicon Valley tech company workplace experience a bit. It helps lighten the mood on the story elements at times. If I had to put forth any areas where the game could improve, it may be that some of the puzzle elements never have a master-level puzzle to truly push the player to their limits. There is a level editor, but it's mostly a ghost town, and I wasn't much good at making my own levels. The one's other players made were fun though. 9/10
I played this game with my wife, and enjoyed it a ton. Great art and a fun setting really make it approachable, and getting through the story is simple enough, however, there are plenty of challenges to keep the hardcore players hooked. My wife and I love playing games together, and this has been one of our favorites. I will say that some of the challenges are a tiny bit easier if only one player is doing them, but you can have player 2 drop out to get past those sections if you need. Overall a really fun game that you should not hesitate to play if you are into local co-op at all.
