Recent reviews by Nilofar

Short, sweet, and amazing. Loved every moment of it.

In the beginning were the puzzles
And the puzzles made the game
These are the puzzles
The puzzles are everything
Where the puzzles end
The game ends
You cannot go forward
Until a new game is released





Repeat

A masterpiece, nothing more needs to be said about it.

After so many hours, I still have no idea what the ♥♥♥♥ I'm doing. 10/10

Better gameplay than Destiny could ever achieve

Around 500 hours played....yep, I'd say it's a fun and enjoyable game :D

From the makers of Myst, comes this admittedly amazing game, Obduction. I was first hesitant to play this game, it didn’t seem like something I would fully enjoy. But, after a while, I bit the bullet and picked it up on sale, sat down and was blown away at this game.

Looks: 10/10
Let me get this out of the way early, the game is beautiful. From the very first moments, I was in love with how the game just popped with all its colors. The shadows really helped with making the game feel just amazing to look at. Yes, most of this is done because of the Unreal engine. But still, the game is gorgeous.

Music: 10/10
The music is just as amazing. Just like Myst and Riven, Robyn Miller brings a very calm and soothing music score to the game. I think every track matches the area or situation you’re in perfectly. The music does a great job sucking you into the scene and almost makes you feel like you’re there in the world.

Story: 6/10
The story was complicated to understand. Half the time I didn’t know what I was doing or where I was going, or even what the purpose was. Even now, my best description for the story is you’re trying to help a guy named C.W. get away from Hunrath. That’s it. So yeah, confusing story.

Puzzles: 4/10
The puzzles in this game are frustrating at times, if not upright too complex. A lot of them involve the teleportation devices (which I will get to in a minute) and sometimes other devices that you have located on your journey before (most of the devices are in Hunrath). Most of the puzzles are creative in how they make you think about them, but for most, I just looked up a guide because I was stuck on them for so long I just wanted to get done with them to move on.

Teleports: 2/10
Just like Myst, this game brings back teleporting to different worlds, mostly to advance the story further. A lot of the puzzles however use the teleporting and they use it constantly. And…it is SO annoying. The teleports take so long, like, anywhere between 30 seconds to a minute. It stretches out the puzzle time so much longer than it should be. And the problem is, you must do every puzzle.

Ending: 7/10
Your goal in the end is to bring life to a tree that’s in each of the different areas. There is a total of 4 trees that need to activate to what is known as the heart. Once that is all done, you do one final puzzle, and the game is over. Now, there is something to note here. The game has 2 endings, good and bad. The way to get these endings is.... honestly, you would never think of it being the reason. I’m not going to say it here what you need to do to get the good or the bad ending, but I will say it’s one little thing that I don’t think anyone would think of without looking it up on someone who did figure it out.

Wrap up:
All in all, this is a beautiful and breathtaking game. The puzzles are frustrating and the story is confusing, but it’s easy to get lost in the worlds. I would say that if you have the time to invest into long puzzles, and you love a challenge, this would be a great game. If not, watch someone else play it, or try and play it yourself. It is a truly amazing game that captures the heart of the original.

Final game score: 7/10

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