Blue Prince

GREAT GAME

I enjoyed this game on Xbox Game Pass that when I decided to quit using that service, I bought this game for Steam. It's a marvelous puzzle game that, while dropping copious hints, does not hold your hand. It puts out the information then waits patiently while you figure it out, making for satisfying "Eureka!" moments. There is DEPTH to these rooms. I was paranoid about the chess pieces when I noticed most of the rooms had them, and while I haven't figured out what they're for, I'll figure it out! I swear it!

Como dijo alguien: "is like finding out the combination of a safe but the dial is a slot machine" Hay gente que dice "nooo, pero no deberías enfocarte en un solo puzzle" pero es que llega un punto en que literalmente todos los avances que puedo hacer están detrás de rng. El juego tiene algunos sistemas interesantes que vas aprendiendo sobre como funciona el rng. Por ejemplo (mini spoiler) las habitaciones verdes solo pueden salir en los laterales. Eso es interesante porque tener conocimiento te ayuda a como haces la colocación de losetas y te favorece en el rng. Jasta ahí lo bueno Entro en las runs con unos 4 objetivos en mente. Uno de ellos implica que me salgan 4 objetos super especificos, y 2 salas tambien muy especificas. Llevo teniendo la solución a MUCHOS puzzles durante HORAS en mi cabeza. Me meto en una run intentando avanzar en alguno de esos puzzles, para no obcecarme en uno en especifico y nada, no hay manera, literalmente horas perdidas jugando al carcasone macho. El juego a veces es interesante, pero bien podriais jugar al the witness o al outer wilds y cada vez que veais un puzzle jugar a la tragaperras hasta sacar 777 y luego continuar, que sería mucho más divertido al menos.

Incredibly creative game. The concept is really amazing and innovative. It plays exactly like a board game but it's 3D first person. I had never seen anything like it before. It is a roguelike game although there are some elements that will carry over to your next play session, making it easier to reach objectives the more days you play. The only complaint I have is that the puzzles in the Gallery are ridiculous. Not ridiculously hard, just ridiculous. They are not really a puzzle, but more like the wanderings of a mad mind. You basically have to think exactly like and make the same random connections as the mind of this madman to solve them. Trust me, you will not feel bad if you look them up online. Even when knowing the answers, you still won't be able to make most of the connections in the picture that lead you to the answers, since they are so insanely random. The connections are not clever, just plain stupid. Everything else in the game is extremely clever. It would be nice if it included a log that highlighted important information since the info is so abundant that putting it together is a full time job. Also, it would be nice if you could check in more than 1 item in the coat check room to make it a little bit less frustrating to navigate your day. The game has a big random factor (RNG) but I think the strategy required to succeed far surpasses the randomness it throws at you, in most of the days. But yeah, sometimes, you will just draft bad stuff with the doors facing the wrong way. It's always a thrill to restart though, to be fair.

That's what silent storytelling and interconnected enigmas should be. Almost a masterpiece if not for too much rng reliance in late game.

it's good