COCOON

First, some steam. Read full review to find out why this is still a recommend. 35-45 FPS and constant stutters every half second even at 720p with those graphics? Are we serious here? A pinned thread in the forums from 3 years ago is about this, with a "we're looking into it". It's known for 3 years and still not fixed? Are we doing government work here? No, I don't think we are! Only manually setting an FPS cap to 144 "fixed" it. Smooth, constant 144 FPS even at 1440p. The lowest FPS cap is 35, but 35 actually runs smoother - at 25 (instead of 35) FPS but without the stutters. It's the 72 FPS cap that seems to be the default that is the issue, all others work fine. Talk about a first impression. That out of the way.. When I wrote the above, I was fully prepared to just play until I have the 5 mins for the negative review and then post the above. And I'm glad I did. Because those 5 minutes became hours. While I must still say that it's pretty inexcusable to have a known FPS/stutter bug and it works fine when just setting the FPS limit to anything but the default, which is why I still decided to start my review with that, it's also one of the best puzzlers I have played. It finds the perfect middle between too-easy and too-hard for me. It's never super easy, you regularly get that "oh I figured it out I'm so smort!" feeling we all crave, but it's never so hard or so obtuse that you sit there just pondering for half an hour. Well at least I didn't. I read some other reviews that for some it's too easy. I guess it depends on your reference. I'd say it's above The Room or Gordian Rooms, but below the later levels of the Talos Principle. There isn't any story tho. I mean, stuff happens, but.. I wouldn't call that a story. What your motive is (besides solving puzzles), who the enemy is (if it's even an enemy), who you are, what it even is what you're doing.. Those are all things that are missing. At best you can try to imagine what it might be in your head, but the game is never clear on anything. So in the end, the worst thing about that great puzzler is the FPS bug and the publisher. Also, pet peeve: Very bad support for the default interface devices on PC. As in, zero mouse support, you use the arrow keys. I despise that. If you want to sell on PC, at least support the PC peripherals. And it would be so simple. Mouse support in menus, and use mouse click as default action and WASD instead of or in addition to the arrow keys. that's all. If you like puzzlers, get it.