Cube Escape Collection

Я рекомендую для прохождения, очень интересно и загадочно, управление лёгкое, загадки разной степени тяжести, разных видов, люблю секретные достижения Мне не нравится, что в части день рождения синий куб перевели как белый куб, а ещё я не могу получить достижение "Corrupted soul", я посмотрела, как его получить, оказывается, душа может показаться, а может и нет. Перепрошла часть с озером 3 раза, но пока не получилось увидеть душу. Хочу пройти на все 100% достижений, так что буду проходить, пока не пройду

I didn't really have the Rusty Lake series on my radar until Servant of the Lake came out, and I found out the studio is Dutch. Time to support my fellow countrymen. Cube Escape: Seasons - 55mins (⭐⭐⭐💫) The music and the vibe is really good. I know this game is part of a massive series, so I won't fault it for vague storytelling (yet). It's hard to fathom what's happening though, and obviously the mystery doesn't get solved in this game. I can tell it might be good though, or it might just be vague the whole time which would not be great. Some of the puzzles are a bit hard to grasp. You just have to keep clicking and sometimes the game continues because you did two things right (although it's sometimes unclear to me why it's the right solution). Cube Escape: The Lake - 10mins (⭐⭐⭐) This is the second in the Cube Escape bundle. It's very short. There's not much to say about this one apart from the fact I was a little bit shocked that a code from Cube Escape: Seasons has to be used in this game. It seems like you have to maintain your memory throughout multiple games. Luckily there are guides. I think there are also additional achievements for replaying through Seasons again in conjunction what you find in The Lake. I'm not going to do that (at least yet), but it is fun that the games are truly so intertwined if you'd like to dive further into the story. Cube Escape: Arles - 23mins (⭐⭐⭐) In terms of storytelling this one is a little bit less interesting than The Lake even which I rated below Seasons in terms of the storytelling. I don't know why we're focusing on van Gogh, but that might be apparent later on. In terms of puzzles I liked this game more than its predecessors. There are some obtuse ones again, but most of them can be solved without a guide (I just sometimes get lazy after clicking around for a few minutes and resort to a guide a bit too quickly). All-in-all not sure about this entry in terms of how it contributes to the story, but the mechanics are becoming recognizable. The 'shocking' moments are still there. I had an OK time with it. Cube Escape: Harvey's Box - 30mins (⭐⭐💫) I'm rating this one the lowest of all the Cube Escape games I've played so far. I didn't really enjoy it. The puzzles were incredibly hard. The dominoes were no fun (too much trial and error for my brain) and music puzzles also aren't my thing. I didn't quite organically figure everything out as I had before. It's fun to follow Harvey on his journey to Rusty Lake though. Cube Escape: Case 23 - 1h29mins (⭐⭐⭐💫) This is the second time since Seasons that we're diving into a bit more of a story. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The puzzles are getting harder and harder, but all-in-all it's doable. It's creepy too which is what I like. Cube Escape: The Mill - 34mins (⭐⭐⭐) This one was good. It was hard to understand what the game wanted me to do occassionally (luckily there are good guides out there), but I enjoyed it. I feel like the story is coming together a bit more. This time around I think we're following the old man (the Crow) who gets a call from Dale in Case 23. So we see a different perspective. Cube Escape: Birthday - 40mins (⭐⭐⭐) I liked some of the puzzles in this game, but all-in-all it was slightly underwhelming after playing Rusty Lake Hotel. Some of the progression points are a little bit vague and I once again needed a guide a bit too much. I see what the blue cube is used for now. All-in-all the world-building in all these games is quite interesting. Cube Escape: Theatre - 34mins (⭐⭐⭐💫) For some reason I really liked this one. The flow felt really good and I managed to solve the puzzles by myself. I understood exactly what was next, and what was to be skipped for now. We're still in the elevator. We're still Dale. I take it this is probably part of the investigation into the murder from earlier games. I liked it! Cube Escape: The Cave - 1h27mins (⭐⭐💫) This is probably the hardest one in the Cube Escape collection and the Rusty Lake series (Hotel & Roots) I've played, especially in the latter half of the game it's a lot of guesswork from my part and googling solution. I did find out towards the end of this game that there are hints. That's a feature I'll definitely be making more use of. In terms of lore this game series is really fun. In terms of puzzles this one was a bit obnoxious and most of all it's also repetitive. 6/10