Land of an Endless Journey

Land of an Endless Journey is an amazing puzzle game. Land of an Endless Journey is a math-puzzle game, so don’t expect to be served up instructions or any useful hints as you play. The puzzle game is simple at a glance: you need to get 12 points in 4 moves. But obviously, the puzzles get more and more complicated as you advance. At first offering what seems like a very basic challenge, before expanding to reveal something much deeper and more intricate. Challenges are hard to complete, so after each finished challenge you feel like the smartiest ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ in the world. The fact that you’re never actually told what to do (no tips) just makes these victories even sweeter. The most impressive thing about Land of an Endless Journey, is that I never really found myself frustrated when something doesn't work or puzzle is too hard to solve. There were moments where I was unclear of how to proceed, but it never really bothered me. Plus this game has amazing chilling music, which helps alot during solving the hardest puzzles. So let the Endless Journey to begin now)

Let me start off with saying that, yes, I'm giving this game a positive review, however I didn't enjoy it that much. Seems a bit odd, right ? Sure, but the issues I had with the game have everything to do with my personal preference for gaming, and nothing to do with this game itself. That's not to say the game doesn't have it's flaws. The intro goes for about a minute and doesn't tell you anything. Your'e unceremoniously dumped onto an island (?), and into an open corridor, which you then have to walk up to start the first puzzle. You're not given any hints or clues as to how these puzzles work. So spoiler alert: They're maths puzzles. Walk over the numbered squares to add up to the top number in the given bottom number of moves. Rinse and repeat. Only squares, doorways, etc with a number count as a move. And that appears to be the game, in a nut shell. Graphically, it's adequate. I didn't find anything that fantastic looking about the game, and it seems to be full of bland browns and greens. There are a decent number of options in the graphics settings, which is nice. Sound wise, there isn't a whole lot to go on. I turned the music down as I do for 99% of games. Nothing here struck me as awe inspiring, but nothing wanted me to wear ear muffs either. Game play is pretty basic, as explained above. I didn't play long enough before I became bored. The only issue I really have is that between levels there is a lot of unnecessary walking... Could this be to give the game time to load ? Possibly, but having this huge world with big open sections with nothing in them seems...pointless. If you're into maths puzzles, and you understand what this game is about, and you enjoy these sorts of things, then go ahead, buy it. There's technically nothing wrong with the game, it's just not my thing. I picked the game up in a bundle, so even getting a short amount of play out of it, was worth the price. Heck, I might even come back and clear a few more puzzles to see if things change a bit. Verdict: Pick it up in a steam sale.

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/9686972/]Follow "[b]First Person Exploration and Puzzle Games[/b]" for more games like this![/url][/quote] A joke of a game. Every puzzle is the same - you need to find a path that walks over/under the right amount of numbers to add up to the right sum. That's it. The music is repetitive, the graphics look like Half Life 1, the game is super buggy, and the puzzles are completely uninteresting. There is no universe where this game is worth $10 - I wouldn't recommend it for free. Avoid.

Nice little game. If you want to figure out the mechanics yourself, don't read the spoiler. [spoiler]You are presented with a number grid and a target. Going over a number adds it to the target. You have to reach the target in a set number of moves, [/spoiler] The puzzles are not too difficult but you can work them out if you spend a few minutes studying them. After you clear an area you move to another set which is another variation of the number puzzles. I like to play it in short bursts, very relaxing way to kill half an hour or so. I think it is well worth the money.

Крайне сомнительное решение встречать игрока на старте целой охапкой одинаковых паззлов в количестве около восьми штук. Мне подумалось, что это выполняет функцию барьера, дабы отсеять ненужный контингент в виде любителей всем известных сессионных игр, случайно оказавшихся тут. Такой своеобразный порог вхождения. Ну ладно, паззлы пройдены, выхожу в мир. Очень красиво. Сиреневый кружочек заманчиво приглашает к таинственному лабиринту, почему бы и нет? Захожу и... опять комплект одинаковых задачек. Одолев последнюю, выхожу из лабиринта, а кружочка нет. Бродил по острову, обнаружил каменный диск и закрытые ворота в какой-то сад без возможности взаимодействия. Ещё дошел до воды, утопился и это перенесло меня к последнему паззлу в лабиринте. То ли баг, то ли богатый внутренний мир разработчиков оказался непонятым, разбираться уже нет желания.

The game was very pleasent. The math/logic puzzles were well done, a couple were extra tricky. I just wish it was longer! Good job, good price. For the first person puzzle lovers, this a good one!

I'm at about 2 hours into this game. It doesn't give you a lot of hints, but it is fairly easy to figure out. I love the music, the challenges are pleasantly well difficult but not overly so, and the visuals are good. If you are looking for a slow paced, almost meditative, puzzle game this one is a great choice.

I bought this game on a sale price. You can't get near trees due to hit boxes, but you can pass through walls. There is no story except an opening video of a boat crashing. Somehow you manage to end up in the middle of an island. I got through the fist several puzzles and didn't know where to go, but a glitchy blue circle seems to point in a direction. I followed the blue circle and completed several more "puzzles". After which, there was no idication of where to go, what to do, or what was happening. I found out that you can just skip to any of the "puzzles" by using the menu. Spoiler: they are all counting games. The artistry is nice. Music is very repetative. The game is just incomplete. It feels like the dev was going for a Talos Principle knockoff or maybe a cash grab. In any case, I'd save your $$$.

Jeu de type casse tête dans lequel il faut se frayer un passage en passant par un nombre de portes imposé. Les énigmes sont réalisables relativement facilement après quelques essais infructueux qui permettent de repérer et de mémoriser les portes qui se ferment et celles qu'il faut emprunter. Le graphisme est joli et les paysages et la musique sont agréables. C'est un jeu qui se joue lentement basé uniquement sur la réflexion. A prendre sans hésiter en profitant d'un prix soldé.

The puzzles could be fun, but the visibility of them is atrocious. It is rather annoying having to fail a puzzle multiple times just because you cannot see all the numbers or obstacles in one or two or even more goes sometimes. The game isn't linear, and gives no real indications of where you should go. You end up in massive open areas where you cannot see any puzzles, so you just run around like a headless chicken until you find a puzzle with no purpose. Then you pop out on the other side and run around again. Every now and then I did get a little indicator on the screen of a direction where there is a puzzle, but not nearly always. I also ran into multiple times where the graphics did not correlate with the traversable terrain - I was certain I was allowed to go that direction (ended up being true) but I simply sunk into the rocks and got stuck multiple times. If you think all of these things will not bother you and enjoy doing environmental math puzzles - go for it. But I cannot recommend the game as a whole.