MAZAICA

I like to play puzzle games while I listen to podcasts, and this one fits right in.

=D

In this game, you have to fill fields by creating paths of specific lengths. The game offers many different levels, with various panel layouts and mechanics designed either to help you a bit or to force certain paths. The core concept, while familiar, isn’t complicated. Personally, I really enjoy this type of gameplay. It’s quite a relaxing experience because, after a while, you learn certain patterns of moves that could be optimal at a given moment. You plan whether to leave enough space to guide other colors. And if I ended there, I would strongly recommend this game. Unfortunately, the game struggles with certain issues, namely bugs. There are quite a lot of them for such a simple game, which is incredibly disappointing. For example, in some levels, especially the larger ones, you’ll always see glitched segments in the top-right corner. I also encountered situations where I couldn’t draw a certain line and had no idea why, because nothing visually indicated a problem. The worst part was that sometimes after completing a level, the game wouldn’t register it, which was really frustrating when trying to achieve 100%. The levels are randomly generated under certain rules, which doesn’t interfere with the gameplay. Although it would be really nice if there were levels designed to form an image that you would gradually fill in. Also the sandbox option would be nice where you manually select the level generator settings. The hint system is also puzzling. It lacked clarity about usage limits, because I never knew when I was allowed to use it. The hints themselves, especially the one that fills an entire path, are absurdly powerful compared to the other two options. I wanted to complete the game without using it but I failed miserably. The best levels for me was the biggest one where you jump across and see how organically the level is completed.