[b]moving letters[/b] is about moving letters. for [b]about 20 minutes[/b] maybe. more content was promised years ago, over and over, still hasn't happened, so I finally gave up waiting. since it was created the same way, it works (or doesn't work) very similarly to one of the dev's other games, [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/1363850/]the impossible[/url]. so for instance, due to a probable win7 clash with whatever the game was made with, it can't be made full screen, the title bar with minimize and stuff is always visible. taking screenshots doesn't work either.
the language issue is also the same. defaults to your operating system's language without letting you choose one before the whole thing begins. wanna change it? cycle through the flags one by one, there are a lot, really inconvenient. and unlike the other game, [b]no volume settings here[/b], just a single audio on/off toggle and a resizable windowed mode. and unlike the other game, [b]no dark mode either[/b] for something that's absolutely blinding. great work.
controls are mouse-based, work as they should. arrows also move the cursor around but that's it, couldn't find anything to bother the letters with.
there are [b]3 game modes[/b]. word lists in multiple languages are available but clicking the flags here does nothing, gotta click 'wordlist' instead, and once again go through them one by one, tedious as ♥♥♥♥.
[u]relaxing[/u] has a [b]ticking clock that can't be turned off, nor does it ever stop[/b], like when the game loses focus. as non-relaxing as it gets even if it's not a countdown. you get an image to help with the word and after a while a 'reveal answer' button appears in case you can't figure it out. using it adds another counter next to the word count.
during my first attempt [b]the 10th word was already a repeat[/b], while what I assumed to be the completion percentage was still at 0. some 'levels' come with the same symbol, indicating an increase (+3 and such) but only after the 26th word and multiple instances of said symbol did the percentage go to 2%. I was really bored by then, so I stopped and the game told me the results. I guess this is some sort of endless mode.
[u]survival[/u] is a bit more interesting. same setup, same clock still not counting down, so why is it even on the screen? the main difference is a [b]move limit[/b]. run out and it's game over, don't run out and you get a few more. no 'reveal answer' option but same basic words, so pretty close to endless again and I gave up after a few minutes. the anomaly here was [b]the word coming up solved, had to click a letter for the game to realize it's done already[/b].
[u]online[/u] is against randoms on the internet and comes with a [b]double timer[/b]. yes, the usual pointless clock and a countdown indicated by a line, not actual numbers. if you fail to assemble the current word before it runs out, game over. this is actual hardcore survival thanks to seemingly random amounts of time allocated for each word. must be based on length alone but sometimes all the letters need to be moved, sometimes only one (or none, as I found out), so it's not great.
and that's it, [b]very basic and pointless[/b]. you can learn a few simple words in foreign languages if you want, but there are better and more fun ways for that without annoying timers.
