MOVIT

[h1][i]MOVIT[/i] is an abstract puzzle game with a neat original gimmick.[/h1] The goal is simple: to move the player's block to the win block without landing on other blocks. Levels are apparently sized 9x3. Looks deceive though: the levels are cyclic in north-south coordinate, a property that powers most puzzles in the game. [h1]Be there or be... dead[/h1] Landing on any other block will lose the level. Initially, blocks stay still but really soon moving/changing arrow blocks of various kinds are introduced. There are adequate tutorial levels without being called tutorial levels. Some of the arrows only move when you move vertically or horizontally, while others have more complicated moving scheme. Puzzles are neat and good for both long sessions and coffee breaks. The size of the puzzles is just right. In fact, one level got me completely stumped and I thought about it while in the shower. Initially, I thought it looked impossible. Then it clicked in my head, and the next time I ran the game I got it almost immediately: an amazing feeling. Not many puzzle games manage to do that for me. Considering that, you can also skip a couple of levels if you really get stuck. That particular puzzle only seemed to have one solution, but some of them have several ways to beat them, which is also nice. [h1]Looks and gameplay[/h1] As an abstract game there's not much to look at but I was happy to see the colorful arrow blocks. The interface is really neat. Color signifies the type of the block and arrow (if any) its moving direction, which is simple enough. Music is really nice set of chill piano instrumentals supplemented with strings (check the trailer for a sample). For once I didn't feel like muting it after a while. Options allow adjusting sound and music volume separately. The player square can be moved by keyboard arrows/WASD or mouse. Mouse is clumsier but has a certain advantage over KB: sometimes the moving blocks hide other blocks, so it's impossible to see what's underneath and how it'll move or change. But mouse movement allows one to see how the arrows move and change without committing the move. This is the only qualm of the game I can think of and it only concerns KB movement. In effect, KB and mouse controls complement each other, as it's faster to use KB. But in a complicated situation mouse dragging helps probing what's going on. I experienced no bugs whatsoever. [h1]I liked it a lot![/h1] There are 51 levels and it took me about 3 hours and 15 minutes to beat all of them, not counting the hour I spent in the shower thinking about that one challenging puzzle. There were no ridiculous filler puzzles and every puzzle felt well designed. I'd have been happy even paying the full price, considering it's low to begin with. [b]Full disclosure: Game received free through [i]Curator Connect[/i] for review purposes.[/b] [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9997062/]~Twistorian Curator~[/url]

overall alright for in between.

There's a problem where you cannot tell the difference between a covered red and gray block. When both blocks are covered, they have the same double black outline around them. So it's impossible to tell which one's red that changes or gray that doesn't change, making it extremely tedious. Unfortunately, the developer doesn't respond to these problems. Also, there aren't many levels and they are all extremely small without variety.

他のブロックに重ならないようにプレイヤーのブロックを一歩ずつ慎重にゴールまで導くパズルゲーム。うっかりプレイヤーのブロックが他のブロックに重なってしまった場合、ミスとなりステージを最初からやり直すことになる。灰色の固定ブロックは容易にかわすことができるが、動くブロックとなるとそう簡単にはいかない。例えば、上向き矢印か下向き矢印があるブロックの場合、プレイヤーが上下のどちらかに動くと、上向き矢印ブロックだと上に動き、下向き矢印ブロックだと下に動く。このように他のブロックに重ならないよう、動きを予測しつつ適度な緊張感を保ちながら突き進んで行く過程が面白い。(※動くブロックは、こちらが動くまでは静止したまま) キーボードかマウスのどちらでも操作が可能。全51面。チュートリアルと呼べるものはないが、ステージを最初から順番に進めていくことでゲームのルールが自然と理解できる構成になっている。 問題点は、2つのブロックが重なった時にどちらか一方のブロックが隠れてしまい、予め覚えていない限り何のブロックだったか判別できず、ブロックの動きを予測できなくなること。だが、この問題もマウスで操作すれば特に気にならなくなる。と言うのもマウスで操作する場合、プレイヤーの行動が確定する前に、動くブロックがどのような動きをするか予め判別することが可能だからだ。キーボードのほうが操作はスムーズに行えるが、こちらは隠れているブロックを判別できず、自滅につながる恐れが高くなるという重大な欠陥がある。このように、簡単なステージはキーボードで、難しいステージはマウスでというふうに使い分けることをおすすめします。 音楽も何気に良く、キーボード操作縛りというマゾプレイをしなければ、いくつかのステージを除きゲームの難易度はそこまで高くないので、ちょっとした息抜きに最適のゲーム。何より価格が100円と安く、手が出しやすい。パズルゲーム初級者～中級者に特におすすめ。 余談：グローバル実績の達成率が非常に高いことに驚き。2024年9月21日の時点でワールド3クリアのグローバル実績達成率が70%となっている。決して簡単すぎるゲームというわけではないと思うが、大抵の人が途中で飽きることなく最後までプレイしたのではないかと思われる。 [table] [tr] [th]難易度[/th] [th]★★☆☆☆[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]おすすめ度[/td] [td]10満点中8点[/td] ※難易度はマウスで操作した場合