I fell in love with this game when I played the demo during a Steam Next Fest a while back and waited eagerly until I could finally get the full game to play it. Usually I don't play games right when I get them, but this one I wanted to play so much that I didn't wait, and after 2 long play sessions (a total of 7.4 hours, Steam says), I have finished all of the levels in the base game and the free DLC. And I am very glad that I have the second game now to look forward to as well. :D
[u]Technical[/u]
-The game ran smoothly on my computer and I did not experience any stuttering, lag, or glitches/bugs.
-I found the in-game settings to perfectly encompass my needs, but I don't usually have to change many settings in a game other than various volumes.
-The clicking of the hexagon tiles was appropriate and did not give me trouble when I clicked on edges.
[u]What I liked[/u]
-The puzzles had a nice range of difficulty, sizes, and shapes and they were all mixed in with each other in a way that nicely prevented burnout and kept gameplay refreshing.
-I liked the layout, design, and colors.
-Whether I was breezing through an easy level or puzzling through a difficult level, I was enjoying it greatly.
-I liked the end of game/level set scene. It was nice and sweet and simple and effective at letting me know that I had reached the end of the set of levels I was working on in a fairly gentle way (as opposed to jolting or jarring).
-The easter eggs. ^w^ They were cute in design and effect.
-There is a help feature. Though I only used it once, I was very appreciative that it existed.
-Steam Achievements, even if Profile Features are Limited right now.
-That there is a free demo with free levels.
[u]What took me out of my immersion[/u]
-Sometimes the transition between levels felt a little slow to let me start clicking. It kept me mindful to give it a second or two to finish, so it may not be a bad thing. xD This mostly didn't start to be an issue until I got to the last levels of each set and is more of a me thing, but if you like to speed through puzzles at great velocity, it could be pertinent to know that you need to give it two to three seconds between levels before you start clicking again.
-There was one puzzle that I thought I had solved because all of the lines and knots were contiguous and fully within the border, but the level did not end so I knew I had something not correct. It took going back and forth between the solution and what I had several times and lengthy staring before I finally figured out what was different (I am not so great at spot the difference games). xD This only took me out of immersion this one time as I decided that if it happened again, it would be like getting two puzzles in one level. xD I don't remember that specifically happening again in any other levels, but I did do some similar tile pairs swapping a few times as there is only one true solution to each puzzle.
-For help, I would have preferred a subtle hint first or a few strengths of hint where the strongest hint could be the image of the solution, but if there can be only one help for each puzzle, it is probably best for it to be the image of the solution so that it is all encompassing of all help needs.
[u]Recommendations[/u]
-I recommend Puzzle - Lines And Knots to anyone that likes puzzle puzzles, tile swapping puzzles, relaxing/casual puzzles, lines of various shapes or sizes or colors, simple mechanics games, and anyone that even thinks they may enjoy it.
-I disrecommend the game to anyone that can't tolerate any of the above or that gets easily frustrated to a high enough degree with puzzles that have just one true solution that they will not have any fun. I disrecommend the game to anyone that gives this Store Page a good look and thinks this is definitely not the game for them.
However, if someone gives this Store Page a good look and thinks this game is knot for them, I would probably recommend the game to them. Depending on how many of the above categories they fit into.
Overall, I am a big lover of puzzles of most kinds, and if you are too, I think you will enjoy this game.
