Remote Planets

[strike]I've fully finished 3 worlds, plus a bit of world 4. The game seems to have 5 worlds, so I haven't finished the game, but I think I've seen quite a lot of the game.[/strike] EDIT: I have since finished all 5 worlds and all optional levels. My review doesn't change. The game is okay. It's nothing fancy, but maybe you don't need anything fancy. The premise is simple: it's a Sokoban-like, but some blocks are remote controls that can shift platforms around. By pushing these remote blocks to the appropriate places, you can build a platform to bring normal blocks to their goals just like in Sokoban. Each world has quite a lot of levels, but I don't quite have this feeling of satisfaction. The levels are incredibly compact, so that's nice, they showcase what they want to do. In many cases, what you need to do is pretty clear: move the remote block here to make the way, push the normal block over. Most of the time, the order is also clear; with most levels having only 2-3 blocks to move, it's usually clear what order you should do your pushes so that they don't get in each other's way. It feels too easy at times, which is why I feel it's not too satisfying for me. However, only [i]most[/i] of the levels are easy, not [i]all[/i]. There are some levels that pose quite a challenge -- even though usually the answer is actually straightforward. The game comes with a few challenge levels (labeled with letters instead of numbers), although the ones that gave me trouble are sometimes the numbered levels. Speaking of progression, levels are laid out on a world map, and branches are common. Sometimes the paths split to two and rejoin later, so you can choose one of two paths. Sometimes a branch is completely optional. So there are many ways to advance. There's even an option to unlock all levels if you wish. There's a little lore to the game, with several NPCs you can talk to on the world map. It's very barebones, you won't find branching dialogues or anything, it's just to liven up the world slightly. You play this for the puzzles. Is it a [i]great[/i] game? Probably not. Is it a good game? Sure, I'll give that. It's not a must-play, but it's a nice puzzle game.