Syke

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[h3]TLDR: Short and neat[/h3] [b]Pros[/b] - Very cool gimmick! - The first time I did it was was like “where am I supposed to go-WOOOOAAHHH” [b]Neutral[/b] - I typically don't get motion sickness from flat games, but this one did tug on my gut a bit - Being able to adjust FOV helped, yay for that [b]Cons[/b] - The puzzles are kinda all over for difficulty - Some are super easy, some are obtuse - It was usually an “Oh :/ I see” and not and “Oh! :D I seeee!!!!” when I solved them

Good game, and free of charge. A puzzle/walking simulation with a story set in 4 areas, my review is about the first 2 areas. The first area is an apartment building, player needs to set the right time according to event times found in notes for clock/alarms to unlock doors. The concept is not new but devs added interesting elements like mirror rooms, puzzles inside puzzles like you need to set the time of 3 clocks correctly in order to reach the final room. In the last room it looks like time is distorted and the space is twisted, clock hands floating in the air and the floor leads to the ceiling and you can walk on walls. Once out of the apartment, the next area is a library with floating floors and moveable platforms like it is in Hogwarts. If the core in the apartment is to set the time correctly, then in the library it is about finding specific books and trigger buttons in a much complicated and layered maze. With the spiral stairs going like roller coasters and tall but narrow bookshelf mazes, I was destined to lose my way and started to feel woozy. This maze instantly brought back my memory of how I hated the giant camel dungeon in Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a frustrating experience that I gave up the game. Syke does not have that huge of the maze but in fear I quit before the maze became a nightmare. In my 1 hour gameplay I had fun, I only wish there's hints, or a button to skip some puzzles or just let player go to the next area when they were stuck. Nevertheless, Syke is a good game and worth 2 hours. [u] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/WelcomeWhyNotGames] My curator page[/url][/u]