The Auto Sort Is Broken

I prefer the other "Resident Evil" based games, but this one is quite enjoyable

While [b]The Auto Sort Is Broken[/b] aims for a much older visual style than its sibling [b]Save Room[/b] (also made by Fractal Projects), it still carries the fun of sorting inventories and nails the charm of the non-3D MMORPGs from that era. Its little bit of story and the flair of items, player characters and genre in-jokes round up the short-but-fun experience. Well worth it.

Short game if you are into puzzles (aka Orgnanizing Blocks ). I already got the game 100% Love the ending.

A fun puzzle game, just like the Save Room duology. A little short, though :( Let's hope that you have lots of similar cool ideas, in the future ;D

Auf den ersten Blick total toll, aber auf Dauer sehr nervig und langweilig. Nur ein Schauplatz, keine Sonderfertigkeiten, Puzzles lassen sich nicht überspringen, oder suboptimal lösen. Man muss so lange rummachen, bis man die perfekte Lösung hat. Man könnte ja für weniger Belohnung, alles einfach passend da reinstopfen, aber nein, es müssen perfekt angrenzende Blöcke gebildet werden. Wobei die Belohnung eh unnötig ist, weil man dafür ja nichts kaufen kann. Es gibt zwar einen "Achievement Shop", aber da gibts nur lustigen Quatsch. Ansonsten gibt es nur eine Stadtansicht, und die Sprüche wiederholen sich leider auch sehr schnell. Die erste halbe Stunde ist sensationell gut, aber dann kommt nichts mehr dazu und irgendwann nerven die immer gleichen Puzzles nur noch. Ich hatte jedenfalls für weniger als 3 EUR schon mehr bzw. länger Spaß. Leider keine Empfehlung.

I am changing this from not recommended to recommended, but leaving the old review below [strike]struck out.[/strike] This is a simple puzzle game where you put tetris pieces into a grid. It's a pretty simple concept. First, the bad. Where the pieces drop needs to be calibrated. More often then not, the piece will snap into the wrong spot and you have to move it. This is annoying, and is really bad on the timed puzzles. I came into this wanting more, which was the wrong approach. I like this to be a mechanic of a larger game, than the game itself. However, revisiting the game knowing it was just a puzzler made it a lot better. The beginning is slow and repetitive, but about halfway through you will start getting some that will challenge you. This is when the game really comes online. The dialogue works and really shows the dev's appreciation for gaming as a medium and their stance on predatory business practices, especially when it comes to microtransactions. Even the achievements are only earned by "buying" them with the gold you get for completing levels. Without spoiling anything, the ending of the game is cute. Get this if you like puzzle and know you'll get a max of 2-3 hours out of the whole game. I was watching TV while playing so I expect my playtime would be shorter if I just locked in instead. [strike]Inventory management is one of my favorites, but this isn't it. You are tasked with fitting tetris pieces into a grid with no leftover space. More often than not, the piece will not place in the spot you are trying for, and be off by one. Some items I think have "gravity" in that they always drop as low as they can go, or it's this bug, and I honestly can't tell. This would be 'just okay' if it weren't also for the fact that some of the puzzles are timed, and you'll be lucky if you complete it due to this bug. Even IF that bug weren't here, the game is very repetitive. You'll likely enjoy the first 20 minutes or so, but after that it's really more of the same. To be fair, I don't know what I was expecting. I've been looking for games like this so I've been playing Dredge and Backpack Hero, so maybe the fact that this game is only the inventory management aspect and nothing else is on me. The good about the game though is that it's clear the devs have a passion for gaming. "Players" (you're the NPC) have little lines of dialogue that air out the frustrations we see in games all too often. The pixel art looks good, and the music sets the vibe. if I were a game dev, it's more than likely I would make something similar to this game, as least as a starting point. I also think the achievements are implemented in a really fun way. Rather than "do this thing" you have to buy the achievement from a shop, and it's only available after said event happens. It's only a button press away, and definitely has artistic merit about the futility of achievement hunting and the cycle of violence of predatory game development practices. I'll probably finish the game, and don't plan on asking for a refund. It was only a couple dollars. If you like the tetris piece inventory management and NOTHING else, you'll like this game. if you want that to only be one element of the game, play something else like the aforementioned Dredge or Backpack Hero.[/strike]

cute & fun! : )