The Automatician

[H1]Charming puzzle game that ends too soon[/H1] [b]Introduction[/b] The game mixes solving Rube Goldberg machines with environmental puzzles. Instead of giving you loose pieces like in the Incredible Machine, you're given complete tile sets each with several start and finish points that you have to piece together. It's a bit like the game 'the Mouse Trap'. The graphics are really well done and I genuinly like the look of the Whodos. You can also talk to the Whodos who will give you a tiny bit of back story about the mansion. You can pick up a limited number of items and use them to solve puzzles in the various rooms of the mansion. This gives the game some variety and prevents it from being just a string of puzzles. [b]Weak points[/b] However the story about what happened at the mansion as is promised on the storepage is merely mentioned once or twice instead of actually told. I still don't know what an automatician is, why Emma wants to be one, where the Whodos came from and what happened to the previous automatician. The game is also limited to the ground floor of the mansion and just as the puzzles where becoming slightly more difficult, I had solved them all. I had expected to do more puzzles in the rest of the mansion so hopefuly that will be added in DLC. The Rube Goldberg puzzles are fun but in the end I discovered they were actually easier than I thought. You're given a limited number of "puzzle pieces" at the start of the level. And you have to use those puzzle pieces to connect the start and end tile. In the beginning you need to use all puzzle pieces just to get from start to finish. But I managed to solve the final puzzle using only three of the five available pieces. I thought you were supposed to use all of them, so I spent a relative long time solving the previous three puzzles trying to fit all available pieces between start and finish. I probably could have solved them quicker by leaving out one or two pieces. The game is played using keyboard and mouse and even though you can move Emma around using the gamepad, it's impossible to interact with anything. So gamepad isn't really supported and probably only responds because it's part of the Unity engine they've used. Also you can press the Tab key to open up your inventory and notes. I thought I'd mention it here since you won't find that piece of information in the game itself. Cons: [list] [*]Short, feels like a demo to a full game [*]Not much story [*]Relatively simple puzzles [*]No support for gamepad [*]No big secret at the end [/list] Pros: [list] [*]Smooth graphics [*]Whodos have lots of character [*]Puzzles are fun to play [*]Cheap [/list] [b]Conclusion[/b] While it doesn't feel like an early access game, since it runs smoothly and I've found no bugs or glitches, it feels incomplete. The game doesn't deliver on the promises done on the store page. The story is only partly told and there is no big reveal at the end. [spoiler]After finishing the final puzzle the Whodos tell you that you are worthy to do more puzzles and maybe even become the next automatician.[/spoiler] I hope they end up adding more puzzles to the rest of the mansion and actually tell the whole story.

偃师之考验 ——简评《The Automatician》 此游戏的key自奶牛关社区的野蔷薇计划获得，感谢开发者与相关社区工作人员的努力。 图文版地址：https://cowlevel.net/game/The_Automatician/review/2592394 太长不看的简评： + 新颖的谜题设计 + 优秀的氛围塑造 + 不错的背景音乐 - 流程偏短 - 存在穿模等小问题 总评：6.3/10，简短而有趣的小品级戈登堡装置解谜游戏，喜欢装置解谜的玩家可以买来一玩。 巧夫！领其颅，则歌合律；捧其手，则舞应节。千变万化，惟意所适。 ——《列子·汤问》 偃师，是列子在其所著经典中提到过的神话级机械师，制作的机械人外表行为如真人，能歌善舞会劝酒，甚至还想给周穆王戴绿帽，可谓之精巧至绝。通关《The Automatician》后，我想了下，觉得Automatician这一称号可译作“偃师”，掌握精妙机械技艺的大师。 在《The Automatician》中，玩家需要操纵主角艾玛探索上代偃师爱德华的宅邸，通过他留下的机关考验，折服留下来的人造人，继承爱德华的工坊，成为新的薪王偃师。 而游戏中的考验，主要通过戈德堡机械（Rube Goldberg machine）来体现。如果你曾经玩过《Crazy Machine》系列游戏，可能对这种谜题有所了解。玩家需要选择并排列给定的机械装置，让他们构成一个整体，经过复杂而曲折的传导达成一个简单的目的。 游戏中出现的谜题将复杂的戈德堡机械简化为几个固定的模块，使解谜过程不像同类型游戏那样繁琐。这些谜题散落在一座西式大宅中，玩家聆听着古典风格的背景音乐，在其中探索、解谜，仿佛化身为艾玛游走在时光遗落之地，拼尽全力通过考验，夺得偃师这一称号。 游戏的内容不多，算上通关后的隐藏关卡，大概2-3小时便能体验全部内容，在游戏中我们也能看到很多房间，包括整个二楼都没有向玩家开放，有些潦草结束的味道，对于喜欢该游戏的玩家来说，是一件非常遗憾的事。 当然，你也可以在通关后再次尝试同样的谜题，用不同的装置来实现相同的目的，进一步体验设计戈德堡机械的乐趣。 当然，作为一部小制作游戏，《The Automatician》也存在不少问题，比如某些提示与标签会“穿墙显示”，无法调节分辨率与窗口大小，开门的迷之卡顿等，作为一部UE4引擎的游戏，其中很多问题都能相对轻松地得到解决，希望开发组能重视这些问题，进一步完善游戏。 总体来说，《The Automatician》是一部篇幅短小却富含创意的机械解谜游戏，若你对这方面有兴趣，可以尝试一下，看看自己能不能通过考验，成为偃师。

Just finished the game in 54 minutes.... It was a fun ride, original concept and a nice visual style. However the sudden ending was too short and sudden. Definetly not worth 8,-

An excellent puzzle-puzzle from the first person with elements of the search for objects and the fulfillment of tasks. Short, but interesting. Full Game — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDce0N5gutw Secret Room — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5sN5e8l1wc

Started playing this game while eating, finished the game almost before my food, not bad but needs to be longer for the money spent, I'd only get it if on sale

With the exception of the environmental puzzles, all the puzzles seem to be the same hexagonal type, where you connect two nodes together using pieces of varying shape. I didn't find the cute Victorian-style graphics able to rescue the repetitive nature of the puzzles themselves.

a very cool game about using animated puzzle pieces to connect two points. the graphics are fantastic and the concept is really unique. if you like puzzle games this one is for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcKL1hLVLr8&feature=youtu.be

Cons:One of the main problem with this game is that it only takes around 2 or less hours to complete it. I also feel as though the story was unfinished. I wish maybe that we could play as Emma when she is the automatician. I also found a key that you can pick up and never found the meaning of it. In the room where the fountain is there is a door that is locked that i thought the mystery key was for. What are all those do not enter signs on those doors about. Why didn't I ever get to go upstairs. Who are the people that I'm competing with? Pros?- The puzzles are easy, that could be a con though. I did a play through on my channel too. It only lasted 3 episodes. My channel is Blue Razzle.

So I was able to beat the game pretty fast, I'll keep it around for any posible extending to the story. As of right now though the game is very short and can be completed from anywhere to a couple of minutes to about a solid hour. I'm really looking forward to see this game grow. If you like a nice puzzle game, this game is perfect

Quick Disclaimer I haven’t played much of this game, mainly recording the let’s try below. Secondly I got this game for free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyHyy_rQwpM What I can tell you is the The Automatician is a puzzle game with a different look and feel, I get the feeling that will be where most of the appeal comes from. The graphics are ok, the characters are designed to bring a cute yet disturbing presence to the game. However what will make or break the game will be the puzzles. I only played the first few and they were fun and the animations were pretty cool. My main issue was the lack of being able to zoom in to a puzzle meaning I couldn’t see the pieces clearly enough to be sure I was putting the start in the right place. This means I spent longer on each puzzle having to try the pieces in each direction. Either allowing a zoom or adding a coloured base to the start of the piece although the zoom would fit better in the theme of the game. All in all a fun little puzzler (which are not normally my style of game.) I cannot comment on its longevity but if you like puzzlers this one feels quite unique