Tick Tock: A Tale for Two

[h1]短小，解密确有新意但引导不佳，且部分创意也没得到很好的发挥，剧情恶趣味过大[/h1] [h3]总结[/h3] 　　除非你是解密爱好者，且有一个愿意陪同你游玩的解密爱好者，且你俩确实没啥游戏可玩，且愿意花钱买两份这个游戏，否则我不推荐你游玩本游戏。 　　谜题引导差且爱搞智力和表达力以外的盘外招增加操作量；剧情也比较见仁见智，不太好从结局获取什么成就感。 [h3]时长[/h3] 　　虽说简介写的是平均2.5h，但因为有的解密比较碰运气，第一下思路对了就很快，实际感受下来感觉±1h均匀分布也不是不可能，可就是说，[b]实际时长可能在1.5-4h左右[/b]时比较合适的，所以[b]可以挑战一下通关退款[/b]。 [h3]售价[/h3] 　　大陆史低10.4且经常打5折，一两顿早饭钱还算可以接受。 [h3]美术[/h3] 　　所见即所得，有点三渲二的味道，不算太精细但肯定算不上粗糙，许多小物件的细节也有，也没用太喧宾夺主的多余交互。 [h3]玩法[/h3] 　　错位信息解密，两位玩家拼凑信息解决谜题，属于是说常见也常见，但知名的也没几款的游戏类型。 　　这款游戏的解密玩法从创意上讲还是可以的，左右滑控制时间的感觉很有趣，电话一人说一句那里还真有点割裂时空的味道，有的地方一人一半拼信息也真有点意思，也有让人怀疑这是不是单机游戏的瞬间…… 　　但这游戏解密的引导就有些过于差了，很多东西都是直接上弱引导，默认玩家知道，比如： 　　九宫格直接用数字指示，默认玩家把左上角当做1，而不是按照键盘小键盘顺序； 　　解密不设定范围，默认两人只会找同一间房子； 　　默认玩家点两下没反应会一直点； 　　默认玩家能看懂文本，从不给二次提示(比如五年后我要吃饭，不再给一个吃饭在餐厅吃这种过饱和的信息)； 　　…… 　　而且有的解密还会设置干扰源(比如1p的乌鸦会撤销你的操作)，有的则是要求你同时操作还量大管饱(要交替快速传递信息传达正确18次)。 　　最后还有些设定只在开头浅浅用了一两次，很可惜，比如左右滑操控时间，后面完全没有相关解密了…… [h3]剧情[/h3] 　　采取了一种类似碎片化的叙事方式，两人拼凑信息构成一段完整故事。 　　抛开结局，其余部分还是不错的，虽然部分事物的含义过于单薄了些，但如果你比较喜欢窥探他人生活，应该能感受到些许乐趣。 　　结局部分确实过于恶趣味了，费劲千辛万苦还原完事情经过居然告诉玩家个这，带点悲观虚无主义又带点傲慢的嘲讽意味……制作组不会真觉得这样玩家会觉得你的剧情很巧妙？医院门口的“买命钱”都有人会觉得膈应，你倒好，玩家给你钱你整这出……我是不是该谢谢你告诉我是怎样“死”的。 　　但话也不能说太死，说不定有点玩家好这口呢，如果你不介意被冒犯或者并没有我这样敏感，应该会感受不错…… [h3]一些碎碎念[/h3] 　　我第一次通关是23年7月，从另一个号上和家庭组里一好友通的，现在回忆起来只记得有些谜题非常谜语，然后结局很傲慢，总之是通关完只有折磨没有成就感。 　　前几天又找他一块打锈湖，无意间又聊这款游戏了，现在想想当时有些评价可能是有些有失偏颇了，于是昨晚又叫了家庭组里另一个没玩过的小伙伴体验了一下…… 　　怎么说呢，我确信我的第一感觉是正确的！ 　　两年了，本来都快原谅这个游戏了，结果一打……拉倒，算了鸟屁的吧。 　　不过对于结局的看法倒是有点改观了，初见是有点气愤的，现在因为有印象所以有点哭笑不得的无语233。

i really dont like a game telling me i wasted my time with it. that was a cold hower ending. i liked the puzzles but 90 minutes is way to short. sure its cheap but even for the game on sale it feels like there should have been more. maybe it was the really lack luster ending, though. this seems so much effort to build the world, the beginning of a story and the mechanics and then to throw you out with a kick in the butt after just one and a half hour. i really struggle to recommend the game even though the puzzles are fun to play together. there are not may games that make you actually work together because you have a different set of information. it could have been so much fun, as is the visual style. but its way to short, there is no solution in the story. and even the writers felt that its a waste of time.

A clever co-op puzzle game built entirely around communication. Each player sees different parts of the same world, so every puzzle depends on describing, listening, and thinking together. The “everything clicks” moments are really rewarding, especially when both perspectives finally line up. The hand-drawn art style is charming with a slightly eerie, fairytale vibe that fits the time-loop mystery well. Great for couples or close friends who enjoy solving things together.

Pretty short and fun game, nice concept and can be played both locally and online, puzzles are easy enough!

怀着疑问后发现它一直在挑衅我 人生中最值的70分钟（迫真） 一定要买来玩一玩，你的时间会变得更有价值

Lots of fun with friends. Great puzzle design, fun collaboration between your friend as you go through the puzzles. The art style was beautiful. Sound design was awesome too. It's a short game, but I didn't mind. Very memorable experience.

6/10

The game was right! I did lose 133 minutes of my life. Chapters 1 and 2 are pretty interesting and quite enjoyable. Chapter 3 sucks, frankly. It is very poorly designed and has far too many leaps in logic. I especially despise this convention in puzzle games of [spoiler]assuming that a grid of 9 objects must necessarily be a keypad - ESPECIALLY when there are several different keypad conventions worldwide, and the one right in front of me differed from the one expected in game (which was not hinted at or explained in any way, just assumed)[/spoiler] The story was mildly interesting, the idea was novel and unique, and not requiring an internet connection is a cool idea. Unfortunately, the total failure of the third chapter made this a deeply frustrating experience rather than an interesting and rewarding one, and I cannot recommend a game that causes such a degree of frustration.

Tick Tock: A Tale for Two is a cooperative puzzle game about you and your friend, who are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away, you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key, as neither of you has the full picture! I wanted to take a small break from Resident Evil and play a co-op game, but the only problem was finding someone to play with. I tried to get my girlfriend to play with me, but she was not budging. I did get one of my friends to buy some games with me, and when we find a suitable time, we’ll try to play the games and beat them. So with this, I got to say that my friend and I had a lot of fun with this game. The gameplay mechanic is very interesting because even though my friend and I are a state away, we aren’t using online play as player one and two have completely different screens, and the only way to progress is through communication from what they see that corresponds to each other. Whether it be through a phone call or Discord, you can find ways to communicate like you’re in an escape room and your friend is on the other side. It’s such a cool mechanic that really gets us to communicate like we’re detectives, essentially. The puzzles can range from being relatively easy to very challenging, which can take you a bit to eat them with such precision, but they’re very rewarding, which makes it even more fun for us. We did manage to beat it in about 2 hours, which isn’t too bad for our run, but I did wish the game had been longer. The sale price I bought felt right for the amount of time to beat it, but I needed more. I also couldn’t care about the story as it’s almost kind of nothing to me, and I just wanted to figure out more of the puzzle than dive into the actual lore of it. Tick Tock: A Tale for Two is a fun game that, if you’re looking for something to play with your friend or partner, this isn’t a bad game to start with. 7/10