Yahtzee likes to call these games "walking to the right" games. I'm talking about Limbo and Inside, Little Nightmares, and the latest Somerville. Just curious folks' thoughts on these.
Personally, this Kotaku review on Somerville captures my feelings on this whole subgenre:
kotaku.com
Like, they're cool? But I realized I don't actually like playing them. I like.. seeing them, I guess.
I played Limbo and I dug the creepy vibes and theme and look, but the puzzle frustrate me. I made it like half-way through Inside before giving up trying to navigate clunky puzzles in the dark and just watched the rest on youtube. I enjoyed Little Nightmares but got so frustrated having to re-try chase sequences over and over to get the dumb timing exactly right that I was relieved to be done with it- and thrilled with the ending narratively and visually- and have had zero interest in playing the sequel.
So with Somerville I will likely just watch a play-through on youtube to appreciate the art, design, and story, because even though it's only a 5 hour game length, that means for me it will be a 15 hr game length of 5 cool hours and 10 hours of squinting and running into bushes.
Personally, this Kotaku review on Somerville captures my feelings on this whole subgenre:
Somerville Is A Gorgeous Disaster Of A Game [Update]
A classic formula makes the jump to 3D, but stumbles on landing
kotaku.com
Like, they're cool? But I realized I don't actually like playing them. I like.. seeing them, I guess.
I played Limbo and I dug the creepy vibes and theme and look, but the puzzle frustrate me. I made it like half-way through Inside before giving up trying to navigate clunky puzzles in the dark and just watched the rest on youtube. I enjoyed Little Nightmares but got so frustrated having to re-try chase sequences over and over to get the dumb timing exactly right that I was relieved to be done with it- and thrilled with the ending narratively and visually- and have had zero interest in playing the sequel.
So with Somerville I will likely just watch a play-through on youtube to appreciate the art, design, and story, because even though it's only a 5 hour game length, that means for me it will be a 15 hr game length of 5 cool hours and 10 hours of squinting and running into bushes.
