I really enjoyed this one. I did it with a buddy of mine and we're both pretty hard core puzzle solvers. Took us just under 2 hours with no hints. I usually don't like puzzle games that require internet answer verification, but this one was so well integrated with the story, that I didn't mind at all. As Tom said, the story is great. My only real criticism of the game is that I wish the story had been broken up into more pieces. As it is you get just a couple huge story dumps and it kind of breaks the flow of the game a bit as everybody has to stop to read it. Post Curious is one of the better puzzle box companies making stuff right now. The Light in the Mist, their previous entry based around a deck of tarot cards, is another one of my favorites. As one other caution, my buddy thought that it would be a puzzle about figuring out real game mechanics and it's not that. It's a puzzle box that is game themed. It's not about actual games.
I don't think of myself as very good at these things, but I liked it fine. (I think I probably finished it in 4-5 hours.) I appreciated the linearity, actually. I think it's perfect for 1 or 2 people to play. There's really only one puzzle that I totally didn't understand and one or two of them are pretty cool - including the one Tom references, which I think was my favorite. You need a proper computer, though, not just the internet - it would be pretty rough doing some of this on your phone, IMO, but not impossible.
You lost me at "You will need access to the internet with this one" Sorry after what happened with the MacGyver game (which required the internet and now the website is gone), I won't buy one of these type games again.
Thank you for the review! Really glad you enjoyed the game! :)
I really enjoyed this one. I did it with a buddy of mine and we're both pretty hard core puzzle solvers. Took us just under 2 hours with no hints. I usually don't like puzzle games that require internet answer verification, but this one was so well integrated with the story, that I didn't mind at all. As Tom said, the story is great. My only real criticism of the game is that I wish the story had been broken up into more pieces. As it is you get just a couple huge story dumps and it kind of breaks the flow of the game a bit as everybody has to stop to read it. Post Curious is one of the better puzzle box companies making stuff right now. The Light in the Mist, their previous entry based around a deck of tarot cards, is another one of my favorites.
As one other caution, my buddy thought that it would be a puzzle about figuring out real game mechanics and it's not that. It's a puzzle box that is game themed. It's not about actual games.
I loved The Light in the Mist! Sold on the deck after I finished and now regret it.
I don't think of myself as very good at these things, but I liked it fine. (I think I probably finished it in 4-5 hours.) I appreciated the linearity, actually. I think it's perfect for 1 or 2 people to play. There's really only one puzzle that I totally didn't understand and one or two of them are pretty cool - including the one Tom references, which I think was my favorite. You need a proper computer, though, not just the internet - it would be pretty rough doing some of this on your phone, IMO, but not impossible.
We did it on an iPad, but it was annoying at times.
Looks cool. It not enough to justify the price tag at just 2 hours
someone file a missing persons report for violet
Lil socialization goes a long way.
You lost me at "You will need access to the internet with this one" Sorry after what happened with the MacGyver game (which required the internet and now the website is gone), I won't buy one of these type games again.
Your only going to play it once though.
@@JohnClem56 Same applied to MacGyver, I don't see your point.