Amphora

Controls feel disastrously approximative. Who thought giving inertia to a cursor was a good idea, especially with all the smoke effects happening on the screen? Adjusting objects to the correct inclination is a chore, either with keys or the mouse. The physics and of the chains and objects are extremely frustrating. Given the style of the visuals and the story I wasn't expecting something that often felt like an Octodad in 2D. It's a shame because some of the puzzles are quite clever and the art direction is original. Sadly it's probably more satisfying to watch someone else's replay of Amphora than actually play it.

Amphora est un jeu à la D.A enchanteresse, c'est très jolie, les musiques dans l'ensemble sont sublimes, tout part d'un bon sentiment, mais le gameplay est juste aux fraises, c'est poussif, et pourtant le début ça allait, mais y'a parfois des passages juste un peu complexes pour le gameplay proposé alors je le conseille quand même pour son atmosphère, mais vous êtes au moins prévenu, même si le scénario est très limité. A privilégier durant les soldes.

The music and art in this game are very nice, but I spent most of the time being frustrated. The "upgrades" throughout are not easy to pick up on right away (and the last one I'm still not sure what difference it made). The physics are either a snail's pace or the speed of light with no in-between, so getting an object in the exact right position you need is exceedingly difficult. The controls sometimes felt a little delayed, so I had to try multiple times to get what I wanted just because my input wasn't taken the first time. I spent a lot of time seeing the answer but not being able to actually do it. I associate that feeling with platformers - combining the solution with speed and maybe some trial and error until you finally get it right - not with puzzle games. I spent so long on some puzzles that even finally finishing them provided no satisfaction. The story was straightforward at first, but then it got more convoluted as it went on until I stopped understanding who was where or how they got there. I was also so frustrated with the puzzles I didn't care about the story anymore. I went back to get all achievements and discovered there's no chapter select, so I had to start a new file and play through all the way again. Luckily most of the puzzles to the last point I needed were much easier the second time around. Now that I have 100% on this, I'm uninstalling.

作为一款2D解谜游戏，Amphora的画面可以说非常出色了，彩色马赛克组成的皮影戏并不是大多数独立游戏作者有能力驾驭的。游戏的音乐属于偏舒缓沉思风格的，跟游戏意境结合得不错。剧情没有任何文字和语音，但通过每一关的场面足以让玩家理解大部分内容。 但是游戏的解谜过程体验是比较糟糕的，除了前面的一些关之外，大多数情况下玩家都需要利用鼠标右键的锁链来辅助解谜。但是游戏对这种锁链的设定非常迷惑，有时候是柔性的有时候是刚性的有时候是脆性的，玩家很难充分了解和掌握锁链在某个谜题中的具体用法，有时候即使知道应该怎么用，但由于诡异的物理碰撞效果，你可能也需要尝试十几次甚至二十几次才能实现你想要完成（或者说设计者希望你完成）的操作。

C'est beau, c'est bien pensé, mais je m'ennuie à mourir en y jouant. Pas pour moi, désolé

The puzzles for this game are so weird and difficult that the trouble isn't figuring them out, it's wasting time trying over and over again to get them right.