Blue Prince

No ultrawide support, even when asked 2 years ago and confirmed it was palnned. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1569580/discussions/0/6536492607128099053 https://steamcommunity.com/app/1569580/discussions/0/830458962613684810/

The RNG is just too heavy in this one. The amount of times you have to replay it over and over again to get any sense of actual progression just isn't fun.

Does not respect your time A large amount of puzzles are variations of 'simon says' but with a specific amount of prerequisites, which you will get or will be locked out of getting until next run based on rng Persistent upgrades are a joke You can't shake the feeling you got stuck in mud

Будем честны, сам геймплей очень увлекательный, но составление комнат всегда несет в себе безумное количество рандома. Исследовать их интересно только поначалу, встречая впервые или находя какие-то детали загадок, о которых раньше не знал, все остальное время ты просто механически пробегаешь маршрут до очередного тупика и перезапуска. Будем честны, от вас на самом деле мало что зависит, когда речь заходит о непосредственном открытии комнаты 46 в первый раз. Догадаться о разбиваемых стенах сложно без подсказки, не говоря уже о получении чертежа механариума, а значит вариантов рычагов для открытия финальной комнаты у вас банально три - и все три комнаты с ними могут просто не выпадать. Я дважды заканчивала ран с тронным залом но без комнат с рычагами. И один раз построила коттедж из 6 комнат. Слава великому богу рандома. Если вы к этому не готовы, то лучше не тратьте время. Недостаточное знание языка тоже сильно мешает, но не столько в решении головоломок, сколько в понимании а что, собственно, здесь происходит. Не говоря уже о том сколько мелких подсказок скрывается в записях. Иногда они становятся понятны уже сильно позже решения самой загадки, и, стоя перед очередным хитрым открывшимся механизмом, ты говоришь - о, так вот о чем это было. В общем, игра требует высокого уровня языка и терпения, даже меня медитативное составление комнат на восьмом часу бесплотных попыток добраться до определенного места задушивало до трясущихся рук. Рекомендую сделать чай, сходить подышать, потрогать траву и возвращаться со спокойным сердцем. P.S. челлнедж мод намного проще проклятого, не знаю кто придумал этот режим сатаны, надеюсь ему икалось каждый раз когда я перезапускала его на очередных десяти комнатах

на спор с пацанами по синьке залезли в заброшку синюшный принс

note: this review comes from my bro who finished this game, he has a good couple hours on me but couldn't post a review due to playing through Steam Family Sharing. My opinion more or less mirrors his despite having roughly a third of his play time. The game needs less RNG. It's like playing Myst where the island just sometimes doesn't have the rooms you need to go to. His review: I want to like this game. But I can't keep playing it, because it just disrespects the player's time. The basic gameplay mechanic of drawing cards (blueprints) to build a pathway to the final room is genuinely fun. There's also a ton of fun exploration and puzzle elements to this game, mostly built around riddles. Some of these do give a genuine sense of satisfaction when you figure them out. However. It takes a *shockingly long time* to pick up on (and solve) many of these riddles for a few main reasons: [list] [*] You're basically partially exposed to many separate riddles all at once, which can be both distracting and overwhelming [*] Getting the next piece you need to figure out a riddle (or even execute the sequence to solve the related puzzle) is largely left up to chance [*] You may often find yourself running out of resources before being able to execute on a riddle you've just figured out, and getting the right sequence of rooms/items again may take a very long (and indeterminate amount of) time. [/list] You could go an entire in-game week (read: multiple hours) trying to solve a puzzle [i]you already know the solution to[/i] just because the game won't give you the pieces you need in the right order. It took me multiple in-game weeks to solve the [spoiler] laboratory and pump room [/spoiler] puzzles just because the game would not give them to me next to the [spoiler] boiler room, or any other power-conduit enabled rooms [/spoiler]. I new the solution the entire time, but couldn't execute because the game refused to give me what I needed. Footsteps being a limited resource is also a problem. I understand how important it is to the core game mechanic, and I think it's okay [i]for the most part[/i] inside the mansion itself. But when you have puzzles that require interacting with a room [i]inside[/i] the mansion to affect an area [i]outside[/i] the mansion, and you run out of footsteps before you can get to that affected area, it can be very frustrating. Even more-so if you happen to also have a required item at the time, and no way to easily carry that item over to the next day. A few changes I feel would significantly reduce these pain-points (not necessarily all at once): [list] [*] A safe pocket for items. Even just one slot. Yes, I know that the [spoiler]coat-check[/spoiler] room exists, but you're still at the game's mercy for drawing that room early enough to put the item to use. [*] Permanent access to the [spoiler]trading post[/spoiler] and/or the [spoiler]workshop[/spoiler] [*] A safe pocket for blueprints. Or really just [i]any[/i] way to guarantee you draw [i]at least one[/i] specific room you might need for a puzzle. [*] Removal of the [spoiler]power conduit[/spoiler] mechanic. Make it so that the mere presence of the [spoiler]boiler room or electric eel aquarium[/spoiler] is enough to activate the associated rooms. [*] No movement cost outside the mansion. Or maybe some way to gain the [spoiler]sneakers[/spoiler] effect temporarily for a few days in a row. I suppose the item safe pocket idea could also solve this problem, but often times when you need an item, you also need a lot of movement to put it to use where it's needed. [*] [i]Maybe[/i] some item or mechanic that lets you teleport between the lobby and a given room with little or no movement cost. The idea here is to reduce the incidence or running out of footsteps when you figure out how to solve a puzzle (e.g. [spoiler]the red door puzzle where you have to power it from the boiler room, and then make your way to the basement to actually open the door[/spoiler]). But I also understand how this could be way overpowered. [*] Give the player permanent access to progression-related keys such as [spoiler]the basement key[/spoiler]. I honestly do not know why that isn't persistent across days. [/list] I may just be completely mistaken about some of these issues. For example [spoiler]I got to room 46 on the same day I first got to the antechamber, so maybe it's a bug that the basement key didn't persist for me even after I picked it up[/spoiler]. But it really feels to me like many of these are systemic. Yes, as you progress you do get access to tools and abilities which reduce the impact of random chance or resource limitations on your progression. But it's not enough, and it's often not even in the right ways. And even worse, the very issues I'm complaining about also make it hard to even access these tools and abilities in the first place. At one point I found myself cheating with the wikipedia just so I didn't have to waste more time re-obtaining an item or room necessary for a puzzle. The game should not be so frustrating that I would feel the need to do such a thing. But maybe I am just impatient. Either way, I sincerely hope the developer addresses these issues because I would very much like to come back and finish this game. I did enjoy it before my patience ultimately wore out.

Sympa mais les grosses énigmes sont trop basées sur de la RNG (draft des salles rares) + je déteste TheGreatReview

I've just started the game and so far it seems pretty tedious. I will update this review as I go and if I change my mind. Edit: I've refunded the game after reading the reviews. I'd love to play a version of this game without the grind and randomness