Broken Reality

Bought this on a whim, not really expecting to love it. Couldn't put it down, very captivating. You play through a series of late 90s 3d chat rooms, solving increasingly complicated puzzles using a variety of mechanics that all intertwine. It's a bit puzzle game, a bit open world, and there's a story that will resonate with certain folks. Lots of fun dialogue with characters around the worlds. It does take a little bit of time to get through the opening until you unlock enough mechanics to really bring out interesting puzzles, but it's definitely worth it. The game requires a lot of playing with mechanics to understand how to solve things - but honestly doesn't do the best job of it for certain elements. I'm not the best at that and had to look a couple things up at times, but overall it's likely a me problem. Biggest complaint is the photo mechanic - having to walk around with your camera constantly open searching for these photo icons that blend into the environment due top the graphic design was very frustrating. Even when you get past the point when taking the photos is important for the "likes" mechanic, they then introduce another mechanic where you need to constantly have it out and flicking between views. Didn't feel like it added to the experience for me. But despite the negatives, I absolutely loved it and couldn't stop playing it.