COCOON

If you are familiar with Limbo and Inside you can see the semblance of minimalist philosophy, even though it is not as dark and somber, it still makes you contemplate for a deeper meaning. The game thrives from the minimal handholding, minimal UI, minimal everything - less is more and it is applaudable the feat which was achieved here. The puzzles are very balanced. For me personally, they felt very seamless, I never thought once when playing this game that I have to solve a puzzle, I never saw them as an artificial obstacle, thinking to myself “oh, another puzzle to solve, let’s get going”. The puzzles blended very well with the level and the focus was not on overcoming difficulty but rather gaining understanding of the game’s systems. Once you solve a puzzle you get the prerequisite knowledge to solve the next and you become more knowledgeable about the world. The “orb worlds” mechanic is very interesting, [spoiler] at first you would think that it is a clever way to transport more world orbs, [/spoiler] but close to the end of the game you get introduced to a mind-blowing application of the mechanic. It literally went from “huh, that’s cool” to “no way, you can do THAT?”. What truly stood out for me was that there was no handholding, no markers, no outright written quests, nothing was spelled out for you, but at the same time the game guides you so elegantly that it is eerie how well thought the levels are. Cocoon is different through the way it makes the player learn about the world and its systems, you are not forced into a failed state, not a traditional one at least, instead you are learning through the interaction with the puzzles of the world, logic and contextual queues taking care of the rest. A very relaxing and rewarding experience, not mind-blowing, not flashy, but memorable for entirely new reasons. It was not the story, it was not the conclusion either, it was the atmosphere and I am grateful to have enjoyed it.

解密不算很难，画面不算惊艳，剧情云里雾里，总之适合轻度解密的玩家

非常精良的解谜游戏，在游玩的过程中经常能感觉到作者的巧思。画面是我很喜欢的轻巧简约的，人物和场景的运动动画十分流畅，观感极佳，解密全过程非常舒适没有极其难的卡关处，在打boss处需要一点点操作要求。游戏设计的谜题基于主角拥有在各个球世界穿梭的能力和各个球也有不同的能力，随着球不断解锁，解密的复杂性也会提高，越来越有挑战性，很容易让人进入心流状态，让游玩体验再上一个台阶。游戏不足之处在于在解密关卡之间的引导不足，容易让玩家在跑图时在地图间绕路白白浪费时间精力；部分解密有些同质化，或是提供信息单一获取答案过于简单让解密失去成就感，但总体而言肯定是瑕不掩瑜，是解密爱好者不得不尝的一款游戏。在我心中是极棒的独立游戏。

Good looking. Nice puzzles.

套娃套的我猪脑险些过载...

神！