Mu Cartographer

Sympa

[h1][b]Mu Cartographer[/b][/h1] [h3][b]Time Played:[/b][/h3] 3.5 Hours [h3][b]Last Played:[/b][/h3] 28th of November, 2017 [hr][/hr] On seeing the screenshots, my curiosity at how this was even played was piqued, and at the insanely-low price I paid, I figured the risk was worth it. Little did I know, my enjoyment of it would be among the highest of any game I'd played at the time. [h3][b]Yay:[/b][/h3] + While some may see the lack of direction as a massive con, I thought it enhanced the feeling of discovery. This game does not tell you literally anything, rather plops you in with no instruction, nor direction, then has you figure it out. + Clean interface. + Art charmed me. + Unlockable colour palettes. + Cryptic, abstract story. + Captures the spirit of exploration very well. + Figuring everything out was a joy. [h3][b]Meh:[/b][/h3] ~ Nothing I remember [h3][b]Nay:[/b][/h3] - One of the lore points is very fast-moving, and I never even saw it, needing to look it up afterwards. [hr][/hr] [h3][b]Verdict:[/b][/h3] In spite of my figuring things out faster than I hoped I would, that delightful feeling of cluelessness leading to great discovery, and deep exploration has stuck in my memory banks as one of the best I've had. If you've even the slightest bit of curiosity towards this, I highly-reccommend giving it a go. [h3][b]Placed in:[/b][/h3] 1: Fantastically-Favoured.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 Grab this review template here! 👉 https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template/ Summary : It's an experience. It's quite special but very interesting.

Mu Cartographer isn't like anything I've ever played before and I think that's its greatest strength. You are presented with a interface with no labels and no guidance. You learn by doing, wiggling each knob and eventually figuring out the mechanics of the game. Unfortunately once you figure out the main three search mechanisms, that's the whole game. Unlock clue, fiddle dials accordingly, find new clue, repeat. It took me 2 hours to complete (minus one secret). The music suits the game nicely. I found the story to be unengaging and, while I had discovered information about each of the main characters, I didn't really care about them. Reading comments, many people seem to find it meditative, but that wasn't an aspect that appealed to me. I wish I could give a neutral rating. I give a thumbs up because of its novelty and style, but wish it did more in other aspects.

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Worth the price asked