The Eyes of Ara

game had good puzzles and quite challenging at times.

It's not bad at all

While it has it's fair share of problems, I think it's still worth buying if you like first person puzzle games. The puzzle do get difficult in a pretty harsh way toward the end.

Enjoyable. Solid game. Most puzzles were logical, and not too obscure, and had a good sense of progression. My biggest gripe, though not a large one is there is a fair bit of "hidden object" type searching which isn't my favorite. Most of the time it's fine, but sometimes (and given your perspective allows for 360 degree panning), it can be quite difficult to find all items from a POV. As an example, having the sliver of a corner of a book being your only hotspot in a sea of books... even with cursor hints on, many times these require a guide to locate.

I found this really difficult to get into.I found it a real slow starter and after chapter 2, I've decided it's not for me (I might return to it, but unsure). The game felt a little laggy and not as smooth. Game play was fine, but some of the tasks are far from obvious, and whilst i love a challenge, some of these I wouldnt have known (I did have to refer to the walkthrough). For some this is a great play, but for me not so much.

I desperately wanted to enjoy this game. For the first six hours, I was having a great time. The atmosphere is excellent, the puzzles are satisfying, and uncovering the castle's secrets felt genuinely rewarding. Unfortunately, there came a point where the puzzle design crossed the line from challenging to needlessly convoluted. Progress became less about logical deduction and more about trying to guess what obscure connection the game wanted me to make. Instead of feeling clever when I solved something, I mostly felt frustrated and increasingly stuck. I probably should have walked away sooner, but I kept pushing through, convinced I was missing something obvious. By the end, I wasn't having fun anymore—I was questioning my own sanity. There's a fantastic puzzle game in here, but for me the later sections became so obtuse that they overshadowed everything I had enjoyed earlier.

Je suis pas mal partagé sur TEOA. Pendant un peu moins d'une dizaine d'heures, les énigmes sont bien dosées, et le background est suffisamment bien pensé pour entretenir le mystère. C'est sur le dernier tiers que le jeu m'a perdu. On sent que la difficulté va crescendo, mais même en étant habitué à la mécanique, ça devient très laborieux et la lassitude prend le pas. L'exploration également. Ca devient ennuyeux de fouiller une, deux, trois fois les pièces au peigne fin. Surtout quand on apprend que récupérer tout les objets disséminés est indispensable pour terminer le jeu. Moi qui adore fouiller, prendre le temps, explorer de fond en comble, j'ai préféré laisser tomber au bout d'un moment car ça n'avait plus trop de sens. Le jeu fait le choix de la difficulté plutôt que la fluidité, et pour moi c'est l'histoire et le mystère qui en souffrent. Vraiment dommage, car la DA est pas mal.