MR. ELEVATOR

[h1]It's a fun game, but not enough care was taken in localizing to English.[/h1] There are many puzzles which are poorly translated [i](oddly enough, the translation puzzle falls into this category)[/i], which make perfect sense if you then check out the [i]Japanese[/i] hint website, and only [i]after[/i] consulting [u]multiple translations[/u]. Even the made-up language for the aural translation puzzles are deeply rooted in Japanese linguistic conventions (essentially Japanese gibberish, which again, will either take some time or a background in Japanese, which I luckily have). Combined with the clunky speech-to-text narration, it's not all that immersive of a game. The fun comes from puzzles which rely strictly on pattern recognition, problem-solving, and intuition- not those which necessitate endlessly translated hints. So overall: a unique aesthetic and a fun game [i]with a glaring caveat[/i]. [b]I cannot recommend this to native English speakers.[/b]

Surreal puzzle game with pretty cool aesthetic and mechanics.

Truly a hidden gem on Steam. The puzzles are varied, making use of several different mechanics. While sometimes obtuse and moon-logic-y, their creativity is strinking. Even when I couldn't find a solution myself, I enjoyed reading the guide: it certainly added to my repertoire of lateral thinking. And the looks - oh boy - this game is eye candy through and through. There are some flaws in execution, like the lack of subtiltles. Controls could also have more responsive. Buy hey, this game was made by like six, maybe seven people? Frankly, it's quite the achievement. I'm happy to have this little gem in my collection: it's a bit crude, and lacks some polish, but it's so fascinatingly different!

Spoiler-free is a subjective concept, but in my opinion, this review is "spoiler-free" in the sense that I wouldn't feel like I had anything ruined for me if I had read it before playing the game. A couple puzzle-specific spoilers are included (but kept mostly vague), but they're hidden behind actual spoiler tags. Overall a great puzzle game if you enjoy non-standard, out-of-the-box puzzle games that largely leave you on your own to figure things out. The puzzle difficulty varies quite a bit; there were some puzzles that left me feeling "oh, it's over already? I wanted to keep using what I learned" after solving them, but there were also some where I needed some assistance to reach the solution due to some unsatisfying leaps in logic. I didn't use the in-game hints so I can't speak for how much they help; I instead looked to a friend who'd already 100% cleared the game. I think this kind of game is best when streaming to a friend who can provide hints in order to avoid getting overly frustrated when a puzzle doesn't "click" with you and you get stuck on it for a while. I had a great time with the game overall and I hope it gets more reviews and more traction. It's currently a bit…

ヒントをみつつ、ストーリーの最後のほうまでクリアしました。 思っていたよりもかなりのボリュームがあるので、少しずつ進めるのに良さそう。 最後の最後は本当に難しい！まだクリアできていません。 ゲーム中に音声を録音することができて、謎解きに広がりがでました。 音を使った謎解きが多く、また台詞も音声で聞くスタイルです。物語に引き込まれます。

The best game I played lately! Really nice puzzle game, with unique controls and puzzles. Art style is a huge plus, hard edge colors are rare to see, but this game uses them in a way that doesn't hurt eyes as much as you would expect. Certainly worth to jump into this game without thinking Only bad thing is lack of subtitles - as game has plenty of sound based puzzles - devs didn't added any subtitles - but that makes English voice hard to listen. Maybe that would change, but so far either have to make voices louder or use Windows built-in Captions (Accessibility)