Goetia

Goetia has two things: A mysterious story that is paced well so that you'll want to keep progressing, and a lot of puzzles in the form of riddles that gradually become more difficult as the game goes on. If these two things are to your liking, this game is definitely worth a try. It also has two more things that may make you not want to play it: Very few hints - you may spend a good chunk of time in just one puzzle - and lots of reading. Puzzles, their solutions, and a good amount of story are told in notes and letters that you find throughout the game. Personally speaking, and I think it's important to mention that I don't read much, I didn't find the amount too daunting because none of the notes and letters were of such size that they stopped you from playing for too long. However, I think it helped me to know beforehand that there's a lot to read, so I'm mentioning it in this review, too. The game and its puzzles can be divided into two parts: The first half, and the second half. The puzzles in the first half of the game are a bit more simple in that the solutions are usually rather close by. For example, if you need to possess an item, you won't need to take it very far f…

Art: 5/5 - beautiful. Story: 5/5 - compelling. Music: 4/5 - it worked? Didn't really notice. Mechanics: 4/5 - fascinating restrictions and made it feel extra interactive. Puzzles: 2/5 - the quest journal gives hints, but doesn't tell you when a puzzle is impossible due to a skill or region you haven't unlocked. Having to comb the manor multiple times only to find out I should come back to it later is so frustrating. Some puzzles are downright cumbersome, as in, I read the walkthrough, I read the hint in the walkthrough, and I see the answer and... nothing clicks. Overall: 4/5 - I don't regret playing this game and I enjoyed it, but the minority of puzzles that are atrocious ruin the experience.

I was promised interesting story telling and fun puzzles. I got some demon ghost story that a 13 year old might find edgy, but is just boring to me. The "puzzles" are just chores. Zero stars.

Fun and relaxing horror-themed point and click. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the slowly revealed story. This is a self-contained game, so although there is a sequel it is not necessary to enjoy this game. Until Goetia 3 comes out (if it ever does), I'd probably recommend only playing this one unless you really want more of this kind of gameplay.

10/10 puzzle exploration game. you wake up as a spirit your house that is abandoned and need to figure out what happened. the music in the game was brilliant and added to the atmosphere. would play again

A really nice atmosphere. A lot more narrative than puzzle however some of the puzzles took a while to figure out. All in all a pretty good game on sale.