Point (2018)

Nice little retro looking puzzler with good music and interesting puzzles,worth a buy.

Point is a nice, short puzzle game if you feel bored. If you rarely play puzzle games this is a nice distraction when waiting for a short amount of time since the levels are compact and generaly do not take more than 5 minutes, similar to [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/266010/LYNE/]Lyne[/url] or [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/265890/Hexcells/]Hexcells[/url]. If you are a hardcore-puzzler you will probably go through this in one short sitting. However for 80 cents it is well worthwile in my opinion. Your goal is traversing through a network of nodes and edges to the goal whilst reaching the exact point count shown on the goal node. You gain points by traversing through nodes which add 5 points or double your points, there are also nodes which subtract 5 points, teleport you or reset the map. There are a total of 50 levels. The 80's asthetics are a nice touch, though I would have liked the design of the different nodes to be more distinctive. Everything that changes is the number of corners around a given node, and the game doesnt communicate what node does what, you have to find out by trial and error. This was a bit frustrating because some nodes do nothing but…

Point is a minimalist puzzler which teaches new concepts through experimentation - without words. You have your token (grey circle) with a number in it (it's current points). You can click any adjacently connected node, to move your token to that node. Some nodes add 5 to your token's points the first time it passes through them. Others subtract 5. Others teleport your token to different node (useful for avoiding undesirable nodes). Others multiply your token's current points by 2. There may be other mechanics I haven't discovered yet, as I progress through the levels. The number of little triangles around the node icon and their configuration, represents which action that node does. So you don't have to memorise what each node does on any given level - just what each node type does in general (or you can write them down, like I did). Figuring this out the first time for each node type will just take a small amount of experimentation on your first attempt, then click "refresh level" at bottom right - or fail the level - to re-try, now knowing what each node does. So the object of each level is to move your token around the board, adding to and subtracting from it's points, unti…

6/10

It's a great mix of retro vibes and skill. I love the game play and casual nature of the game. You don't get penalized for making mistakes and can reset and better yourself and learn how each puzzle works.

An interesting, complex puzzle. A wonderful musical accompaniment. This is a good game, I recommend it to buy.