Labyrinth (2023)

[h1]50/100[/h1] [h2]Really bad digital port of an absolute boardgame classic[/h2] [list] [*]The game itself is still almost as fun as it used to be back in the day. [*]But everything is painstakingly slow. There is always one click or one animation too many. [*]No fast mode for experts to skip or speed up useless animations. [*]No beginner's mode either where beginners could test what shifting a row or column would look like. [*]No windowed mode, only Fullscreen. [*]Music and sounds are either on or off, no slider bars. [*]ALT+TAB away and the music keeps playing... [*]No language option. Seems to be mandatorily in the OS language. [*]Except for Master Labyrinth, the several variants of the game are only skins, nothing more. And not even minimum effort skins. [*]Labyrinth 3D, which would be another gameplay mode instead of just a skin, is not included. [*]Remote-Playing vs. my friend didn't work as it should. She, as the host, was the only one could actually do anything, my keyboard, mouse and controller did nothing. I had to tell her which moves I want to make. [/list] So pretty much exactly the type of low quality design I have come to expect from Markt & Technik products. Maybe …

No language options, slow menu, no online multiplayer, unintuitive controls - old fashioned. The board game is more fun.

Whilst I do have one major criticism of the game, I will say that overall I do like this game very much. The game itself runs well enough. The graphics whilst not ground breaking are functional and clear and have an old school aesthetic charm about them. Music is good and overall the mood and gameplay are excellent. My one criticism though is no direct multiplayer support for the game. Yes apparently you can do it via remote link but that can be fiddly and daunting to those not technically minded. I really wish there was an online play function as others have to play with friends on Steam. This really can't be too difficult for the programmers to add into the game as I feel that this would increase the game's appeal. Its almost a great version of the game as a digital version, but the lack of easy online multiplayer does spoil it. If you can see past that, and just want a version to play yourself, then it is worth it.

Text Review: Pros: -Beautiful digital adaptation of a board game (Perhaps not the MOST elaborate but more effort was put into it than some digital board games can claim. Doesn't just feel like a digitized 2d board even though it is that to an extent - clever, targeted 3d elements elevated it in spite of some limitations) -The music is good and varied because of the different variants (Mysterious, childlike, beautiful, Japan themed etc.) -Includes 6 Labyrinth variants which doesn't just add atmospheric and visual variety but some gameplay variety too (Mildly). Labyrinth Jr., original and master are almost like difficulty modes -Gameplay is fun and interesting and alerted me to a board game I never knew existed (If most of us lack the capasity for strategic thought to play it properly and some won't like the complexity and required focus) Maybes: -No story apart from alchemy fun facts and ideally Labyrinth Japan and Germany would have them too to explain what the landmark or feature in question is -No distractions... the variants extend the lifespan but not by much! It's just a board game! Video Review: https://youtu.be/njPZrnzeDkY Short Review: …

What could you say, it's the Labyrinth Game you know as board game. A bit too overpriced for just what it is - but OK, the board game even would be higher in price. Another Minus: you can only play against others locally. Would have been all in all more decent with an online-mode, I am honest about that. ---{ 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 ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ 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…

[h3]Underwhelming version of a European board game classic[/h3] Ravensburger's Das Verrückte Labyrinth [i](also known as The A-maze-ing Labyrinth in its earlier English-language printings, and simply Labyrinth these days)[/i] rightfully counts among the undisputed classics of European board game industry. Personally, I can't think of anyone this side of the Atlantic who's not played it at least once. While there have already been attempts to make a video game out of the mind-boggling board game classic [i](the currently out-of-print 2001 version stands out)[/i], Ravensburger's current crop of their games' digital versions wouldn't have been complete without a version of Labyrinth - and here's where the problems start. As is common with all current Ravensburger games, there's no online multiplayer [i](a dreadful faux pas in case of any digital board game)[/i]. The question is, why would anyone bother with a local multiplayer digital board game, when one can get a proper board game out? Another strange decision is the choice of Labyrinth versions presented in the game. While it is incredibly nice to see the long out-of-print Das Labyrinth der Meister included, I find it a very …