The Art of Reflection

Pretty good pure puzzle game. I like the aesthetics, like the puzzles, like the music and the fact that completing puzzles adds instruments to each zone's music track. One thing is that while most of the mechanics are nicely tutorialized, the purple ball mechanic isn't for some reason. Was stuck on one place because I didn't know that I can [spoiler]zoom out as well as zoom in[/spoiler] The game remines me a fair bit of Superliminal and Viewfinder. Unlike those games, this one does not have any story of dialogue at all, but maybe that's a blessing in disguise, because both aforementioned game's stories are not very good and can be a detriment. Still, this is a "dry" pure puzzle game, with no other content in between puzzle solving to take a break.

Manifold Garden and Superliminal had a baby then divorced right after and now Portal the step dad who comes around only once in a while... The Art of Reflection feels like the baby here. So much potential, such interesting mechanics. But just didn't work out. I think a really bad idea to have built this big "hub" to explore so early in the game. Save that for later. Don't disorientate so soon. I absolutely loved the old demo(not sure if the current demo is the same). Keeping it linear worked well. Once I got my bearings straight and had a good flow to the mechanics I made some good progress but then I got stuck in a non-stop zipping around "where the hell do I go to next" loop that just burned me out. Almost like a love-hate I had with the game.

Good game, I recommend it for people who like spatial puzzles. Some are easy, some are hard, and some are very hard. So hard I had to find a guide online. Its one of those games that rewires your brain a bit, to the point where you surprise yourself with how you solved the puzzle.

This game is just filled with surprises. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better a new mechanic gets introduced, and every one of those mechanics are unique. The way each mechanic interacts in each puzzle is also extremely unique. Each puzzle is different.

Cool game.

This game is very much recommended if you are into puzzle games. It's got a great, unique mechanic that you can employ in many different ways, and multiple ways to solve puzzles so you can flex your puzzle solving skills. As someone who is trying to get his feet wet with solo game design, efforts like these from solo developers are mind blowing and inspiring. And maybe a little intimidating as I know I have a long way and a lot of work and learning to do before I can create anything even a fraction as impressive as something like this.