Body & Soul

the trailer looked interesting enough but it's really poor. the only 'setting' is an erase progress button, nothing for audio or gfx (there's only sfx, no music). mouse wheel barely scrolls on level select, and while there are [b]70 stages, they're all locked (yes, unavailable) on startup, so that erase progress button isn't optional[/b]. nor is there a confirmation or acknowledgement after pressing it, but it does work. game's been out since january, 2.5 months now, and not a single ♥♥♥♥ was given by the developer. so 70 levels, unlocked one at a time. you're usually managing multiple people, one at a time, depending on who's currently possessed. the lifeline can't be broken, always has to be connected to at least one crystal. the goal is to reach the exit with one of the guys by stepping on pressure plates and removing obstacles. based on the store page, there are other mechanics later. no move limit and pressure plates, when stepped on, show what they'll affect on interaction, so less trial & error. on-screen level numbers, my preference, the level complete screen has main menu and next level buttons, with annoying confetti and fanfare. [b]controls are non-rebindable[/b] but a…

Body & Soul is a very simple 3D puzzle game, but I really liked the unusual idea behind it. The main goal is to reach the goal tile by moving between different bodies, while a ray of light from God keeps me alive. If something blocks that light, the character dies and becomes a ghost. From there, I can possess another body as long as I remain within God's sight. It sounds strange when explained, but that strange combination of movement, light and possession gives the puzzles a nice little twist. The main puzzle mechanic is easily my favourite part. I have to think about where I can safely move while also keeping the light in mind. Sometimes the obvious route is not actually possible because an obstacle cuts off the ray, so I have to work out how to use another body instead. I liked the way this makes the environment itself part of the puzzle. I am not just looking for a path to the goal. I am also thinking about which character I need to be at different points. The possession system gives the game most of its personality. Becoming a ghost is not simply a failure state, because it can actually be part of the solution. Once I understand that I can use death to move into another bod…

I am not sure if it is because I use linux but I can not get this game to work. The game loads and you get the screen with the 3 options of Play, settings and quite. After Hitting play you get a screen that has a bunch of red crystals or they look like crystals with numbers below them. Nothing happens if you click on the crystals or the numbers. The only thing the responds to clicks is the back. So can not actually play this game.