Bofkin Island 2

Updating this review to go from highly recommended to barely recommended. I am frustrated that I can't get the last 3 achievements as the clues to the puzzles are non-existent or non-sensical. Also, hours and hours of searching for specific bofkins that only appear once in a blue moon is not that much fun after a while. The game seems to be dead as well, as the developer never responds to comments. So sad, because I quite enjoyed this quirky little game up to a point. Got this through Curator connect and wasn't sure it was my type of game, but once I started I got quickly addicted to finding the bofkins and solving the puzzles. Still not done yet, but thought I would give my review with 15 hours of gameplay. I think I'm close to the end, but then again.... :D A charming simple photography adventure turns into a mystery with loads of challenging, layered puzzles. The bofkins are cute, the island is small enough to get around easily and it's not hard to get the money you need for upgrades. Loads of notes scattered throughout that change when you trigger something. So you need to go back and see what changed to solve the next puzzle. Very intriguing. I forgot to add that …

How the heck does this game have so few reviews? Well, I guess I know why, indie games do not get enough exposure nowadays, but this game is really neat! It is an intriguing and highly interesting puzzle game, one I think could be considered a 'metroidbrania' at least in part, and while I am nowhere near finished yet I think, I have gotten at least one major milestone done and the game has only gotten more interesting as a result! Deffo reccomend for those who like weird and interesting puzzle games!

I've played the beta version for a couple dozen hours, and it's a lot of fun. The graphics are simple and charming, but the puzzles are challenging and curiously engaging. If you enjoy puzzle games, this is definitely worth a look.

Okay this is alot of fun. The photography and collecting is very rewarding, and then you start to notice the puzzles. The clues will keep you thinking while away from gameplay, and keep you coming back with fresh ideas to solve them. Your curiosity will keep you reeling for more, as you continue to seek out the Bofkins and piece together all the info scattered around the island.

[h2]Good puzzles in a bloated and creatively bankrupt world[/h2] Remember The Witness island, which was shrunken to the point there was close to none empty space left? This game is the opposite, it is an island that is too big for the real substance it does have, with relatively big chunks of virtually empty land. Which is a problem, because you will be running around a lot, gathering clues for puzzles scattered around the map. The puzzles are admittedly decent, and not easy at all, but everything else just blows frankly. As I said, the world design is just uninspired, I have seen 15 year olds making better designed worlds on Roblox. Very few landmarks, no eyecandy, no interconnected pathways across regions or different biomes/areas. It is one continuous landmass, you can go from any point A to any point B in a straight line. Can't pin/stamp locations on the map, which could have been super useful. There is this weird photography system shoehorned into the game, where you can 'capture' the Bofkin creatures, which you can sell at the shop to buy upgrades and keys to unlock chests with further clues. The money making meta is running Bofkin bounties and delivering letters between t…

Had lot of fun on this game. don't be fooled by the appearance! the puzzles are devilishly difficult with a good mix of logic based and pattern recognition and code based problems to solve. and all with a revealing story of whats really going on. Try it out!