Elzzup

[quote]A review copy was provided by the developer.[/quote] [quote]Follow my Curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41363546-Fruit-N-Doggie-Reviews/]Fruit N Doggie Reviews,[/url] so you can be updated whenever I post a new review.[/quote] [h1]Overall Rating - Seriously Flawed ★★☆☆☆[/h1] [h1]First Impressions[/h1] I'm familiar with Elzzup (EZ) because I've played the game before on a website, or so I thought until after checking out the Discussion boards. Although it's practically the same puzzle game, it isn't made by the same team that made Unpuzzle. This is a matter I'll return to later on, but I have to wonder about the ethical, or even possible legal repercussions, behind this title. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] Each level of EZ looks like a completed jigsaw puzzle, with the pieces interlocked with each other. The objective is to find pieces that can be removed from the board, opening up more pieces that can be taken away, until you've swept the board clean. At first, it'll be as simple as finding pieces that are either completely blank or only interlock with one other piece, meaning it can be pulled away. Over time though, the complexity increases, as there may o…

This game is so taxing that I love it. Each game looks so easy at first but, of course it is not . I have thought several times that I cannot solve a level but keep going. I am struggling with a level at the moment but will continue. the coding must have taken ages, well done! Love it.

TL;DR Good game, but sometimes frustrating. 6/10-7/10, possibly 8/10 with some updates As a long time player of Unpuzzle, this game is a faithful recreation on PC This adds unnecessary frustration, as there are issues with Unpuzzle that have been recreated Why do I need to rotate a piece to clear it of the rotational property, when all sides are empty? Why can I not manually clear teleporting pieces once the stage is over? Why can I not just click anywhere on a directional piece to have it move? These issues are just what I recall from completing this game casually over the course of a few days, but they are frustrating elements that I find disrupt the relaxed experience The music encourages a sedate pace, and considering a lot of the time you are just searching for the next thing to click, I find it to pair quite well I would have liked to have some more variety in the tracks, as I felt like I was hearing a playlist of 3 songs on shuffle for the entirety of my time with the game The art could be reworked to be more visible when many things are present on a single piece, but overall I think it is on par with Unpuzzle, if you like this style In its current state, the frustrations…

Elzzup surprised me with the amount of variety in its mechanics and it gets increasingly more complex (and interesting) as you progress. Currently, there's no way to fail levels, so it's sometimes more of a patience than puzzle game. I'd love to see time or other challenges added. Elzzup's an interesting jigsaw-based puzzle game with a surprising variety of mechanics across its 60 levels. There's no way to fail (and no time or other challenges) so it's more of a patience game. For more niche curation, follow me at: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27440015-CSH-Picone/

Sometimes you just need to turn your brain off from the noise of life, and do a puzzle. This scratches that itch perfectly.

[b]A very relaxing and satisfying twist to a "puzzle" game.[/b] Positives: - You don't need to think a whole lot about what you are doing. Obviously, the goal is to disassemble the puzzle, but it's just a matter of finding the few puzzle pieces that can be removed at a time and getting them out of the way (which is often just one of them). So it really plays more like a reverse jigsaw puzzle than a traditional puzzle game where you might have to plan everything ahead. Even if there are a ton of connections and symbols, the puzzles don't really get any more difficult or tedious. They just take a bit longer to complete. - The tutorial levels get the point across very efficiently, so it doesn't even feel like you need to learn how the game and the new mechanics work. - There are a ton of puzzles. - Music is fitting and adds to the feeling of just completing a few puzzles to relax. Neutral: - The controls are a bit weird. I guess on a tablet, sliding the tiles would be fun, but with a mouse, it's somewhat uncomfortable. You can also click the edges of tiles, but that requires some precision. But still, once you get a hang of it, you can still solve puzzles very quickly. Negatives…