Perso

[h1]Perso is a 3D puzzler where you have to navigate your cube(s) around platforms suspended in space without falling off the edge.[/h1] The goal is to navigate your white (primary) cube around the platforms and collect/deliver "relics" along the way. The platforms appear and disappear depending on the position of your cube and the rotation of the puzzle. You can be sitting in the same spot but rotate the puzzle and more/less platform is revealed. You also have to contend with multiple vertical 'floors' with beacons to bump you to upper levels, so there's a lot to think about even before you start picking up the 4 coloured helper-cubes which each have special powers. Keyboard controls only, and there are several keys to get to grips with: move; rotate; toggle cubes on/off; switch cubes. You can also press E to show a larger area of the puzzle, which doesn't really help to solve the section you're working on, but it is a nice aesthetic that shows the overall beauty of the puzzle. [h1]Sound & Vision[/h1] First of all, I have to say I love the beautiful, swirling plasma clouds waiting below to swallow you up when you fall. These do seem to weigh heavy on my GPU though, it certainl…

I really liked this, definitely recommend it if you are at all interested in puzzle games. It's very smooth (with a great art style), it oozes mystery and intrigue – and of course clever puzzles. Pros - A clever system of puzzle-solving involving 5 blocks with unique abilities, such as teleporting or moving across immaterial platforms - Great art style with lots of polish - A set of controls, individually quite simple, which combine to be very challenging – forcing you to really think about each move you make Cons - There are a few bugs in version 1.0, such as occasionally loosing control of the characters (the blocks) and checkpoints seemingly activating before they're supposed to. Restarting usually solves this. Check out some gameplay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nraCEmsG53M

I genuinely hate to be the one to do this, but this needs to be done. I posted a thread [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/543940/discussions/3/2251182852561312759/]here[/url] in the specially marked "Bugs" subforum. The developer has not done anything since (where did they go???). (Still) no rebindable controls and broken achievements, even after nearly 2 years. There's also no way to start a new game (I understand hiding level select screens, but what if I wanna start over without deleting my old save file behind-the-scenes?). That said, if you think you'll have better luck beside these issues, you're in for a real treat, for the atmosphere, music, visuals, and puzzle design are all splendid. Yet for now, I cannot recommend this game until at least the achievements bug is fixed. Should the developer(s) take note, I welcome any noteworthy responses, either to this review or in the game's discussion forums!

Beautifully atmospheric with good mechanics and perfectly challenging puzzles.