Rift Riff

Potentially great game, except your juvenile friend is standing behind you and making obnoxious noises while you're trying to play it. You might think I'm exaggerating, but I've been playing games for almost 30 years, and don't remember last time I have experienced something like this. I don't know if Adriaan just had a baby, or what possessed him to do this, but it ruined the game for me. It's just too much. Your character makes some of the most obnoxious, infantile noises ever - I thought that maybe, I can get used to it, but the character just gets noisier as the game goes on, and life is too short to be annoyed by something so pointless and stupid. In that case, the game certainly is one of a kind. Too bad, because the game otherwise looked interesting. If you can stand the obnoxious babbling, you might have fun.

I like the game overall, minimalistic and to the point. You'll have a good time. Yeah, the levels are more like a puzzle, but they're also not an obtuse puzzle. Figuring out what works in what context is part of the fun here. But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ all that voice acting is just... why does it even exist? It is extremely annoying, and it is somehow extensively varied in its annoyance. You can't even fully turn it off without muting the whole game (and that's a shame because the sound design overall is pretty good). In all my years of gaming, I have never - ever - encountered something like this. I almost feel bad writing this because the devs have clearly put a lot of effort into the game, and me harping on this one particular point makes it seem as if I'm diminishing all that hard work. Then you hear "pom-pom-pom-pom," "waoh," "ohohey" and other such frequent remarks whenever you do anything, over and over and over again... Over and over and over again... It has to be experienced to be believed. What were they thinking?

Very satisfying and forgiving before throwing some real curveballs. A good take on a tired formula.

The art is simply lovely. The sound design is incredibly thoughtful. The controls are really intuitive.

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good