craig5320

Machinarium (PC) Review
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Machinarium is a game many of you might not have heard about but it took the prize “Excellence In Visual Art” at this years’s Independent Game Festival and when you first see it you will not be questioning why. The game actually represents a moving graphic novel rather than a traditional adventure game.

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comp_ali

I tried the demo on the game sit , found it pretty interesting and challenging , I like the way you have to play a mini game to get a hint and the hints looks like it drawn carelessly.

Optix

Everything about this game just screams awesome.

The artwork is great (very grungy, almost cyber-punk), the music is spot on for the setting without being too light and bouncy or trying too hard to fit the weathered feel of your surroundings.

While the puzzles may not be as hard as some in Myst they did give me a challenge and I had to use the hint once. The great thing, as comp_ali mentioned is that in order to get a hint you have to play a mini-game. It's a great way to discourage (or at least delay) a fast and dirty rip through the game for those who don't care about using their brains to figure things out on their own. I also like the fact that it's done in flash meaning load times are non-existent.

I wish the game were longer but then doesn't everybody when they complete one that they really like?

This is a keeper!

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