It's been a long time, but here's how the rule works (rot13.com): guerr-va-n-ebj bayl pbhagf jura gur fgngrf bs guerr pbafrphgvir gvyrf ner PBZCYRGRYL gur fnzr. Sbe rknzcyr, bar gvyr bayl unf n obk, nabgure gvyr unf n obk naq n gnetrg, gura gurfr gjb qbrf ABG unir gur fnzr fgngr.
Finally got around to play this game. I remember playing a pre-release version of the game and then abandoned it because I wasn't feeling it, but now I've completed it in its entirety, I can say that it's very, very clever, and the puzzles only get better and better.
I like the fact that rather than having one specific core mechanic and hook, this game has multiple unique and seemingly irrelevant mechanics at play. While you can argue that some of those are more 'core'-y than others, like the portals, all of the mechanics just work so well together that they feel equally important. I believe the game did a good job bringing all these ideas together and exploring them to their fullest potential.
Great mechanics and puzzles, though maybe it could use some epilepsy warning since the continuously wiggling chromatic abberation effect could be hard on the eyes
The final puzzle is a completely different beast than the rest, I won't go into details but here's the general thought process I went through, expressed as hints:
1: Pbafvqre lbhe tbny: Znxvat vg gb gur rkvg jvgu gur negvsnpg. Jung'f gur svany fgrc?
2: Gur negvsnpg arrqf gb gryrcbeg ng gur fnzr gvzr nf lbhe cynlre punenpgre. Ubj pna lbh znxr guvf fvghngvba unccra?
4: Lbh arrq gb erpbafvqre rirel cneg bs gur yriry gb svaq n jnl gb qb guvf, fgnegvat sebz gur evtug fvqr bs gur svany ebbz.
5: Lbh arrq gb gevttre n punva bs gryrcbegngvbaf gb ernpu gur tbny, guhf, rirel cneg bs gur yriry vf vzcbegnag va guvf arj pbagrkg.
I won't go into any more details for now, but this should be a very strong start to solve the final puzzle, if you still want to do it yourself, that is. Good luck!
Originally I was one step away from solving the final puzzle for a long time and was asking for a tip here, but I have pushed through and wow isn't it satisfying! Really elegant puzzle, another masterpiece from Le Slo!
I started following you from Magicube, which I think is a masterpiece in puzzle design, and this game is a blast as well, thanks for the great game!
That said, I seem to have cheesed lvl 19 because some of the lanterns (is that what the 'boxes' are?) are left unused, is there some way I can contact you privately?
Just solved all puzzles, really enjoyable game! The rule set is creative, and the puzzles are brilliant for showcasing the rules and how the rules can interact with each other.
I always find the concept of witness-like to be interesting, but I also find myself not enjoying some of the witness-like games. After reading your puzzle design thoughts post, it became clear that I like games that are more communicative when it comes to teaching rules, and more deductive when it comes to puzzles. That's why I like Taiji but can't get into Insight.
I think you did exactly what you set out to do as mentioned in your post. I can often deduce a lot about a puzzle, what you call "deductive anchors", and from there I can see the solution intuitively. I still don't feel like I have good intuition, but I did it in the end.
I liked most of the puzzles, and the bonus puzzles in section H and I are my favourites. They can be very hard and unintuitive, and some took me over an hour to solve, but I'm surprised by how much I can deduce without excessive trial-and-error. F9 is the puzzle that I struggled the most with, I relied mostly on trial-and-error on that one.
Really creative idea and great execution of the idea. The only thing I don't actively like is the puzzles involving actual dices in the later part. It fits the theme, but it doesn't really connect with any other part of the game, and this kind of "cube rolling" puzzle is not that creative, even kinda dull. Maybe you had some idea to make it work with the other mechanics in some unexpected ways, just didn't have time to implement? Great game nontheless, and I'm excited to see the expanded version of this.
An absolute delight of a puzzle game. The mechanics are so strange yet so full of clever surprises. New tricks always seem to pop out of thin air, yet they always seem so "obvious" in hindsight. Really giving me Stephen's Sausage Roll vibes, and this is a huge compliment from me. It was very fun to reason through this game and I highly recommend it.
The mechanics look fun, but unfortunately the game is unplayable for me because it just doesn't let me move the character. The furthest I can get after loading the save file from the main menu, is just a few more steps, and then I'll have to exit to the main menu and load the save file again because the character just won't do anything no matter how hard I press the arrow keys and WASD. Can anyone help?
V srry gung V arrq gb oevat n obk gb gur ybjre nern, ohg va beqre gb qb gung, V guvax vg vf arprffnel gb cerff nyy gur terra fjvgpurf, juvpu erdhverf 5 bowrpgf va gur hccre nern. Gb oevat bowrpgf sebz gur ybjre nern gb gur hccre nern, V guvax V unir gb cerff nyy gur erq fjvgpurf, ohg nsgre gung gurer jvyy or ab onyy ba gur obggbz terra fjvgpu fvapr gurer pna or bayl 1 bowrpg va gur ybjre nern. Vs gur terra fjvgpu vf abg cerffrq, vg vf nyfb vzcbffvoyr gb oevat gur obk qbja. Fb gurer zhfg or fbzrguvat jebat urer. V xabj vg vf cbffvoyr gb qb guvf orpnhfr V fnj gur vzntr gung bgure crefba cbfgrq. Znlor V qba'g arrq nyy gung znal bowrpgf va gur hccre nern gb qb gung, ohg V pna'g svaq nabgure jnl. V'yy nccerpvngr vg vs lbh pbhyq chfu zr n yvggyr shegure.
Sorry for my late reply. Didn't have time until now.
V chg gur onyy va gur gvyr ba gur yrsg bs gur obggbz oyhr fjvgpu, bar gvyr njnl sebz gur yrsg jnyy. Gura V trg gur onyy ba gur obggbz terra fjvgpu bhg naq chg vg ba gur obggbz erq fjvgpu. Naq guvf vf jurer V tbg fghpx.
Here I am again, looking for hints... These puzzles are melting my brain :(
Anyway here's my problem (Used rot13 due to spoilers) :
Va Rgreavgl, fbzrubj V tbg vagb n pbaqvgvba jurer V unir gb svaq n jnl gb qrfgebl gur punva jvgubhg hfvat gur oyhr pbagencgvba va gur zvqqyr, orpnhfr gur obggbz oyhr fjvgpu vf abg npgvingrq. Vf guvf cbffvoyr? Vs abg, urer'f jung V'ir tbg, cyrnfr uryc zr purpx:
V guvax gung nyy terra fjvgpurf zhfg or cerffrq naq ab oyhr fjvgpurf fubhyq or cerffrq va beqre gb "erfphr" gur onyy ba gur obggbz terra fjvgpu. Gura gur onyy arrqf gb fgnl ba gur obggbz erq fjvgpu, juvpu arrqf gur bgure gjb erq fjvgpurf cerffrq ng gur fnzr gvzr.
Vg vf abg cbffvoyr gb zbir gur onyy sebz fbzrjurer bhg bs gur obggbz-yrsg "pntr" gb gur obggbz oyhr fjvgpu nsgre qrnpgvingvat terra fjvgpurf. Fb V guvax gung bayl bar cbfvgvba pna yrg zr er-npgvingr gur obggbz oyhr fjvgpu ohg V arrq gb or "punvayrff" gb qb gung, naq nsgre V "erfphr" gur onyy naq yrnir vg ba gur erq fjvgpu, V'z hanoyr gb qrfgebl gur punva.
Gurer zhfg or ng yrnfg bar zvfgnxr urer, cebonoyl V jnf qbvat jebat sebz gur irel fgneg :( Vs lbh pna tvir nal uvagf, vg jvyy or nccerpvngrq.
V qba'g guvax V'z trggvat vg... V pna'g guvax bs nal bgure jnl gb bireync gur punva naq gur obk :( V guvax V fgvyy arrq n yvggyr zber chfuvat va gur evtug qverpgvba.
