Qube gaming3/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Back track a bit and complete it the right way and the door opens. There was an incident where I did not complete the puzzle in the most obvious way (to be brief, I over-complicated things for myself when the answer was staring me in the face), but I still managed to reach the door to the next area, only for it to not open. Progression is unfortunately linear, there is only one way to solve a puzzle, to the point of it being scripted. When all of the above are combined, things become interesting. Later on, color mixing with cubes, spheres and lasers are introduced. Extend blocks to reach a higher place, some are spring-loaded for that extra kick there are joined blocks that move in unison, then there are switches that rotate the walls. Some things are just inconsistent.įor the most part, the puzzles are simple. Also note the difficulty with the spring-loaded blue block it took four attempts to get past, even though I’ve done it on my first try before. While things may appear simple at first, it quickly ramps up the difficulty and the screenshots throughout this review will show why. The first few puzzles are shown in the video below (mild spoiler alert for those that wish to find answers themselves). Mechanically simple, but some of the puzzles leave you clawing away through your skull into your brain, leaving a bloody mess behind as you bang your head against the keyboard. ![]() It uses the Unreal engine instead of Source, there are no voice actors and no psychotic super-computer trying to kill you (that I’m aware of). The solemn atmosphere, the bleak color pallet and the ominous feeling that something bigger is at play. Like so many other people who took a glance at this, my first thought was Portal the similarities just can not be avoided. You have two hands that push and pull blocks and buttons that allow you to arrange them so you can move onto more elaborate areas with more mind-bending puzzles. “Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion” is a rare breed of game, taking on the genre of First Person Puzzler. It’s not very often that we review indie games here at Techgage, but when something so perceptibly similar to Portal comes out, without much foreknowledge to its launch on Steam, we had to take a look.
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