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BLIK

59%Game Brain Score
atmosphere, humor
gameplay, graphics
71% User Score Based on 34 reviews

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"BLIK is a spatial first-person puzzle game where you play as a student at a prestigious academy, solving over 50 varied puzzles to complete the study program. This game develops both your problem-solving skills and reaction speed, preparing you for a future career in top-tier corporations. Immerse yourself in the role of a student of the future and become the pride of the academy."

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71%
Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews
atmosphere1 positive mentions
gameplay4 negative mentions
  • The game features clever puzzles that vary in difficulty, providing an engaging challenge for players.
  • The voice acting is well-received, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • The visual design is appealing, with good use of reflections and light effects that enhance the atmosphere.
  • The puzzles can be overly simplistic and repetitive, lacking innovation and depth compared to other games in the genre.
  • Gameplay mechanics, particularly the shooting and reflection system, can be frustrating and imprecise, leading to a tedious experience.
  • The game suffers from technical issues, including poor performance on some systems and a complete lack of music during gameplay.
  • gameplay
    26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay in this puzzle game features a limited variety of mechanics, primarily revolving around reflecting mirrors and projectiles, which can become repetitive as players encounter similar puzzles throughout the experience. While the mechanics are not flawless, they offer a degree of entertainment once players acclimate to them; however, the lack of exploration and innovation compared to games like Portal detracts from the overall experience. Despite its shortcomings, the game provides a structured challenge across 60 levels, though it may not satisfy those seeking deeper puzzle complexity.

    • “As a new student of the academy, you're here to prove your capabilities through 60 levels consisting of reflecting mirrors, your 'laser gun,' and other contraptions that add variation to the intuitive base mechanics such as slowing or speeding barriers, timed doors, color-associated receivers, deadly lasers, and so on.”
    • “Learning from Portal's lessons, Blik delivers the same atmosphere with similar, yet different mechanics and puzzles to entertain.”
    • “It doesn't use anything as creative and versatile as Portal's portals, nor is it as precise and flawlessly working, but once you get used to its mechanics, you definitely have an entertaining puzzle game to enjoy.”
    • “This one room literally killed the gameplay.”
    • “Almost no exploration or experimentation around the introduced puzzle mechanics.”
    • “The gameplay consists of dealing with the same puzzles that you encounter in the first 5-30 minutes, with the rest being just permutations of them over and over again.”
  • graphics
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are described as decent, with a strong aesthetic impact attributed to its Unity engine design. The art style, particularly in the depiction of doors, is noted for its consistency, while the overall visual presentation is considered effective enough that it can overshadow other aspects like plot.

    • “The graphic impact is impressive.”
    • “I believe if a game of this genre is successful on the above 3 goals, the rest is ignored easily (such as plot, graphics, etc.)”
    • “Graphics are decent.”
    • “Made with Unity, the aesthetic impact is strong.”
  • music
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a notable absence of music, with players highlighting that there is no soundtrack during gameplay, only a menu theme. This lack of musical accompaniment detracts from the overall experience, especially when compared to other titles that utilize dynamic music to enhance gameplay.

    • “Just to keep the comparison with Portal (the second one in this case), do you remember how music was dynamically changing as you were completing the puzzle, part by part?”
    • “Unfortunately, except for the menu, there's no music at all.”
    • “The game totally lacks music throughout the levels.”
    • “Besides the total lack of music, there's the language situation.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story has been widely criticized, with many users describing it as terrible and lacking depth. Some even suggest that the game would be better off without a defined plot, indicating a preference for more engaging narratives in other titles.

    • “I don't like saying this, but the plot is just terrible.”
    • “There are much better games that have no defined plot at all.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is consistently praised for its engaging and immersive qualities, reminiscent of the learning portal's lessons while introducing unique mechanics and puzzles that keep the experience fresh and entertaining.

    • “Learning Portal's lesson, Blik delivers the same atmosphere, with similar yet different mechanics and puzzles to entertain.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users report that the game's optimization is lacking, as even on lower-end systems, they experience better framerates in more demanding titles. This suggests that the game requires further optimization to improve performance across a wider range of hardware.

    • “My laptop is not a high-end gaming machine, of course, but I get better framerates from games more demanding than Blik, so it could use some optimization.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is largely criticized, with users finding the narrator unfunny and lacking cleverness, which detracts from the overall experience. The comedic elements fail to enhance the gameplay, leaving players disappointed.

  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and flawed, primarily due to the reliance on a repetitive reflection mechanic that involves bouncing projectiles off mirrors. This design choice detracts from the overall enjoyment and engagement with the puzzles.

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