Bob Came in Pieces
- January 21, 2010
- Ludosity
Get on SteamIn Bob Came in Pieces, help Bob rebuild his spaceship and return to work after crashing on an alien planet. Solve physics-based puzzles and build your ship in the ship builder with creative freedom. Explore 25 chapters of level design, collect lost parts and tools, and earn achievements with replayability features.
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Reviews
- The game features a charming concept where players can customize and rebuild their spaceship to solve physics-based puzzles.
- Graphics and sound are decent, providing a pleasant atmosphere that complements the gameplay.
- There are over 80 achievements available, offering a challenge for completionists and achievement hunters.
- Controls are frustratingly imprecise, making it difficult to navigate and manipulate the ship effectively.
- The physics engine often leads to unpredictable and exaggerated reactions, causing more frustration than fun.
- Puzzles can feel tedious, requiring excessive back-and-forth adjustments to the ship for minimal progress.
- gameplay17 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it frustrating due to awkward controls and a challenging pull mechanic that detracts from the experience. While the ship-building aspect and physics-based puzzles offer some engaging moments, many feel that the overall gameplay lacks excitement and can become tedious. Despite its interesting mechanics and decent graphics, several users ultimately found the gameplay disappointing, leading to a lack of motivation to continue playing.
“I’ll be honest, the gameplay was fine when it started, the controls were fine, the ship building was a good way to get people thinking about the puzzle and some of the later levels were pretty good.”
“A physics-based thrust/lander puzzler with an interesting mechanic, whereby you can change the design of your craft, affecting its flight characteristics and abilities.”
“The main hook of the gameplay is mixing and matching parts on your spaceship in order to solve physics-based puzzles in each level (pushing and pulling objects, smashing through things, etc).”
“Controls are a little awkward, and the gameplay is a little boring.”
“If you're looking for a challenge or exciting gameplay, just skip it.”
“After trying for three hours to come to grips with this game's mechanics, I decided to give up.”
- story9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The story of "Bob Came in Pieces" revolves around a charming, physics-based puzzle adventure where players must collect missing parts of their spaceship after a crash. While the narrative is relatively short, it features 14 chapters and additional challenging VR missions, offering a blend of casual gameplay and brain-teasing puzzles. Overall, the story is considered enjoyable, though some players found it lacking depth.
“It was quite short, but it had a cool little story around it while trying to pick up all the pieces of your blown apart spaceship and get back into space.”
“Bob Came in Pieces is a lovely, casual physics-based puzzle game that features a story mode with 14 chapters where your main goal is to collect all the missing ship parts you lost during a crash with a meteor.”
“A charming little physics-based puzzle adventure, the game has you navigate side-scrolling levels in a moon-lander type ship to find extra ship pieces in your quest to completely rebuild and find your way home.”
“The story is quite lackluster, earning a score of 5/10.”
“While the gameplay is enjoyable, the story fails to engage and feels underdeveloped.”
“The narrative lacks depth and fails to provide a compelling reason to continue playing.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics received mixed reviews, with some players finding them decent but simplistic compared to expectations set by promotional materials. While the visuals and sound were generally appreciated, they were often overshadowed by gameplay disappointments. Some users highlighted beautiful artwork and good controls, indicating that the graphics have their strengths despite the criticisms.
“Nice music and visuals, and interesting gameplay.”
“This game has excellent controls and beautiful artwork.”
“Graphics and sound do a pretty good job, so all the more regrettable that the gameplay let me down.”
“Graphics are more simplistic than the screenshots seemed; the physics also seem a bit off.”
“Graphics: 5/10”
“I'm just gonna talk about the gameplay since the graphics and story are fine.”
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, described as calm and cosmic, complementing the tight physics and interesting gameplay. While some reviews rate it average, many appreciate its pleasantness and how it enhances the overall experience alongside the visuals and level design.
“The calm and cosmic music is there for good reason.”
“The music fits, and the physics of the game are incredibly tight.”
“Pleasant music and interesting level design.”
- humor2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the humor in the game to be engaging and enjoyable, with many noting that the developers' sense of fun translates well into the gameplay experience. Overall, the humor adds a lighthearted and entertaining element to the game.
“The humor in this game is absolutely hilarious!”
“It's very funny to play!”
“The developers' sense of humor really shines through!”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game offers replayability through a time attack mode and the challenge of collecting all ship parts, though enjoyment of these features largely depends on the player's interest in time-based challenges.
“There is replayability in the form of time attack mode and, of course, collecting all the parts of the ship.”
“The replayability depends on whether you're into time attack or not.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious rather than challenging, suggesting that it detracts from the overall experience.
“I see they are trying to make a challenging game, but it doesn't get challenging; most of it is just tedious.”
“The grinding feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
“Instead of feeling rewarding, the grind just becomes a chore that detracts from the overall experience.”
