Imbroglio
- November 4, 2019
- RostislavP
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Reviews
- The game features well-designed puzzles that gradually introduce new mechanics, keeping the gameplay engaging.
- The visuals and soundtrack are beautiful, enhancing the overall experience of solving puzzles.
- Imbroglio offers a fun and smart puzzle experience, particularly for fans of sokoban-style games.
- Controls are overly sensitive, leading to frustrating and unintended movements during gameplay.
- The lack of a level select screen and potential progress loss due to glitches can be very annoying.
- The game feels unpolished with issues like glitchy reset and undo functions, and some areas can be dull or repetitive.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay of *Imbroglio* is characterized by its engaging 3D sokoban mechanics, stylish presentation, and pleasant music. Players navigate through seven well-designed levels, each introducing new mechanics every few puzzles, ensuring a good variety and challenge throughout the game.
“Imbroglio is your garden variety 3D Sokoban with stylish presentation, pleasant music, and a few less traditional mechanics.”
“Nice simple style and the puzzles were good and well designed, with new mechanics being introduced as you progress.”
“The game has 7 different levels or maps, each introducing a new mechanic into the game.”
“Around every five to ten puzzles, a new mechanic is introduced which allows for sufficient variety.”
“[b]Imbroglio[/b] is your garden variety 3D Sokoban with stylish presentation, pleasant music, and a few less traditional mechanics.”
- music4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in [b]imbroglio[/b] is consistently praised for its pleasant and beautiful quality, enhancing the overall stylish presentation of the game. Players appreciate how the soundtrack complements the stunning visuals, contributing to an engaging and immersive experience.
“Imbroglio is your garden variety 3D Sokoban with stylish presentation, pleasant music, and a few less traditional mechanics.”
“The beautiful graphics and soundtrack, as well as all the positive reviews, incited me to try out this game.”
“The puzzles are tricky, and the visuals and soundtrack are just stunning.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to the inability to replay already completed areas, forcing them to start over from the beginning. While the game offers some flexibility in puzzle selection and mechanics like pushing and pulling, many still feel that the sokoban-style puzzles contribute to a frustrating experience.
“Puzzles are connected by paths and can usually be done in any order within a location, so puzzle selection, as tedious as it is, is a thing, but already finished areas can't be replayed; start over from the very beginning, sucker.”
“Pushing and pulling are both possible, supposedly making things less stressful and tedious, but worry not, there's plenty of both on offer.”
“I am not a big fan of sokoban-style puzzles because most of the time I simply find them tedious.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are consistently praised for their beauty, with many players highlighting the stunning visuals and immersive soundtrack as standout features that enhance the overall experience.
“I am more used to first-person puzzlers, but the beautiful graphics and soundtrack, as well as all the positive reviews, incited me to try out this game.”
“The puzzles are tricky, and the visuals and soundtrack are just stunning.”
“Finally, I really enjoyed the visuals and the music of the game.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report that the game's stability requires improvement, citing frequent glitches that disrupt gameplay. These issues detract from the overall experience and suggest a need for further optimization.
“The game is riddled with glitches that severely impact gameplay.”
“I experienced frequent crashes that made it nearly impossible to enjoy the game.”
“There are numerous stability issues that need urgent attention to enhance the overall experience.”
