Imbroglio
- November 4, 2019
- RostislavP
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PC
Windows
Reviews
- Imbroglio features a stylish presentation and pleasant music, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- The game offers a variety of well-designed puzzles, with new mechanics introduced as players progress through the levels.
- The puzzles are challenging and inventive, particularly as the game utilizes its 3D perspective effectively.
- Controls are overly sensitive, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences and unintended movements.
- The lack of a level select feature and potential progress loss due to glitches can be very discouraging for players.
- The game feels unpolished with design flaws, such as glitchy reset and undo functions, and a sub-par camera system.
- gameplay11 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The gameplay of *Imbroglio* is characterized by its engaging 3D sokoban mechanics, stylish presentation, and pleasant music. Players navigate through seven levels, each introducing new mechanics every five to ten puzzles, ensuring a well-designed and varied puzzle experience. Overall, the game successfully combines traditional elements with innovative twists.
“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.”
- music9 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in *imbroglio* is consistently praised for its pleasant and stunning quality, complementing the game's stylish presentation and beautiful graphics. Reviewers highlight the soundtrack as a significant aspect that enhances the overall experience, making the challenging puzzles more enjoyable.
“I am more used to 1st 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.”
- grinding8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to the sokoban-style puzzles that require repetitive pushing and pulling. While puzzles can be selected in any order within a location, the inability to replay finished areas forces players to start over, adding to the frustration. Overall, the experience is marked by a sense of monotony and a lack of engaging variety.
“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.”
“I am not a big fan of sokoban-style puzzles because most of the time I simply find them tedious.”
“Pushing and pulling are both possible, supposedly making things less stressful and tedious, but worry not, there's plenty of both on offer.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are consistently praised for their beauty and stunning quality, enhancing the overall experience alongside an impressive soundtrack. Players find the visuals to be a significant draw, contributing to their enjoyment of the challenging puzzles.
“The puzzles are tricky, and the visuals and soundtrack are just stunning.”
“I really enjoyed the visuals and the music of the game.”
“The beautiful graphics and soundtrack, along with all the positive reviews, incited me to try out this game.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The stability of the game has been noted as needing improvement, with multiple users reporting glitches that affect gameplay.
“The game is riddled with glitches that severely impact gameplay.”
“There are numerous stability issues that need urgent attention.”
“Frequent crashes and bugs make it nearly unplayable at times.”
