Otteretto
- January 28, 2022
- Chris Klimowski
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Reviews
- Otteretto offers a refreshing and unique take on the matching tiles genre, providing a relaxing yet challenging experience for players of all ages.
- The game features multiple modes and a well-executed note-taking system that enhances gameplay and encourages strategic thinking.
- With its charming visuals, addictive scoring system, and satisfying puzzle mechanics, Otteretto is a beautifully polished game that keeps players engaged.
- The controls and user interface could use improvement, as some features are finicky and not intuitively accessible, leading to potential frustration.
- There are technical issues such as limited audio options and occasional performance problems in fullscreen mode, which detract from the overall experience.
- Some players feel that the game requires grinding to unlock certain modes, which can be tedious and may hinder the enjoyment of exploring all the game has to offer.
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game features no traditional music, relying instead on sound effects and ambient sounds that enhance the gameplay experience, particularly through unique notes associated with puzzle interactions. While the ambient music is present, it is designed to be easily muted, allowing players to customize their own soundtrack. Overall, the audio treatment is praised for its fun and engaging qualities, complementing the game's clean visuals.
“The sounds are especially great; solving puzzles almost has a musical feel since every color plays a unique note when you touch it.”
“Ambient music provided but well suited to muting & rolling your own soundtrack.”
“The clean, bright visuals work well to support the gameplay and the audio treatment is really fun (although there is no music).”
“If I had a hi-fi, the game would probably sound better, though there's no music, only toggles for sound and ambiance and a single volume slider.”
“Ambient music provided but well suited to muting and rolling your own soundtrack.”
“Ambient music provided but well suited to muting and rolling your own soundtrack.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its flawless execution and near-perfect core mechanics, complemented by a variety of game modes and clean visuals. However, some users have reported issues with sound, noting the absence of music despite enjoyable audio effects.
“The core mechanic is damn-near perfect, and the variety of game modes round the game out beautifully.”
“The clean, bright visuals work well to support the gameplay and the audio treatment is really fun (although there is no music).”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are characterized by a clean and bright visual style that complements the gameplay without being distracting. The simple art design enhances the overall experience, allowing players to focus on strategy and enjoy the fun audio elements, despite the absence of music.
“The clean, bright visuals work well to support the gameplay, and the audio treatment is really fun (although there is no music).”
“Strong core idea with a good scoring system, lots of room for strategy, unique game modes, and a suitably simple art style that doesn't distract you and lets you get into the groove with it.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's stability is criticized for having numerous bugs, particularly in windowed mode and audio, along with limited undo options and a need for improved controls and user interface. Overall, these issues detract significantly from the experience, leading some users to recommend avoiding the game.
“With limited undo options, controls and UI in need of improvement, and a buggy windowed mode and audio, it's best not to bother.”
“The game frequently crashes, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
“I experienced constant lag and frame drops, which ruined the overall experience.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game highly replayable due to its balanced mix of simplicity and complexity, an engaging scoring system, and a variety of puzzle variations that keep the experience fresh and addictive.
“It's just the right balance of simplicity and complexity; the scoring system and achievements make it addicting, and the puzzle variations give it tons of replayability.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game experiences optimization issues, particularly in fullscreen mode at 4K resolution, leading to performance problems for some users.
