Sunset Shapes
- September 8, 2020
- ByVal Games
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Reviews
- The game features a relaxing environment with a calming piano soundtrack, making it enjoyable to play.
- The puzzle mechanics are unique and engaging, requiring players to match shapes to cast shadows on a mural, which tells a simple story.
- The progression of puzzles is consistent, starting simple and gradually increasing in difficulty, providing a satisfying challenge.
- Controls are clunky and frustrating, with confusing movement mechanics that can hinder gameplay.
- The game suffers from some questionable mechanics, such as heavy blocks that bounce around and moving pieces that complicate solving puzzles.
- There are issues with the camera and physics that can disrupt the experience, making it less enjoyable overall.
- music6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is characterized as calming and piano-based, enhancing the overall soothing experience while solving puzzles. Reviewers appreciate the relaxing soundtrack, which complements the game's environment and storytelling, making it a highly recommended aspect of the gameplay.
“The music is fine, piano-based, calming; the graphics are very basic, but walking along the wall of solved levels is pretty cool, telling a story of a long journey.”
“Great puzzle game, relaxing soundtrack; I totally recommend it!”
“The music is fine, piano-based, calming, but the graphics are very basic.”
“Overall, this game provides an enjoyable and soothing experience while listening to relaxing piano music.”
“The soundtrack is calm, allowing players to solve the puzzles without feeling rushed.”
- gameplay5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews highlight significant issues with mechanics, particularly the frustrating interaction of heavy blocks that fall without support, leading to bugs and a lack of enjoyment. In contrast, another puzzle aspect offers a more engaging experience through the placement of wooden pieces in a visually appealing environment, complemented by a narrative that motivates players to progress. Overall, the gameplay experience is mixed, with some mechanics detracting from enjoyment while others provide a more satisfying challenge.
“This puzzle has mechanics of joining and placing pieces of wood in the right places to fit in your projected leftovers, in a beautiful environment and with a narrative portrayed on a mural that makes you want to finish and see everything there.”
“Mechanics include heavy blocks that fall down without anything to support them.”
“Horrible idea, made only worse when both block types are present on a level, or when they're bugged and go through each other (which isn't a bug, apparently, but an intended mechanic somehow).”
“Out of curiosity, I unlocked all the levels by editing the save to see every mechanic, but didn't solve everything because controls, physics, some questionable mechanics, and bugs soured the experience; it's simply not fun to play.”
- story5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game's story is conveyed through a unique blend of pixel art and shadow matching, depicting a poetic journey of a maggot and a daisy. Players appreciate the calming piano music and the immersive environment, which together enhance the narrative experience of traversing through solved levels. Overall, the storytelling is seen as simple yet effectively engaging.
“It's different, the environment is really nice, the story behind it, the music, all of it, nicely done.”
“All the shadows uncover a simple story about the travels of a maggot and a daisy.”
“It tells you a story through a pixel art wall by matching the shadows of 3D objects.”
“Tells a poetic story based on pictures on the wall.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics are described as basic, yet they effectively contribute to the game's narrative by allowing players to walk along the wall of solved levels, which adds a sense of progression and storytelling to the experience.
“The graphics are very basic, but walking along the wall of solved levels is pretty cool, telling a story of a long journey.”
