I played the very first one in 2014 on a lovely little iPad Mini and finished it in about an hour or so. It was so beautiful an MC Escher-esque puzzler. I remember taking so many screenshots, just marveling at the art and sound work. Got my Mum, who still maintains that video games are a waste of time, to play it as well. She liked it (“Very Pretty”).
This installment is a lot more flow-y and organic and twisty than the first one (still haven’t played the second) and it’s still exceedingly beautiful. There’s also this delightful animated short they released to whet appetites before launch. And that’s really the word: This series continues to be a delightful work.
I was told that I should play the 2008 Echochrome next. It looks like if you crossed Monument Valley and Antichamber.
Netflix
Was rather surprised to see Netflix branding. The TL;DR as far as I can tell (and in order): They got Netflix money, didn’t want to pay the Apple tax, and state that they wanted to avoid making creative compromises to be visible in a horribly curated, spam and garbage-filled App Store. That may be the case but, given the original and its sequel’s immense success, I do not find that last part believable. Good on them for getting paid though 💸
Screenshots etc because I couldn’t help myself
