HIGH A lovingly-animated bestest doge.
LOW Not even David Cage games are this pretentious.
WTF No back button. Why? No really, I want someone to explain this one.
HIGH A lovingly-animated bestest doge.
LOW Not even David Cage games are this pretentious.
WTF No back button. Why? No really, I want someone to explain this one.
HIGH The quiet beauty of its digital world.
LOW Some slightly simplistic puzzles.
WTF Don’t forget to find all the ducks!
HIGH Creepy — but beautiful — aesthetic.
LOW The physics puzzles.
WTF If everyone is dead, why do I need organs for my new friend?
HIGH Great puzzles!
LOW The combat is dull.
WTF Why does it get so difficult in co-op?!?
HIGH A well-executed mirror mechanism.
LOW The final boss is a lesson in patience.
WTF Certain disturbing story flashbacks.
From Cocoon’s opening moments, it was apparent this upcoming puzzle game from Geometric Interactive masterfully conveyed an ambiance of mystery and dread. Emerging from a cocoon in a desolate desert ecosystem, the player assumes control of a nameless bug-like creature, and without so much as a prompt of what to do or where to go, I was set free to roam the abandoned landscape.
HIGH The sheer amount of detail and care put into each map.
LOW Way too much filler.
WTF The AI’s passionate hatred of goats.
HIGH Some of the most clever puzzle design I’ve seen
LOW The timed puzzles
WTF Broken Cameras
HIGH Making five combos and earning three extra moves at the same time.
LOW Backtracking to a shrine to buy more minions.
WTF Why do I lose a super-unit if I remove it from the board myself?
HIGH An amazing cast of colorful characters in one massive mystery.
LOW That this game did not get ported or remastered sooner!
WTF All the crazy plot twists.