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Review by NiekZndt all reviews by NiekZndt

I really liked the art style of the game. I think it could be used for something bigger and it definitely made it feel polished at first.
The gameplay itself is a bit lacking however. After finding out that the only the entire map is empty apart from the exit tile I just started mashing left click to find the exit as quickly as possible. Maby if the map would be filled with more objectives then just the exit it would keep the player exploring instead of focusing on getting out of the game as quickly as possible.
The rules should have been a bit more apparent aswell. While MC Escher does use tessellation in his art the technique does not originate from him. But the rule was a very difficult one so I get where the game is coming from.
The humor didn't really hit hard for me aswell. The music was kind of cool but it didn't have anything to do with the game. And I frankly don't see the humor in the title card.

Don't be discouraged, since you were only given a weekend to create the game its understandable the game is lacking in some places. You could improve the game by adding more stuff to explore. Improving player movement might also be a good idea, letting the player move further then 1 tile using an animation. The art style is cool and the game has been set up for something bigger then this. You just need some spice in the gameplay :D

Scores: Overall 2 Artistical 4 Technical 2 Genre 1

Review by SiegeLord all reviews by SiegeLord

A nice, somewhat incomplete game where your goal is to find the exit from the torture that is your character's existence. The pleasant music underscores the absurdity of the situation. It has nice graphics, which are certainly hexagonal. The only thing I didn't like about the game is that it required a few too many clicks to complete.

Scores: Overall 2 Artistical 3 Technical 3 Genre 2

Review by Tijzz all reviews by Tijzz

The art style is cool and gives the game a nice feel. However, the moment when you start playing the game, you find out that the gameplay is just lacking. The only thing you can do is just mash the mouse button to find the exit tile, after which the game freezes, telling you that you did it.

I think the random generation of the map is cool and the art style has a lot of potential, but without fun gameplay, a game is not a game.
There are a lot of possibilities that could be added to game.

The rules have no big implementation either, except for the hexagonal rule.
I did not see the humor and while Escher has used tesselation, I think this rule could have been used better.

I don't want to discourage you with the negative elements of this review, because I think that there is a lot of potential. However, in my opinion when creating a game, the most important part of the game is the gameplay. If the gameplay is inherently not fun and how good or bad the artstyle and the rest of the elements are, the game is not going to be fun/good. I would recommend you focussing first on this, the next time that you create a game!

Keep it up!

Scores: Overall None Artistical None Technical None Genre None