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"Finished" #BluePrince 25h
2/5, disliked it

Pluses :
- A really interesting drafting and tile placing system
- Initially addicting curiosity drip feed

Cons :
- I suck at/hate hidden object type games
- Lots of dead air walking around waiting for the next decision point
- Overstayed its novelty

A really novel mix of drafting and placing rooms to create your own maze + explore these rooms for scraps and sometimes small puzzles

But eventually both of these mechanics fumble all over eachother:

- Drafts are bogged down by replaying through the same rooms instead of making the execution trivial (eg: Re-type a safe key in a specific room each time to get a gem)

- Exploration/Discovery held back by draft RNG

2 friends already calling it GOTY so maybe it's for you too but just not me

I wish it had committed fully to the boardgame aesthetic and ease of execution instead of going first person but I guess it wouldnt have sold as well

Continued thread

To give more extensive warning: Hellblade: Senua's sacriface is also not fitting to those who may get triggered from hearing overlapping voices, who experience dissociation, or who get triggered from voices, death, gore, violence, rot, suecide, murder, or have altered mental state and could be affected.

Just like...a warning to those who may have wondered if this is a game for them.

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