Lacuna
Posted: 10 Jul 2021, 09:38
"Though plenty compelling the first time through, you'll want to replay this slickly designed choice-driven sci-fi murder mystery at least once to fill in all the gaps."
The Good:
Thoughtful test-based puzzle design makes you work for answers through reading and careful consideration of clues
Gorgeous pixel art
Catchy soundtrack with a number of great piano melodies
Lots of replay value, stemming from both narrative choices and investigative competence
The Bad:
Auto-filling unearned multiple choice answers in tests feels premature
Our Verdict:
Lacuna is a wonderfully tense hard-boiled story set in a gorgeous jazzpunk future. Its mysteries will make you work for the answers, and will even let you fail, but either way the payoff is a sense of accomplishment that few other narrative puzzlers provide.
https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/lacuna
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364 ... Adventure/
https://www.gog.com/game/lacuna_a_scifi ... nture_game
The Good:
Thoughtful test-based puzzle design makes you work for answers through reading and careful consideration of clues
Gorgeous pixel art
Catchy soundtrack with a number of great piano melodies
Lots of replay value, stemming from both narrative choices and investigative competence
The Bad:
Auto-filling unearned multiple choice answers in tests feels premature
Our Verdict:
Lacuna is a wonderfully tense hard-boiled story set in a gorgeous jazzpunk future. Its mysteries will make you work for the answers, and will even let you fail, but either way the payoff is a sense of accomplishment that few other narrative puzzlers provide.
https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/lacuna
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364 ... Adventure/
https://www.gog.com/game/lacuna_a_scifi ... nture_game