Time Master Review (Klaki892)
TL;DR:
9/10
- Made me smile, made me rage. Hallmarks of a great puzzle game.
- 30 seconds on one puzzle. 4 hours on another. 100% achievements 15 hours later
- Tried my best but still needed helpful hints from the devs in discord for 2 puzzles.
"THiS IS hARdER thAN IT loOKs"
"PeRhAps..."
"wHat tO dO"
You know you're invested when the idle animation sounds feel like annoying taunts because you're taking too long. (seriously, had to mute the game, was ready to punch Zeno.)
Took me 15 hours to get all achievements (beating the story would take significantly less) so I can definitely say it's a puzzle game with some depth.
If you're in it for the story, you'll probably have no problem getting through it all as the game only turns hard after you've gotten significantly far into the puzzle count. Hard enough to bust out paint for planning and spend 4 hours on a single puzzle. For me, hitting T46 was like a unforgiving spiked brick wall when I practically sped-ran and aced each puzzle before that. Also fuck T48, it was the puzzle that made me crack and search for hints.
If you enjoy elements of playing with time to get to victory, this game hits it out of the park. Although you will have to get used to quirks of the game which can be maddening. Some times instead of simple mechanics it can turn into an agility game of jumping and fighting to move a box in the direction you need fast enough. And not everything adheres to the laws of time, but you'll get used it and carry on. bridges magically falling without touching but boxes stop falling when pausing time?