Overall I enjoyed this game and got plenty of mileage out of it (can be addicting like others mention). Recommended for those who like to slowly think their way through a game; this isn’t about speed. The mechanics are wisely kept simple and the graphics, though “low poly” fit the story and game perfectly. The only other game like this I’ve played is The Long Dark (Steam), and I liked the concept there as well. Just goes to show everything doesn’t have to be super-detailed and glossy to be visually compelling and draw you in. Form follows function in games too.The only downside to this one is the creators went slightly overboard with the angle of having to discover hints around the property to reach Room 46 and what is beyond it. There are so many potentials that you quickly get the sense literally everything might be a hint. You start noticing and trying to click on things that aren’t hints… “hey, that floor / wall tile over there looks different than the rest,” or “maybe that artifact looking thing on the ceiling is supposed to mean something,” or “maybe there is coded language in this one book, and I have to figure out the cipher in order to get the combinations for the safes,” etc etc. It can become frustrating.Eventually, after 101 days or whatever one’s patience limit is, most will need to visit one of the detailed Blue Prince wikis to get past certain blocks, else spend the rest of your natural life trying to figure them out by trial and error. **SPOILER-ish CONTENT AHEAD** The only other aspect that bugged me is that there needed to be some clear indicator that the two large white driveway gates (aside from the one that is open to start with), are not things to be “solved and opened.” Mainly because the initial instructions say that you can’t “take items from the property off of it, and vice-versa.” This, combined with some of the “historical” clues about the surrounding area and town, give the impression you can wander off the estate and explore, but this is not the case AFAICT. Those gates can’t be opened and unless there’s a trolly or train I missed, everything you do is on or directly under the estate.

The game is EXTREMELY cool…. I had some knocks against it, but my trouble was that I hadn’t spent enough time in game. Just look around and play. It starts to become clear and figuring out as one goes (as in Myst), becomes part of the draw!See what I did there?A few things irritate me. Why do some rooms rotate and others don’t? Looks like a room with 2 exits will always point to an empty space… but most often a room with 3 or 4 exits won’t, even when it’s available. Maybe that’s a tool I don’t know about, being able to rotate a floorplan (and if not, it should be).There are few minor bugs between controllers and the Mac keyboard. A few more key hints in the menu might help… but that may not be possible when making the game exportable to all platforms. Maybe a few new pages of tips for all as static pages would solve the problem. I honestly could not figure out how to get a ZR from my MacBook… turns out when the ability becomes available, it tells you that it’s the TAB key. It really bothered me before that.Also, there’s a few early menus that apparently only the ESC keys closes. It doesn’t say that’s an option… it actually has an icon for right-click, which didn’t appear to function.I do also feel that a Network Login would probably include have a current date and time function… or display it at the top or bottom like every data terminal I’ve ever seen, but I guess… puzzles. :)Put it on the Nintendo Switch store. My children would love this game.Truly the most engrossing adventure game I’ve played in a long long time.

I have struggled to find an inlet into gaming for decades because I find that game mechanics often assume a base level of user knowledge (which I apparently didn’t have). I am not exaggerating when I say this game is everything I have been dreaming of and more. I never feel frustrated or stuck, nor pressured to act within a certain time frame. I don’t know how to explain it other than it feels very natural; I never feel like the game is “giving” me clues but I also never feel lost or stuck. Similarly, the pacing of the game is phenomenal; I have already invested nearly 30 hours into the game, have not yet finished it, and yet never feel bored either. As soon as something starts to feel repetitive or dull, the game somehow intuits that and uncovers new mysteries to draw you back in. I never write reviews but I love this game so much that I felt it was necessary. If anyone else is wondering whether the game is worth this price? 100% YES, it absolutely is.

This game has ruined my life, but in the best way possible. My friend only showed me it three days ago but it has been in my dreams and has become all I can think about. I am not even into puzzle games like that, but this game is so addictive and has such great replay value. If you want to fall off the face of the earth and lowkey love every minute of it, buy this game.