-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
The Swapper is a brilliant puzzle game (that got mostly ignored)
- Thread starter Creamium
- Start date
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
No offense, but the majority of games are ignored these days.. there's just too many of them launching all the time.
It's been on my radar though, just backlog and all.. not sure I got time to invest into it. Your OP might make me try though next time it's on a wicked Steam sale or HB.
It's been on my radar though, just backlog and all.. not sure I got time to invest into it. Your OP might make me try though next time it's on a wicked Steam sale or HB.
Srey Plaughtered
Member
It was on my radar before release but slipped away for some reason. Will definitely give it a try again.
Didn't play a lot of The Swapper but I though The Fall was fantastic. Great atmosphere, interesting puzzles and a great ending. Defiantly would encourage a fan of the swapper to at least give it a look.
D
Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
love the game, but fuck this room:
(Image found by googling "swapper hard room".)
(Image found by googling "swapper hard room".)
One of my favs games. So proud of myself for getting all the orbs with no help.
One puzzle in particular...I was stumped for weeks...then one day it just clicked and the rest became easier.... Going back to do ones I skipped became easier.
I think is the room I was stuck at...lol. This one and another one had me stuck.
One puzzle in particular...I was stumped for weeks...then one day it just clicked and the rest became easier.... Going back to do ones I skipped became easier.
love the game, but fuck this room:
(Image found by googling "swapper hard room".)
I think is the room I was stuck at...lol. This one and another one had me stuck.
Michael Armbrust
Member
I just played the game for the first time yesterday, as I was cleaning out my backlog.
Liked it a lot. The ending felt a bit disappointing to me though.
Liked it a lot. The ending felt a bit disappointing to me though.
I decided to stay on the planet, but I had no idea that meant committing suicide. I wanted to just keep living amongst my new found rock friends and wait for a rescue ship with a quarantine unit.
MR BLACKMAGIK
Member
Completely agree. We gave it a 9.5/10 on our site.
Yep, I agree. I really like the ending...
and both ways you could execute it as well
I don't think the art style got enough love, and I think it's because they overdid the in-game bloom/DoF effects. I was kinda blown away when I turned them off in the options and saw how much detail I was missing out on.
cleveridea
Member
I hate puzzles games
Gave this a try (free on PS+ I think) and loved the setting but just the genre itself means I'll never get to experience it the way it was intended. When I played it, I just hit a puzzle - got frustrated (since I hate the genre) then put away never to come back to again.
Hopefully someone posts a cool walkthrough on youtube with the boring puzzle bits removed
Gave this a try (free on PS+ I think) and loved the setting but just the genre itself means I'll never get to experience it the way it was intended. When I played it, I just hit a puzzle - got frustrated (since I hate the genre) then put away never to come back to again.
Hopefully someone posts a cool walkthrough on youtube with the boring puzzle bits removed
I absolutely love this game. Played it at PAX East one year, met the devs (nice guys), and couldn't wait for it to come out on PC to play it at home. Something about the aesthetic, subject matter, puzzles, and music all work together so well to create such a great and unique (to me, at least) experience. And one free of the usual time pressure, twitchy shooting, etc. It's something special to have the main game mechanic woven into the story like that. And that ending... hoo boy.
I have definitely been championing this game every chance I get (hence this post, too), though generally stopped being so obnoxious about it once it went on PlayStation Plus free this past January (three way cross-buy!). As much as I love my Vita the best way to play is on a larger screen, in a darkened room, free of distractions
(I jumped)
I have definitely been championing this game every chance I get (hence this post, too), though generally stopped being so obnoxious about it once it went on PlayStation Plus free this past January (three way cross-buy!). As much as I love my Vita the best way to play is on a larger screen, in a darkened room, free of distractions
tryagainlater
Member
I loved this game when I played it on PS+ earlier this year. One of those games where I knew in the first few seconds I knew I would enjoy it. The atmosphere is instantly effective.
Shoebox
Member
I thought the difficulty curve of this game was just about perfect. I got hung up a few times, but never looked up any solutions and got through it in a couple days. If you gave up on a puzzle and googled the solution, you missed out on some of the"aha" moments that the game provided so many of.
Also:
-spooky, abandoned in space atmosphere successfully achieved
-slick map system
-smooth controls
-great use of minimalistic graphics and sound to get the feeling of solitude/despair across without being utterly bleak
-just enough vagueness in the storyline and ending for the end user to let their imagination fill in the blanks
-novel approach to designing the set of the game
In short, I loved it. That and Antichamber were my two favorite indies of 2013.
Also:
-spooky, abandoned in space atmosphere successfully achieved
-slick map system
-smooth controls
-great use of minimalistic graphics and sound to get the feeling of solitude/despair across without being utterly bleak
-just enough vagueness in the storyline and ending for the end user to let their imagination fill in the blanks
-novel approach to designing the set of the game
In short, I loved it. That and Antichamber were my two favorite indies of 2013.
thebigmachine
Member
This game grabbed me from the start with that music and atmosphere. It gave me some heavy feelings of desolation and dread and some points. Plus the puzzles were fun and logical. Wish I could wipe my memory to experience it all over again. Highly recommended.
Hope the guys behind this reveal what they are working on next soon.
Hope the guys behind this reveal what they are working on next soon.
dreampeppers99
Member
I still must play this on game on my wii u.
Portugeezer
Member
I bought it at release on PS4 and was happy with it. Never got to completing it though, I think I barely scratched the surface (judging from trophies) despite having played for a few hours.
What ending did you all pick?
I love this room. The solution is so simple, and once you figure out you feel like a god damned genius. It is really clever how it plays with the mechanics to make you think outside your normal actions. You really need to think from many different directions for it. Fantastic.
I swapped out.
love the game, but fuck this room:
(Image found by googling "swapper hard room".)
I love this room. The solution is so simple, and once you figure out you feel like a god damned genius. It is really clever how it plays with the mechanics to make you think outside your normal actions. You really need to think from many different directions for it. Fantastic.
VeryGooster
Banned
I really enjoyed my time with it. I never finished it, probably something else came along and got caught in that. But it has great atmosphere.
Icyflamez96
Member
What's the difficulty like compared to Stealth Inc 1.
D
Deleted member 102362
Unconfirmed Member
Amazing art and soundtrack. I want more from this studio.
BouncyFrag
Member
I've got this via ps+ but never played it. I'll give a go tonight.
I really liked this game. The presentation is top notch, some really clean visuals and design. I really dug the dark scifi atmosphere.
Only complaint is that there's a bit too much text/reading for my liking, but it is mostly optional.
The puzzles are really good and the exploration is cool too. Ending was also quite neat.
Only complaint is that there's a bit too much text/reading for my liking, but it is mostly optional.
The puzzles are really good and the exploration is cool too. Ending was also quite neat.
reptilescorpio
Member
Great game. It's what I wanted Braid to be and more. I'm day one on anything Tom Jubert or Facepalm produce now.
EpochError
Neo Member
Brilliant game. I got all the orbs... or whatever you get for solving the puzzles, it has been a while. Loved the atmosphere and figuring out the story.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
Puzzle mentioned in the OP is indeed the one that took me the longest. The other screen in this thread may have taken me a while too, can't remember for certain..
In general it seems my experience with these kinds of puzzle games is to forget most of my time with them once I've solved them... wonder why that is?
In general it seems my experience with these kinds of puzzle games is to forget most of my time with them once I've solved them... wonder why that is?
Ohhh dude you're SO close to the end. You should just try again, and if you can't figure it out look up the solution and finish it. It's worth seeing through to the end.
love the game, but fuck this room:
(Image found by googling "swapper hard room".)
For me that was a pretty tough puzzle, but nothing compared to
My problem was that I was stuck in a
vertical state of mind, while the solution required you think horizontally,
you needed to involve the first clone that's stuck down below somehow. I did mid-air swapping, slow-mo'ing, crazy stuff that led nowhere.
The achievements don't have anything to do with progress though, they're just 10 hidden rooms that are extremely hard to find without a guide. A lot of people have finished the game without getting a single achievement/trophy. There are a couple you could get yourself, but most really require a guide.
