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IDEA é, em suma, uma ótima pedida em termos de gameplay agradável para momentos descontraídos e para jogadores que buscam preencher um tempinho com uma obra que possui qualidade tanto auditiva quanto visual. No entanto, para um jogo com um objetivo maior de prover mais interatividade entre os jogadores, a ideia parece perdida, talvez pela frustração e repetitividade que muitos podem sentir em alguns momentos. Com tudo isso em mente, acredito que a experiência ainda seja válida e que os pontos positivos sejam suficientemente atraentes para aqueles que estejam abertos a novas ideias.

Even without the social aspect, IDEA is a relaxing journey that encourages you to share your thoughts and experiences with others but also lets you get lost in the game’s gorgeous scenery. The game’s simple gameplay is fairly casual in most places but can occasionally be challenging, and is enriched in places where the community has left other players their insights. As a very original crossover product and new take on video game design, IDEA is recommended as a nice casual way to spend your time.

A game about stepping back from coming up with ideas to bounce some thoughts around top-down maps with simple tapping and dragging.

Idea is not a bad game – far from it. The physics-based gameplay feels solid, and any time spent with Huttunen’s gorgeous landscapes and relaxing score is not time wasted. However, it never truly feels engaging in the way you want it to. The social mechanic is a nice idea in theory but falls short in execution. While movement feels propulsive and intuitive, the game is somewhat lacking in a sense of fun. There’s nothing wrong with simple, movement-based gameplay; some of the greatest games ever made are similarly pared-back. What’s needed is a compelling gameplay loop, a hook that draws you in for just ‘one more run’, again and again. Sadly, it’s here where Idea falls short. For a meditation on creativity, you can’t help but wish it had a couple more ideas of its own. 

IDEA es un título corto, o largo. Es algo que depende de cada uno y no hay una manera incorrecta de jugarlo, porque todo el mundo que lo disfrute va a dejar huella y va a ver la de los demás. Tienes que buscar algo que se salga de la caja y que vaya más allá para realmente disfrutarlo, pues de otra manera se queda en algo muy breve y anecdótico, y por ello hemos decidido no calificarlo numéricamente.