DeVuego ES_COR

Solo: Islands of the Heart stands out as one of the only games I can think of which alters it’s narrative towards your own personal experiences. As such, it was really interesting to play through and receive a personalised story at the end which was built around my past situations and feelings towards an old relationship. If this was it, I would be happy with it, but it’s not – there’s also a lot of clever puzzles which require you to think and perform a lot of trial and error in order to solve. I love how each puzzle can be resolved in a number of ways, just like how our feelings aren’t always black and white as well, things can be moved about and adapted in various ways in order to proceed both in the game and in life. This really is a delightful title that everyone should play.

Solo: Islands of the Heart no es un juego que pueda recomendar a todos los públicos, es íntimo y muy distinto a nada que hayas jugado anteriormente (a pesar de su parecido estético con RiMe).

Su perfecto equilibrio entre dificultad y estímulo a la hora de resolver los acertijos que nos presentan, brindan al jugador un ritmo de juego totalmente relajado marcado por la experimentación y reflexión a través de una narrativa que se adapta a nuestras decisiones, una aventura cuyo objetivo final no es concluir la historia o resolver puzles si no aprender y hacer frente a nuestra condición dentro de la pareja.

Solo: Islands of the Heart is perhaps the most introspective game to release this year. The gameplay may not have much to do with the story, but the puzzles are decent roadblocks on the journey. The whole adventure will only take most gamers 4-6 hours to complete, and while that may feel like enough for the price ($19.99) for some, just as the puzzles start to get more challenging, the game is over. Fans of puzzle games may want to check out Solo: Islands of the Heart, but those who are expecting a major challenge will probably want to look elsewhere.

Quizás, una persona diferente, con otra vista diferente sobre el amor y sobre la vida, en un momento en el que le vendría bien la introspección que quiere ofrecer Solo, puede encontrarle un significado más importante al juego. Así y todo, es mucho pedir considerando lo corto que es, lo mucho que cuesta y lo incongruente de los elementos del juego. ¿En qué forma el amor arropa tu existencia? Dependiendo de la respuesta, quizás Solo signifique algo más valioso para vos que para mí.

Solo: Islands of the Heart tries to intertwine block puzzles with an introspective look at love. In reality it is a puzzle game which asks you questions about love but never combines the two effectively. This stops them, and the other optional portions of the game, from feeling cohesive.

Maybe the connection between gameplay and theme existed more clearly in the developers’ heads than they managed to convey in the finished product. As it stands, Solo feels like a passable, if slight, puzzle-platformer trying to snag a little extra gravitas by gluing on a bunch of unrelated stuff about relationships. Despite the surface charm provided by the art style, the whole exercise felt disingenuous and gross, and I’m glad I never need to touch it again.