Fun puzzle game
I don't quite agree with other reviews on the length and challenge of the game.
I've played for some hours, and have found solving both some main (first solution) and second (alternate solutions) puzzles not easy - some aren't finished - and I haven't finished the game. I think it has some nice challenge and length.
The game has a creative design: there are these Russian dolls. Some are 'named' and help with the puzzles. You walk around and can play dolls you see, and 'stack' dolls one size larger so you're playing 5 dolls, of 5 sizes.
The game is basically a puzzle game with atmosphere. For example, you find yourself on a cruise ship, with rooms such as the kitchen, where you need to solve puzzles, not classic puzzles but puzzles such as which doll to play and go to the right location.
It has the same pro and con of Double Fine's Costume Quest, of having some simple and what can be tedious gameplay - you've checked the area dozens of times, check more - yes still play that grabs you and pulls you in.
I'd say the reasons to play it are unique design, fun to explore, nice puzzles; the reasons not to are if you just don't care for the simple gameplay and repition of a lot of trying to find things.
One note on gog.com's pricing - if I'm not wrong, $14.99 is the original game price and gog.com is selling it for that same price long after it's a new game; and it's been on sale for a fraction of that repeatedly. It seems too high now.
It'd be easier to recommend at $10 or less, but will be worth the $15 to some players.
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