I had Arranger on my list of games to try for quite some time due to a review I read on the Escapist, before that website had a break and now just looks like blue Kotaku.
Speaking of; does anyone know of a good gaming review site? With written reviews? I don't mind the occasionally playthrough but I do not need 10 fucking minutes of a game review that isn't done by Yatzhee Croshaw. Three minutes is about what is needed for a video review that isn't a discussion between people.
Anyway; Arranger has some really great upsides; a charming story and presentation and a puzzle system that is almost too intuitive it's so easy to grasp. I feel like you could set anyone in front of this game and they would grasp the basics almost immediately.
Unfortunately, it also has one really big drawback; the lack of a map. So if I took a break between games, even if it was just a week, I would come back to the game and have no idea where I was or where I needed to go. This lead to me inadvertently backtracking, then getting to a new spot with no idea what I should do next.
It also meant that there were some puzzles that just baffled me and I had to go online to get help with. This sort of frustration put a kibosh on any fun I was having, which felt like a shame. There was so much going for Arranger, yet I just felt too stymied to continue.
However, maybe it is for you! There is a lot to like so it's at least worth trying.
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