The type of puzzle game is so broad and varied that it now includes many different types of experiences: from the most frenetic and demanding to those imagined for relaxing use, perhaps embraced by essential but precious sound design, framing fresh and original mechanics.
This is precisely the case of the new title developed by floppy club, already available for PC and Nintendo Switch, but came to iOS with the awareness that mobile is its true dimension: as demonstrated by the intuitive touch controls, the fluidity of the sequences, the graphic style that adapts perfectly to vertical viewing : there let's talk in the Rytmos Review.
Structure and gameplay
As mentioned at the beginning, Rytmos aims to give us acaptivating and relaxing puzzle experience at the same time, linked to the world of music and the strangest tools to create it, which it is no coincidence that we can unlock with each puzzle completed and maybe play a little while we record our performances on a virtual vinyl. keep.
The format designed by the developers for the mobile version is a demonstration which allows us to face the first three puzzles of a campaign that in its entirety includes twenty-one, to understand if it is really the game for us before proceeding to unlock the complete package for a frankly modest sum, only €5,99. .
Few cents compared to the pleasure of a so elegant and inspired design, which perhaps stumbles a bit with the touch controls when moving the cursor, which we will have the task of tracing on the surface in question in an attempt to cover all the "pipes" present without retracing our steps and crossing the flow, which as we well know is bad.
Inevitably it is an exercise in progressions that we witness when we access the "planets" that make up the Rytmos campaign: we start by simply connecting the dots, but they soon find a place on the playing field. mechanisms and obstacles be manipulated in ways that are sometimes imaginative, sometimes willing and reactive, to conclude the journey as established.
It is possible to complete the puzzles even partially, touching only some of the "pipes" that we are asked to connect, but it is clear that it is only a moment of uncertainty, a pause for reflection: we will return to the puzzle. in a few minutes a few minutes with a solution, also because otherwise we will not be able to unlock it tool assigned to that specific world.
Meanwhile, things will become more curious and complex, with the scenarios that open to three dimensions also in terms of mechanics and the cursor that must be sent up and down the screen, drawing possible trajectories until you find the right one, joining the threads, strumming something and smiling heartily: mission accomplished.
Technical realization
Rytmos' graphics go hand in hand with the original style of this experience, and It looks like something out of a design catalog. What appears before us from time to time is an astral body that we can rotate freely and that little by little takes shape, welcoming us inside small and elegant dioramas adorned with captivating chromatic options.
It goes without saying that the sound sector plays a leading role in the game, despite its essentiality: some simple sounds accompany our sensory journey, rewarded as mentioned with the unlocking of strange instruments with which to experiment a tune before putting away the vinyl and moving on to the next puzzle.
Conclusions
Tested version iPhone digital delivery App Store Price 5,99 € Holygamerz.com 8.0 Readers (2) 8.6 your voteRytmos is an elegant, stylish and very enjoyable puzzle game, perfect for the touch controls of a smartphone and available in a format that we believe is the best possible in the premium sector: a demoware that allows you to try the game for some levels and Decide if you want to take the big step, investing €5,99 to fully immerse ourselves in this experience and access all its contents. It goes without saying that our suggestion is to proceed with the purchase immediately if you are looking for a sensory and relaxing title.
PRO
- Has style to spare
- Pleasant, original, relaxing.
- Perfect on smartphones
AGAINST
- Some small uncertainties in touch controls