Comments on: Indie Spotlight: Machinarium

By: John J. Camilleri

John J. Camilleri — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:24:26 +0000

Haha yeah I discovered that mini-game to unlock the level hints, a very nice touch!

By: FragMagnet

FragMagnet — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:39:09 +0000

@John Camilleri: You make an excellent point. Personally, I think that’s somewhat mitigated by the fact that the game comes with a built-in walkthrough.

I neglected to mention this in the review, but at any point in the game you can view a walkthrough of the area you’re standing in – but you have to play a little game (be sure only watch the first part due to spoilers) in order to gain access to it. This makes it a little redundant to have to resort to such measures, though I rarely found myself having to do so in the first place.

By: Mirane

Mirane — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:42:40 +0000

I do appreciate a good point-and-click adventure, and by the looks of it Machinarium seems intriguing enough. Will be giving this one a try!

By: John J. Camilleri

John J. Camilleri — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:14:14 +0000

Nice find Jean!
Although like lots of point-and-click adventures, don’t you find it suffers a bit from “wave the mouse everywhere to see what’s clickable”-itis?

By: Gianni

Gianni — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:22:29 +0000

An excellent review! I need to play the game in order to really appreciate how good it is, and I’ll definitely do that when I finish the exams!

A really good indie puzzle game like this is hard to come by, and it’s excellent artistry definitely makes me want to try it out!