Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut

 PlayStation 4
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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

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  1. GamingDrake
    Aug 15, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent game. The story is your an astronaut in a cube in space and your trying to solve these puzzles to save earth and you got two people inside your helmet telling you what to do. one telling you to go through with the puzzles and the other one telling you its all a lie and that your being tested and should stop solving the puzzles. The first person telling you that the other voice is in your head and that your going mad due to the isolation in space and that you need to solve the puzzles asap. The gameplay is great solving puzzles in a room and then moving on to the next one. There is a secret room in which you can solve a rubiks cube which is hard. These puzzles are really taxing but great fun. If your a fan of the portal's then pick this up because its very good… Expand
  2. TheHumbleGamer
    Jul 24, 2017
    9
    Q.U.B.E. is an incredible puzzle game in the exact same vein as portal.

    You wake up to a voice telling you that you are inside a giant alien cube that is threatening the earth and you need to destroy it from within, you then traverse through many rooms with many different and ever changing puzzles, all the while being motivated every so often by the voice you heard when you awoke.    Q.U.B.E. is an incredible puzzle game in the exact same vein as portal.

    You wake up to a voice telling you that you are inside a giant alien cube that is threatening the earth and you need to destroy it from within, you then traverse through many rooms with many different and ever changing puzzles, all the while being motivated every so often by the voice you heard when you awoke. Eventually, that voice is interjected by another that tells you things are not what they seem, making you question what you're doing as you continue.

    I'm going to split this review into 2 major sections; Puzzles & Story.
    First, the Puzzles.

    The puzzles in this game are some of the most clever I have had the pleasure to solve, ranging from gravity to electricity and beyond, the game is constantly changing, which makes sense in relation to the story, since you are inside an alien cube that is constantly changing. I won't detail every kind of puzzles you'll come across, but I'll tell you one of my favorites types, which was the "ball challenges". These challenges consisted of a long hallway, many varying colored cubes that all move in different ways, and a ball that you must slowly move down the hallway past one puzzle obstacle after another. This being one of many types of puzzles in this game, i was surprised by how simple these ones turned out to be compared to many other puzzles in the game. Trust me, the ball puzzles actually seem hard at first glance, but you soon see otherwise. Other later game puzzles like the gravity challenges, consist of rooms with cubes that move towards magnet pads you can interact with, meaning you must push and pull these cubes in certain ways with the gravity of the magnets as well as the varying colored cubes that move in different ways in order to get them where they need to be. All in all the puzzles in this game are just the right amount of fun, hard and rewarding to make you enjoy solving them from start to finish.

    The story of this game (without giving too much away) is a very simple one by concept, as the entire point throughout the game is for you to question everything. The voices talking to you, who you supposedly are and of course, where you actually are. So as you traverse the game solving it's many puzzles, you are also drawn to try and understand what is really going on, what really is at the end of it all? It's kind of a shame that once you've beat the game once and know the truth that you cannot experience that again, but that's really my only gripe, the puzzles in this game (plus the bonus time trials challenges) give it enough replay value that the story kinda comes second in all playthroughs after your first.

    All in all Q.U.B.E. is a very well put together puzzles game that offers a plethora of varying, ever changing puzzles that never stray from the core mechanic and keep you wanting more throughout. I'd be hard pressed to not recommend this game to anyone who loves a good brain teaser. Portal, eat your heart out.    … Expand
  3. Filsco
    Sep 8, 2018
    7
    Puzzly jsou fajn, ale začátek hry se táhne (10 min než se dostanete do akce). Hra se snaží vyprávět příběh pomocí rádiové komunikace mezi vámi a navigátorem. Příběh je absolutně nepodstatný a spíš ruší atmosféru.
  4. drlowdon
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Waking in an unknown location players find themselves kitted out with a pair of gloves that can interact with specific blocks that are in the walls, floors, and ceilings. This allows them to solve the various puzzles that opens up access to subsequent rooms.

    The puzzles themselves are generally well thought out and logical, so if you're a fan of the genre it's probably worth giving this    Waking in an unknown location players find themselves kitted out with a pair of gloves that can interact with specific blocks that are in the walls, floors, and ceilings. This allows them to solve the various puzzles that opens up access to subsequent rooms.

    The puzzles themselves are generally well thought out and logical, so if you're a fan of the genre it's probably worth giving this a go. The sterile nature and lack of personality does however mean it starts to feel a little repetitive even within it's short 3-4 hour run time.    … Expand
  5. p1menta
    Aug 17, 2019
    7
    its not exactly unique as i see people saying, but its good fun for a few hours. although the controls on the ps4 are a little clunky. it's probably better on pc
  6. JamesFrankel
    Jan 29, 2019
    5
    It's an ok-ish game.

    If you like puzzle games, you'll probably find the puzzles here too easy. If you don't like puzzle games too much or don't like how often in puzzle games, the puzzles get too hard, you'll probably feel somewhat comfortable with this one, though the puzzles towards the end can get pretty difficult. In general though, I did like how instead of making the puzzles more    It's an ok-ish game.

    If you like puzzle games, you'll probably find the puzzles here too easy. If you don't like puzzle games too much or don't like how often in puzzle games, the puzzles get too hard, you'll probably feel somewhat comfortable with this one, though the puzzles towards the end can get pretty difficult.
    In general though, I did like how instead of making the puzzles more complicated, every level simply added different, new elements to the puzzles to keep the experience fresh rather than going to **** difficulty levels with few puzzle elements, as many other puzzle games do. Still, towards the end, the puzzles got uncomfortably difficult for me, at least. Also, some of the new elements were rather annoying and didn't really add any puzzle value (like darkness, for example).
    The puzzle controls could definitely be better, since often, with the first-person-perspective, you will need quite a precise aim to target that one cube you need. Here, I believe, they could have implemented a better way of controlling, though it's still very playable.

    The story of the game is pretty interesting and got me hooked in and I cared more about it than the puzzles, but the final revelation is kinda meh.

    The lonely atmosphere of the game fits the story, but it's nothing groundbreaking.

    The same can be said for the whole game. There are just better games in general, and while this short ride (I think about 3 hours of gameplay) isn't that bad, it's not something you need to see either.
    Got it for free from PS Plus and wouldn't recommend spending money on it.    … Expand
  7. painava
    Jan 16, 2020
    7
    Good if very short puzzle game with some pretty awesome puzzles. Tried maybe a bit too hard to feel like Portal.
  8. m3ny0
    Nov 1, 2022
    5
    Q.U.B.E. tem um conceito legal, mas desperdiça com uma história rasa e sem fundamento, tentando trazer um tipo de questionamento maior que não se atrela em nada com as mecânicas. Os puzzles são bons até certo ponto, onde dependem demais da física falha, e deixam de ser exatos com os blocos. Os visuais são simples, mas cumprem seu papel. É um jogo com potencial, mas que tentou demais serQ.U.B.E. tem um conceito legal, mas desperdiça com uma história rasa e sem fundamento, tentando trazer um tipo de questionamento maior que não se atrela em nada com as mecânicas. Os puzzles são bons até certo ponto, onde dependem demais da física falha, e deixam de ser exatos com os blocos. Os visuais são simples, mas cumprem seu papel. É um jogo com potencial, mas que tentou demais ser significativo e perdeu sua originalidade em troca de argumentos rasos.… Expand

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#87 Best PS4 Game of 2015

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 17, 2015
    80
    Portal is still the champion of the genre, but Q.U.B.E. does a very good job at providing interesting, varied and increasingly challenging puzzles. [10/2015, p.53]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Oct 16, 2015
    70
    QUBE packs a remarkable amount of variety into its three-hour campaign. [November 2015, p74]
  3. DarkStation
    Sep 29, 2015
    80
    Overall Q.U.B.E Director’s Cut is a great puzzle game for those that haven’t played the original version. If you played it back in 2011 this game won’t have much to offer in the way of new content and excitement.
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