Maquette

 PlayStation 5
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6.3

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  1. zwolsa
    Jul 30, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you liked “The Unfinished Swan”, go for it. This game uses its game mechanics to tell a story. I love this but many won’t.… Expand
  2. P-Daniele
    Jun 3, 2023
    6
    titolo dal grande potenziale che non viene mai sfruttato appieno.
    l'idea dietro questo titolo è molto interessante dato che ci troviamo al interno di un mondo che contiene repliche sempre più grandi dello stesso mondo, come se ci trovassimo in una sorta di matrioska. e in questo mondo dovremo interagire con alcuni oggetti che potremo usare in maniera creativa per proseguire, ad esempio se    titolo dal grande potenziale che non viene mai sfruttato appieno.
    l'idea dietro questo titolo è molto interessante dato che ci troviamo al interno di un mondo che contiene repliche sempre più grandi dello stesso mondo, come se ci trovassimo in una sorta di matrioska. e in questo mondo dovremo interagire con alcuni oggetti che potremo usare in maniera creativa per proseguire, ad esempio se avremo una chiave potremo decidere di appoggiarla nel mondo più piccolo per creare un ponte che ci permetterà di passare nel mondo più grande.
    questa meccanica molte volte funziona bene, altre volte non funziona affatto.
    capita di trovarsi in forma piccola e non poter tornare più indietro perchè lo scalino è troppo grosso, e magari un oggetto è diventato troppo grande e non possiamo più raccoglierlo.
    non sempre gli sviluppatori sono ricuciti a immaginare tutte le cose che un giocatore potrebbe sperimentare. arrivando in punti dove non si può più andare avanti se non si carica un salvataggio.
    narrativamente il titolo racconta una carina storia d'amore, nulla di sconvolgente ma che manda avanti con piacere il titolo, e che fa cambiare il mondo di gioco in base a quello che accade nella storia.
    in generale maquette è un più che interessante gioco, ma che doveva essere fatto molto meglio, con alcune problematiche ne minano la godibilità generale
    voto 65    … Expand
  3. piston
    Jan 4, 2023
    10
    It's a 10 for a puzzle game, perfect for a date night. The wife and I are always looking for a good puzzle game to play together, and this is still our favorite.
  4. rozsdas
    Oct 13, 2022
    1
    Gives me motion sickness after 5 minutes, the video/picture is glitching on my PS5 and the controls are terrible. Tried to play it several times.
    Could have been a nice game...
  5. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    5
    It tries a bit too hard to be clever and some of the puzzles are a neck scratcher (not for good reasons).
  6. carloh
    Dec 5, 2021
    8
    ALERTA POST EN ESPAÑOL


    este juego no tiene la historia más profunda ni el mejor gameplay tiene varios bugs y cosas por el estilo pero hay algo en el que me atrae
    quizás sea su historia quizás sea alguna metáfora pero simplemente no podía no calificarlo con un 9
  7. Pascal1602
    Nov 27, 2021
    2
    Played it because it was on PS+, tried playing it for a few hours but it was really boring so I had to put it away. The graphic is horrible and the puzzles are pretty lame.
  8. ihearthawthats
    Nov 10, 2021
    4
    Hours Played: 4 Hours
    Trophy Completion: 13/23 (60%)
    Worth My Time: Only if you like puzzle games. Worth My Money: No, unless you got it free from PS+. What I Like: The theme is interesting and the concept unique. It makes good usage of the PS5's game help cards, so you don't have to run to your phone or PC if you get stuck. What I Dislike: Kind of janky and a bit too much    Hours Played: 4 Hours
    Trophy Completion: 13/23 (60%)

    Worth My Time: Only if you like puzzle games.
    Worth My Money: No, unless you got it free from PS+.

    What I Like: The theme is interesting and the concept unique. It makes good usage of the PS5's game help cards, so you don't have to run to your phone or PC if you get stuck.

    What I Dislike: Kind of janky and a bit too much running around in what I would consider boring landscapes. Also runs terrible on the PS5 for what it is.

    How It Stacks Up: An early PS+ offering, so can't expect much out of it. It's a bad port that didn't necessitate a PS5 version, considering that it could have run just as fine in backwards compatibility.    … Expand
  9. FRIST_008
    Nov 8, 2021
    6
    Максимально унылый симулятор ходьбы. Проходите мимо, оно вам не надо...
  10. ARbot
    Nov 7, 2021
    6
    Платина берется быстро - всего 6 часов за 2 прохождения. Первый раз проходил сам без подсказок. Второй раз проходил на скорость и выбивал скрытые трофеи, там уже смотрел гайды, как пройти быстрее и оптимальнее.

    Иногда долго тупил - что тут надо делать, никаких целей и заданий не вылазит, думай сам. Некоторые задачи решались чуть ли не багоюзерством (уровень Клин, где надо было    Платина берется быстро - всего 6 часов за 2 прохождения. Первый раз проходил сам без подсказок. Второй раз проходил на скорость и выбивал скрытые трофеи, там уже смотрел гайды, как пройти быстрее и оптимальнее.

    Иногда долго тупил - что тут надо делать, никаких целей и заданий не вылазит, думай сам. Некоторые задачи решались чуть ли не багоюзерством (уровень Клин, где надо было ухитриться так лестницу поставить, чтобы залезть через ограду и в дом). Зато какое получаешь удовольствие от решенной головоломки, не смотря на то, что пол-часа блуждал по уровню, матерился, психовал и не мог догнать что делать. Сложность 3/10.

    Графика простенькая, но в головоломках это не так важно. Игра чуть притормаживала после загрузки уровня, но в процессе глюков и зависаний не было. Управление немного бесило при взаимодействии с предметами, особенно когда проходил на скорость. Плюс игры - необычные задачки с пространством в виде макета и реального мира, а потом еще и более гигантского размера мира, мозг ломается)

    Моя оценка игре 6/10.    … Expand
  11. Gyns23
    Aug 19, 2021
    5
    Played with PS Plus. Im not huge fan of puzzle games like this, but I can see a lot of work and love from the developers in this game. Music its algo a big plus.
  12. tsschindler
    Aug 8, 2021
    7
    Before I say anything about this game, I would like to state that I have NEVER gotten motion sickness from playing ANY video game EVER. Maquette gets the noble title of the first piece of media that made me wanna puke because of the visuals (which are actually quite nice, by the way). Now I’m a bit anxious when I see epilepsy warnings. Thanks, game.

    The second point of concern is that    Before I say anything about this game, I would like to state that I have NEVER gotten motion sickness from playing ANY video game EVER. Maquette gets the noble title of the first piece of media that made me wanna puke because of the visuals (which are actually quite nice, by the way). Now I’m a bit anxious when I see epilepsy warnings. Thanks, game.

    The second point of concern is that Maquette is made with Unity engine, which mostly isn’t something that makes software good and when you see Unity logo on the starting screen… well, expectations go low.

    Also, have you heard of those cheap crap Steam games with **** of trophies that exist only to boost your trophy count? Beginning of Maquette feels exactly like this. Trophies dropping like crazy, for minor actions.

    So considering all the above, is Maquette a terrible game? Absolutely NO!

    The storyline is quite simple, yet heartening for what it is. Protagonists, Mike and Kenzie, are having a complicated relationship and player’s role is to explore their memories through solving a lot of quirky riddles and puzzles. The game bases on the concept of “mind palace”, which means that the levels are visual representations of one’s memory. It has probably been used in video games already but I particularly liked this element of Maquette (it shows nicely how memory works). The story itself is, as I said, ok – but less emotional people might get annoyed by it (as one of Metacritic comments stated, “it’s like a Hallmark movie”). For me it was fine, however some more depth would be greatly appreciated. Good impression was definitely partially based on very well done voice acting.

    Puzzles aren’t impossible to solve, yet some of them are real thinkers. Nevertheless, I completed the game in a couple of hours, so don’t expect Portal-like level of difficulty. Almost all of them are based on “level inside the level” concept: usually in the middle of the map there is a miniature version of it that allows you to manipulate the “bigger” reality. There is a lot of puzzles based on changing size of the objects – changing it in one “dimension”, or moving the item, affects what happens in the others. If you get stuck, you can just admire casual-coffeehouse artstyle used to design the game, which is another advantage in my opinion.

    Unfortunately, it’s not all I can say about this decent puzzle game. Except for minor inconveniences (clunky controls, occasional FPS drops and possibility of going to outer space because devs forgot to put collisions in some places) the game is a bit too expensive for what it offers. If I didn’t get it for free in PS+, I’d get a bit upset after beating it. Also, motion sickness – there is a possibility to switch off the motion blur but hell, how come did they get away with it? Did none of the testers throw up during the tests? Maybe they did and therefore didn’t notice a huge bug in the last level that prevents you from completing the game (why do these things always happen in the very end?). Also, as far as I know, it hasn’t been patched till now.

    I recommend Maquette if you claimed it in PS+ and haven’t tried yet, or if you are really into puzzle games and have a free evening. Other than that, wait for a sale.    … Expand
  13. skskskddd
    Aug 5, 2021
    5
    Meh. Its not really my type of games. BUT its a good effort, has nice music and its a good game if you want to play mind games. But if you want the platinum like me it can be very tricky. If you like puzzle games this is a game for you.
  14. RatchetClank111
    Jun 20, 2021
    5
    Game was free on ps5 with ps plus. The ps activity cards give good hints if you get stuck on a puzzle. The game was interesting, but the dialogue between the two characters can be funny at times or be somewhat annoying. I did have a few glitches where an important item would just disappear and I would have to start over, or I would go too far out and basically it would take too long to getGame was free on ps5 with ps plus. The ps activity cards give good hints if you get stuck on a puzzle. The game was interesting, but the dialogue between the two characters can be funny at times or be somewhat annoying. I did have a few glitches where an important item would just disappear and I would have to start over, or I would go too far out and basically it would take too long to get back... this game really needed like a warp back to a point because it felt like a lot of this was just a walking simulator. Idk how you would balance that but if you go too far out in the map you walk to nothing. That was annoying for me as this being a puzzle game you aren't sure if that's the right answer until you realize no this definitely isn't working. The gameplay is only a few hours like4-6hrs at most. It's worth a playthrough, but I would wait for a heavy discount if you have to pay for it.

    Overall, it's a 5/10 for me. Not saying it's a bad game. But it's a meh story with mechanics that are sometimes amazing with amazing puzzles, or sometimes puzzles that feel really cheap or very unclear.    … Expand
  15. DKLARZEN
    Jun 13, 2021
    7
    Pretty chill game with some innovative puzzles. I applaud the way they made the puzzles, but in a way in became easier since the concept of them remained the same mostly. Didn't run that well on PS5 and got more friends saying it made them dizzy.

    Pretty good game for anyone loving a good puzzle game anyway, and would recommend. Takes about 3-5 hours to complete.
  16. Link_the_garden
    May 24, 2021
    9
    I really enjoyed this game. Great music and a great story. And the puzzles are very well done. Very smart concept. I did find the controls to be annoying at times but didn't affect the overall experience. Only a short game so highly recommend this, especially as it's a free game on PS plus.
  17. Skurttish
    May 10, 2021
    8
    A puzzle game with an interesting concept brilliantly executed. Especially the later levels added a lot of interesting twists and turns that gave the game a feel of “I have no clue what the mess could be coming up next”.

    I played this game with my stepson, and there are definitely a few stumpers, but we only had to look up a walkthrough once. Other than that, it was hard enough to spark    A puzzle game with an interesting concept brilliantly executed. Especially the later levels added a lot of interesting twists and turns that gave the game a feel of “I have no clue what the mess could be coming up next”.

    I played this game with my stepson, and there are definitely a few stumpers, but we only had to look up a walkthrough once. Other than that, it was hard enough to spark some fun discussion, but not hard enough to get really frustrated.

    Although the story was interesting and relatable, it was also really predictable, but we didn’t pick it up for the story, so we didn’t mind too badly.

    An easy recommendation to a puzzle game fan.    … Expand
  18. Lynconlau
    May 3, 2021
    7
    Bom, pra início, vale lembrar que eu sou um jogar nato de FPS, então os jogos que não são de FPS, são difíceis de me agradar.

    Maquette é um jogo deveras ruim na minha visão. Foi dado na Plus do PS5 e não vale a pena comprá-lo, um jogo de primeira pessoa sem corpo, jogabilidade estranha e campanha digamos que “avançada” em quesito dificuldade. Para quem não entende muito o estilo de jogo,    Bom, pra início, vale lembrar que eu sou um jogar nato de FPS, então os jogos que não são de FPS, são difíceis de me agradar.

    Maquette é um jogo deveras ruim na minha visão. Foi dado na Plus do PS5 e não vale a pena comprá-lo, um jogo de primeira pessoa sem corpo, jogabilidade estranha e campanha digamos que “avançada” em quesito dificuldade. Para quem não entende muito o estilo de jogo, não passará nem da primeira parte. Levei cerca de 1h30min para completar 100% do game. Os troféus são simples, os troféus mais difíceis são os de SpeedRun. Para quem é viciado em jogos de enigma, esse game passa a ser simples. Poderia ser um game melhor, mas creio eu que faltou recursos.    … Expand
  19. breaddrink
    May 2, 2021
    6
    The puzzles are fun, in an inception kind of way, and have you thinking in places..

    Found the cut scenes really quite pretentious though, and for us, the entire last chapter, which is a large one, was broken by us leaping out and over a wall, instead of what we now know we should have done, that we discovered after the fact by watching a walk through. Both options seemed quite    The puzzles are fun, in an inception kind of way, and have you thinking in places..

    Found the cut scenes really quite pretentious though, and for us, the entire last chapter, which is a large one, was broken by us leaping out and over a wall, instead of what we now know we should have done, that we discovered after the fact by watching a walk through.

    Both options seemed quite plausible in a game where you are encouraged to explore and think outside of the box, as you look for ways through, and for ways to move keys around.

    Without the trigger we missed, we spent a couple of hours wandering around with nothing to do, and again found another game breaking way to finish it, that didn't make sense in a story unfolding kind of way.    … Expand
  20. krzysio290
    Apr 29, 2021
    8
    I loved this game for a great story and for forced me to think when solving puzzles. There wasn't action, shooting or something, pretty simple and very nice to play with my girlfriend, she loves it.
  21. PaddyBoy94
    Apr 26, 2021
    10
    Absolutely adored this game for its amazing perspective puzzles, beautiful soundtrack and touching story. A fantastic debut title for the studio, a game that has stuck with me even after finishing it a few weeks ago. Looking forward to the next game from the Graceful Decay studio!
  22. gronek1
    Apr 11, 2021
    5
    It's not a bad game and it's also not a great one. It's just okay so I'm pretty sure 5/10 is okay in this case. Poor optimization, boring story, bugs, but also some interesting gameplay mechanics. Worth checking since it's free in ps plus but I wouldn't buy it.
  23. SuperkenGaming
    Apr 10, 2021
    7
    Maquette
    Changing your perspective
    Maquette is a irst person perspective based puzzle game where you play as Kenzie as shes relivering her relationship with Michael, the story is told through text and dialog as you inteact with the world around you… the concept and gameplay throughout this game 3-5 hours depending on how fast or slow these puzzles click for you, stays the same.. youll    Maquette
    Changing your perspective
    Maquette is a irst person perspective based puzzle game where you play as Kenzie as shes relivering her relationship with Michael, the story is told through text and dialog as you inteact with the world around you… the concept and gameplay throughout this game 3-5 hours depending on how fast or slow these puzzles click for you, stays the same.. youll explore an are on the map, and use the object from these areas to make them larger or bigger inside of the minurature version of your space around you, from using keys as bridges, or figuring out how to move different crystals through walls.. everypuzzle here is challenging and will make you think, I was stumped multiple times here in maquette, leaving me to have to refer to a guide… so if youre looking for a brain teaser , maquette offers great puzzle challenge… though the perspective changing charm did eventually ware off for me, and I felt the game really drug out because I felt it wasn’t doing anything new.. I enjoyed the first section with the minurature version you interact with.. I didn’t expect it to be what the whole game was… and that’s what it is.. not enough new is done to excite or intrigue.. I was kinda just solving the puzzles to get the story rather than see the next area like a portal game for example.. other furstrations in the game coe with just how awkward it is to actually move the items, I found it to be inconsistent and annoying in moments where lining up perfectly really mattered or during a spot towards the end where I was being timed, but the game just frustratingly wouldn’t let me pick up an Item I needed to move consistently, and once I finally could pick it up it was a hassle to even move it where it needed to go… so even with the solution in mind, the execution here may annoy you..
    Maquette though is a nice challenge with great story telling and music.. its not a game I can recommend to everyone, but definitely to the fans of puzzle games..
    I give Maquette
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  24. AMKrishnan
    Apr 5, 2021
    7
    Pros:
    - Beautiful art style. It's amazing to traverse through this world and the design is just beautiful and vibrant.
    - Voice acting segments are great. Voiced by real life hollywood couple Bryce Dallas Howard and Seth Gabel. Both put in amazing performances that make the narrative between the game's couple feel so real. - Fun puzzle mechanics that a lot of people should be able to    Pros:
    - Beautiful art style. It's amazing to traverse through this world and the design is just beautiful and vibrant.
    - Voice acting segments are great. Voiced by real life hollywood couple Bryce Dallas Howard and Seth Gabel. Both put in amazing performances that make the narrative between the game's couple feel so real.
    - Fun puzzle mechanics that a lot of people should be able to understand. I'm not a puzzle game pro and this was something I was able to figure out after some time.
    - Great soundtrack. Gives an indie sort of folk vibe, and I'm not even a fan of that music and I found the soundtrack in this game nice to listen to.

    Cons:
    - Experienced several bugs/glitches, some of which were game-breaking and others that make solving a puzzle impossible unless you restart, For the former, this was quite frustrating as you need to play around with objects to solve puzzles. Play around too much and you may glitch yourself! On eo fthe worst ones was when I glitched myself into a black void and couldn't escape. For bugs/glitches resulting in puzzles being impossible to solve - this is so annoying when you're deep into a level and you're forced to restart.
    - Those looking for a challenging puzzle game may not like this. If you want something that really makes you think, then this may not be for you as I previously mentioned in the Pros that this is something not too tricky for people, even non-puzzle game fans.    … Expand
  25. Oz_Momotaro
    Mar 31, 2021
    5
    Pro: peaceful game, cut with occasional relaxing music. The core concept is interesting, and some puzzles satisfying
    Cons: the narrative isn't that interesting or engaging - and the voice acting/script made me feel I had stumbled on a community stage show. The puzzles are hit and miss - with some being easy, and others being unnecessarily obtuse (unless you look in the right place, you    Pro: peaceful game, cut with occasional relaxing music. The core concept is interesting, and some puzzles satisfying
    Cons: the narrative isn't that interesting or engaging - and the voice acting/script made me feel I had stumbled on a community stage show. The puzzles are hit and miss - with some being easy, and others being unnecessarily obtuse (unless you look in the right place, you could end up wasting a lot of time wandering a fairly uninspiring landscape). There are few if any PS5 advantages - and there are often glitching and frame drops/holds in some areas; and there are some truly awful collision errors allowing you to go inside meshes. Also, some of the controls (moving objects around) felt like it was borderline unusable.
    Overall: it's low stress - low pay-off game, which has a tendency to fall into frustration depending on your ability to sync with the game devs view of things. There just isn't enough engaging about the game to make me enjoy it.    … Expand
  26. frazzefraz
    Mar 29, 2021
    0
    Got this free with PS Plus and it's not even worth it if you get it free. Your character got stuck and the controller it the worst I ever seen in a game and it's the most boring game I ever played.
  27. brockcheese
    Mar 28, 2021
    7
    The puzzles and art style both looked really good, but I couldn't get over the terrible indie movie styled story which is really just the rise and fall of a couple.
  28. Lonejumper23
    Mar 27, 2021
    1
    What game are people playing where this game gets even a 2 or more. This is a PS3 game concept at most and i am a very open minded gamer who loves puzzle games. So disappointed with how this game is even presented on a PS5 platform...are you kidding me? I played for 2 hrs forcing myself to see if i was missing anything with the reviews I saw, and people, this is not worth anyones timesWhat game are people playing where this game gets even a 2 or more. This is a PS3 game concept at most and i am a very open minded gamer who loves puzzle games. So disappointed with how this game is even presented on a PS5 platform...are you kidding me? I played for 2 hrs forcing myself to see if i was missing anything with the reviews I saw, and people, this is not worth anyones times unless they are so bored with any other game on the market. The 1 is a pitty score because i have never given a 0 but this is not next generation worthy in any way you look at it. Garbage!… Expand
  29. virre31
    Mar 22, 2021
    0
    The controls made me nauseous, especially when trying to place crystals and they got stuck on everything. Unfortunately this is unplayable, and unplayable for me means 0/10.
  30. deathstramding
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    this game is simple but i like this gamethis game is simple but i like this game
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#91 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#46 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 40
  3. Negative: 1 out of 40
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 15, 2021
    65
    Maquette’s central mechanic is brilliant and leads to some cool (but also repetitive) puzzles. The game itself is pretty rough around the edges though and I felt the developers could have squeezed so much more from this great concept. [05/2021, p.60]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 12, 2021
    60
    Maquette is beautifully crafted, and I was really hoping to get to know Kenzie and Michael better over the course of time. However, superb voice acting, a great soundtrack, and some interesting design ideas were just not enough. The gameplay regrettably fails to stand up to its true potential while the rules of the game are frequently broken. And after just two or three hours, it is all over. [Issue#310]
  3. GameGrin
    Apr 7, 2021
    75
    Overall, Maquette is a solid and unique puzzle game with a sentimental, well-performed story that may hit a little too close to home for some, while maybe providing some closure for others. If only the developer found a way to intertwine the puzzles and the story together to feel more complete.
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