Gorogoa

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  • Summary: Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts, who created thousands of meticulously detailed hand-drawn illustrations, encompassing the impressive scope of Gorogoa's personal narrative.

    Gorogoa    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts, who created thousands of meticulously detailed hand-drawn illustrations, encompassing the impressive scope of Gorogoa's personal narrative.

    Gorogoa isn't just a game - it's a work of art, expressing itself through soulful, charming illustrations and distinguished puzzle mechanics.    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. COGconnected
    Dec 22, 2017
    90
    I wish that this was an actual storybook, a heavy thing bound in leather and built from parchment.
  2. Gameblog.fr
    Jan 11, 2018
    90
    Gorogoa is a very subtle and brilliantly innovative visual experience that will let your wide wide open long after its conclusion, thanks to a clever structure from start to finish. Jason Roberts' first game choose to mute this narrative puzzle tale, only to focus on strong visuals that navigates somewhere between surrealism and melancholy. Gorogoa may be quick to finish, but a second run seems clearly mandatory once you saw the ending. Too bad that all the available versions of the game display such different prices.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    Feb 20, 2018
    90
    Gorogoa is a good fit for the Switch. The four panel interface is a good fit for a portable game and you can play the game entirely using the touch screen. While it makes for a good portable game, you should probably make your way through the game without long breaks in between as it can be hard to remember what panels led you to the current stage of the puzzle and how you last manipulated the current panels. Overall, Gorogoa is an unusual and unique puzzle game, and it's easy to recommend to anyone who enjoys games of this genre.
  4. IGN
    Jan 30, 2018
    85
    Gorogoa crafts its inventive, sliding-tile puzzles and magical world with a graceful simplicity across a compact but fulfilling adventure. The excitement of solving each puzzle may be lost on a repeat playthrough, but its hand-drawn art and clever payoffs are no less satisfying to watch unfold again and again. Gorogoa manages to say so much without uttering a single word, endowing it with a mystery that invites a more attentive, thoughtful revisit — and one that I was more than happy to accept.
  5. Switch Player
    Jan 16, 2018
    80
    By allowing you to play with paintings, Gorogoa takes form as one of the most impressive and smart puzzlers. By mixing up the ethereal and tangible, it plays around with your perspective in the form of a handcrafted kaleidoscope. Despite its short duration, it’s a touching experience, one of the gems of 2017.
  6. DarkStation
    Jan 3, 2018
    80
    Gorogoa is worthy of everyone’s attention. Writing about it doesn’t do the game the favor it deserves so walk away, grab your Switch, a cup of tea and unwind through the calming waters of Robert’s evocative creation!
  7. GameCritics
    Jan 2, 2018
    45
    I’ve seen articles mentioning that Gorogoa was created by a single man over a number of years, and it’s clearly a monumental labor of love. I want to respect that and I appreciate the amount of work that must’ve gone into this title… I honestly can’t even imagine. That said, as someone coming to this project knowing nothing about it beforehand, I found the Swiss-watch mechanics and detailed illustrations to be impressive, but the experience fell short in all other aspects. I’d love to view an edited Let’s Play of all the sequences being solved in order, but I have a tough time recommending it as something to play.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. SolomonRambling
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece and one of my favorite games on the Switch. The scenes are beautifully illustrated, and the solutions to the puzzles are asA masterpiece and one of my favorite games on the Switch. The scenes are beautifully illustrated, and the solutions to the puzzles are as mind-bending as they are gratifying. Without any dialogue or text, the story can be a bit obtuse to some players, but there's a joy to analyzing the themes and trying to piece together the narrative. Reaching the end will take roughly two hours, but its brevity makes for a tight, inventive experience, one of the best in the last five years of gaming.… Expand
  2. bradpickapiper
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    Absolutely stunning art style, really really clever & unique puzzles with a lovely story. I can't imagine how long this took to conceive andAbsolutely stunning art style, really really clever & unique puzzles with a lovely story. I can't imagine how long this took to conceive and execute. I was extremely impressed and consider it pretty much perfect!… Expand
  4. mefzeldernx
    Feb 12, 2018
    9
    Una prueba de que los vídeo juegos son arte, "Gorogoa" pertenece al género puzzle, donde una gran serie de dibujos en acuarela construyen unaUna prueba de que los vídeo juegos son arte, "Gorogoa" pertenece al género puzzle, donde una gran serie de dibujos en acuarela construyen una hermosa experiencia narrativa y visual.
    Por el precio es mejor conseguirlo en dispositivos celulares, pero tenerlo en Switch me gustó. La definición es mejor y los controles responsables.
    Lo recomiendo mucho, es una experiencia artística muy satisfactoria e introspectiva.    … Expand
  5. SuperkenGaming
    May 29, 2018
    8
    Gorogoa
    stacks up with the best of them
    Gorgoa is a bit of a dream, it’s a weird story to describe without spoiling whats going on.. so    Gorogoa
    stacks up with the best of them
    Gorgoa is a bit of a dream, it’s a weird story to describe without spoiling whats going on..
    so basically you’re a boy that sets out to gather 5 fruit..
    And to progress through the story you’ll be lining up pictures and stacking pictures on top of each other..
    This game took me around 2 hours to complete my first time and I found the puzzles here to be clever..
    There is just enough to handle at any given moment..
    It gets close to the line of overwhelming towards the end of the game.. but it dances on the line.. never quite crossing it, keeping this challenging brain teaser to be satisfying and fun…
    and times making me feel like a genius when I solved a puzzle instantly after remembering an alignment I was playing with earlier..
    some may be turned off by the game length, however I felt 2 hours to be a great amount of time..
    im not a huge fan of having to use my brain when I play games.. at least for not a long period of time..
    so I was definitely happy gorogoa doesn’t drag on forever..
    it sets out to tell a story, deliver it through clever puzzle solving and picture stacking and it does just that..
    right to the point, no time wasting.. no filler..
    This is a great game every puzzle fan should check out
    I give Gorogoa
    an 8/10    … Expand
  6. mikest
    Oct 22, 2020
    8
    i could see how this game might be better on the PC but I really enjoyed it on the Switch. Great puzzles and very few frustrating points.i could see how this game might be better on the PC but I really enjoyed it on the Switch. Great puzzles and very few frustrating points. Usually I feel like i have to look up at least something in a puzzle game but I don't think that happened with Gorogoa. It's been on sale a lot lately too so don't hesitate to pick it up if you are a person who enjoys puzzle games.… Expand
  7. b00lpr0p
    Jan 18, 2019
    8
    Beautiful, colorful and well designed. It's a puzzle game with some challenges but in which you can also relax. Worth it a try.
  8. Perle
    Apr 9, 2020
    1
    I don't think there's enough time to get the things done on a Nintendo switch console. Especially when I have to switch between 2 picturesI don't think there's enough time to get the things done on a Nintendo switch console. Especially when I have to switch between 2 pictures sewell times. This is no problem at the PC console, because you have your mouse to get your things done. In Nintendoi don't have the mouse, and therefor I will take a bit longer, for me.... Actually I stock because of that :-(… Expand

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