Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

 Xbox One
User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. osprey
    Apr 26, 2020
    3
    This is the first Artifex Mundi game that I haven't loved. The charm of most of the games they put out is the quirky European fairytale aspect and the hidden object puzzles. This game is just a typical point and click adventure with an annoying character and a tedious bunch of un fun puzzles. Really hated this game, so disappointed because I liked the premise. Do not recommend thisThis is the first Artifex Mundi game that I haven't loved. The charm of most of the games they put out is the quirky European fairytale aspect and the hidden object puzzles. This game is just a typical point and click adventure with an annoying character and a tedious bunch of un fun puzzles. Really hated this game, so disappointed because I liked the premise. Do not recommend this games to fans of the other games this team puts out.… Expand

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. XBLA Fans
    Aug 2, 2019
    80
    The point-and-click genre is not one I’ve personally been interested in. This one is excellent, both for people who love these types of games and those who don’t usually care about them. The story is one to remember, giving a somewhat educational yet funny look into how communism works. Being set in the Cold War era, it does everything right to keep things fairly accurate, even while being fictional. By accurate I’m talking about the music and culture. I only had an issue with certain interactions and wish there was a chapter select option. Otherwise, I advise anyone to pick this up and play through it.
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  2. Xbox Tavern
    Jul 1, 2019
    80
    Whilst Irony Curtain doesn’t stray too far from the expectations of its concept, it certainly excels as a fun, humorous, puzzle-filled adventure that balances its mechanics well. My only gripe with the game is that some solutions to the game’s many problems are perhaps a bit too outlandish for their own good, ultimately presenting moments of sporadic guesswork. Still, that one flaw does little to pull the game shy of well deserved greatness.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Jun 25, 2019
    90
    The problem found in a vast amount of point and click games is the slow-paced storytelling, with puzzles taking forever and a silly amount of back-tracking, but in Irony Curtain on Xbox One the pacing is spot on and everything is more condensed for the better. In fact almost everything meets a high standard as far as the writing is concerned, the character design, the problems to overcome and the voiceovers.
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