Karma Incarnation 1 is a wordless side-scrolling adventure is one long item swap chain. You obtain various mystical gewgaws and run errandsKarma Incarnation 1 is a wordless side-scrolling adventure is one long item swap chain. You obtain various mystical gewgaws and run errands for a colorful cast of mystical creatures in order to secure progress to the next section. Karma Incarnation 1 has no issue with shooting off at a complete tangent. The core of the game comes down to determining what each oddball character you meet wants by examining their thought bubbles, which play out as small animated vignettes. Occasionally these will boil what’s needed down into a simple equation, however most times you’ll be none the wiser as to what is required of you. This doesn’t tend to matter, when much of the game comes to resemble an interactive cartoon. It’s not always un-involving. One satisfying section sees you rotating a pair of concentric circles to form patterns that transport you to different themed worlds. Another sees you instinctually pulling a frozen creature towards a campfire to thaw them out by a rhythm style mini-game. However a good number of puzzles make little if any logical sense. What keeps you playing Karma Incarnation 1 through this confusion is the sheer imagination and artistry within its world. It’s beautifully vibrant and packed full of small details. This is a darkly universe with hulking nightmare monsters chomping down on creatures. There’s a clear theme of doing right throughout its narrative. Choosing the path of aggression towards non-threatening characters adds another vicious spike to your hungry protagonist, setting you along a darker path. The game’s music and impeccable sound design compliment the opulent visuals. Karma Incarnation 1 has some frustrating limitations. But as a mind-frying artistic experience, there’s little to compare it to. I strongly suggest Xbox gamers head over to the digital games store and give this one a buy with no questions asked.… Expand
