BackFirewall_ analysis, humor and riddles on smartphones

BackFirewall_ is a puzzle title set inside a mobile phone being updated.

BackFirewall_ is a title created by Natural Games. This is a small Swiss studio that has sought an original way to stage a puzzle and adventure title. As we said, this is a small study of just over 10 people who have worked on the Unity graphics engine. The game has reached various platforms, Xbox One y SeriesPS4 and 5, as well as on PC via Steam or Epic.

Software technology

Like we said BackFirewall_ It has a very original setting. We are inside a mobile phone or smartphone where we will be the launcher or update assistant of software From the device. Our main task will be to update the mobilefor this we will launch the program and we will execute a series of basic activities to make everything happen.

However, something will cloud our conscience and we will make decisions. It’s Os9, the old operating system that will be replaced. It will try to convince us to stop updating, but we won’t pay much attention to it. However, arrived at 99% updated we will realize that we, as a program of actualization we will also be wiped out in one breath if we complete the process. Os9 will finally bring us to our senses and start a fight to stop the dreaded update.

Classic puzzles and adventures.

With the clear mission to make the actualization we are going to embark on an adventure against technology with a lot of humor. And it is that BackFirewall_ is halfway between comedy and one drama. We will have to make painful decisions at the same time as other very funny ones. To begin with, we will tour many mobile phone parties that have attempted to boycott the processes. We will leave from CPU wing RAM trying, in each of these places, to screw up the update by performing a series of tasks that will trigger errors.

These will be marked on a sign as the programming code. We will have several simple sentences that are true and we must convert them to false so that the coded and the update fails, and so our deaths are avoided.

Speed ​​and ingenuity

The game also has a part that is out of the ordinary for these titles. We will have other action and adventure sections that will force us to be skilled not only with the head but also with the controller. For example, before our destructive maneuvers, the smartphone think we’re one virus oh malware and will come for us. Security measures will increase and we will have to evade cleaning protocols or avoid being seen so as not to end up “deleted”.

adventure with help

If it is true that the game has a medium difficulty, there will be areas that, due to the complexity of the language or the abstraction of the tracks, can become a headache, for this we have some very well thought out help points. They are alters with rubber ducks that will give us whistles little by little without breaking the experience. This system of aid It’s very well implemented and it’s still puzzles that are explained a bit more, but don’t feel like overly helpful. They will break down the story a bit more, but without giving us the results.

CONCLUSION

BackFirewall_ It is a puzzle title that is no different from what we have seen so far in other titles of the genre. Its mechanics are those that we are used to seeing in many other games of this style. Her graphic part It does not stand out and it is clear that we are dealing with an indie title. Its sound section will not be remembered as a contribution to the world of video games either, but it is true that it respects all facets and is well executed.

Where we can say that BackFirewall_ hit the mark is in its original story and setting. Very neat workmanship is evident in this aspect, something that stands out in the many details “monsterswhich will delight everyone. Both those with computer knowledge and those approaching this world for the first time. All of this with a sense of humor and feeling that gives BackFirewall_ own soul.