Analysis of A Little Left – Everything is in order

Review of A Little to the Left for Xbox Series X.

The RAE defines the order as the “put things in their rightful place“Oh there”good arrangement of things between them“. Order has even led human beings to develop philosophical systems such as feng shui. This ensures that the conscious and harmonious occupation of space can positively influence the people who inhabit it. In fact, it’s very likely that at some point you stopped what you were doing to replace that misaligned pen with the notebook. Or maybe you got up from the couch to straighten that damn painting you thought was hanging right on the wall. When everything is going well, your brain gives you a dose of dopamine and you feel good, relaxed. It might be OCD, but you do it anyway because it’s beyond you. For all those who have order as a way of life comes A little to the lefta puzzle game that will make us feel like Marie Kondo herself.

Gamifying everyday tasks that we would never actually do by choice has become fashionable. FuturLab he already did it with PowerWash simulator and made removing scabs with a pressurized water gun relaxing and, above all, fun. Now the independent study Max Inferno He offers us to take advantage of the placement and the order with A little to the left and his DLC cabinets and drawers

To save, to save, everything in its place

A Little on the left no narrative available. Or, at least, not as clear as games like Unpacking. In the title of Max Inferno We will go through different levels associated with the different rooms of a house, put different objects in their corresponding order. Five chapters in which we will find puzzles of all kinds that take advantage of the shape, size, color and even reflections of the objects that we must place or store.

The experience of living with a cat

On a playable level, it is also a very simple title. We will have nearly eighty upcoming puzzles related to organization, order, symmetry, intuition or colors. The variety ranges from straightening tables to arranging books on shelves according to their size, to puzzles that take advantage of the shape of the environment to give us clues. Using the stick on the left of the controller we will move the selected objects with the button (A) to place them where we want. This system is clearly more designed for playing on PC and it can become somewhat tedious.

From time to time, our dedication to order will be thwarted by the greatest force of chaos known to man: our cat. He will put his paw where he shouldn’t, twisting things or knocking everything to the ground with his destructive but adorable tail. If you’re one of those who live with a feline companion at home, this will all sound familiar. The appearance of the cat in certain levels is still anecdotal, but it adds variety and a nice touch to the game.

Relaxation and frustration in equal measure

A little to the left offers us a wide range of puzzle whose difficulty goes, theoretically, from least to most. And I say theoretically because there will be puzzles that only last a few seconds and others in which we will spend a moment thinking to solve them. The complexity of many of them lies in the logic. If we can’t find the key, we may become frustrated. By solving them we will receive a star as symbolic proof of successful completion of the level. But the really interesting thing will come when we meet puzzles that have up to three different solutions

The game too offers completely optional tracks and can be accessed by pausing the game. But turning to them is like finding the solution to a crossword. There will be times when, when we see the solution, we will feel stupid for not having noticed an obvious detail to solve the happy riddle. There will also be times when the solution is not very clear. In this case we will have to “so be it” and move on to the next puzzle, yes, without any penalty. But if we want to get 100%, we will have to tighten our heads. We have to get 3 stars in the puzzles that require it and we will not have a clues for these alternative solutions.

At the technical level, A Little to the Left has an art style that relies on pastel colors and hand-drawn designs. A very pleasant aesthetic which fits perfectly with the overall game. If we add to this a calm background music In the background, which will accompany us in different ways at each level, we are left with a perfect title to disconnect and play quietly.

Clean your room, it looks like a lion’s house

Respect to DLC cabinets and drawersas its name suggests, adds a series of puzzles based on the organization of, primarily, cabinets and drawers. Here everything will have to be placed to the millimeter, because in addition to large pantries or cupboards we will also have drawers. The number of objects to classify will also be much higher, which will make organizing that dreaded disaster drawer in our bedroom like facing the most powerful boss in Elden Ring. Many times we will find ourselves deleting all the objects only to rearrange them again because the game has let us know something is wrong.

Eventually

There are times when, among so many triple A, double A and big launches, we want to play a simple title that simply makes us disconnect from routine. A little to the left This is one of those games. A proposal which aims, with its puzzles based on order, to make us pass good times of entertainment without rushing. It’s true that the difficulty curve is somewhat unbalanced in some puzzles and the game sometimes he is too picky about placement (which is a bit boring), but it offers much more freedom than it seems to solve each level at our own pace. Even if you are one of those who linger when it comes time to clean the house, I assure you that when you try A little to the left in Game Pass You want to leave everything in order.

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