Analysis of The Last Cube – The power of the cube

Become a cube that will have to advance through scenarios filled with puzzles.

Going to a game is appreciated once in a while who knows exactly what he wants to do. Or to be more precise, that it does not dedicate itself to disguising its rare and perhaps limited content by passing it off as something deeper. Although it may seem Chinese for those who are not very fond of puzzles (here we have already passed masters thanks to the analyzes carried out), it must be emphasized that a game like this The Last Cube and its developer Improx Games They totally avoided falling into this trap. The trap of assuming your premise needs a narrative or more mechanics to justify what we see on the screen.

fundamentally The last cube It’s a game we control a seemingly intelligent cube through grid-like scenarios. During these scenarios, we should be aware of applying what the game calls “stickers” to each of six sides of your cube. Throughout each level, specific tokens house a certain ability, indicated by a colored symbol. One of a blue cross it allows turning on the spot without having to move space. another screening four small green squares grants you a clone that is not only controllable, but can also have colored stickers applied to their own faces. Some skills unfortunately do not have the same novelty and potential for independent use. After a few levels comes a purple ability that simply allows you to teleport and it will help us when there are puzzles with multiple stickers to use. A process that The Last Cube sticks to for much of its playtime. Another of the stickers for example is a red circle which allows your cube descend diagonally from a platform like going down a ladder. It brings a lot of variety to level completion and we are encouraged to try and use the stickers correctly.

While the natural order of levels to complete, with or without the need to find all of the optional collectibles, makes this an easy goal to achieve if you put your mind to it, the beauty of a game like this is than how smart the levels are. Getting the correct face to line up with the correct grid space raises some of the the most satisfying and frustrating moments in the game. Not only do you have to think well ahead in the long term of how to activate a given panel to activate that bridge or door, but you also have to think well ahead in the short term, to get to a point where to face it correctly up, down or even sideways.

Best Game Moments The Last Cube doesn’t necessarily revolve around switches or devicesnot even to know how to acquire a skill on a row of tiles that clear all stickers if you step on them. The most satisfying moments are getting the right sequence of left/right/up/down movements just to activate said switch or device. It is also on the stages which require you to specifically plan which faces to assign certain abilities to in order for the desired attempt to go through.

Some will take a look at The Last Cube and it will absolutely not catch their attention. AND although graphics and art design are basic and totally secondary elements regarding the mechanics of its game, it is a game that players puzzle fans will surely love it. Above all, it’s a game that recognizes that it doesn’t need the pretense of grander themes or a supposed narrative to engage its players, emotionally or otherwise. Who would have thought that knocking over a cube and turning it so that it’s the right way up could be so much fun…