Here’s what I thought so far for playing it. It’s actually pretty fun, but at times it can be frustrating. Some puzzles take me nearly an hour to solve. But when I finally do I feel stupid that the answer was right there infront of me.
In some, I wonder why I bought this game since I hate puzzle games.
There’s these devices called a “DOLLI” (Dynamic Object Linear Ligation Interface”; a cloning device) that will belch out something that will be used for that puzzle, be it a Sofa or a Safe. In some puzzles, the DOLLI machines are malfunctioning and spit out alot of shit that you have to jump and leap over to get to the other side.
But what’s probably one of the fun things of this game, is surfing on moving furniture when in the Slow Time dimension.
The professor’s puns really get under my skin. He should have his own soundboard in Ventrillo Harassment. Ones like “We’ll have to table this” when you’re riding on a table, and “Safe Travels!” in one puzzle when a DOLLI belches out a safe. Also one where he says “You can never be too Safe”… Ugh.
But some of his lines are funny, like this one where he talks about his cat. What happened to the second one, and the cat that responds to ‘DERP’. You’ll also learn of the Professor’s travels through time and space, and the inventions you saw when you showed up at the house in the past.
Some of his lines also reveal hidden clues to that puzzle, such as when you get Anti-Gravity and you’re faced with a room with conveyer belts and safes. He mentions a song; “Get down, go up” which is indicating what you need to do to solve that puzzle. This is why it pays to listen to your elders. Even though your Uncle is crazy. Laser beams? Really? He should work for Aperture.
Some of the tiles are music-related titles. Some are movie-related. There’s one called “Our Safes Will Blot Out The Sun”, which is from 300. “Mind The Gap” seems to be a Portal reference.
The ending seems.. anti-climatic for what’s been going on. I guess the world just wasn’t made for the Uber IDS. And now you’re safe yet trapped in this “Pocket Dimension”. You never managed to meet your Uncle. At first I had thought Ike was involved but he isn’t. And now the mansion has fallen off the edge, and the world is now experiencing the affects of the dimensions, getting Fluffy and Heavy.
The ending could of been alot better (not as bad as ME3’s ending!! OOOOHHHHHH!!). It didn’t help with the tremendous rage of trying to solve the puzzles to get to him. But I’m glad I finally got it done. It’s still worth the $15, though. It’s got alot of levels, and defying the laws of physics is fun.