Baba is You game Review
Baba is You: A simple but not simplistic gamePresented for the first time during a Game Jam in 2017, Baba is You is then only a prototype developed by one man: Arvi Teikari, which does not prevent it from being awarded at the same Game Jam as well as at the last Festival of independent games. Baba has grown a lot since then, to the point of having its place in an Indie Highlights from Nintendo in August 2018. Still developed by Arvi Teikari, but now edited by Hempuli and finally in our hands, Baba is You is up to it expectations placed in him?
BABA CADABRA
Baba is You is a puzzle game where the mechanics of gameplay consist in moving words which, when assembled, form simple short sentences (subject, verb, complement) which define the rules of this strange game as well as the actions that you will be able to realize. For example, you will only be able to open a door with a key if the "Door is shut" and "Key is Push" rules are in place. It is then up to you to respect a certain grammatical structure while playing with the placement of words: the sentences can cross each other and thus benefit from a common verb.To interact with this unique universe, you play as a creature called Baba (Baba is You), which you must take to touch a flag to win (Flag is Win) and thus complete the level. Each level completed rewards you with a flower and the right to continue your progression. Once you have finished enough levels, you get a large flower, which if you have harvested enough, gives you access to new levels, synonymous with new forms of torture for your brain. The levels, which are very numerous, are distributed in several worlds. Each world has a specific theme such as the seabed, the forest, the ruins, or even space, which brings a variety of decorations.
BABA IS SALT
Baba is You is hard, very hard. Forget all common sense, as well as the most basic principles of thinking and logic. With Baba is You, Arvi Teikari breaks everything. Each level is the result of a scientific experiment from the brain of a madman. And this madness of experience is what the game transmits to you in each of your games. This can even be seen in its gameplay since the game allows you to start over in two different ways: you can take a level from the start or go back an action, useful when you have blocked a block in a corner.Baba is You is not an illogical game. Let's say that it is rather diabolically logical in its own way, pushing you to see the world with a new eye. You will have to arm yourself with patience and be ready to try everything, especially the impossible, even if it means restarting certain levels countless times.
RUM BABA
Baba is You: A simple but not simplistic gameHowever, the game does not fail to renew itself to surprise the player and give him a real feeling of progression, protecting himself from any frustration. When new rules appear like transforming objects into a transporter with the phrase "object is Tele" or gravity which becomes an effective rule with "object is Fall", inexorably attracting the objects concerned at the bottom of the level, you must learn to juggle between all the rules. Note that the number of rules varies between levels, and that the most abundant levels will give you the impression of practicing spiritualism each time you try to solve them. This does not mean that the most minimalist levels will be the simplest ... on the contrary.
The notes
+ Positive points
Simple but effective graphic style
Original gameplay
Music, discreet but well made
A good lifespan: two hundred levels spread over ten worlds
Achieving a level that has tortured our brains is priceless.
-Negative points
The game is only in English
Not very educational towards players
We would have liked a level editor
Baba is You is a UFO in the world of puzzle games, but it brings a welcome breath of fresh air. Sober in its realization and its music while remaining of quality, it is with its mechanics of play that it reveals all its potential. But his difficulty noted and the fact that it is only in English does not, unfortunately, put it beyond the reach of the first player to come. For those who take up the challenge, Baba is You will offer you an experience like you have never seen before, and will not leave you unscathed.
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