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Assemble with Care has a cool idea, but the execution is shaky. The visuals are nice, the music is calm, and the atmosphere tries to be cozy. But instead of relaxing, you get slow and frustrating controls. Objects spin and move randomly, I have no idea what platform this was originally made for, but definitely not for PC. The game only works if you click slowly and precisely like a surgeon, only in the exact spots the game allows. Otherwise, the objects start jumping all over the place...
There are constant long dialogue windows that pop up during the assembling and cover half the screen. You can’t skip or speed them up, and it gets really annoying. The story is way too pushy, trying hard to force emotions, even when all you want is to calmly solve some puzzles.
After you finish assembling, they let you spin the object you just worked on and spun during fixing, but they take away mouse control, you can spin the object, but you can’t quickly move on to the next level)) And moments like that happen a lot. The PAUSES there are way too many, uncomfortably many. The game feels artificially dragged out, no idea why they did it.
Looking for chill gameplay without constant unskippable pauses? Maybe that exists somewhere, but not here. This is more of a story with a few puzzles than a real relaxing game. It might work for woke folks, but not for most players.
There are constant long dialogue windows that pop up during the assembling and cover half the screen. You can’t skip or speed them up, and it gets really annoying. The story is way too pushy, trying hard to force emotions, even when all you want is to calmly solve some puzzles.
After you finish assembling, they let you spin the object you just worked on and spun during fixing, but they take away mouse control, you can spin the object, but you can’t quickly move on to the next level)) And moments like that happen a lot. The PAUSES there are way too many, uncomfortably many. The game feels artificially dragged out, no idea why they did it.
Looking for chill gameplay without constant unskippable pauses? Maybe that exists somewhere, but not here. This is more of a story with a few puzzles than a real relaxing game. It might work for woke folks, but not for most players.
«Waste of time»
«Boooring»
I've quite simply never played a game like this. It's equal parts story book and solving puzzles that completely immerses you. You work as a repair woman fixing items in a town by taking them apart and putting them back together. The mechanics of "building stuff" (removing faceplates, unscrewing components, placing cogs, etc.) just come naturally. I learned the basic workings of a watch, a camera, a record player. (Can't believe this concept hasn't been used for other applications like education!) The story itself is great, perfect for the whole family. Another Apple Arcade "must play!"
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