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What’s nice is that over the course of the game you’ll venture through new locales and that greatly changes up the situations you’ll find yourself in. Dark corridors make their way to industrial areas and then progress into more of an urban setting and these changes help you sense your progress. Through the game’s conclusion I was consistently engaged in things and on the hook to see and to understand more. To that end one thing I appreciated was the inclusion of several “off the beaten path” areas that weren’t there to help you progress but to see people and the general state of things. Reminding me a bit of the hidden spots you could encounter in Portal (though not as rewarding) these were a great touch and helped me immerse myself more in the plight of the people in this world. The name of the game is most definitely trial and error and while some solutions are intuitive there are some that you’ll either need to get a little lucky with through experimentation or perhaps get a little nudge from a walkthrough. Of course after the fact all solutions seem to make a fair amount of sense but there were definitely some cases where the “leap of faith” seemed a bit insane, but then again results will likely vary per person. Some of this is tied to the nature of the solution and other times, even when you know what you need to do, the controls can feel a bit cumbersome, though that can all be conquered with some work. All of this being about puzzle solving there’s also no escaping the fact that this is a one-time trip and once you know how to get through certain sections you won’t likely feel a want or need to return again. Overall, Black the Fall is a pretty good ride with a bit of a story to tell, though without words and dialogue the interpretation of that story falls on you. Throughout the few hours I played it I was consistently challenged and periodically take aback by some of the clever solutions that could be reached through a bit of experimentation. Cognizant of how difficult the game is and how often you’ll die the fact that you rarely get backtracked much is a relief and much appreciated. If you’re looking for something a bit different, and maybe a little aggravating, it will provide several hours of head-scratching entertainment.
Justin Nation, Score:Good [7.0]