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Inked: A Tale of Love

Publisher: Pixmain

Story-Driven
Adventure
Budget
Puzzle
  • Price: $9.99
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2021
  • Number of Players: 1
  • Last on Sale: Dec 4, 2023 [$5.99]
  • Lowest Historic Price: $5.99
  • ESRB Rating: E [Everyone]
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Reviews:
  • The thing that will obviously grab you with this title is its unique (and quite lovely) art style. From there, though, it’s the thoughtful story and simple but pleasing puzzles that will (hopefully) keep you. With a runtime of only a few hours, the experience doesn’t last long, but I enjoyed the game’s consistent small surprises, quirky moments, and loving story beats that were all handled with a fair amount of care. In some cases there could be a small frustration with a puzzle where you know what needs to be done in principle but then working out precisely how to align things to get it to happen is another matter but for the most part the design is sound. Perhaps the tendency for these story-driven titles to end in more sad ways is a bit of a bummer, but the joy you feel along the way tends to carry the experience and help them still end up being quite satisfying. It’s a relatively short, but creative and well-crafted, treat of puzzle and story mixed together.


    Justin Nation, Score:
    Good [7.8]
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