Escape From Ruby Castle Reviews

this game too big brain for me

First, Is your character only 3 feet tall? Second, after 30 minutes of moving about the halls and maze, I feel absolutely nauseous. That being said, there is way too much distance, not to mention corners to maneuver around, between areas of interest. I just can't. There is potential here for a great game.

My initial review of the game was negative due to some difficult controls, however the dev followed up and made adjustments to the games to make it a more playable experience. This in itself is a great reason to give the game a go - a receptive and open developer who clearly wants others to share in their creation. Escape from Ruby Castle is a large set-piece escape-room style game with several puzzles dispersed across a bunch of rooms, with a hedge maze bang in the middle. Die-hard escapists will need to adjust their expectations going into this - it is very much about exploring, and the puzzles (so far) are largely left to you to solve. The interface and controls are different to what you might expect, with 'tool tips' appearing in the bottom-right box. I'll update this review as and when I finish the game. I think the game is priced reasonably - there are a few hours of gameplay here and it's a relaxing atmosphere to explore. First review is below. [[I love the concept, love puzzles, music was nicely matched with your environment - but the controls feel like a puzzle in their own right. Instead of regular first-person WASD to move and mouse to look, this game forces you to use A and D to rotate, leaving the mouse to do very little at all. Much of the first large area is essentailly a hedgemaze and after 20 minutes I gave up as I couldn't get my head around the old fashioned tank controls! If the devs could add button mapping or just an option for a more standard control scheme, I would be all over this! Unfortunately this old-school tank-style movement would prevent me from recommending this to anyone else - however I will keep an eye on the devs]]