Clay Monkey: The Master Potter and The Kiln God Reviews

PLAY THIS GAME!!! Especially if you're finding yourself stuck with your own art or projects at the moment! This game is such a sweet and simple little tale about the creation process behind art and how the artist finds their inspiration and motivation to keep creating - no matter the outcome. And in a poetic sense, that is reflected in the game itself and the player's journey playing it. While the main game itself is quite linear and straightforward - when you lean into your curiosity, you begin to find secrets all around the different biomes, and some of those secrets or extra pieces of content were harder to get to and will make you scratch your head. I was stumped by a few of these secrets but because I couldn't find any guides or walkthroughs for this game out there, I had to rely on myself, enjoy the process and explore different angles - which is EXACTLY the WHOLE POINT of this game. I realised that the mentality I was applying to trying to solve the puzzles in the game was reflecting the art advice the different monkey statues around the map had given me. In the end I managed to find every secret (that I know of) all on my own. That was powerful and became a direct example of exactly what this game is about and the message to take away from it. Trust the process. Be curious. As an artist myself, this game truly resonated with me and I'm going to recommend it to anyone who might feel themselves in an art block or perhaps too afraid to start a project they've been meaning to. TL;DR: A small game with a big message - and an underlying example of that message if you take the it at face value while you play. Clay Monkey: The Master Potter and the Kiln God is a piece of art itself :)