Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion Reviews

A brief experience with the markings of a game with greater scope, but which falls short of this realization. You are given four physics based abilities to start, with the option to unlock more through gameplay, which all together would serve as a great foundation for a physics based puzzler. However, only two abilities are ever required for the scant number of puzzles encountered over a 100% completion playthrough. Instead, the bulk of the game is spent slowly gliding through the minimalist environment, scouting out black dots against the textureless landscape while suffering the sluggish and grating movement system. The surrounding architecture is dull and aside from player made structures, which the player is never incentivised to build, the use of contrasting colors against the starkly white environment is only ever utilized twice, making the minimalist design feel bland and underutilized. All this to say the game feels underdeveloped in many facets. Fans of games such as Antichamber, Manifold Garden or NaissanceE will recognize a lot of elements shared with Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion, and will like myself likely end up disappointed when these elements don't enrich the game in meaningful or cohesive ways.