Review: Timelie for PC is a one of the best puzzle games out there
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Sometimes after a long day, I like to sit back and enjoy a challenging puzzle game with my cat on my lap. I guess that’s because I like having problems that I can solve, which gives me some semblance of control in my life. When I saw that Urnique Studios had released Timelie for PC and that it centered on solving puzzles, I knew I wanted to play it. This feeling only grew when I saw that a lot of the action centered around a cat.
This game is all about figuring out the precise way to move a girl and a cat through each level to avoid vicious robots and find a way to safety. At the bottom of the screen, players can control time like they would the progression of a music player. Slide right to move forward in time or slide left to go back in time. Players then choose what actions the girl and cat should take at every moment. If need be, they can rewind back in time and choose a different course of action to keep the feline and the girl from harm.
The girl can interact with pinpads to open locked doors and also can pick up power cubes that allow her to repair broken areas of the floor or attack robots. The cat can walk through small air vents where the girl and robots cannot follow and can meow to distract enemies. As you can imagine, this leads to some complicated yet rewarding problem-solving. After playing through the whole thing, I can say that Timelie is an excellent game for anyone who worships cats or enjoys puzzle games.
Control time
Timelie
Pros
- Challenging puzzles
- Great time manipulation mechanics
- Gorgeous art style
- Chill music
Cons
- Some levels are a little frustrating
Timelie What I like
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Challenging puzzles Great time manipulation mechanics
Timelie starts off simply enough by quickly walking you through the tutorial phase and then slowly increases the difficulty while adding more mechanics for you to use. It never felt like it was holding my hand too much. In fact, there were times when I only discovered I could do something after some trial and error.
Timelie does an excellent job of giving you enough control while also providing mechanics that make sense.
The puzzles themselves are challenging and require some brainpower. You click at various squares on the ground to choose a pathway for both the cat and the girl to walk in. Players can nudge time forward a frame by pressing F or nudge it backward a frame by pressing A on the keyboard. As time goes on, you need to figure out the best way to open locked doors and maneuver around the hostile robots in your path.
I got stuck a few times and had to come at the levels with very different tactics to make it to the end. As far as time manipulation games go, this one does an outstanding job of giving you enough control while also providing mechanics that make sense. Once you know the rules, it’s your job to think creatively to get yourself out of a jam. And let me tell you, they can be pretty tricky. But once you solve them, you can feel pretty accomplished for doing so.
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What made the game even more impressive was the unique challenges it threw at you in the final chapter. Without saying too much, you basically have to find ways to get around the levels while also dealing with the consequences of your previous actions. It really kept things interesting for me and made each new situation feel novel.
Gorgeous art and music Imagery and sound fits the game perfectly
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The music is equally important. It starts off somewhat chill and atmospheric and eventually changes to match the dire situations you find yourself in. Whether you’re in one of the game’s calmer moments or one of the split-second decision moments, the music gives you the right amount of energy.
Timelie What I don’t like
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Levels can be frustrating Solutions can be a little too precise
While I really appreciated the difficulty on many of these levels, it also felt like some of them were a little too specific for how they needed to be solved. For instance, sometimes, it felt like the difference between death and life was a matter of milliseconds for when I chose to move the cat or the girl. If there are one or two moments like this, then that’s not bad, but when you hit a level where it feels like every action you take is broken down like this, gameplay becomes a bit tedious.
Some puzzles felt a little tedious to solve.
Granted, this is a time manipulation game, so making split decisions isn’t the hardest thing since you can rewind and make changes without actually dying. Fortunately, I only felt this way on a few of the levels within each of the five chapters.
Timelie Should you buy it?
The only thing I didn’t like that much was how tedious some of the puzzles became towards the end of the game. While I appreciate the difficulty of the game overall, there were definitely moments where playing felt more like it was about making exact moves rather than working towards solving a puzzle. Fortunately, there were only a couple of levels within the five chapters that really felt this way for me. Otherwise, Timelie was an excellent way for me to exercise my brain and unwind.
Control time
Timelie
Control time and evade evil robots
Determine what actions a young girl and an orange cat should take to evade robots, unlock doors, and solve various puzzles. If something goes wrong, rewind time and try something new.
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