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Bonfire Peaks
Released On: Sep 30, 2021
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9.8
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The feeling of achievement and closure as the credits roll on this wonderful, soulful game is every bit as keen as the time we looked out from the summit of Celeste Mountain. [Issue#364, p.120]
This is a clever puzzle game that constantly reinvents itself to tell us a profound story throughout its mechanics.
An atmospheric world with deep, absorbing puzzles, Bonfire Peaks is thoughtful and charming—but without establishing its tricks, it risks leaving less fluent puzzlers behind.
A pleasant and complete experience, capable of satisfying fans of old-fashioned puzzle games, perhaps at the risk of leaving others by the wayside.
Bonfire Peaks is an experience with an important underlying message but some shortcomings in game design make the game heavier than it could have been.
Bonfire Peaks tries a little too hard to make relatively simple concepts seem deep and meaningful. The narrative of the unknown man is too laconic to be engaging in the long run. The gameplay, while delivering brilliant moments of discovery and achievement, is too repetitive. The two only connect in a meaningful way because of their lack of complexity. The game does have atmosphere and it’s clear that Corey Martin has designed every element of the experience to generate and sustain it. And whether you find that effort successful will depend a lot on personal preference. Give Bonfire Peaks a try, play for a few hours and find out whether this particular mix of puzzle and atmosphere appeals.
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Summary Move onwards, move upwards, and leave nothing behind. Bonfire Peaks is a puzzle game about closure, by Corey Martin and published as well as co-produced by Draknek, creator of A Monster’s Expedition and Cosmic Express. Navigate expertly designed puzzles in a breathtakingly lovely voxel-based world. Filler content has been burned away to...
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Sep 30, 2021
Developer:
- Corey Martin
Publisher: Draknek
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