Mskotor
March 2026 Update
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Overall
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The good 👍
- Interesting setting
- Story looks interesting, but was not enough to keep me playing in otherwise tedious game
The bad 👎
- Option to auto-label plants is disabled by default
- Some puzzles are very vague
- No way to automatically sort plants. Number of pots we need to track of gets overwhelming quite fast
Conclusion:
It is clearly not a game for me. I see how someone who has time for slow game and green finger would enjoy it. For me, it was slow game of trying to guess the plant name, based on vague descriptions. Not the entertainment I want to spend my time on 😅
- Interesting setting
- Story looks interesting, but was not enough to keep me playing in otherwise tedious game
The bad 👎
- Option to auto-label plants is disabled by default
- Some puzzles are very vague
- No way to automatically sort plants. Number of pots we need to track of gets overwhelming quite fast
Conclusion:
It is clearly not a game for me. I see how someone who has time for slow game and green finger would enjoy it. For me, it was slow game of trying to guess the plant name, based on vague descriptions. Not the entertainment I want to spend my time on 😅
Details
☑ None ☐ Skins ☐ "Time-savers" ☐ Direct purchase ☐ Custom currency (gems etc.) |
☐ None ☑ Story progression ☐ Few collectibles / easy to get ☐ Grindy collectibles / hard to get ☐ Require multiple playthroughs |
☐ No saves ☐ No saves, progress carries over ☐ One checkpoint, too rare ☑ One checkpoint, frequent ☐ Manual saves |
☑ Can run on potato ☐ Medium requirements ☐ High requirements ☐ Too low for what is visible on screen ☐ Optimization disaster |
☐ May look good 10 years ago, but not now ☐ Blurry textures / geometry problems ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Beautiful |
☑ Nothing to remember ☐ Good voice acting ☐ Good weapons & effects ☐ Good OST ☐ Music flows well with the action |
☑ Resolution, volume only ☐ Basic graphic settings ☐ Advanced graphic settings ☐ Adjustable HUD ☐ Accessibility options |
☐ No map ☑ Basic ☐ Detailed ☐ Minimap ☐ Fast travel |
The good 👍
- There is basically a walkthrough guide inside the game, specifying how to solve puzzles step-by-step
- The art style is nice
The bad 👎
- Some puzzles don't work correctly in full screen more
- Plot is very basic
- Puzzles can be quite unclear
- Interface/inventory is clunky
Conclusion:
I played it mostly because it was short and easy to take down from "to beat" list. And it was disappointment. Sure, graphic style and robots are cute, but puzzles and mechanics are a let-down. I thought to compare it to some other games from that time, and thought of Siberia. Which is IMO a better game, even when it was released 7 years earlier (2002). Same as Siberia II from 2009.
- There is basically a walkthrough guide inside the game, specifying how to solve puzzles step-by-step
- The art style is nice
The bad 👎
- Some puzzles don't work correctly in full screen more
- Plot is very basic
- Puzzles can be quite unclear
- Interface/inventory is clunky
Conclusion:
I played it mostly because it was short and easy to take down from "to beat" list. And it was disappointment. Sure, graphic style and robots are cute, but puzzles and mechanics are a let-down. I thought to compare it to some other games from that time, and thought of Siberia. Which is IMO a better game, even when it was released 7 years earlier (2002). Same as Siberia II from 2009.
☑ None ☐ Skins ☐ "Time-savers" ☐ Direct purchase ☐ Custom currency (gems etc.) |
☐ None ☑ Story progression ☐ Few collectibles / easy to get ☐ Grindy collectibles / hard to get ☐ Require multiple playthroughs |
☐ No saves ☐ No saves, progress carries over ☐ One checkpoint, too rare ☐ One checkpoint, frequent ☑ Manual saves |
☑ Can run on potato ☐ Medium requirements ☐ High requirements ☐ Too low for what is visible on screen ☐ Optimization disaster |
☐ May look good 10 years ago, but not now ☑ Blurry textures / geometry problems ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Beautiful |
☑ Nothing to remember ☐ Good voice acting ☐ Good weapons & effects ☐ Good OST ☐ Music flows well with the action |
☑ Resolution, volume only ☐ Basic graphic settings ☐ Advanced graphic settings ☐ Adjustable HUD ☐ Accessibility options |
☑ No map ☐ Basic ☐ Detailed ☐ Minimap ☐ Fast travel |
Side note
I need to finally sign up for Krav Maga 🤼♂️. And then maybe go on a climbing wall 🧗♀️. Both look like useful skills to have 😂 And a good exercise.
How are you with New Year resolutions, seeing that Q1 is already over?
I’ve never made a New Year resolution in my life. Maybe I should try that sometime?
I played Machinarium looong ago, before it had any achievements. I didn’t realize the achievements were only progression/unmissable. Maybe I should go back and re-play it. Although some more recent reviews talk about glitches and having to change your video configs or something? Did you encounter any of this in 2026? The review was from 2023.
Hi :D
Yes, I had to change game from full-screen to borderless window. Otherwise, one puzzle just didn’t work. Afterwards I kept it in window, to avoid any more issues.