Cute in many ways, albeit a bit on the short side. I think they spent more time on the animations than the game design side, so the puzzles weren't too difficult, but it wasn't offensive. My obligatory 'coffee break' game for the month. What can I say, I like jigsaw puzzles. Hmm well I was hoping for something different, but I guess they've found a formula and are sticking to it now. I think they've maybe fixed up the 'knight run' game as well, as I didn't find it to be nearly as grindy as people made out in the discussions. I think playing this the month after I played hitman was maybe a mistake, but I guess judged on it's own merits it was fine (especially at the price I paid). Ok so the voice acting and cutscenes are just laughably bad, but that comes with the territory and is forgivable. What was annoying was the inconsistencies in gameplay. Like you'll distract a guard away from their post to try and sneak in to somewhere and they'll still get triggered even if they're not looking at you. Other times you'll run past a guy, his meter starts going up and then he just looks away and forgets you exist. ("What is that person doing sneaking over there??? I better go and investi.. SQUIRREL!!!") And on the hardest setting I don't really know how it would be possible to beat without glitching out the AI in some way. Thankfully the achievements can be done on the easier settings, and that helps make it more enjoyable. Anyway, if this game had come out at the same time as hitman 1 or 2, it would be brilliant, and in that sense, I'd say it's fine to play with lowered expectations, and certainly not at full price. So I 'beat' this last year when it was still in Early access, and it had 3 little achievements. But I thought I'd wait until it was more complete before trying again. Then I dabbled a bit more in the experimental branches to get some of the achievements. And finally this month decided to finish it, in light of the monthly theme. It really is a great game. I know it's got these scary looking things in it, but what I love is that for the most part, they aren't "out to get you". If you stay out of their way, you'll be left alone. It really is a realistic representation of what exploring the ocean would be like. Danger, yes, but also a sense of wonder as you discover new things. I also loved the more alternative way they told the story, through logs and diaries, so you could piece together what was happening on your own, and the emphasis remained on exploration and discovery. Definitely worth the accolades it's recieved. My youngest son also loved it, despite the threat of being eaten by a Leviathan. Last few days of the month, lots of gaming done, but only 5 games actually beaten?!? WHAT! What's installed and won't take too long to wrap up. 12 labours part II it is I guess. What can I say? Very much 'casual' games, but also good at what they do, so why not?