8.0
Framed is a unique puzzle adventure where we interact with frames from a comic book to get our protagonist safely from the first to the last panel.
FRAMED
Loveshack Entertainment · Nov 13, 2014
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FRAMED is a noir-puzzle game where you re-arrange panels of animated comic book to change the outcome of the story.
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- So, in essence, it is a series of creative puzzles, with emphasis on “creative.” It’s interesting in the way the animations work well in different arrangements. It’s a heady experience, pretty unique and able to be enjoyed in groups. The graphics do earn the “noir” moniker, and the original music enhances the whole thing even further. In the end, it’s easy to fall in love with. I’d love to see a version dedicated to bigger screens (Chromecast? Amazon TV?), but even as-is, it’s veritable riot.
- 9.0Framed has character, which is something a lot of mobile games don't have. Playing it you could really feel the care that the developers put into it and that only added to the experience. Games like this are what makes mobile gaming so compelling. It is a unique story-telling experience that is perfect for smaller screens. Truly, Framed is one of the must-have mobile games of 2014.
- 6.0It's all a shame because the ideas here are top-notch, but they never quite come together to make a top-notch game. Given the brevity and lack of progression in the concept, this really does feel like half of a larger whole stretched out to fill one game, and it's sad because Framed oozes with promise but is ultimately a letdown.
- 8.0Regrettably, the arc of the narrative is comfortable, anticlimactic. Framed’s wonderful mechanics belie a formless cacophany. A winding pursuit struggling to materialize into something compelling.
- Essentially, FRAMED is even more than Monument Valley. It’s stylishly attractive and milks its central mechanic, but there isn’t all that much to milk. Rather than getting repetitive or losing focus, both games just end gracefully after a relatively brief, not very challenging, but unique and thoroughly enjoyable experience.
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