Inked: A Tale of Love is an excellent adventure game. The compelling story and the concept behind it should appeal to most adventure game fans, and especially to lovers of physics-based puzzles.
Inked: A Tale of Love
Somnium Games d.o.o. · Feb 24, 2021
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Inked is a tale of love and vengeance told in ink on paper. You play as the Nameless Hero who sets out on a journey in a vast landscape filled with puzzles for you to solve. Each puzzle takes you closer to your lost love, unraveling a story that will forever change you.
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- Inked: A Tale of Love on Nintendo Switch is enjoyable, relaxing, and perfect for some casual gaming on a rainy day because of its stunning visuals, beautiful soundtrack, and easy gameplay (if you can ignore the somewhat clunky controls). By comparing the gameplay on Switch with our previous outing with the mobile version, we can conclude that the game has remained pretty much the same. The game is very good, but it does have a few minor flaws. Still, we recommend playing through this piece of art if you were looking for a casual puzzle adventure game.
- 8.0This is a relatively short experience at a few hours long, but it feels like time rather well spent. There's fantastic audio design with a great soundtrack and well-voiced narration. It's visually arresting too, not so much mimicking hand-drawn ink art than genuinely looking the part. Somewhat rarely for a Switch game, there are also visual quality settings, with three variations from low to high. There are occasional moments of slowdown and stutter in the highest setting but we opted for 'high' in any case; it's a nice touch to be given the choice, though.
- 7.2Come for the striking art style and stay for the engaging gameplay, that’s my cliched tagline for the undoubtably original Inked: A Tale of Love. It’s a relatively short game (about three to four hours), and doesn’t offer much replayability since there aren’t any achievements, but the game stays fresh throughout by introducing new mechanics in each of the beautifully drawn levels and by featuring a fun hidden object mechanic. If you don’t mind not earning achievements and enjoy puzzle games then this is worth a look.
- 7.8Uniquely hand-drawn and detailed, Inked is a love story set in a beautiful world that feels minimalistic and simple, yet full of life and stories to tell. A comforting tale that touches on deeper life meanings while introducing creative puzzles to solve, this short and sweet game demands just the right amount of attention from the player. Unpredictable movements and controls make the experience feel less smooth, but the linear paths make it easy to know where our hero needs to go. It is a rewarding couple of hours well spent for those looking for a soothing and wholesome adventure.
- The gorgeous visuals, engaging story and fantastic soundtrack come together to offer up a mobile game that is greater than the sum of its parts. While the isometric perspective does harm the overall gameplay experience somewhat, the impact of this is likely directly related to the device that you run the title on.
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