In spite of some of the fake difficulty it can throw at you, One Upon Light is fun, especially in unraveling some of the more trickier puzzles. The atmosphere and bits of story can easily help keep one hooked to it, so you may want to give this one a chance if you’re up for a good puzzler. Just don’t blame yourself if you pull the occasional hair out because your character has a lead foot.
One Upon Light
SUTD Game Lab · Oct 13, 2015
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Set in a world where the rules of light and shadow no longer apply, One Upon Light sees you exploring the ruined remains of the Aurora Science’s labs in search of answers. What happened here? Who are you? And, most importantly, will things ever be the same again? The answers are there to find but whatever you do, don’t go into the light…
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- 6.0Upon the light has a nice visual look and some interesting, if typical mechanics. The idea of light and darkness playing reverse roles is something I find interesting, but the puzzles and gameplay are what will bring people in to play. There is a slim story here but it’s just a serviceable means to get to the end of the levels, nothing really more.
- 7.0One Upon Light doesn't quite nail down the stealth-meets-puzzle concept it's aiming for, but it comes incredibly close. While it gives the player all of the tools they need, it falters at perfecting those tools in such a way that they lead to discovery instead of frustration. The level designs are wonderful, and the art style and music are great compliments to the game's sombre tone. It's a balancing act at this point, and while it stumbles, it doesn't leave the game in a position to be overlooked. One Upon Light is a triumphant merger of genres, and while not perfect, it still manages to be a merger not worth missing.
- 7.0One Upon Light is a great purchase for puzzle fans looking for something slightly different. It's an excellent first release from a previously unheard of developer, and could even be enough for Singapore to emerge as a new major contributor to the industry
- 6.0One Upon Light is a bit of a quandary in a way. Technically it is a well crafted game without any bugs in sight. The look SUTD Game Lab has gone for with it stands out well, and works in the context of the game’s setting. The soundwork is also very well done. The majority of puzzles are decent too, but it is the ones that take ages to get past, even though you know the solution, because of timing that remove a lot of goodwill for One Upon Light.
- One Upon Light is a game I went into completely blind and it let me down too often. It would have greatly benefited from chapters split up into smaller puzzles with a proper difficulty curve. Having boring music and unexciting visuals doesn’t help the cause either. I can’t recommend One Upon Light in its current state, unless you are desperate for a new budget puzzle game.
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