Overall, What Lies in the Multiverse is an enjoyable story-driven affair that brings as much humor as it does drama. The well-designed puzzles strike the perfect balance between fun and challenging, and their variety helps keep players engaged. This is one title that’s definitely worth checking out!
What Lies in the Multiverse
Studio Voyager · Mar 4, 2022
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What Lies in the Multiverse is a story-driven 2D adventure that one could call a dramatic comedy. Filled to the brim with hilarious, cartoonish hijinks, the narrative also presents the player with mature and deep themes like death, envy, and obsession. Things inevitably go batshit crazy very fast in the Multiverse when you discover the ability to travel between parallel worlds. These worlds are alternate versions of each level and differ in aesthetic, theme, and physicality. Switching between them allows you to solve logical and spatial challenges and to progress the story.
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- What Lies in the Multiverse is perfect for you. The story can change between being genuinely touching and tears-in-your-eyes hilarious as quickly as the main character shifts dimensions. And on top of that, it looks great while doing it too!
- 9.0What Lies in the Multiverse uses its world jumping to its advantage, providing a large variety of locales to explore and scenarios to thrust the duo into, including hiding out on a train, becoming an actor in a play, scavenging a labyrinthian mansion, escaping a high security facility, climbing out of a city overgrown with weeds, and more. For a game that is only 6 hours or so long, there is an awful lot of diversity on display.
- I can see What Lies in the Multiverse becoming a well liked puzzle game for a wider audience with just a little bit of exposure, and I hope it does. It’s got the heart, the mechanics are simple but solid, and the handling allows for enjoyment even on the Nintendo Switch. It never reaches the level of complexity that I found with Braid or Fez, but it kept the narration moving in a way that let me dive into the puzzles while still feeling satisfied and activated.
- 8.0What Lies in the Multiverse is a short, but intense experience. Unfortunately, the fun is overshadowed by the loose control scheme and the fact that not even the latest patch fixes the issues of the corrupt save file. It is too bad, especially since the character design and the dialogue are quite inspired.
- 8.0What Lies in the Multiverse is a refreshing puzzle platformer that takes world jumping seriously. With fun puzzles and a humorous and deep story, this game is great. Be sure to talk to everyone and have a great time with it!
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