Maize

Critic reviews

• PLPS Lifestyle

  Tyler Treese · Sep 25, 2017

  7.5

  While certainly not the best adventure game I’ve played, there’s no doubting that Maize is filled with heart. The love that went into development shows throughout, and it’s why I found myself constantly laughing at all of the game’s silly jokes throughout. If you’re looking for three or four hours of laughs, and don’t mind some standard puzzle design, then you’ll find a lot to enjoy here.

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• GGameSpew

  Ruaraidh Dempster · Dec 05, 2016

  7.0

  Even with certain problems, some that stand out more than others, there is some semblance of greatness in Maize – particularly in the writing and humour that shines through the absurdity. The ending left a massive smile on my face, even if I sometimes felt the opposite when actually playing. Maize feels like a three-hour long setup to a joke that, while sometimes slow, pays off very well – and achieves a hearty chuckle.

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• GZGame Zone

  Daniel R. Miller · Dec 03, 2016

  7.5

  Its oddball humor won’t work for everyone and its technical issues still need to be ironed out, but as a first-person adventure, it hits a lot of the right buttons.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Kenny McKee · Dec 01, 2016

  5.0

  In a weird way, Maize ends up being much like the mythical creature known as the Siren. It enticed me with gorgeous graphics, entertaining music, and a unique premise, but ultimately was not what it seemed upon closer inspection. With an abundance of cringe-worthy attempts at humor, transparent story, and gameplay that always holds your hand, Maize isn’t the bountiful adventure game harvest that it first set itself up to be.

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• CCOGconnected

  Patrick Anderson · Dec 01, 2016

  7.2

  Maize is banking on the fact that you find such absurdist games as Goat Simulator hilarious and enjoyable. The premise seems to scream wackiness: corn that talks and walks – it’s so crazy! Granted, the humor is very cheeky and a welcome aspect of your time with Maize.

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• DDestructoid

  Patrick Hancock · Dec 01, 2016

  5.0

  As a video game it fails on both the technical and interactive fronts. The gameplay is so simplistic that it may as well not even exist. Breaking the fourth-wall is cute, but never really amounts to anything other than a cheap laugh. The story is a decent experience thanks to its humor, but everything surrounding it drags it down.

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