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Untangling minimalist puzzles in Hook 2 is catchyTaking objects to pieces in the correct order
Taking objects to pieces in the correct order
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Hook 2is a bit like those ads for Evony: The King’s Return with the minotaur, but without that idiot groaning every time he fluffs an easy puzzle. Or it’s like Hook, but with more puzzles. Each level opens with an arrangement of individual hooks, loops, and pins. Click the end of one and it’ll retract towards its base, unless it snags on another part in the way. So you’re looking to figure out the correct order to dissemble everything. Starts simple, gets more complex as moving parts, a whole extra spatial dimension, and other complications come in.
I dig it. It’s chill and just taxing enough to be satisfying. And the two-tone look is not only attractive, it’s a complicating factor in some puzzles, with parts and paths hiding behind others until you look for a new perspective. That’s clever. The mechnical clicks and clanks of the process are good too, the suggestion of tinkering with a gizmo or picking a lock.
Hook 2 is out nowon Steamfor Windows, Mac, and Linux, with a 10% launch discount making the price a mere £1.52/€1.43/$1.79 until the 6th of July. A free demo is up on that Steam page. Hook 2 is also available forAppleandAndroidpocket telephones.
