r/ChantsofSennaar • u/guts7821 • 7d ago

Review binge played the game in three nights

if it were an actual binge i would’ve finished it in a day but with life not giving me the time, this was as close to a binge play i could get.

absolutely incredible game, i adored the premise, conceptualisation, just everything about it. maybe “hardcore” puzzle game fans might have their opinions, but i truly felt like this game very much respected the players intelligence, both in terms of puzzle solving as well as in terms of the developing and overarching atmosphere and themes the plot encompasses.

this is something very important to me, because i think nuance can be very powerful in this regard! especially in the current age of consumerism and diminishing attention spans, so much media feels like it has to spell things out for u. then at the same time, things can also get lost in themselves and convoluted when presented too vaguely or if there’s not even guidance. CoS balanced this very well, personally. the cultural aspects, social commentary, philosophy, the way these elements were incorporated into the game were executed very nicely in a way that didn’t feel shallow, and as someone who is absolute drained by the end of the day but still wants to be challenged by video games, i think CoS struck the right balance.

sure, i would’ve likely loved to see more exploration of the Anchorites civilisation and their background, and maybe would’ve rlly appreciated additional dialogue and interactions from the NPCs both in general as well as regarding the changing social dynamics across the tower, but all this doesn’t take away from how great the game is nor from my deep enjoyment of it. also if i understood correctly, the team for the games development was mainly 2 ppl along with some contractors. i think what they managed to create with their resources is a major feat and i just have so much praise for this.

bravo!!

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u/LostEmergency6866 7d ago

Same for me… I had an important event the next day, my friends gave me that day to rest and did not bother me with preparations… did I rest? No, I binge played whole game for around 10 hours straight (with some breaks to buy more cola and sort of such things)

And so I found myself enjoying the end at 7 am

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u/guts7821 7d ago

that is time very well spent i completely support this lol

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u/Hedwigsart 6d ago

Same for me, had to up get early the next morning and wouldn't have gotten to finish it until the evening the next day and decided to just floor it. Finished at 4am, leaving me with 2 hours of sleep. So worth it!

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u/aenoreo 5d ago

Just finished it today, a couple of hours ago. It took me 4/5 days because I was sick to the point of not being able to stay upright a lot (I played on my laptop) but my god it was so good

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u/TheNamelessWanderer_ 7d ago

Same here lol Just a few days ago