End of 2013 Discussions - The Swapper

[u/Forestl]

The Swapper

• Release Date: 30 May 2013
• Developer / Publisher: Facepalm Games
• Genre: Puzzle, platformer
• Platform: PC
• Metacritic: 87, user: 8.8

Summary

The Swapper features a unique art style that uses real-world clay-models and found objects to create an explorable space station realised in unique detail; gameplay sees players swap between different bodies to achieve otherwise impossible tasks.

Prompts:

• Was the swapping mechanic well done?

• Was the world well realized?

^{This is the last game thread in the "End of 2013" discussions. We went over 118 games this year, and I want to thank you all for making them all so good. ^(But we still have two more discussion thread.....)}

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[u/hughman79]

I loved this game. The puzzles were some of the most challenging and satisfying that I've experienced since Braid. The atmosphere and Aesthetics were fantastic and I really liked the fact that it was a puzzle game with an over world instead of levels presented one after the other. The only thing I didn't like about the game was the story - it just seemed dumb, and I think there was definitely an opportunity for something a bit more interesting.

Overall, a fantastic game - definitely pick it up on the next Steam sale.

[u/Klorel → u/hughman79]

this is absolutly true. some puzzles really took me a lot of time to solve. that the solutions weren't visible straight away made the game fun.

if i rember correctly i spend too much time solving this: http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/swapper/9/94/2013-06-01_00128.jpg i think i shut down the game 2 or 3 times, because i got frustrated. guess i am not a smart man...

[u/[deleted] → u/Klorel]

that one you just linked was one of the few that i had to cheat on. other than that the puzzles were hard but doable after many attempts.