Idn how much time i sank into it, but were many, many *short* sessions.Queen Gimnax has ordered the reclamation of the northern lands. Ps: Panoramical also seen meditative, i will get it next
On steam there are 3 games i like for what they make me feel, and i keep coming back to them. Its something between a acid trip and meditation> The objectives lead to interesting combinations, like interesting tunes while the 'world' waves to it. There are a bunch of main objectives, couple of hidden ones as well. In one objective you will see a hint taking shape, and without noticing the very sound and colors as you turns things will lead you to the right spot. I don't how the creator achieved that, but what could easily be a hell of a game to understand becomes a relaxing game of 'follow your instinct'. Each objective have hints, and you don't actually have to understand each tool, you get the feel and flow of things as you go experimenting. Objectives are akin to 'x marks' on a map- but they only appear on a specific view, a specific range of color, sound and so on. Another dial makes everything vibrate and move according to sound, and other dials change the sound (also tied to colors). Turn one radial button up and the mountains become peaks, turn in down and its a 2d map, even down and the mountains are now canions.
Theres a map, a landscape seemly infinite (Probably loop, might be like a planet), but we don't see it like a specific 2d or 3d map. Imagine a sonar or radio, where you have to fiddle with chanels and wavelengths to find what you're looking for- multiply those throught a range of soundvisual behaviours and you get Mu Cartographer.
It feels like a puzzle game but its a navigation game (the only one i know of) - only thing is instead of a map, compass and the like we're exploring a alien landscape with equally alien tools
Mu cartographer is a puzzle, like a puzzle box - but that wouldn't fit either Its not like single-puzzle games (where levels are the same puzzle only harder) nor like multi puzzle ones (that are random puzzles barely tied together). Its a experimental game only for us, because its all about experimenting with the game. Its like NOTHING i ever saw on gaming- and of all the avant gard/experimental indies ive seen (majority aiming at art or experience instead of 'game') this is probably the most suscessful in tieing things together.
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