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Mond_yesterday at 8:24 PM4 repliesview on HN

No shade thrown, but I always preferred my game with some amount of story or artistic ambition beyond mere puzzling.

I'd take Void Stranger or probably even Deadly Rooms of Death: The Second Sky over Stephen's Sausage Roll any day, I imagine.


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gorgoileryesterday at 8:31 PM

If you or anyone else reading this haven’t finished Stephen’s Sausage Roll to the very end, including reading all the story book paragraphs along the way (which increase in poignancy and frequency as the game winds to a close) then I strongly encourage you to do so. No spoilers!

de•li•cious saus•ag•es

Boxxedyesterday at 9:09 PM

Deadly Rooms of Death is criminally underrated and generally unknown. Journey to Rooted Hold is personally my DRoD of choice.

amavectyesterday at 9:41 PM

I love pure puzzles and completed SSR. The story consists of sign plaques that narrate the history of the fictional world, and how your player character fulfills their place in the world through the main goal of cooking sausages. A bit unique and interesting, though not particularly complex, and you can guess the twist before it reveals. In other words, a puzzle game with a short story interspersed, perhaps 99% puzzles and 1% reading. The music consists of relaxing algorithmic ambience. The artistic ambition aims for surrealism and minimalism. I like it a lot, but I recommend against it for you.

why_atyesterday at 9:04 PM

Yeah same here. I love puzzle games but there needs to be something to it besides puzzles for puzzles sake for me.

I've seen this game recommended many times but I've never played it because I feel like I would get bored very fast. Same with Zachtronics games.

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