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Hexcells levels7/21/2023 ![]() What were once relatively simple but engaging puzzles in the original game are now hour-long studies, where you become certain there’s a mistake, that there’s no possible move left to discern, maybe walk away for a while, and then come back to realise it, and feel like you changed the world. Each puzzle requiring you to take in all the available information, and then make leaps of logic in order to apply them. This isn’t random hope - it’s precision calculation. The rules by which you know how to do this at first feel reminiscent of Minesweeper, but it quickly becomes apparent how poor a comparison this is. You have to either colour a hexagon blue, or delete it. Hexcells offers that ideal position of apparent simplicity, but a depth of complexity. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. This third and final (sniff) instalment is by far the hardest so far, another 36 puzzles that quickly reintroduce all the concepts from the first two games, and force you to think harder that ever. The ambient air, the utter magic of quick solving literally making music, while quiet, steady solving feels like massive victory after victory, and the sense of artistry behind the crafting of the puzzles, puts this a level above. ![]() I was primed to think I might quite like Hexcells Infinite. I’ve replayed both games multiple times, because it’s a puzzle game of exquisite pleasure, delivered with calm poise and utter beauty. The second game, Hexcells Plus, arrived in December, after we’d already decided the original deserved a spot in our top games of 2013. The original Hexcells appeared from nowhere in my inbox in September, and I fell instantly in love. So far, it's been a great experience and just shows how well some games age.I wasn’t subtle about how much I enjoyed Hexcells last year. The clean UI is appealing in a logic game and, along with the dark them option, helps remove visual distractions on screen. So, I picked up the Hexcells bundle due to the similarity in puzzles and I'm enjoying it a lot. It does have a lot of complexity in shape and game options. Looking forward to re-playing them, regardless. Well, we'll see if that ever gets tweaked to my liking. Nice to see a new paint job on 'em! My one minor quibble is that the more-noticeable border on the area-effect hexes, which was in Infinite but not Plus, seems to be gone - I'd sort of hoped that Plus would get a patch to support Infinite's style, but they seem to have standardized on Plus, instead. ![]() Quoting: apocalyptechAha, lovely! I've always loved these. (There's one instance of Globesweeper using a notation which is used in Hexcells for something completely different, which will take a bit of getting used to once you run into it, but it's easy enough to adjust.) Looking forward to re-playing them, regardless.Īnd, not that I want to deflect attention from Hexcells itself, but if anyone liked the Hexcells series and was looking for more, I'd recommend Globesweeper: Hex Puzzler - It's sort of "Hexcells But 3D," but also adds in a bunch of other mechanics not seen in any of the Hexcells game. Article taken from .Īha, lovely! I've always loved these. Brown did a wonderful job crafting a set of great puzzle games here, that takes clear inspiration from some classics including Minesweeper while having their own unique brain-twisting added to the mix. I have to admit, I had never played any of them until this week and I have now joined the ranks of the many who will happily sing its praises. ![]() I've yet to try Brown's other games but they're also on sale, see the dedicated Steam page here. The Hexcells complete pack is also up on Humble Store with DRM-free copies but no sale there. To top it off, all of Brown's puzzle games on Steam are on a massive sale at 70% off: The first two games also gained mid-level save states and cloud saves, with the third entry Infinite getting a hard mode for the level generator and level listings for custom puzzles. Each in the series got a nice 2.0 version bump adding in new options like-a dark mode! Hooray! Now you can relax, solve some puzzles and not get eye-strain. One thing has bugged me though, which is how god damn bright it is. YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view.
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