The Pathless is actually also from Annapurna Interactive, was developed by Giant Squid (of ABZŪ fame) and came out a few months ago. The tactile response of the DualShock also helps you to experience the world and interacting with its objects that scale up and down in various ways, making this an absolutely wonderful freebie to PlayStation Plus owners – for anyone else it’s worth the price of admission as well. Maquette features a beautiful art style and wonderful world building designs, backed up by great music and super smooth gameplay. Considering the high profile names attached I was expecting the writing to not be as understated and ultimately underwhelming as it is, but perhaps it’s a conscious choice to make sure the emphasis stays on the world and the gameplay – both of which are very well realized. On top of the puzzle gameplay, Maquette also features a narrative story delivered through the talents of Bryce Dallas Howard and Seth Gabel. It’s somewhat familiar to VR gamers, but an extremely refreshing experience for everyone else that works just as well on the flat screen. If something’s too large, place it where you can visit it in the smaller version of the world, and you’ll then have a version that’s just the right size as you take it back with you. Scale is central to the experience, and through playing with this world-within-a-world concept you can enlarge or shrink items to help you progress. As with that game, Maquette’s game world consists of worlds within worlds – imagine yourself standing in a room with a dollhouse in the middle and realizing that you’re inside that dollhouse at the same time, and you’re halfway there. It’s a puzzle game that plays out from a first person perspective, and one that uses scale in creative ways that remind us a bit of the excellent VR-exclusive A Fisherman’s Tale. Unlike most games in that category though, this isn’t a title that came out one or two years ago but actually a brand new game from Annapurna Interactive – a publisher that we’re getting to know as having an eye for gameplay merged with a strong artistic vision.Īs a result they have a lineup of games that’s distinct and often highly original, and Maquette – by Graceful Decay – is no exception. Most PS5 owners probably already own Maquette, because it was part of March 2021’s lineup of games that PlayStation Plus owners receive for free. Looking at the PlayStation 5 with different eyes, we’re focusing on two wonderfully artistic pieces of interactive entertainment today as we explore Maquette and The Pathless, both of which are also available on the PS4 but really shine on Sony’s new flagship console.
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