Q.U.B.E. Delivers The Good Kind Of Blocking

At first blush, the environs and first-person perspective of puzzle platformer Q.U.B.E. might look familiar. The game tasks you with manipulating a series of coloured three-dimensional cubes that have various effects on the environment. It looks to me like living inside a Rubik’s Cube and Stephen Totilo liked it when he laid eyes on it this summer. Q.U.B.E.’s the first game supported by Indie Fund — the collective of all-star independent developers — to make it out into the wild, so there’s a strong chance that it’ll be worth your cash.

Q.U.B.E. [Steam[

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    JPhillips

    Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    This looks awesome,

    Start thinking with gloves?

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    Jake

    Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    I read the gamespot review, and watching the gameplay looked kinda boring. Reminds me of one of those one-trick flash games. You really need a good story if you’re going to focus on a single mechanic.

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      Link

      Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 4:45 PM

      not when it will cost like $5

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        B0mBjAcK

        Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 12:46 AM

        Probably even less. Q.U.B.E. is $14.99, Orcs Must Die is also $14.99 and OMD was discounted by 75% during their last sale so I wouldn’t be surprised if Steam pimped Q.U.B.E. for uber cheap (-75%) in one of their big sales.

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    Josh Washout

    Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Picked this up this morning and played it for an hour. Don’t expect the same icing on it that Portal had and you might enjoy it. I don’t think any puzzle games have had a decent story since Tetris anyway.

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      DeeDub76

      Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 6:08 PM

      What about Puzzle Quest and it’s sequel?

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        Josh Washout

        Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 9:10 PM

        I don’t know the games in question, but I doubt that they can even begin to approach the complex and nuanced observation of interracial harmony that Tetris represents.

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    Bobjoemaryelizabeth

    Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    Huh. I remember, before this game was free. And then when I got my new computer I forgot about it. Am happy and sad :|

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      Bobjoemaryelizabeth

      Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 10:03 PM

      Even if it is dirt cheap.

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    Captain Obvious

    Monday, January 9, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    I can see this being a really awesome Kinect game.

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    advice dog

    Monday, January 9, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    lol portal

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