The power of cheaply made flash games, with little to no focus on aesthetics, is an ability to focus directly on innovative game mechanics – mechanics that utterly shine through, regardless of how the game looks. Where Am I is fun. It will also be fun 2000 years from now. It’s clever, unique and fiendishly frustrating.
Where Am I is a maze game – but you can’t see where the maze is. You have to find it. Each time you touch a specific part of the maze, some of it will show up – but not all of it. Essentially you have to feel your way through the maze, and this makes for a tactile experience. It is a puzzle to be remembered, then solved.
If you’ll allow me a little self-indulgence, Where Am I feels like an abstract metaphor for being blind – I’d love to see this concept integrated into a fully developed AAA experience. This idea works amazingly well. Can someone please take note?
Where Am I [Armor Games]
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