Ouros

Потрясная игра. Сидишь, собираешь из линий формы под чилловую музыку. Правда, под конец головоломки вообще хардкорные пошли, хорошо хоть подсказки были. Ну а так это отличная игра, чтобы скрасить пару вечеров. Своих денег стоит!

This a wonderful little chill puzzle game that feels like the perfect way to spend a weekend or to pick apart on weeknights after a long day. I'm saddened by the way this game ended up getting unwanted publicity but I am happy that what we do here is something greater and more complex than the sum of what was stolen for another game. You should play it.

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” A quote often attributed to Oscar Wilde, although both halves of it had already been around for quite some time before his era. It has probably led to more than a few arguments about how far imitation can—or rather, is allowed to—go before it becomes unacceptable or perhaps even legally questionable. I won’t go into detail though, as enough people have already said everything there is to say about the controversy surrounding miHoYo and ZZZ (Zenless Zone Zero). Originally, I only purchased the game to support the developer. But what I saw made me curious, and retrospectively, I’m glad I did, because otherwise I might have missed this little gem of a geometry-based puzzler. In my eyes, Ouros captures the essence of what made indie games great in the first place: minimalistic but charming design, paired with a simple yet well-executed gameplay idea. You shape and manipulate flowing curves to solve increasingly intricate puzzles, and there is something immensely satisfying about watching a seemingly chaotic arrangement gradually fall into place. It’s a fresh take on the genre without drifting too far into the abstract or obscure. The game manages to be elegant without being pretentious, simple without being shallow, and challenging without becoming frustrating. Personally, I’m craving more now. And even if that’s not the case for you, I’d still encourage you to give the game a chance—even if it’s just to support the solo developer behind it. A good deed that might cost you less than your next pack of chips.