Gadgeteer | Review | Build The Rube Goldberg Machine Of Your Dreams!
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Gadgeteer is a fantastic physics based puzzle game that easily fits into my VR Essential list which is all about creating your very own Rube Goldberg machine without any of the frustrating clean up afterwards. Now how about we get right into the review beginning with objective and game-play.
There are two modes to Gadeteer, the first is a puzzle scenario where it gives you a start and a finish to each level, it takes place in an apartment thats been sealed off various areas which all help power a machine leading to a very mysterious door. The second mode is a sandbox mode which takes place in the same apartment but with no barriers to go crazy and make the Rube Goldberg machine of your dream. Both modes use the same control scheme which is very intuitive and makes setting up your pieces easy. One hand behaves as a menu that lists all your pieces while the other works as a multi tool to select, copy, remove and freeze the pieces of your choice. Movement is done but grabbing onto the world and pulling yourself around and also allows you to lower and raise your height by using both hands to adjust your view point. The physics all feel realistic and behave exactly how you would expect them too. Next up lets discus Features and content.
Gadgeteer features over 50 unique pieces to let your imagination run wild and offers 60 different puzzles to solve throughout its puzzle game mode. The game offers a great amount of content for its price and with the sandbox mode the possibilities are endless if your the type to enjoy creating its easy to get lost in. Its puzzle mode also serves as a great introduction into building Rube Goldberg machines and piece selection starts off simple and grows in variety throughout the mode and later on giving you multiple ways to solve a puzzle by giving you more pieces than needed to complete them. Now lets talk visuals and immersion
Visually the game is has a beautiful design that is both simplistic and clean. Its very clear and easy to understand what everything is at a glance. Its also very entertaining to watch your creation come to life the moment you hit the green button to start each puzzle. Immersion is good as well with everything being very intuitive in terms of control I found the experience to be very calming and relaxing for the most part. I found myself easily getting lost in the game and losing track of time spent inside the game. My only knock on the game when it comes to immersion is that i did experience a slight stutter at times but the moments were few, for reference im running the game on an rtx 2070 and ryzen 2600x cpu.
To conclude Gadgeteer is a really great puzzle game and if you like Rube Goldberg machines its a no brainer. Its puzzle aspect is very well done and i was able to get lost playing it. Its such a simple concept but one that translates so well into Virtual Reality, one that is easy to understand. If your anything like me, you have loved the idea of Rube Goldberg machines but never felt like dealing with all the hassles it entails, life does not have a rewind button when you make a mistake but Gadgeteer does and that makes experimenting all the more worth while. The controls are well thought out and work great. The difficulty curve is also planned out nicely and encourages creativity, the visuals look good where they need to be and its entertaining to watch your ideas succeed or fail. So if you like puzzle games or ever wanted to create your own Rube Goldberg machine be sure to check it out.
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