A Maize in grace

Driftwood
Thursday, December 1, 2016 | 4:00 PM
5 comments

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If you listened to our October podcast, you should know a little about Maize. This adventure game by developer Finish Line Games is finally available today and we can share our feeling about it. We completed it a few weeks ago, so it's now time to read our verdict, and check out our videos. If you're interested in the game though, try not to watch to many of them, as exploring and figuring what to do is the main point of the game.

Verdict

Maize is quite a unique experience, mainly thanks to its crazy universe and characters. The game is a mix between a walking simulator (you must walk/run and explore your environment thouroughly, often reading all sorts of documents) and an adventure game, in which you must figure out what to to. There is guidance to help you out though, like the shapes of the missing objects you must combine to build odd things, or the fact that each item of interest is underlined so you don't miss it. That being said, the world of Maize os so full of details and craziness that such help is welcome as it prevents the game from becoming frustrating. In a way, there is even a point and click vibe to the game, when you end up trying to use some of the objects in your inventory on different things. most of the time though, what you need to do makes sense, and it shouldn't take you more than 4 to 5 hours to complete. In short, Maize is a very intriguing narrative experience. When you start the game, you know nothing about the main character, other than the fact that he is standing in the middle of a corn field, but by the time you reach the crazy ending, you'll find out who you are and what you're here for. Until then, prepare to be aMaized.

On the plus side
Such a crazy game
Unique game world and characters
Pretty nice graphics
Never frustrating
Figuring out what to do and exploring the world to progress
Not too long, not to short (4/5h)...

On the downside
Very partiel controller support (running is impossible for example)
No subtitles (and English only)
... but some will probably want more

High quality stream and download

Commented on 2016-12-01 20:02:08

wow

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KORNdog

Commented on 2016-12-01 21:07:27

Looks quite nice visually. But i hope there is a map because that cornfield looks like a bitch to navigate.

aphex187

Commented on 2016-12-01 21:25:56

Never even heard of this before.

Driftwood

Commented on 2016-12-01 21:38:08 In reply to KORNdog

Posted by KORNdog

It's not.

Sdarts

Commented on 2016-12-02 19:12:36 In reply to Driftwood

Damn, man. I just now realized the pun in this news article title. Had read it a few times before, but it just sinked now when I was scrolling quickly. Nice work and hopefully there will be more to come.