5/27/2023 0 Comments Bonfire peaks review![]() ![]() The music and beautiful voxel art style creates a unique and haunting world to journey through. Perhaps within each puzzle, there could have been some kind of currency collectible that you earned, to then be spent on unlocking hints if you were to get stuck.Įven though I have some issues with Bonfire Peaks, it’s still a decent puzzle game that offers plenty of challenge and those 200 puzzles will take a fair while to muster through. Lastly, some puzzles are really quite challenging (some of which I still don’t know how to complete) I feel as though a hint system wouldn’t have gone amiss for those struggling. With so much involved around moving boxes and creating paths, it would have been nice if you could have uncovered some extra secret areas or puzzles. The game’s overworld is really nice but I would have liked to have seen some collectibles hidden off the beaten path as a little side activity. One of my key issues with Bonfire Peaks is its controls which are far too sensitive coupled with a slight delay which was very similar to Draknek & Friends’ other game I reviewed: A Good Snowman is Hard to Build. Luckily, there’s an undo button which will help if you’ve made a miss-step along the way. It sounds easy enough but it's the process of getting there that will ultimately challenge and frustrate you. Your main goal is simple: reach the large bonfire at the heart of each stage and burn all your stuff. Your character walks on a grid area while moving in four different directions to arrange boxes. dissolving blocks) and this helps to keep the gameplay fresh. This isn’t your typical crate-pushing game as each puzzle is specially designed to test your grey matter by adding in new mechanics (e.g. ![]() Each puzzle is devious in its design and will test even the most seasoned puzzle fan - I’m still slowly making my way through them. If you're successful, the campfire will continually burn and you will receive a wooden crate as a reward, which can then be used in the environment to access more areas as you slowly climb the mountain, giving you access to even more puzzles, etc. The entire environment is littered with bonfires and all you need to do is simply sit next to one to begin one of the many 200 puzzles. Here, you’ll encounter your first campfires each one represents a puzzle that needs to be completed. When beginning the game, we see ourselves as a young man being ferried across a dark Lake by a white Swan, only for it to come to a sudden halt at a pier. Using moody lighting from the flames of each campfire and blur effects when you're not directly facing objects, it all comes together to make this world come to life in a peaceful, tranquil and hauntingly eerie manner. yes that’s right, you heard me correctly! The Goodīonfire Peaks has a really unique and beautiful voxel graphical art style which caught my eye immediately it's one of the first things I noticed when I jumped into the game. Now sit back and grab your things, we’re going to burn them. Thankfully, Bonfire Peaks doesn’t disappoint and has around 200 puzzles to sink one’s teeth into. ![]() Each new iteration from Draknek & Friends brings forth a slew of new ideas, new mechanics and more devious challenges to overcome. As the game progresses and you move up in levels, you are introduced to strategically placed bricks, longer bricks, conveyer belts, multiple layers, streams, and traps to add difficulty.We're partnered with Skillshare, where you can do unlimited online courses that'll help you create art, make games, and even help you with school/university! Click here for a free 1 month trial.īonfire Peaks is another unique puzzle game from the creative minds of A Monster's Expedition and Cosmic Express. You can move forward, backwards and pivot on the spot whilst holding a crate but beware that sometimes holding a crate can limit your movement. You are slowly introduced to the mechanics of the game with a couple of a simple puzzles. The cozy soundtrack and crackling fire sound effects set the tone of the game as you wonder what this character has been through to eliminate his belongings. The voxel-styled game begins in a forest where you play as a protagonist who needs to burn his possessions by completing levels of puzzles which get increasingly more difficult as you progress. ![]() Bonfire Peaks, developed by Corey Martin and published by Draknek & Friends, released on September 30 on PC, Switch and PlayStation, and is a beautiful, Sokoban puzzle game where you need to move your belongings to the bonfire to burn. ![]()
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