Gorogoa
Rearrange and combine illustrated panels to solve puzzles in Gorogoa, where the pictures you manipulate also carry a hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
Gorogoa makes arranging pictures the central puzzle action. Examine its illustrated panels, change their arrangement and combine them to work out solutions. Progress comes through solving these picture-based puzzles, with the illustrations and the way they interact also conveying the story. Jason Roberts designed and illustrated the hand-drawn narrative. The images serve as both the material you manipulate and the means of storytelling, bringing looking at a scene and acting on it into the same activity. The Nintendo Switch version supports the touch screen as well as TV, tabletop and handheld play.
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AI review
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A strong conceptual match for players who enjoy reading pictures as puzzles.
Using the same illustrations for problem solving and storytelling can make close observation serve both purposes. The appeal is likely strongest for players who enjoy experimenting with visual relationships and interpreting what those images convey.
Strengths
- Panel arrangement makes composition itself part of the puzzle.
- The link between illustration and interaction can give visual observation a narrative purpose.
Who it is for: Players interested in visual puzzles, hand-drawn illustration and stories communicated through interaction.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Tying progress to picture puzzles may suit players willing to reconsider an arrangement before moving the story forward. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Rearranging and combining panels may reward players who like testing how separate images relate to one another. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Hand-drawn imagery that also carries the story may appeal to players who want illustration to be central to their interaction. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Touch-screen support provides an input option for players who prefer interacting directly with the display. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Jason Roberts
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- Side-scrollingPuzzle SolvingLow Entry BarrierFantasySolo-friendly2D GraphicsPick-up and PlayStory-drivenReplayableShort SessionsSlow BurnInvestigation
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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