Let's Look At - Fractal: Make Blooms, Not War [PC/iOS]

Fractal is an iOS puzzler that was ported to Steam last week ($6.99). The game is competent, but its complexity and lack of intuitiveness really hold this back from being a truly addictive puzzle experience. Overall, I think either Critical Mass or SpaceChem is probably a better purchase depending on where your puzzle preferences are.

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[Okq3]

This only encouraged me not to buy the game.

[AlexdDark]

The missing mouse really screws with my head.

[duochrome818]

Can you do a Let's Look at Metacell? It kinda looks like Fractal but it's on Gamersgate and not Steam.

[drummermaster352]

Well I got it in a sale pack sooooo...

[IAmTheOnlyMrDaryl]

This video inspired me to buy the game and I love it! Awesome soundtrack/visuals and after seeing this video the concept of the game was really easy to grasp, it's comparable to chess as you have to consider the consequences of each move. Until about level 20 on the campaign it was fairly easy with only a couple of restarts but I'm stuck on level 25 and as for the puzzle mode I'm almost certain 31 and 32 are impossible actually, over half the puzzles in Julia are impossible. (quit hating).

[MrJepcats]

The 10 level pack things were named after fractals (:

[onthespoke2]

13:10 "Look at the screen, tell me what the heck I'm supposed to do."

Quit the game and play something else?

[Bullsh0t1]

It looks like this game has a lot of potential, but the reason of it seems unfun, is the lack of the success feeling when you finish a level. For example, when you beat a boss in BoI, you're glad you survived and get an item in return for killing it too. That's my feel of lacking here.

[RebelWinterwolf]

This game is smarter than I am xD

[deathman1021]

is it just me or does this game not look like fun

[Ariamaki]

I definitely think that part of the issue here is that you aren't terribly good at picking up the concepts of the game. It looks intriguing, but it is also pretty difficult, and takes a certain style of logical deduction that not everyone is all that good at. I'll probably look into this myself, although it would be convenient if it were 5$ exactly.

Also, the names of all the different Puzzle sections are the major fractal 'sets', like the Mandelbrot and Julia sets.

[GoIbat]

hey NL, thinking of doing Cavestory+ or are you done with cavestory lets plays? lol