Ruined by the “story” – Monument Valley Review

I have two issues with this game. The first is the puzzles. The individual elements, primarily the illusion aspect, are incredible but the puzzles as a whole were lacking. There was rarely any confusion about what to do next. I almost always knew where to move, what slider to slide, or what handle to twist. In addition, the puzzles are short up until the couple puzzles resulting in this game lasting me just over an hour. The second issue I have with this game is the “story”. The story feels like it was created by a 4 year old. The player is some random girl who trespasses on a long dead civilization’s and is gonna get turned into a wingless crow person. Surprise! A few puzzles later she is turned into a bird with a crown and the crow people turn colorful, gain wings, and follow her without any explanation about how she got from point A to point B. Admittedly, puzzle game aren’t meant to have any decent or important story, but this game takes their terrible story, makes it the central focus of the game, and conveys it in brief poems. Poems that are disjoint and conflict with each other but take themselves seriously. Like the 4 year Old also is inexplicably an decent poet. He has the ability to write poetry but lacks the mental maturity to make it understandable. Brilliant puzzle elements, disappointing puzzles, and terrible story that is poorly conveyed, and makes itself seem like the most important part of the game.
Review by Dhdjvofhsvsuc on Monument Valley.