Look – Old Man's Journey Review

If you are a reader and art lover you will thoroughly enjoy this game. The narrative unfolds upon each ‘checkpoint’ as the protagonist sits down to rest and has a subsequent flashback spurred by player interactions with the environment. For example the old man will sit and after pressing a nearby boat the boat will blow its foghorn and the sound brings to his mind a memory and the player is presented with a single image of a flashback. The flashbacks are all in chronological order and require the reader to piece them together in order to understand the narrative. Besides the storytelling, gameplay consist of raising and lowering the landscape in order to provide a passageway for the character. The challenge is simple enough—as many poor reviews will tell you, but these clearly stopped playing at the games beginning— the the puzzles do grow more difficult and intricate down the road. Besides gameplay, The artwork is stunning, each environment is fresh, original, and dynamic; as the narrative grows more turbulent the weather will become increasingly stormy and so on. That being said if you require fast paced addictive stimulation do not waste your time trying to enjoy this masterpiece. I feel many bad reviews come from the types of gamers accustomed (spoiled) by games that do everything for them in terms of storytelling and fast paced action. If you have the patience and perceptive facilities required to enjoy a fine novel or a walk in the park do give it a try. If not steer clear!
Review by hominid11 on Old Man's Journey.