Разработчик: Yaeko
Описание
You volunteered to participate in an AI research as part of an human control group.
Solve over 50 different puzzles based on logic, the colors of light and movement in two- and three-dimensional space.
Use new gameplay mechanics and more player freedom to find creative ways to progress through the game's beautiful world.
Feature List
- More than 50 puzzles
- Enhanced features and new gameplay elements
- Freedom of solution - solve puzzles your own way
- Awesome visuals
Your voice matters
Feedback from players about the first game was taken into consideration while making this game.
In addition to the new gameplay features, game mechanics from the first game were removed or enhanced based on how well they were received by the players.
Your feedback about this game will be heard, too!
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, german, swedish
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or newer
- Processor: AMD Phenom / Intel Pentium
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD R9 270X / nvidia GTX 950
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Requirements for 1080p, may also run on slower hardware.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or newer
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 / Intel Core i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD R9 290 / nvidia GTX 970
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Mac
Linux
Отзывы пользователей
Game crashed four times in five minutes.
A fun puzzle game.
Levels are short and numerous, but thankfully there's no padding: each new challenge you encounter is meaningfully distinct and usually nudges you towards a better understanding of the mechanics.
I also liked the alternate blue/orange paths, once I finished the game I immediately went back to try the paths I hadn't picked the first time.
It reminds me of portal but without the portal. It's like dnd in that way.
It makes my brain feel funny and my cave man brain go ooga booga lights.
Good puzzle game especially if you are a neanderthal
What a great intro into the whole ReThink-series, super clean visuals, calming background music, amazing learning curve with incresingly more complex cubes and ways to solve puzzles. Two different paths through the whole game, so you can play the game twice with different puzzles. (The last puzzle in the orange path is mindblowing, I don't even know how you could come up with that)
A small but interesting backstory with constant updates on your tablet. After playing I immediately bought the whole series. I hope they are as good if not better than the first one, I'm excited.
If you enjoy lasers, mirrors, colors and fidget spinners, this is the game for you.
This is the first ReThink/ReThink | Evolved game I played, and it got me hooked! I really enjoy the challenge of these puzzles, they were challenging but still very fun.
My only complaint is that one of the hidden achievements requires you to replay the entire game if you don't pay attention/miss it. So maybe check out the achievement guide ahead of time if you want to make sure you only play through once!
A great update of Rethink, adding 40-some new puzzles, removing some frustrating elements from the first game and adding a number of new mechanics. Loved it.
The Good
+You can freely rotate beams now, giving some wiggle room on solutions
+Beam cubes have destination crosshairs for easier setup
+New mechanics
+Lots of options for a indie game
YMMV
~Music is lovely, but same tracks as last game if you wanted something new
~A few early mechanics aren't explained very well
~One mechanic I didn't figure out until the very last puzzle
The Bad
(None)
The followup to the first ReThink. In this game, and all Evolved sequels, you can actually carry the cubes around yourself, which makes some puzzles easier but also allows for much more difficult puzzles. If you liked the first game, this is another definite recommendation for a few hours of puzzling.
The game gave me a fidget spinner. I am someone who loves fidgeting, so it was only natural that I took it with me through the entire game and got an achievement in the process. Great thinking for people like me.
Great game based on lasers and the primary colours in light with more freedom to place the cubes as you wish compared to the standard version of ReThink, although that makes it slightly borky as it is not that easy to get the perfect cube placement. It's a great brain teaser. 9/10, but because of the fidget spinner, I'll give it at 12/10.
This was initially supposed to be a reboot for a one game franchise. A lot of people wanted the changes this game brought and the developer acquiesced. When this came out another contingent of the original players complained about some of the changes so now the dev is making two paralel series with related yet different mechanics. Personally, I prefer the Evolve series. It's significantly more streamlined that the original ReThink series.
But alas, this isn't a review of the series but of ReThink | Evolved, and well, the game isn't the most well optimized. As the second game the dev made, it's decent, I found the puzzled quite enjoyable, the story was more like a coat of paint lazily put on so people wouldn't complain the game had none. The real problem this game has is performance. The game performs horrendously. The original ReThink got a free remake a few years ago, this game might get one in 2021 or 2022. Normally I'd say to wait, but I did in fact like the puzzles in this game. If you're a puzzle aficionado you will probably enjoy the game, but I do have to warn you, for how simple and clean the game looks, the performance will not be there. Don't be surprised when your game drops to under 60fps. It might not happen all that often, but it will happen. Also, the UI for this game is old. The dev has gotten a lot better at making a far more user friendly UI, but he has yet to implemented in this game - though, given his past record he probably will.
TL:DR If you enjoy first person puzzle games you'll probably enjoy this game - and the rest of the series.
Excellent puzzles, nice graphics and atmosphere, clear presentation, flawless performance and controls, and it doesn't waste your time with filler or repetition*. The developer also seems cool, from their interactions and helping people.
(*This game splits into two parallel paths at times, and you'll do the levels on one path and miss the ones on the other, but it also lets you load back to any level you've already done, so you can just do the branches you missed after finishing, without repeating all the common levels. Nice!)
Compared to the original ReThink (Non-Evolved), this has mechanics that are less "rigid", in that you can rotate and place elements freely and direct lasers at any angle instead of in fixed places and at 90 degrees. Not better or worse as a result, just different. But different is good as it' keeps things fresh. This game adds several new mechanics as well.
The puzzles never had me looking for a guide or wondering "HTF was I supposed to work that out?", but they also sometimes had a trick that needed to be figured out out. I was never stuck, but never board either, and frequently satisfied after working things out.
I really enjoyed it, and for the price you can't go wrong, unless you hate puzzle games or something.
It's also a fine introduction to the series, and you can play it before or after the original ReThink (which is similar but a completely separate game / parallel series with its own levels and slightly different mechanics).
If you enjoyed The Talos Principle and Portal, but would be just as happy without the story elements, ReThink: Evolved is for you. Light on story, but heavy on well-designed puzzles with a cool futuristic aesthetic, Evolved is a clear improvement over the first ReThink game, which felt repetitive by about the 25th level. The Evolved version adds a bunch of interesting new mechanics that make each puzzle a memorable experience. And whereas the first game rewards a trial-and-error style of gameplay that I find frustrating, Evolved puzzles have a clear logic to them that leads to a greater sense of accomplishment when the exit door lights up. This is a relaxing, fun way to spend a rainy afternoon. Highly recommended.
Fun and well-paced. The puzzles are just the right level of challenge, they weren't so easy to be boring, but I also never got stuck for too long.
I completed it in 3 hours, but approximately half of the game is split between 2 paths and I only played the blue path so I suspect the total amount of content is around 5 hours if you're a completionist. This is my only complaint about the game - I don't want to replay the easy parts just to get the last few bits of content, so I'm not going to see the red path puzzles.
Definite buy when on sale, but probably don't buy at full price - this wasn't as magical of an experience as some of the more expensive story-heavy puzzle games (Portal, Lightmatter, Outer Wilds), but when it's at a few bucks, this is absolutely worth your time & money.
I enjoyed it, it has some cool ideas, but the puzzles are too much geometry-oriented for my taste, always looking for the same exact angle that the developers thought.
While this is a sequel of sorts the ReThink with the same puzzle mechanism (laser light manipulation), Evolved is different in that there are no nodes, but rather cubes you can place free-form. Cubes can be placed anywhere you can reach and at any angle. While this makes the challenge slightly higher, the puzzle layout is done in a way that you can generally rule out cube placements.
Evolved also adds one new cube to the mix, a switch cube. When you place this cube the light goes in one direction. Press your middle mouse button and the switch is activated changing the direction of the light. This was a clever mechanic that allowed for you to remotely trigger switches to activate platforms or deactivate barrier walls. The last puzzle in each path used them for a multiple solution puzzle to open two sets of doors in sequence.
There are three sets of puzzles - grey (neutral), orange, and blue. at various points in the game you select a path to take - orange or blue. After five or six puzzles you return to the gray and then to another fork. It is a unique way to play through the game a second time.
With the free-form placement, Evolved also introduces 3D puzzle manipulation. In the later levels, there are blue anti-gravity zones where you can place cubes at any height and at any angle. Again, this may seem like an infinite challenge, but the puzzles never become too much.
There are a couple of nit-pics. With the free-form placement, it can sometimes be a pain to line up the cubes right. When you move or turn, you move a minimum amount and sometimes that was just too much to line up right. It becomes a dance to line up all the cubes to light up the exit lights. There are also a couple of rooms where you have to light up lights on a grid. You can't cross the red line or step on the same light twice. Puzzle 41 blue uses this to open a door and puts a unique twist I won't spoil it. While I applaud the developer trying something new, these are not my cup of tea.
I did like Evolved more than the original. I don't know if this was due to the free-form placement, the new cubes, the different puzzle designs, or just that it was a sophomore game. In my mind, this felt more put together. I will be looking at the other games in this series as each version adds new mechanics.
Once I got a laptop that could play this game without giving me a low-res headache, it was awesome. It may lack the strong story that something like Portal or Talos Principle has, but the puzzles are still very good. Just a good solid puzzle game. With colours!
A few months ago I played the first game in the series and got a positive impression.
The second part (this game) is in my opinion better than the first. The basic idea and mechanics are the same, but there are a few new elements like laser bridges and no gravity zones. Overall, I think it is a good solid puzzle game. Recommended for genre fans.
Really fun puzzle game using mixed mechanics with lasers, cubes, tiles and zero gravity areas. The puzzles offer a good challenge, but nothing too hard to figure out. I am surprised this puzzle series is not more popular. I definitely recommend!
ReThink Evolved is a first person puzzle game similar to Portal and The Talos Principle. The player must progress through a series of test chambers, where the primary puzzle mechanic involves using cubes to redirect coloured laser beams to activate switches of the same colour.
The basic concept is easy to understand, but later levels add complexity by including other objects and hazards.
- Use “V” or “W” cubes to send a single beam in multiple directions, to simultaneously activate two or three switches.
- Combine red, blue and green lasers to activate purple, yellow, turquoise and white switches.
- Use special cubes to split purple, yellow, turquoise and white lasers back into red, blue and green.
- Weigh down pressure plates to deactivate cube destroying barriers.
- Activate light bridges, float through pockets of low gravity, and use bounce pads to cross gaps and reach higher platforms.
- Use remote control cubes to toggle switches on and off, for example to lower a lift, then raise it again after you’ve stepped on.
This is the second ReThink game, and the most obvious difference compared to the first game is that cubes are no longer restricted to specific floor tiles. You have freedom to position cubes almost anywhere, which means that some puzzles could have multiple valid solutions. In fact there were a couple of puzzles where my solution didn’t even use all the available cubes.
My biggest complaint is that the low gravity areas were kind of tedious. There were times when I knew what I wanted to do, but I had difficulty positioning a cube in just the right place to activate multiple switches – especially as these sections require you to consider the cube’s height off the ground as well as angle the laser beams up or down.
The game also ends quite anticlimactically. After you solve the last puzzle it just kind of fades to black and dumps you back at the main menu. There’s no story, so there’s nothing left unresolved, but even so I would have expected ... something. You don’t even get an achievement.
Technical performance is fine. I didn’t suffer any bugs or crashes, no framerate problems, controls are fully rebindable and work well with mouse and keyboard.
It only took me around 4.5 hours to solve all the puzzles, but the purchase price is cheap, so I’d recommend picking this up at full price if you like puzzle games.
It is a great first person puzzle game similar to Portal - but without portals.
The puzzles are nice, not too easy, not too hard. But you can stumble upon your cubes and easily mess up the puzzle you were just about to solve. Maybe it was just me, but it happened occasionally to me.
The visuals are really nice with a mix of slick modern architecture and vegetation using the new Unreal Engine.
This is a good puzzle game, many improvement from previous rethink. This time it focus on beam redirection puzzle, place various cube to redirect, multiply, decompose colored beams to trigger mechanism. Learning curve is smoother than previous game, from the basic to mildm, from mild to difficult. Enjoyable and challenge. It's a little puzzle game have neat graphic and relaxing background music. No plot or fancy cutscene, but a pure focus on puzzle experience, it's pretty good for its price. Recommended to those who like to brainstorm.
Short version:
I liked it. Despite what some people think, it isn't a clone of anything. Expect 3 to 6h to complete. Direct improvement of first ReThink game.
Long version:
For starters, I'll say I'm used to First Person Puzzle games, I like this genre. I completed Portal, Talos Principle, Magnetic Cage Closed, QUBE, Antichamber, and others, including ReThink (the previous game).
Now, the review:
ReThink | Evolved is, basically, a direct improvement of ReThink, as the name suggested it.
Core mechanic: you place various cubes freely (instead of on a grid-like structure for the previous game) to redirect colored lasers from their source to colored end points. Several types of cubes are there, from the basic "straight that way" to "split the colors", "source cubes" and a few others. In later tests, "shieldbridges" (toggleable bridges) will add some difficulty. Later again, you'll have to think the puzzles in 3D.
If you didn't like the floor-tiles puzzles from the first game, there are still a few in this one, but waaaaay less.
About the plot, "you have to do puzzles for some reason". Don't expect more than that. Not a problem, this game doesn't pretend to do more.
Now, pros and cons (at the time I'm writing this):
Pros:
- Solid core mechanic with various elements, keeps it interesting to the end.
- Annoying mechanics from the previous game are either removed or improved.
- quite long game, and sometimes you have to choose your path (two different sets of puzzles, happens 3 times). Expect 3 to 6 hours to complete it the first time, based on your experience with FPP games.
- Smooth difficulty curve.
- A working fidget spinner. Because reasons.
- Beautiful graphics.
- Beautiful non intrusive ambient music and sounds.
- Several options, especially for an indie game. Amongst others: FOV slider, detailed performance settings, rebindable keys.
- Currently available in 4 languages, only through texts (English, German, French and Swedish).
- Active developper, will fix small bugs within hours at most.
Cons:
- The fidget spinner falls on the ground when you take a cube, so you might lose it if you're not careful.
- No real plot, but that's not a real problem.
Now, is this game a clone of [other game]? (I remind you I know those games very well.)
- Compared to Portal:
- White walls: as any overly clean building, like labs, hospitals, some companies... Basic design.
- Lasers and cubes: Portal only has one type of cube with one color. There are more here, it's a direct improvement of Portal.
- Jumping pads: basic gameplay elements since the dawn of FPS games.
- Emancipation grids: basic gameplay element in many FPP games.
- Light bridges: agreed, for the concept. But it was either that or bring back the annoying cubes from the first game. Would be a shame.
- No-gravity areas: Portal funnels and the areas in this game are completely different.
- Portals: there isn't any here.
- Compared to Talos Principle:
- Blue and red lasers: in Talos, lasers collide. They. Collide. If you still think this game is a clone, I feel sorry for you.
Random rant:
- Your opinion is irrelevant, the dev is in your friend list!
Because I asked for rebindable keys in the first ReThink game, testing was easier with a direct conversation. Why would I delete friendly and helpful people from my friend list?
My opinion of this game isn't biased. I bought the game, played it blindly, and genuinely liked it.
Now, it's up to you. Want to buy it? Go ahead! Don't want to? Then don't. Have fun anyway. :D
Игры похожие на ReThink | Evolved
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Yaeko |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 28.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 88% положительных (56) |