{"id":20334,"date":"2020-08-03T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T00:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=20334"},"modified":"2020-07-22T13:05:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:05:59","slug":"superliminal-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/03\/superliminal-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Superliminal (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>You are participating in the SomnaSculpt Dream Therapy Program.\u00a0 It involves lucid dreams where you can control what happens and perception can become reality.\u00a0 But something feels like it\u2019s gone wrong and you\u2019re stuck in the dream and can\u2019t seem to wake up.\u00a0 Solve first person perspective puzzles where anything can happen and rules are made to be broken.\u00a0 Anything goes in this downloadable game for all current consoles and PC (reviewed on PS4 here).<\/p>\n

You view the game from a first person perspective.\u00a0 You can jump and pick up and put down certain objects.\u00a0 The icon will change to a hand, letting you know what you can pick up.\u00a0 While holding an object, you can rotate it, too.\u00a0 And that\u2019s the basic gist of what you can do.\u00a0 The game plays with perspective and distance to solve puzzles.\u00a0 For instance, you can pick up a tiny building block and place it far away from you.\u00a0 But as you walk toward the block, perspective won\u2019t change so by the time you get to the block, it may be giant!\u00a0 You\u2019ll use this basic rule to solve puzzles in the game.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll travel through mostly posh hotel lobbies and hallways, juxtaposed with sub-basement locations.\u00a0 Some examples of puzzles you\u2019ll solve include trying to get to a high door, and you see a small plate of cheese on a table.\u00a0 Pick up a wedge of cheese and place it far away from you to make it bigger.\u00a0 Do this enough times to make a ramp with the slice of cheese so you can reach the high door.\u00a0 Other times you must position yourself so paintings on the wall will look like an item, and then you\u2019ll be able to pick it up and use it!\u00a0 There are many more puzzles with crazy rules for you to solve as well.<\/p>\n

Really the only problem I had with the game is that because the puzzles are so out there and what works in one puzzle may not in another, it kept the game from feeling intuitive.\u00a0 That may be part of the game, but it was no less annoying and I oftentimes had to refer to an online guide.\u00a0 Superliminal is also short, about as long as the first Portal game.\u00a0 But that may also be a good thing because it kept the game from overstaying its welcome.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, the gameplay is comparable to Portal.\u00a0 In fact, when I was first playing either Portal 1 or 2, my brother Jeff showed me a demo of a game that I think ended up being Superliminal!\u00a0 I can\u2019t believe it took that long to make!\u00a0 Superliminal isn\u2019t as charming as Portal, but if you enjoyed the puzzles in that game, you may want to check out this one as well.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Superliminal is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Blood.\u00a0 In one of the levels, the hallways and doors are stained with red handprints and bloody smears for some reason.\u00a0 I definitely wouldn\u2019t call that \u2018mild,\u2019 but the \u2018blood\u2019 also looks like strawberry jam to me in the game as well.\u00a0 The game isn\u2019t scary, but because of the weird nature of the puzzles, some kids may find it unsettling.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of how some kids love funhouse mirrors and others are terrified of them.\u00a0 Younger kids may need help with the tougher puzzles as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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