They are hidden around each stage, and must be found hidden between rocks and within the vegetation. Each level contains jigsaw pieces that make up a picture when completed. Clues are etched into the walls, and float above you in the surrounding air. Exploration and observing the finer details of the world you currently call home is a must. It wouldn’t be part of the puzzle genre, if this wasn’t the main concept, however, there is more to this than just the colour trials. There are 4 varieties to enjoy and solve, each getting progressively more difficult as you progress. If you cannot connect the right colours, or leave a space empty, then the problem remains unsolved, and you must try again. Whilst doing this you must also fill all the empty blocks. You must connect a set number of coloured squares together in one continuous path. Though I’m not an expert, I’m comfortable enough to say that though you will be tested throughout your time with this title, the puzzles aren’t particularly hard to solve. I’ve played a lot of this genre over my long gaming “career”, from Riven and Myst to Call of the Sea, and many Artifex Mundi games.
As you venture onwards, you will encounter more elaborate problems, and though the solutions will stare you in the face, the intricate design will test the logical part of your brain.
Here you will learn the fundamentals of the 4 different colour-based puzzles that you will face. The gameplay takes place over 7 levels and opens with an intro quest that acts as a tutorial. You must control an individual who is lost within this maze of ever growing intricate problems, where your only escape is found by solving every puzzle linked to the mysterious pillars that appear during each stage.
The Pillar: Puzzle escape by developers, Paper Bunker and Eastasiasoft, and published by the latter is a casual exploration adventure puzzle game that takes place in a magical and colourful land. With limited gaming time available to me, I’m always keen on anything with the tag “Casual”, so when my latest review title dropped in my in tray, it instantly piqued my interest. Like all gamers the world over, I have my favourites, but I’m happy to chance my hand at anything that comes my way. If you have read any of my other reviews, you’ll be aware that I’m a great lover of most genre’s of games.
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