Good: A solid game that definitely has an audience. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun....
By Destructoid onThese reservations aside, Road Not Taken is fresh, interesting, beautifully presented and demonstrates an intricacy of design that will obsess a certain type of player. It's an acquired taste, though, despite its popular ingredients.
By EuroGamer onRoad Not Taken is a decidedly “okay” experience, as its strategic gameplay is fundamentally flawed from the very beginning. Matching puzzles and roguelike mechanics make for an annoying combination, as the core gameplay isn’t exciting enough to bring players back for more.
By HardcoreGamer onRoad Not Taken is a puzzle game set in the aftermath of a winter storm. The game places its central character, the Ranger, in a forest environment that continually changes. This setting is essentially a chequerboard landscape: the player must navigate...
By ztgd.com onRoad Not Taken is a interesting mix of ideas that make a strong first impression but don’t quite come together. It starts out fun enough as you learn how everything fits together and the goal is discovery instead of progress through the story, but once you find out what you’re supposed to do, what started out as a fun and curious adventure becomes something more drab.
By IGN onRoad Not Taken is the cutest catalyst for an existential crisis I've ever encountered. Its puzzles are complex and brutal, at times unforgiving and in other ways surprisingly merciful. The townspeople are lovable and unique, even in their bite-sized interactions.
By Joystiq onLife can take many unexpected turns; failure or success at a key moment can mean the difference between heartache and bliss. Road Not Taken is an action/puzzle adventure with heavy roguelike elements that explores that motif. Despite a few disappointing...
By GameSpot onYes, it's named after the Robert Frost poem. No, it's not clear why. The lovely new game from development studio Spry Fox is full of mysteries, most of them with gameplay consequences.It's basically a game about a person who lives in a village, makes...
By kotaku.com onSpry Fox nos trae Road Not Taken, un juego estilo roguelike con algunos toques de rompecabezas 2d que pareciera estar enfocado en primera instancia para niños por su arte visual, pero que pronto muestra su complejidad para todo tipo de público. Una...
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„Road not Taken“ ist vergleichbar mit einem 100-Meter-Läufer, der bei einem Marathon antritt: In den ersten Momenten verzückt er den Zuschauer, auf den letzten Metern möchte der dagegen am liebsten nicht mehr hinsehen.Dies liegt daran, dass der Titel...
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