For every truly great game they put out (Outer WIlds), they release 5 of these half-baked barely-games that tries to hide its shortcomings behind pseudo-profound narrative that's, in truth, bad Netflix drama writing. It's starting to feel like Annapurna Interactive is pulling a con job. Maquette is a experience not to dissimilar to your grandparents memory, instantly forgettable but with some enjoyable stories thrown in between the farts. The story is expanded on even more in each chapter sprinkling in writing on the walls to divulge more information about our protagonist's past which at points reads like lost Nickelback lyrics. Each level fleshes out the lovers tale with a new challenge set before you and a surprisingly good album playing in the background like butt-shuffering your Spotify playlist. Maquette follows the tale of two people with the personality of coffee beans as you uncover their hipster backstory through fun and at times frustratingly broken puzzles. The story If Tumblr post's were a videogame. Also the game performance tends to fps-dip in occasional situations so thats a let down too. The game itself can take approximately 2-3hrs but it can be a lot faster or a lot longer depending how hard it is for you to understand the game mechanics. I think the game is recommendable for players who are already into different types of puzzle games others might get really frustrated in their playthrough. Also puzzle-items can fall through the floor making you stuck and restart. The game should give some sort of guidance and also prevent that players can get into areas where they shouldnt be. Things like that shouldnt happen in my opinion. You can get out by trying to get you get you boxed out or restart the level. One particular example is a crack within a church, if you jump in you are stuck. The variety is small, the game itself is rather short and there are some bugs in it where you can jump into areas you shouldnt be. You can get out by trying to get I have to admit that I m not good at puzzling games like Marquette, the game itself is well made but in the end it is still missing a lot for me. I have to admit that I m not good at puzzling games like Marquette, the game itself is well made but in the end it is still missing a lot for me.
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