Meridian 157: Chapter 1

A wonderful offering from a new developer. This game has it all - the graphics, the puzzles, the story, the mood, the smooth gameplay - everything that makes up a really good game. The prologue to this game was great (go play it if you haven’t done that yet!) and this chapter did not disappoint. I did have trouble with a puzzle or two - didn’t find them entirely logical - and the hints didn’t really help, but maybe that’s just me. Either way, the game is so good that it didn’t spoil the fun and I was able to find a walkthrough. My only suggestion would be to make it possible to toggle between hints on and hints off within the game. Other than those little things, this is a substantially good game and NovaSoft looks like it’s on track to become one of the top developers in the beloved escape genre. Looking forward to the next chapter!!

I am extremely picky about paying for puzzle games. I played the prologue of this game and knew it had potential. I was really excited to see Chapter One hit the App Store. I was a little apprehensive at first to pay for a single chapter. After reading the reviews stating the chapter was a significant play, I decided to purchase it and see for myself. The chapter provided extended play, steeped in tricky puzzles and fetching items to be used later. I played on hard so I had to really get through it in my own. Last night I put it down because I got stuck. Today after a little brainstorming I figured it out. I really loved this game. I can’t wait for chapter two.

Make sure you play the free prologue game first to get the most out of this game. The game is a solid point and click escape type adventure game. There is a story to unravel making it more adventure than a room escape. There is no silly character dialogue to sort through which is my preference for point and clicks, more Myst than Monkey Island. Not too difficult for experienced point and clickers but challenging enough to hold my attention. The hint system can help you if you get stuck but it doesn’t give things away, there are walkthroughs on line too if you need extra help. Thanks for the fun game, looking forward to chapter 2

Ok, so I bought this game today and I couldn’t put it down. I played for 4 hours straight and finished the game. It was a lot of fun. I got stuck a few times and used the hint system but no big deal. It was challenging and just an overall fun game. It was a lot of going back and forth, which isn’t really “fun” to me but the gameplay made it all worth it. I was bummed when it ended but I’m excited for chapter 2 whenever it’s ready... hint hint devs... But seriously though, this game is worth the money. If you like point and click, escape room type games with fun puzzles, this game is for you!! 5 stars!!!

I’ve played every single (decent) escape game in the App Store from Cube Escape, Eyes of Ara, The Room, Glitch Games, Isoland, True Crime, Facility47, down to the slightly crappy Fire Maple Games and worse. Happy to report that this is towards the top of that list...it has everything; big environment, layered puzzles ranging from moderate to fairly difficult. Long game play. Not a ton of reading. Puzzle logic always makes sense. There are just enough elements to find without it being overwhelming and instead of auto-populating discoveries to a “cluebook,” they rely on the player to decide what’s relevant. Some clues are subtle and others more clear - which is 100% better than those that give you the clue right away (what is the point of that anyway?) Long story short - get this game, turn it on “hard” and don’t use hints (because you never should). If you do, don’t whine about it because it’s challenging - that’s a good thing. This game is nothing short of amazing. Did I mention don’t use hints?