This method of teaching players - through practice instead of the spoken or written word - is elegant, and the information is easier to retain. That fall is the first step to learning how to play. The first message reads “jump” over a chasm, and if you do leap, you plummet to the bottom - where you find a cheeky message. Instructions are at most one word long and often carry double or triple meanings. Players start with nothing: no tools and no tutorial, just a flashing icon on the map indicating where to click. Simplicity definedīruce took Leonardo da Vinci’s “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” quote to heart. That makes completing them all the more satisfying. Some of the puzzles in Antichamber will crush your ego. The last game that made me feel proud for actually achieving something was in Jonathan Blow’s 2008 indie hit Braid. In today’s world of achievements, trophies, hints, and tutorials, Antichamber feels fresh the pure unbridled difficulty of the puzzles (which are too often oh-so-simple … once you solve them) gives you a real sense of accomplishment when solved. Playing Antichamber and solving puzzles is a reminder of the old days of gaming, when success was its own reward. Levels are designed to force out-of-the-box thinking and simultaneously provide essential practice of certain skills for future puzzles. Antichamber demands a consistent imagination and an open mind. I’m not ashamed to say that I haven’t completed it just yet.
At 15-plus hours of playtime for me, Antichamber regularly tested my wits and patience, and it induced a rage as I pried and prodded every in-game object - animate or otherwise - in search of the one clue I’m missing. I’ll envy anyone who can finish this in 90 minutes. All the while a timer ticks down from an hour and a half, providing you a time to beat. Oh, and a glass wall that dangles a door to Antichamber’s end on the other side. Antichamber begins in the “start menu” with an ever-updating map of the world that fills in as players visit more areas basic controls and settings adjustment and a wall of all collected hints.
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