But it's a tight four hours you're always doing something interesting and things are varied enough to maintain a nice state of flow. This does result in a game that's fairly easy to complete in a few brief hours for anyone versed in the genre (and maybe even newbies). The puzzles never feel like Rube Goldberg machines, just artful implementation of a few basic building blocks. Most of Inside's puzzles use just a piece or two of scenery there's a beauty to its minimalism.
Inside's greatest strength is its ability to hold back: There's just enough of each type of puzzle to keep you on your toes, but never so much that they wear out their welcome or become overly complicated. It gets more complicated from there, but not too complicated. Within a minute, you feel like you're really being chased. From the off, Inside sets a beautifully horror-tinged mood as you avoid the headlights of oncoming trucks, or just barely dodge the snarling jaws of an attack dog. You'll be using your imagination to fill in the rest-the darkest parts of it. You won't get a whole lot more insight into the plot than that-this is a total pantomime, and there's no writing save for a few dilapidated letters and numbers on formerly legible signs. The story of Inside, released today on Xbox One and July 7 on Steam, concerns a boy who's risking life and limb to break into some kind of facility where (you find out rather quickly) some kind of experiments are being conducted on humans.
Inside, like the studio's freshman effort, is again a monochromatic, tense, haunting, side-scrolling puzzle game, but with six years of effort under its belt, Playdead now delivers a masterclass in its form. Playdead, developer of the acclaimed 2010 indie game Limbo, is finally back with its second game six years later.
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