If you’re into puzzles, this game is certainly for you. I don’t think I could ever recall a time in this game where I felt I wasn’t enjoying it at all. Even the final puzzle was very enjoyable. Overall, I would say The Pedestrian is a very solid puzzle platformer game from start to finish. It’s very chill and relaxing and really helps you get into that zen mode allowing you to focus on the puzzles and not stressing out when you can’t figure it out. The background music has such a nice vibe to it. I do still have some questions as to what actually transpired but I guess I can leave that all to the imagination. I was curious as well as to where this game was going to take me so it was such a surprise when I got to the very last part. But somehow, the game takes you into this journey where along the way, you notice that there’s definitely something going on that’s being built up right to the very end. There isn’t really much of a story going on in this game. They only appear in a certain area though. This is where the paint canisters come in. Of course, if you don’t want a specific sign to reset, for example there’s a switch in a certain sign that switches off deadly laser beams, there are areas that will allow you to “freeze” that sign.

They don’t work in reverse though, so if you end up in a sign that does not have the go-through doors then you’re out of luck. Like I mentioned earlier, there are some signs that allows you to instantly move to a different sign by going through open doors. The reset actually comes into play in some of the puzzles, as there are signs that have dead ends and the only way you can get out of them is to reset the area. This means all things you’ve picked up, all switches you turned on resets back to what they were when you started the area. This will shake up the signs and place your person on the starting sign, effectively resetting the area. Should you ever feel like you made a mistake, you can always reset the area by disconnecting the lines that you’ve passed through. This will allow you to get through doors and ladders on other signs. So whenever you get into an area where you have to connect signs to be able to traverse the area, you will have to connect each sign by tracing a line on each one. Speaking of changes, that’s what makes most of the puzzles challenging. Another element I like were the signs that had openings that will allow you to jump straight into a different sign. Some of my favorites are the paint canisters that colors up a sign, making it immune to any changes that occurs within that scenario. They throw in new elements every now and then. I really like how the more you progress through the game, the more interesting it gets. Maybe I’m just really into puzzle games that’s why it felt so short and the devs were probably hoping people would spend hours trying to solve each puzzle. It somehow feels quite short though as I have completed the game within a span of 10 hours. I don’t think I have ever seen a similar puzzle game like this one even though there’s probably hundreds out there. What I love about this particular puzzle game is the uniqueness of it all. You’d have to think outside of the box to get through some of them. Some of the puzzles were easy while some needed a little thinking to get out of. I’m proud to say I completed the game without ever looking for help online. I love puzzle games so this one was definitely right up my alley. But surprisingly enough, the controls were pretty good. I initially thought it would be hard to use a controller for this game because it seemed like it would be made for pc. The mechanics of the game is pretty straightforward and works very well with a controller. The Pedestrian is a puzzle platformer game where you lead an ink blot to escape through several puzzles whose difficulty becomes increasingly hard as you move along a backdrop of a bustling and busy city. Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be drawn character? No? Well you don’t have to wonder anymore because The Pedestrian has already thought of it for you.

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