Anyone else get bored with doing the same thing over and over again?

[jwintermute]

I really like the look and feel of this game but find I end up having to do the same thing so many times. The game seems to be very fussy about just where and when you jump - I'm now on the bit where you get chased and fired at with arrows, I've done it about ten times now and have got bored with it. Or maybe frustrated is a better word! :D

I think I'll just watch the run-throughs on youtube instead.

cheers, john

[baddog992]

Haha thats what I ended up doing when I got to the machine level. So boring and trying to figure out what to do next. I liked the game until the underwater part and beyond. Yeah and frustration does begin to kick in after only having one solution. I liked the graphics and the spider had me and my nephew who was watching laughing like crazy but after a while it became a chore to play.

[jwintermute]

I'm stuck on the bit with the railway cart that hits the switch to electrify the surface - the controls with a Windows keyboard are crap, I always end up about half-way along the surface before getting zapped. I've tried about thirty times now, it's no longer fun and there doesn't seem to be a way past it. I think it's time to count my losses and move on to something else.

Very frustrating.

[jwintermute]

As usual - as soon as I wrote that I found a way round it, that gives you a bit more time to get across :)

[benoski]

i agree that trial & error is boring, but for me it wasn't. i started playing the game while listening to a podcast, so i didn't really mind doing the same thing until i found the solution, and when the podcast was done, i started playing some music and i think its more fun this way.

it destroyed the atmosphere i guess, but i didn't mind. it was fun, and its kinda ridiculous when you play the game while listening to something that feels completely out of place :D

[jwintermute]

i agree that trial & error is boring, but for me it wasn't.

I don't mind the trial and error, in order to solve the problems. What annoys me is that the controls are so fiddly on Windows. I must admit, my keyboard is a bit old so that probably doesn't help :) But this game does seem to be very fussy, and sometimes the controls don't work right.

[jwintermute]

Well I just finished it - beautiful ending :) I just wish the keyboard controls were better, I would have enjoyed it a lot more - an excuse to buy a games machine maybe? :)

By the way this is only the second game I've ever played, Portal being the other (1 & 2 so may count as two).

[benoski]

you are right that controlling the game with a keyboard is not that good. wish we could have the option to change the keys to something more comfortable, but i did get used to them halfway through. hehe.

[Ghostmane]

Controls are flawless on a keyboard. How much simpler could it be? I played 1 handed with the left AND I'M RIGHT HANDED. I think maybe the issue is with your sticky keyboards :D If you get stuck on puzzles just stop and think about it, trial and error will only get you so far.

[Dark_090]

I'm stuck on the bit with the railway cart that hits the switch to electrify the surface - the controls with a Windows keyboard are crap, I always end up about half-way along the surface before getting zapped. I've tried about thirty times now, it's no longer fun and there doesn't seem to be a way past it. I think it's time to count my losses and move on to something else.

Very frustrating.

Maybe you're doing it the wrong way?

Think about it.

Also no, I didn't find the game boring at all, if anything it was a bit short, some puzzles definitely make your brain work a bit more, but I never felt the game was frustrating.

Beautiful game. Disturbing and depressing too. :)

[Silvernis]

Controls are flawless on a keyboard. How much simpler could it be? I played 1 handed with the left AND I'M RIGHT HANDED. I think maybe the issue is with your sticky keyboards :D If you get stuck on puzzles just stop and think about it, trial and error will only get you so far.
The controls are indeed simple, but they have a tendency to NOT WORK, specifically jumping. I keep dying because the game apparently can't tell that I'm pressing the up arrow. It's ridiculous and, I'll admit, more than a little rage-inducing.

That aside, my main complaint (so far; haven't finished it yet) is that some stretches of the game drag on for far too long, rather like parts of Alice: Madness Returns. I love the deliciously unsettling atmosphere and story, but, as the OP put it, I feel like I'm doing the same thing over and over again without feeling like I'm progressing.