![]() As you explore and investigate your surroundings, the island will start to change. It all takes place on this ever-evolving island. However, the game doesn’t shy away from just taking that color out as it transports you into this dark void where the only visible thing is a massive beautiful statue in the middle. Most of the time, most of the environments are bright with vibrant colors and a unique art style that makes everything pop, especially if you play it on a big 4k OLED like I was. Some of the environments, since this whole surreal world is based on paintings, are faithful recreations in 3D of famous paintings like “Bedroom in Arles” from Van Gogh or “The Persistence of Memory” by Dali and even a whole puzzle section set in Escher’s “Relativity”. The game is absolutely stunning, a real treat for your eyes. That’s where a dreamlike journey into a surreal world of the artist’s own creations begins where the atmospheric gameplay provides mysteries to discover, puzzles to solve, and artistic landscapes to explore. You are a painter in Prague in 1945 that finds himself trapped into one of his own canvases after making a deal with the devil. Luckily for me, the devs approved my request, got a code for the PS5, and what a pleasant surprise Summertime Madness turned out to be! Well, it was for me.īefore randomly requesting to review this game, I never even heard about Summertime Madness. But it does add to the fun of exploring.Summertime Madness is a really intriguing first-person puzzle game that may be worth your while. Again, without a guide, you would be searching for quite some time, as some are well hidden. There are collectibles, which you can collect at different areas in the game. I enjoyed the challenge, however, most had a complexity to them that would have made it difficult to progress without a guide. The puzzles themselves, and there are many, were challenging. Even though the game was packed with puzzles, and exploration. It only took me about 2 hours to finish the game. Explorer being the easiest and best option if planning on getting the platinum, as the other two offer challenges like time limits. There are three difficulty levels Explorer, Classic, and Advanced. The music was relaxing, the game mechanics were smooth, and all round a very calming experience. ![]() Such an interesting and innovative story idea. The game design was impressive, and the art and detail on everything as far as the eye could see could see was stunning. Lots of vibrant colours, interesting structures and beautiful atmospheric landscapes. Moments later, the stranger is gone and the painter suddenly finds himself standing inside one of his paintings. To escape the isolation of war, he agrees and shakes the strangers hand. He paints the colourful landscapes and buildings of the city, in an attempt to salvage the beauty and stillness of what was now lost.Ī stranger suddenly appears out of nowhere, and asks the painter if he would like to see inside one of his creations, with one rule he must find his way back to the real world before midnight, or his soul would be trapped inside the painting, forever. You take on the role of a painter, a man who has seen the awful mark war has left, and to try and escape reality, locks himself away from the outside world, and paints. Buildings collapsing and the city ablaze, death shrouds the air, the beauty being ripped away forever. The story takes place in 1945 Prague, where this beautiful city was being ravaged by war. A dream-like journey into a surreal world of the artist’s own creations, where the atmospheric gameplay provides mysteries to discover, puzzles to solve, and landscapes to explore. ![]() The player, in the role of a painter who has made a deal with the devil, has to find his way back to the real world after being cheated and trapped inside one of his canvases. ![]() Summertime Madness is a first-person puzzle game developed by DP Games and published by Sometimes You.
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