Chants of Sennaar is a puzzle game that involves translating languages based on the interactions that you have with the world and the people in it. We play as a wanderer, exploring the tower, ascending our way through a variety of communities.
While the gameplay largely consists of learning the languages, there is also a lot of learning to be done about the way these different people live, interreact and perceive the world. Exploring the environments, taking in both the diegetic landscapes and the art direction itself tells a story beyond words.
From the moment that I played the demo I knew this needed to be a Let’s Play game, as the only thing more fun than solving these puzzles is sharing the thought process that leads us there. Whether you are playing Chants of Sennaar yourself or watching along, I hope your experience with the game is as beautiful as mine was!
SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?
I have never played anything quite like Cryptmaster before, and that is not only down to my lack of dungeon crawling experience. In Cryptmaster, you gain your powers through words. Exploring, finding chests, solving riddles and killing enemies grants you letters, aiding in figuring out your characters next ability in this dynamic game of hang-man.
Is it cruel to make a crew of dead people play hang-man? Probably, but it is also very fitting with the games humorous tone. A huge part of the gameplay is being able to type words at any time, which you can use to take as many guesses at the game of hang-man mentioned above, but also to interact with the world around you. Our ever so slightly demonic looking guide will converse with us depending on what we try to do, resulting in me getting chastised for my virtual kleptomaniac tendencies more times than I should probably admit.
Combat didn’t fully click with me during my two times through the demo. The first time I tried the recommended ‘real time’, but the juggling act of remembering the words and typing them accurately with haste would send me off into a clumsy panic, struggling to decipher whether what I was doing was effective or not. The second time I decided to try the ‘turn based’ approach. While I did get hit less during this mode, I didn’t quite understand what consisted as a turn. Thankfully though, the riddle based sections were enough fun to compensate for the difficulties I was having.
The last section of the demo showed a preview of mechanics yet to come, but it ended before getting to experience them, including some resource management regarding using words. Time will tell whether these mechanics will work for me personally, but I can imagine the audience that thrives on this gameplay. For me, this feels like it would be a really fun live-stream game, as the collaborative effort of solving the riddles and the over-arching word puzzle of the abilities would be a lot of fun for everyone. Not to mention, getting to meet some absolutely bizarre characters with very fun performances.
Demo Length – 45 mins At a glance + The riddles are fun. + Being able to type at any time is a great choice. + The freedom to explore. + Fun performances and character designs. + The sketched art direction compliments the word based gameplay. + The humour is fun. – Realtime combat felt difficult, turn based felt confusing.
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