Opus Magnum - Games of 2017 [On Videogames] https://www.robhainescreative.space/writing/nonfiction/on-videogames/opus-magnum-games-of-2017/

"*CLONK* haunts my dreams. *CLONK* is failure-made-percussive, the sound of beautiful theory colliding with the hard limits of cruel reality."

und hier arbeite ich gerade dran, ich wollte die Lücken schließen überlege aber neu anzufangen. Eine neue Idee muss her. Die aktuelle Umsetzung vor Augen vehindert, daß sich neue Ideen bilden. Also weg damit.
#OpusMagnum #unsichtbareTinte

July 30, 2023 - Day 211 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 230

Game: Opus Magnum

Platform: Steam
Release Date: Dec 8, 2017
Library Date: May 3, 2020
Unplayed: 1184d (3y2m28d)
Playtime: 23m

Opus Magnum is a programming-puzzle game from Zachtronics. If you've encountered a Zachtronics game before, they're pretty much all along these lines. Well, they were along these lines, because in collecting some details about Opus Magnum, I learned that Zachtronics is no longer making games.

There are only a handful of Zachtronics games I don't own at this point. Infinifactory is on my wishlist, and Last Call BBS is available on Xbox Game Pass.

Opus Magnum is a puzzle game about programming and... alchemy?

Indeed, in Opus Magnum you build and program small machines to make increasingly complex alchemical formulae.

It's also a dangerous game for me, because it features my Kryptonite: systemisation & optimisation.

I've lost countless hours in these types of games just trying to systemise my processes.

But, as I discovered, Opus Magnum has a slightly keener edge. It has leaderboards. Not only am I trying to optimise my designs, but I can see that @tomcat is beating me.

It's a good thing I'm in a shooty shooty mood today instead of an optimisation mood, or I could see the rest of my day disappearing in this quirky little puzzle game.

The UX is a *little* bit confusing at first. It's not entirely clear how to start the first project. I clicked around on screen for a couple of minutes before unintentionally double-clicking on something I'd clicked on several times, but other than that, it seems pretty straightforward.

Opus Magnum seems:

4: Good

Next, I played #WordFactori, which originally saw the light of day as an entry for the #GMTKJam 2021 and is now fleshed out into a full game. If you like managing and optimizing supply chains in games like #shapez, #OpusMagnum or #Factorio, you’ll probably have your fair share of fun with this. That being said, the main gimmick (you’re crafting letters of the alphabet) doesn’t shake things up enough for me to warrant a recommendation over any of the aforementioned titles.

@sebsauvage @aeris Je l'ai : « Opus Magnum » de Zachtronics Industries . https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/336845/Road_to_the_IGF_Zachtronics_Opus_Magnum.php