Immersive Riddle Unveiled: App Army Assemble Conquers Minds

This week, the Pocket Gamer App Army tackled the puzzle adventure A Fragile Mind from Glitch Games. The game, a twist on the classic escape room formula with added humor, received a mixed but generally positive response.

Some reviewers found the challenging yet engaging puzzles and witty writing to be highlights, while others criticized the game's presentation.

Here's a summary of their feedback:

Swapnil Jadhav

Initially skeptical due to the game's seemingly outdated icon, Jadhav found the gameplay surprisingly unique and engaging. He praised the challenging yet rewarding puzzles, recommending playing on a tablet for optimal experience.

Max Williams

Williams described A Fragile Mind as a point-and-click puzzle adventure with static pre-rendered graphics. While praising the clever, albeit sometimes obvious, puzzles and the game's fourth-wall-breaking humor, he noted some navigation difficulties. He found the hint system helpful but perhaps too readily available.

Robert Maines

Maines found the puzzles challenging, requiring occasional walkthrough assistance. While acknowledging the graphics and sound were functional rather than exceptional, he considered it worthwhile for puzzle adventure fans.

Torbjörn Kämblad

Kämblad felt A Fragile Mind fell short of other escape-room style games. He criticized the muddy presentation, unintuitive UI (particularly the menu button placement), and the pacing, finding the abundance of initial puzzles disorienting.

Mark Abukoff and Diane Close

Both Abukoff and Close gave positive reviews, praising the aesthetic, atmosphere, intriguing puzzles, and helpful hint system. Close likened the experience to a complex Jenga game, highlighting the multiple simultaneous puzzles. Both noted the game's relatively short playtime.

The App Army overall suggests that A Fragile Mind, while not revolutionary, offers a solid and enjoyable puzzle experience for fans of the genre.