Prism (video game) explained

Developer:Clint Siu
Publisher:Clint Siu
Platforms:iOS, Android
Genre:Puzzle
Modes:Single-player
Programmer:Clint Siu
Artist:Clint Siu
Composer:Clint Siu
Designer:Clint Siu

Prism (stylized as _PRISM) is a 2016 puzzle game developed and published by Clint Siu. The game involves the player moving lines on a shape's surface to unlock its core. Developed during Stugan, a two-month games accelerator program, it was released on iOS in February 2016 and for Android in June 2016 and was met with a positive reception for its simple gameplay and graphics.

Gameplay

In each of the game's thirteen levels, the player explores a microcosmic galaxy and must solve puzzles on a shape to reveal its core,[1] [2] doing so by tapping, sliding, and spinning the lines on a shape's surface into designated markings.[3] [4] [5] [6] Later levels task the player to change the shape's form.

Development and release

Prism was developed by Clint Siu during the first Stugan, a games accelerator program in 2015 where participants spent two months in a Swedish isolated cabin developing a game.[7] [8] Siu had previously produced a game in college named Squirrel Squabble in collaboration with two programmers; at the Independent Games Festival, the game won the Student Showcase award.[9] The graphics were inspired by unfolding origami and were made realistic to portray looking through a microscope.[10] Prism was released for iOS on February 11, 2016,[11] and subsequently for Android on June 16, 2016.[12]

Reception

On Metacritic, Prism received a "generally favorable" score of 84 based on six critics.[13]

Reviewers positively received Prism's gameplay. While some critics compared the game to The Room,[14] others found it similar to The Witness. Most reviewers appreciated the game's lack of a tutorial that allowed the player to learn by themselves,[15] with Pocket Gamer Harry Slater stating that the game amplifies the feeling of discovery. 148Apps's Jennifer Allen found Prism relaxing and slow-paced, commenting that it would be fit for playing after work. However, Slater criticized how the game forced the player to solve a specific solution. Critics praised the game's graphics and soundtrack.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valentin . Christian . February 11, 2016 . Solve tactile puzzles and unfold abstract structures in Prism . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928074340/https://www.pocketgamer.com/prism/solve-tactile-puzzles-and-unfold-abstract-structures-in-prism/ . September 28, 2023 . October 12, 2024 . Pocket Gamer.
  2. Web site: Allen . Jennifer . February 11, 2016 . _PRISM review . October 12, 2024 . 148Apps . January 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200105141325/https://www.148apps.com/reviews/prism-review/ . live .
  3. Web site: Reinauer . Nathan . February 26, 2016 . _PRISM Review Wouldn't It Be Nice To Code Together . October 12, 2024 . . January 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200109140101/https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/26/prism-review/ . live .
  4. Web site: Hodapp . Eli . February 12, 2016 . TouchArcade Game of the Week: _PRISM . October 12, 2024 . . September 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916183611/https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/12/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-_prism . live .
  5. Web site: Valentin . Christian . June 29, 2015 . Prism is an abstract puzzle game about manipulating elemental matter . October 12, 2024 . . July 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703214408/https://www.pocketgamer.com/prism/prism-is-an-abstract-puzzle-game-about-manipulating-elemental-matter/ . live .
  6. Web site: Allen . Jennifer . February 11, 2016 . _PRISM guide - How to solve those puzzles . October 12, 2024 . 148Apps . April 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417224451/https://www.148apps.com/news/prism-guide-how-to-solve-those-puzzles/ . live .
  7. Web site: Dotson . Carter . February 3, 2016 . Stugan Game Accelerator Returns for 2016; First Game from 2015, _Prism, Set to Release . October 12, 2024 . . September 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916183611/https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/03/stugan-game-accelerator-2016-prism-release . live .
  8. Web site: Squires . Jim . July 22, 2015 . _Prism Looks Beautiful, Puzzling . October 12, 2024 . . August 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822235601/https://www.gamezebo.com/upcoming/_prism-looks-beautiful-puzzling/ . live .
  9. Web site: Stugan 2015 . October 12, 2024 . Stugan.
  10. Game Spotlight: Prism . July 21, 2015 . Video . October 12, 2024 . October 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002154626/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnr96IHfZ3s&gl=US&hl=en . live .
  11. Web site: Nelson . Jared . February 10, 2016 . Out Now: Shadow Blade: Reload, Smooth Operator!, Target Acquired, Final Fantasy IX, Ys Chronicles 2, Tennis Club Story, Tomb of the Mask and More . October 12, 2024 . . September 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909212857/https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/10/new-iphone-ipad-games-february-11th . live .
  12. Web site: Renaudin . Clement . June 17, 2016 . Gold Award-winning and The Room-like _PRISM is finally out on Android . October 12, 2024 . Pocket Gamer.
  13. Web site: _PRISM . October 12, 2024 . Metacritic.
  14. Web site: Slater . Harry . February 12, 2016 . _Prism - Like The Room, if the room in The Room was like, THE UNIVERSE man . October 12, 2024 . Pocket Gamer.
  15. Web site: Pugliese . Tommaso . March 1, 2016 . Il triangolo sì . The triangle yes . October 12, 2024 . Multiplayer.it . it . December 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210005838/https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/164047-_prism-il-triangolo-si.html . live .

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