The Farnese Hercules

The history of humanity is a history of sculpture. Portable figures whittled from ivory, stone, and wood have been our companions longer than animals and fire. So too have we created art through the application of materials in painting, but this is a literal imprint on nature. The subtractive force of sculpture demonstrates the imposition of human force and desire into matter, rather than onto it. If painting is an...

7 found this helpful, 2022-12-30

It always feels like a gamble to purchase a game with 0 steam reviews, since its usually a good indicator of relative quality, but boy am I glad I took the dive with this. Its a weird little puzzle game influenced by Picross, but at the same time, totally different. The ASCII art is gorgeous and the theme fits the gameplay for a perfectly cohesive feeling game. After 3 worlds of levels, it does feel a little bit...

6 found this helpful, 2022-11-05

It's a genuine shame that this game really doesn't seem to have picked up much attention; I was sold on it mostly through the good-word of a friend, but going through it shows such a clear love of both classic computer puzzle games and sculpture itself in a way I just find precious, in as non-condescending a way as I can phrase that. For a while, this game became a bit of a Picross replacement for me, and to hit...

3 found this helpful, 2023-09-25