Welcome to our review of One Eyed Kutkh, a game on Switch with some very special graphics.
Let me start by giving you the official information about this game, I could not word it any better myself as it is on point for everything this game stands for.
One-Eye Kutkh – an exciting space adventure based on the fairy tales of the Far North. A single traveler on his way home crashes on a mysterious planet. To continue his journey, he’ll have to get to the ninth heaven, deceive the Sun and the Moon and steal their space-boats.
Game features
– The unique graphic style
– A mix of fiction and fairy tales of the Far North
– Explore the World Tree
– Two playable characters
– The game tells its story through the action
– Interesting and simple puzzles for everyone: from child to elder
One Eye Kutkh is an experimental project, something in between video game, theatrical performance and an animated film. But most importantly, One-Eye Kutkh is a unique world filled with the atmosphere of the Northern myths. The challenge of the game lies not within obstacles that prevent the player from moving forward, but within the possibility to see the world through the eyes of his heroes.
I really could not describe this game any better than this, a very special approach to what can only be described as a very special experience. Let me start by giving you the good, the bad and everything in between.
First off, the good! This game is a trippy puzzle game and you let the graphics tell the story for you. You use the simple inputs to walk around, perform actions and figure out the puzzle presented to you. It is all so simplistic and the flow of this game is really quite special, at times you’d wish you could speed up things. At times you’d want some help if you just don’t see the solution.
All in all, this game is quite special in the way it presents itself and the accompanying audio is quite befitting the game.
Now the bad! It is so short! I finished the game in about 45 minutes. I wish it had more content, a lot more content! I got into the story rather quickly, I was originally also listening to a new album of my favorite Jpop group but I quickly stopped my new CD and focused solely on the game. Before I knew it, my game was finished and that was it.
Now, everything in between! There is not really anything else to mention, sadly. The game looks awesome, plays quite pleasantly but is just so short. Sure, it is merely a 5 euro game, but is the length of the game really enough? I have mixed opinions about it, leaning more towards a yes than a no.
In conclusion, I think it is clear I did want so much more but got so little. I loved the gameplay and would like to see more. For my rating, everything considered, I ended up with 70%.
Tested on Nintendo Switch
