The Gardens Between is a hypnotic puzzling adventure with memories of the late-80s
In the demo I played, puzzles were solved by activating switches by carrying sources of light in Arina’s lantern through the memory space. The light automatically hops into the lantern when the two pass, but it’s up to the player to interact with given switches and hopping pedestals. What makes the puzzling dynamic is that some objects move throughout time while others don’t, so you’ll have to juggle the static with the in-motion in order to get the light source where you want it in the puzzle.
The result is a challenging experience that presents those nice, rewarding ah-ha moments without being out and out brutal. I love a puzzle game that pushes me to think really hard about the mechanics at hand, but The Gardens Between seems more about actually witnessing how the memories work and move in front of you in order to proceed. That is, the game is about being introspective, which is actually pretty cool.
The Gardens Between developers The Voxel Agents are targeting the end of 2017 for release. They don’t have a price in mind yet, but it should match other premium indie titles in that regard. It’ll hit the PC and Mac platforms, though they’ll look to get it out on as many platforms as possible.
Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/03/12/the-gardens-between-hands-on-preview/