What blows my mind about Blue Prince is when you’ve been playing for probably 20+ hours trying your hardest to get the objective and you finally beat the game…
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and you realize that’s the tutorial
then you get to the main objective! you win!
you thought there couldn’t possibly be more to the game you’ve seen it all of course
… that was just level two…
I’ve never in my life had such a mindfuck realizing how much you can layer into the same game and keep it fresh.
You aren’t wrong though,
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(I’m not even done level three yet)
this game so mind alteringly hard and random it makes the Myst series look like 3/10 difficulty.
And not unfair! I never feel cheated or like I ruined anything! There’s mistakes sure, but eh, you’ll get it next time. You never ever lose anything you can’t recover.
Plus the real unlocks are the things you learn. The systems.
It’s a lot like Balatro in that way. You play red or yellow deck and beat Ante 8 boss and yay you won the game! Wow that scaling mult joker really made it happen! Fast forward a few hundred games and you’re trying to beat Gold Stake Black Deck surfing the absolute razor edge of numerical possibilities like a damn mentat human computer. You never lose at Balatro, you just start the next loop and you get better.
I feel like I’m hitting a wall but I don’t know where to look without spoiling a lot.
I just reached the antechamber, or at least I thought I did, I unlocked a door and it was just… a wall. So, that was weird. I guess you can’t get into the antechamber the normal way. (I imagine you can’t progress north to room 46 the normal way, but damn, thought I’d at least be able to see it. Still… made it to rank 8!
I’ve basically only figured out the
::: early game spoiler?
paintings and what letter is different
:::
The chess pieces are obtuse to me, I’ve tried to make a grid and place them, but they change from day to day (e.g. rank 2 column 3, right above entrance hall, could be a pawn one day and a knight the next). The above that’s hidden, those don’t change.
You’ve got so much ahead of you! Lucky! I wish I could start over again where you are but wipe my memory.
Definitely keep grinding on the antechamber. You’ll figure it out, if you want some hints
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Pay extra close attention to the weight room, secret garden, everything underground and outside, greenhouse, and the great hall.
Also try to find every combination item in the workshop.
Also check out every book you can in the library and pay extra close attention to them. Buy every book in the bookshop.
Lastly, the magnifying glass is by far the best item in the game, try it get it every single chance you can get. It’s extremely useful for learning secrets you need to progress
the game is extremely long, just do loops for the heck of them and you’ll start to put clues together. It’s not a few loops to figure out the antechamber, it’s A Lot.
also you have to write
“spoiler spoiler” after the :: like in the image or it doesn’t work
What blows my mind about Blue Prince is when you’ve been playing for probably 20+ hours trying your hardest to get the objective and you finally beat the game…
spoiler
and you realize that’s the tutorial
then you get to the main objective! you win!
you thought there couldn’t possibly be more to the game you’ve seen it all of course
… that was just level two…
I’ve never in my life had such a mindfuck realizing how much you can layer into the same game and keep it fresh.
You aren’t wrong though,
spoiler
(I’m not even done level three yet)
this game so mind alteringly hard and random it makes the Myst series look like 3/10 difficulty.
And not unfair! I never feel cheated or like I ruined anything! There’s mistakes sure, but eh, you’ll get it next time. You never ever lose anything you can’t recover.
Plus the real unlocks are the things you learn. The systems.
It’s a lot like Balatro in that way. You play red or yellow deck and beat Ante 8 boss and yay you won the game! Wow that scaling mult joker really made it happen! Fast forward a few hundred games and you’re trying to beat Gold Stake Black Deck surfing the absolute razor edge of numerical possibilities like a damn mentat human computer. You never lose at Balatro, you just start the next loop and you get better.
I feel like I’m hitting a wall but I don’t know where to look without spoiling a lot.
I just reached the antechamber, or at least I thought I did, I unlocked a door and it was just… a wall. So, that was weird. I guess you can’t get into the antechamber the normal way. (I imagine you can’t progress north to room 46 the normal way, but damn, thought I’d at least be able to see it. Still… made it to rank 8!
I’ve basically only figured out the
::: early game spoiler? paintings and what letter is different :::
The chess pieces are obtuse to me, I’ve tried to make a grid and place them, but they change from day to day (e.g. rank 2 column 3, right above entrance hall, could be a pawn one day and a knight the next). The above that’s hidden, those don’t change.
You’ve got so much ahead of you! Lucky! I wish I could start over again where you are but wipe my memory.
Definitely keep grinding on the antechamber. You’ll figure it out, if you want some hints
spoiler
Pay extra close attention to the weight room, secret garden, everything underground and outside, greenhouse, and the great hall.
Also try to find every combination item in the workshop.
Also check out every book you can in the library and pay extra close attention to them. Buy every book in the bookshop.
Lastly, the magnifying glass is by far the best item in the game, try it get it every single chance you can get. It’s extremely useful for learning secrets you need to progress
the game is extremely long, just do loops for the heck of them and you’ll start to put clues together. It’s not a few loops to figure out the antechamber, it’s A Lot.
also you have to write
“spoiler spoiler” after the :: like in the image or it doesn’t work