Leila is a point-and-click puzzle recreation wherein you play as a mom uncovering her childhood recollections and trauma one chapter at a time. You discover these recollections in a forest-like setting, tackling previous relationships, the boring repetitiveness of rising up, the battle of Leila’s writing profession, and the trauma she nonetheless carries from issues she noticed as somewhat woman.
Whereas Leila’s story tends to take a extra miserable route, this recreation does an incredible job at dealing with robust conversations, showcasing these harsh emotions by means of artwork. It has a surrealistic strategy to its storytelling, a few of which seems to be fairly disturbing, however superbly captures what Leila’s making an attempt to say.
The puzzles intertwine with the artwork, making them distinctive and difficult (but additionally enjoyable). For instance, one of many puzzles includes you reconstructing teenaged Leila’s face as she tries to find who she is and the way she needs to painting herself. Nevertheless, different puzzles are extra fundamental, preserving the sport from getting too overwhelming. At one level, you’re serving to a robotic together with his damaged elements by connecting his coloured wires to one another with out having them intersect. It’s a basic puzzle recreation I’ve performed quite a few occasions earlier than, however it labored on this context and nonetheless stayed true to the sport’s aesthetic.
Though Leila revolves principally round puzzles, it has journey components as nicely. Every puzzle pertains to a sure level in Leila’s life. You journey by means of her recollections by strolling by means of a forest and heading whichever means an indication factors you.
Based mostly on a pair selections within the recreation, you discover her recollections in numerous order, however finally you don’t miss out on something. In a single puzzle, you stroll by means of Leila’s home, tidying up bedrooms, wiping off kitchen counters, scrubbing a bath, and sweeping her lounge. It’s good that there’s a very good combine between journey, puzzles, and story.
The one factor I had bother with was the cursor. Taking part in on Nintendo Swap, it’s generally exhausting getting your cursor to maneuver precisely the place you need it to. And in Leila, it’s both you’re straight on the thing with which you wish to work together, or nothing may be completed with it. This will get more and more tough the smaller the thing will get. With a mouse, I can see how this wouldn’t be an issue in any respect. However with Pleasure-Cons, it’s not precisely superb. I used to be nonetheless in a position to play all the recreation, nevertheless, and solely discovered myself caught with this subject just a few occasions. So, within the grand scheme of issues, cursor use didn’t have an effect on my play-through too negatively.
With a creepy however fascinating artwork model, an emotional story, and difficult puzzles, Leila does an incredible job at serving to you relate to its most important character and really feel for her. Whereas the conversations held on this recreation can really feel heavy, it focuses on the plus facet, leaving the participant with a way of hope.
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