9/10 blocks

Great little puzzlegame I totally missed when first purchased. Seems to be very easy at the beginning. In fact that easy that I quit the game after 15-20 Minutes on my first try. Now that I got back and kept playing, oh well...doesn't take long until the puzzles get really hard/clever at all.

Game often seems to be compared to "Blocks that matter" Can't say anything about that, as I never played that one. Obvious as it seems to be the same developer. (probly should play it aswell...). But you sure DO move blocks. A lot to be more specific.

So far I really like the puzzles, the style and the fact that you just want to get EVERY single golden block (pieces of some sort of a memory bar) keeps you entertained for quite some time.

The artstyle is pretty neat/cute but once again, don't let it fool you, it can be rock hard ;) Also there seems to be somewhat of a story but quite frankly I didn't/couldn't care about it (yet).

I am only in world 3 now but there also seems to be enough content as well as some new gameplay mechanics now and then.

To keep a long story short, if you like puzzlegames you'll sure like this one too, if you hate pure puzzlegames, this game probly will not change your mind. o/

Story

7/10 schöne Bilder und toll erzählt


Ideen

9/10 Portal in 2D ♥♥♥♥ Yeah


Grafik

8/10 schöne Grafiken für ein 2D Spiel


Gameplay

8/10 Steuerung nur mit der Maus, ungewohnt aber gut umgesetzt


Spielspass

9/10 Für Rätzelfreunde das Spiel des Jahres


Fazit: Portal in 2D geht nicht? klar Tetrobot and Co. zeigt wie man sowas umsetzt, was sogar an manchen Stellen sogar besser als der 3D Teil ist.

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Wish for more of Tetrobot!

Sehr nice um Die grauen zellen mal wieder zu aktiviren

Swing Swing Submarine, good job!!
Blocks that matter war auch ein super Spiel.

Perfekt für Spieler die eine herrausforderung suchen, und diese werden sie mit diesem Spiel finden, da bin ich mir sicher. Ich hoffe auf viele weitere Spiele von euch!!

Keep going!!

Nettes Puzzelgame, mit fast unendlich vielen Lvln und auf jedenfall sein Geld wert.

This game is as cute as challenging but with a good difficulty curve.

Reaching the end of a level is not hard, so you will always be able to move forward even if you have a hard time to get all three golden pieces per level, which is the real challenge.

The large number of blocks and other gameplay elements ensure that no two levels looks or works the same.

Deffinitely a must have for those who favor thinking over smashing (buttons).

Tetrobot & Co ist ein cleveres und charmant gestaltetes zweidimensionales Puzzlespiel für Spieler aller Altersklassen

Ein Tetrobot ist ein nützlicher Roboter, der ein bißchen wie eine Waschmaschine mit Armen und Beinen aussieht. Die Firma, die diese Roboter herstellt, ist offenbar nicht in der Lage, ihre kaputten Roboter zu reparieren. Da kommen wir ins Spiel. Mit Hilfe des Psychobots (einem schwebenden Ball mit einem riesigen Auge) dringen wir in die kaputten Roboter ein und sorgen für Ordnung, indem wir Blöcke einsaugen und an der richtigen Stelle wieder ausspucken. Mit Schaltern, Lasern, Strom, Klebstoff, Ventilatoren und zahlreichen anderen Hilfsmitteln, die man im kaputten Roboter vorfindet, kann der Psychobot jedes Problem lösen, das sich ihm bietet.

Um ans Ende zu gelangen, müssen wir acht Roboter reparieren, die jeweils aus 5+1 Abschnitten bestehen. Zusammen mit den drei Bonus-Level kommt Tetrobot & Co auf 51 Level, die jeweils aus mehreren zusammenhängenden Rätselräumen bestehen. Genug Rätselstoff, um mehrere Knobelabende am Rechner zu verbringen. Wem das noch nicht reicht, der kann im Workshop weitere (aktuell 200) benutzergenerierte Level finden.

Das Spielprinzip ist denkbar einfach und gerade deshalb besonders clever. Die französische Independent-Schmiede "Swing Swing Submarine" hat ganze Arbeit geleistet. Tetrobot & Co ist ein wirklich originelles Spiel.

Ein Tutorial braucht Tetrobot & Co nicht. Herauszufinden wie sich die Blöcke zueinander verhalten und wie sie auf ihre Umwelt reagieren, ist Teil des Rätsels. Den Schwierigkeitsgrad würde ich auf mittel einstufen.

Tetrobot & Co ist sehr benutzerfreundlich, denn man kann jeden Zug mit dem Psychobot wieder rückgängig machen und auch ein Level muss nicht vollständig gelöst sein, damit man ihn beenden kann. Das Spiel ist recht gnädig und verhindert so geschickt allzu harten Frust beim Rätseln. Ich kann euch aber versprechen, dass ihr nicht ruhen werdet, bis ihr jeden Level komplett gelöst habt, zumindest ging mir das so, obwohl einige dieser Level meinen Kopf ganz schön zum Qualmen gebracht haben. Das Schlimmste ist, dass man genau weiß, dass die Lösung in der Regel beschämend einfach ist.

Das Design kann sich sehen lassen. Die Level sind mit Liebe zum Detail gestaltet worden und auch die illustrierten Story-Sequenzen sind passabel gezeichnet. Das Spiel sieht nicht unbedingt aus wie ein Indie-Titel.

Die Musik ist von Morusque, einem französischen Künstler, der das Spiel mit vielen verschiedenen elektronischen Klangwelten bereichert hat. Auch hier haben die Entwickler keine halben Sachen gemacht. Das ist vielleicht nicht jedermanns Geschmack, passt aber zum Thema.

- Tetrobot & Co generiert einen Teil seiner Schwierigkeit aus der Tatsache, dass man nicht genau weiß, wie sich die Blöcke verhalten. Das könnte man als Kritikpunkt sehen, weil die Schwierigkeit nicht ausschließlich im Leveldesign liegt. Man kann es aber auch als kreative Herausforderung verstehen.

- Ein weiterer Bestandteil, der die Schwierigkeit anhebt, ist die Größe eines Levels. Je mehr Räume in einem Level vorzufinden sind, desto mehr muss man sich merken. Das ist nicht die eleganteste Möglichkeit die Schwierigkeit anzuheben, aber durchaus ein legitimes Mittel.

- Die Story ist etwas holprig und wirkt in den Zwischensequenzen stellenweise ein bißchen aufgesetzt.

- Auch das Extra "faceblox" kann mich nicht überzeugen. Hier versuchen die Entwickler vergeblich lustig zu sein und ein paar Hinweise auf den Weg zu geben, wenn man auf neue Blöcke stößt.

- Die Controller-Steuerung ist ein wenig eigentümlich. Ich ziehe ganz klar die Maussteuerung vor.

- Man sieht dem Spiel an, dass die Entwickler ein Produkt im Auge hatten, das man problemlos auch auf einem Handy oder einem Tablet spielen kann.

Veröffentlichung: Oktober 2013 (PC) / Oktober 2014 (Wii U) / April 2015 (iOS/Android)
Betriebssysteme: Windows / Mac / Linux / Wii U / iOS / Android

◾ Original Soundtrack
◾ Errungenschaften
◾ Sammelkarten
◾ Steam Cloud
◾ Workshop Support
◾ Level Editor
◾ Gamepad tauglich (Xbox 360)

Bravo! Dieses Spiel ist, wie ich finde, rundum gelungen. Es ist wirklich originell, schaut nett aus und ist solide programmiert. Der Preis stimmt auch, was will man mehr? Für Puzzle-Anfänger ist Tetrobot & Co stellenweise vielleicht ein bißchen anspruchsvoll. Da das Spiel aber schon ein wenig älter ist, gibt es mittlerweile viele ausführliche Guides und Walkthroughs. Durchspielen sollte also auch für Puzzle-Anfänger kein Problem sein. Jedem eingefleischten Puzzle-Fan kann ich Tetrobot & Co bedenkenlos ans Herz legen.

This is a fantastic puzzle game, probably my all time favourite, topping the Portal series.

The usual puzzle games often adopt the timing challenge, i.e. the execution of your plan (solved puzzle) requies you to complete certain actions within limited time. In my eyes, this is a rather cheap strategy for developers to raise the level of challenge for the players. Because it's more about fine motor skills and not so much the problem solving skills, and it usually adds a lot of frustration to the gaming experience. I understand how some might find these challenges appealing, but for those who simply want a challenge of the mind, these obstacles are unnecessary.

The most amazing thing with this game, is its ability to raise the level of challenge purely relying on problem solving skills. Out of over 50 levels in total, only in 2 occasions do you have 2 small timing obstacles, while the rest of the puzzle relies 100% on using your brain. How the game requires you to think methodically, systematically figure out how to use all the gaming mechanics to solve the puzzles, is quite ingenious.

Having said that, the game isn't without minor flaws. My main complaint is the introduction of one or two gaming mechanics (a very small percentage of the total): these mechanics required to complete the puzzles are not clearly laid out to the players, and really demand lots of experimentation, and sometimes a bit of luck to stumble upon. This is not a serious issue, but might be frustrating when you are stuck at certain levels for a long time.

Overall this is a fantastic game and I can wholeheartedly recommend it at full price to anyone who loves mental exercises. I also believe the game is a great educational tool, and can teach not only kids but adults how to think methodically, in order to greatly improve their problem solving skills. It's such a shame the game is so hidden on steam, despite its 97% positive review at the time of this writing. Currently it's impossible to find this game by filtering by reviews in the puzzle category, and this illustrates how lacking the Steam storefront algorithm is. I really hope one day this game can gain more visibility, because it's such a true gem.

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I originally wrote my review for Tetrobot and Co. (TC) in 2016, and I've decided to reformat it to my new standard. It'll be a lot of work doing this to my old reviews, but I want them to be consistent. So, let's take another look at this game now that I'm nearly a decade older. Certainly I'm wiser and smarter after that much time. Not really, I'm just fatter if anything.


TC is a puzzle title, but I don't think that description clearly conveys how devious and tricky the set-ups can be. For the most part, your little bot can freely move around each stage, and will use his storage in order to pick up and rearrange different kinds of blocks. A special type are golden blocks, which are optional and often rely on figuring out even more difficult situations in order to snag them. Every stage has three of them. All the other blocks are are composed of a material, which have different properties, and can interact with elements in the stage in various ways as well.

A simple example are wooden blocks that will start burning if a laser hits them. This limitation can both prohibit their use in some situations, but also cause a chain reaction necessary in others. In other set-ups, one block might get stuck on something in the environment, while another slips through like it's covered in grease. Solving these puzzles revolves around knowing about all of these properties and the possible ways they'd effect where each block will end up. Something that came up often in these solutions was cleverly placing blocks so you can retrieve them for other situations later on in the same stage.

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The way you move the bot and handle blocks in this game is as simple as just making left and right clicks with the mouse. Something handy is that when you right click to eject a block, as long as you're shooting on the same horizontal level, it won't move from its current location. With some puzzles, exact location will make a difference. You can choose which block to shoot next from your storage, so it removes at least one thing to worry about.


It's a fairly vague story because it's scattered into small fragments throughout the game, without enough there to clearly convey what's going on. Someone is mailing the female lead letters, and it's unclear whether she needed to track them down, or if she just knew where they were anyways. Because the story is so underdeveloped, I don't know if the gameplay is supposed to pertain to anything that takes place or not. If so, I have no idea how.

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Looking at the few images used to present the story, I'd judge them for being a bit on the rough side. When you take the time to look at the pictures, they look a bit simplistic to me. The gameplay visuals are better, while also leaning towards the basic side too. Much of any given screen is made up of walls you can't interact with, while the backgrounds seem more abstract. For example, I'll see some kind of unexplained machine back there, but can't really make out what kind of location it or the bot are in. None of this really detracts from the gameplay or puzzles, as I still find it a charming title overall. After all, compared to many indie puzzle titles, this one is substantially better looking.


Fittingly enough, the music has an industrial or factory sort of tone about it, while also coming across a bit ethereal because of the high notes. The use of clanging metal and noises like beeps ties it in to the game's theme well. It won't be too distracting while you're trying to solve puzzles, but is pretty entertaining if you go out of your way to listen to it. Most of the sound effects in the game are on the subtle side, such as when you take a block, so that won't disrupt your ability to hear the tunes.

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🌟 Unless you rely on a walkthrough instead of trying to figure them out on your own, solving the game's 50 levels will keep your time occupied for a while. It takes a couple of minutes, at least, to work through each one.
🌟 You have to earn all three blocks of an entire memory bar within the same playthrough of a stage in order to obtain it. This could be seen as unnecessary, but I think it makes for a more meaningful reward.
🌟 I don't know how many people would want to delve into them, but there is a level editor for those who'd want to play more puzzles or make their own.


❌ The in-game “explanation” on the properties of each block is lackluster and unclear. It's too simplistic for a game with such tricky puzzles.
❌ Why put in any story elements if nobody can really tell what's going on?


🔍 Some of the difficulty stems from how many rooms you can explore at any time. Determining your objective or goal will help narrow down those options so you don't focus on things that would never achieve the target you need to reach. Why juggle blocks in a place that never mattered to begin with?
🔍 I'm not even going to pretend that I solved these puzzles. If it weren't for video walkthroughs, I wouldn't have gotten very far at all. They're available if you get stuck like I did.
🔍 The undo button is your best friend, but don't get too trigger happy with it.


Honestly, were it not for a video walkthrough of the stages in TC, I don't know how I'd feel about the game. It'd have been so hard that I know I wouldn't have beaten it, and it can be difficult to develop cognitive skills necessary to solve a puzzle you're currently stuck on. That makes it more complicated to compare it with other genres where you can practice and get better. Regardless, a walkthrough is available, and I could use it as a crutch when needed. With how clever and complex some of the solutions were, I think it may be a bit of a stretch for most people, but it's a well-designed game. I enjoyed the struggle, so I'd recommend it for those who want to get stumped for a while.