QUBE Original, Director's Cut and Anniversary question

[One Man Army]

Can someone please explain/answer briefly:

- What are the major differences between QUBE Original/Classic, Director's Cut and Anniversary editions.
- Which one should someone new to the series start with?
- Is it worth playing the other versions before moving on to QUBE 2?

I have the first two and was thinking of upgrading to this version too, but I see very conflicted reviews about it and the original game.

[Gango]

i have the same questions, hopefully someone will answer them.

[Porygon]

Hey!

Sorry nobody got around to your questions yet. I hope this isn't too late.

I've been a QUBE fan since the very first game out and I've bought every piece of content since. I actually had the privilege to beta test QUBE 10th Anniversary. Here's what the 10th Anniversary release is:

It's a reMAKE, not a reMASTER, of Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut, basically. It is built on the same engine as QUBE 2, so it incorporates significant performance and graphics improvements compared to the first two games (original and Director's Cut).

The puzzles in 10th are largely new. They do take inspiration from the originals, and here or there a puzzle has been copied entirely, but it's very much new puzzle content.

Now, 10th has two story modes: Director's Cut and Original. The Original story mode features the classic soundtrack and no dialogue, and cuts out some of the longer walking sequences. I say that 10th is a remake of Director's Cut specifically, because 10th made the environment and sequences much more fitting for the Director's Cut narrative - the first Director's Cut release was a narrative added on to the original game, while 10th has been built ground up to support the narrative story.

10th also features a totally new additional puzzle Sector, Sector 8. It's a lot like the DLC puzzle packs from QUBE 2. AND there is a tiny additional puzzle track called Tough Going that revamps some of the very hardest puzzles from the original game, so that's fun.

10th also has extra goodies: a music player for all the tracks, concept art, dev commentary et cetera. AND there's a level editor and community workshop support!

I highly recommend, if you play nothing else, to play 10th Anniversary. Most new payers should start there. It's the definitive version of the QUBE franchise and has a lot of content.


About QUBE 2: QUBE 2 brought the franchise forward into a modern game engine, reworked the physics, and scaled everything up. It's definitely a worthy addition to the franchise. However, I'd still recommend 10th over 2 if you had to choose. The puzzles and design in QUBE 2 were excellent, but the story could be a hit or miss affair. The plot was prepared by someone besides the Director's Cut writer, and it felt... odd. Bear in mind that's just my opinion, but me and some other fans felt that the QUBE 2 plot didn't go over as well as it could have.

If you complete 10th and want more, definitely check out QUBE 2 and the DLC puzzle packs. I beta tested those too! Aftermath is my favorite piece of puzzle content for QUBE 2 for sure.

Hopefully my 2cents worth helped you both, just lmk if you have any more questions.

[.triple Cat]

Originally posted by Porygon:

Hey!

Sorry nobody got around to your questions yet. I hope this isn't too late.

I've been a QUBE fan since the very first game out and I've bought every piece of content since. I actually had the privilege to beta test QUBE 10th Anniversary. Here's what the 10th Anniversary release is:

It's a reMAKE, not a reMASTER, of Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut, basically. It is built on the same engine as QUBE 2, so it incorporates significant performance and graphics improvements compared to the first two games (original and Director's Cut).

The puzzles in 10th are largely new. They do take inspiration from the originals, and here or there a puzzle has been copied entirely, but it's very much new puzzle content.

Now, 10th has two story modes: Director's Cut and Original. The Original story mode features the classic soundtrack and no dialogue, and cuts out some of the longer walking sequences. I say that 10th is a remake of Director's Cut specifically, because 10th made the environment and sequences much more fitting for the Director's Cut narrative - the first Director's Cut release was a narrative added on to the original game, while 10th has been built ground up to support the narrative story.

10th also features a totally new additional puzzle Sector, Sector 8. It's a lot like the DLC puzzle packs from QUBE 2. AND there is a tiny additional puzzle track called Tough Going that revamps some of the very hardest puzzles from the original game, so that's fun.

10th also has extra goodies: a music player for all the tracks, concept art, dev commentary et cetera. AND there's a level editor and community workshop support!

I highly recommend, if you play nothing else, to play 10th Anniversary. Most new payers should start there. It's the definitive version of the QUBE franchise and has a lot of content.


About QUBE 2: QUBE 2 brought the franchise forward into a modern game engine, reworked the physics, and scaled everything up. It's definitely a worthy addition to the franchise. However, I'd still recommend 10th over 2 if you had to choose. The puzzles and design in QUBE 2 were excellent, but the story could be a hit or miss affair. The plot was prepared by someone besides the Director's Cut writer, and it felt... odd. Bear in mind that's just my opinion, but me and some other fans felt that the QUBE 2 plot didn't go over as well as it could have.

If you complete 10th and want more, definitely check out QUBE 2 and the DLC puzzle packs. I beta tested those too! Aftermath is my favorite piece of puzzle content for QUBE 2 for sure.

Hopefully my 2cents worth helped you both, just lmk if you have any more questions.

Are the puzzles in the original and directors cut the same?

[Porygon]

In 10th Anniversary? Yes, the puzzles are exactly the same. The only difference is that if you play 10th Anniversary in "original" mode, it removes a few of the longer elevator scenes and walking segments between puzzle rooms. Those longer sequences are in the Directors Cut in order to give characters time to speak. It's all cinematic, not gameplay.

Way back when Directors Cut first came out, it did make a few gameplay changes by removing a couple puzzles and adding a couple new ones. That's not the case in 10th Anniversary.