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Quick Look: Machinarium

However you pronounce it, Machinarium is a beautiful game.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Feb. 6 2010

Cast: Dave, Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

Machinarium

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Edited By ArbitraryWater

This game looks pretty awesome. But it's a point and click adventure, which means I probably won't get it...

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i hope that now more people will buy this game. it's really awesome :)

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The right audience will loose itself in this.

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Edited By CletusTheFoetus

kinda reminds me of Abe's Oddysee, looks good. I might check it out.

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Edited By kraznor

This looks kind of neat. Not sure I'd enjoy the more taxing puzzles, but the style and music were pretty sweet.

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Edited By Crono

I like the idea of playing through a point and click, but quite honestly, I don't think I have what it takes to solve these kinds of abstract puzzles.  I'd probably get frustrated at not "getting" a puzzle - that and I am impatient.  So while I really enjoyed the quicklook and I think this game is a great game and I am happy for the indie developers, it just isn't for me.  But I would gladly watch someone else play through the game.

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@Crono: There's a hint system in the game which shows you the solution to most situations. So what's stopping you? If something gets too abstract or complicated (all puzzles are completely logical btw), you just pop up that key shoot 'em up and get the solution that way.
 
I played through this game a couple of months ago. It's a great experience. One of the highlights of last year to me.
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@R0nnNL said:
" @Crono: There's a hint system in the game which shows you the solution to most situations. So what's stopping you? If something gets too abstract or complicated (all puzzles are completely logical btw), you just pop up that key shoot 'em up and get the solution that way.  I played through this game a couple of months ago. It's a great experience. One of the highlights of last year to me. "
Ahh I did not know about that hint system.  Thanks.
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Edited By Bollard

Intense.

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Way too intense for me.

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@Fripplebubby said:
" This game makes my eyes cry.... "
This game makes my toes cry.
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Awesome.

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i like the art style. might pick it up 

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Puzzles seem way to difficult for me but the art style and humor I like.

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This was my number 3 in my Top Ten of 2009 list. I played through it twice and got the soundtrack. Glad you duders are diggin it.

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Quick looks: The hottest commodity on the internet, RIGHT NOW!
 
Awesome that you guys are doing smaller games which need all the attention they can get.

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favorite game soundtrack ever! i loved this game glad thisll get it more attention

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Edited By fei0x

This game is great, I totally recommend it.

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Edited By dietmango

Game looks great. I really like the look of the game, the puzzles are interesting, and just the music is mellow and excellent. I might pick this up sometime.

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Lol I love watching them play these silly games. 

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@AngerPanda: where can you buy the soundtrack
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Cute, quirky and AWESOME!

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@juice8367: Through illicit means it can be found in Rar. files and Bittorrent sites, but if your a good person its available for purchase on their website through Paypal.
 
Go to Machinarium.net and click the Store tab.
 
There is also a free EP of songs they did not include on the album.
 http://machinarium.net/blog/2009/11/22/free-machinarium-soundtrack-bonus-ep/#more-160
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Edited By Diamond

The actual puzzles can be annoying sometimes, the cheat system is neat.  The music, visuals, sound and such are epic!  Reminds me of Myst + Quake 2.
 
Only thing I wish, I wish it would scale to fullscreen...
 
[edit : PS I lost my saves because of CCleaner :/ ]

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@CletusTheFoetus said:
" kinda reminds me of Abe's Oddysee, looks good. I might check it out. "
i thought so too, i bought the Abe Odd games again, used to have them on my PSOne, but they were on sale on steam at Xmas like both for $5... but i wasn't sure about this game until the quick look, but as soon as its on sale on steam I am there!!!
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A scientology and a Lethal Weapon reference. Awesome
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very cool.

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@Timdj84 said:
" A scientology and a Lethal Weapon reference. Awesome "
AND, a Maniac Mansion reference
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Edited By artofwar420

Vinny, it was on sale on Steam. Almost bought it.

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Not really my kind of thing but I can see why people like this game.

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"Like any good jail, all he wants is a smoke."

 
Heh, I love this game's style.

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Nice art style.
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 @Serker: Duuuude thank you! :DD Made my night!
 
 This game is awesome :) killed me some hours!

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looks like a bad dream, which in this case is a very very good thing.
 
the thing they did differently was they but the ramp on the other rail, the lower one closer to the bottom of the screen.

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Fun game, but it is really difficult to see some of the main objects you have to interact. i wish they would have somehow  highlighted them a little more. Just in the QL you will see in the second phase that control box where you have to be really small, and the wiring in the 3rd screen.

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lol, i see what vinny did there, i got the Shadow of the colossus reference 

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Edited By PolygonSlayer

Played through this game last year. Short and sweet game.
I'm really happy to see you guys quick looking this game, because it really deserves to sell more copies!

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Fascinating game, and charming as hell. I had to check it out after watching this.

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I need this game! - I'm running down to the store right now in my underwear!

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I love the art style man. This game is a pretty awesome puzzle game! :D

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I would love to play this on an iPad.

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This game looks soooo cool.

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The jail part was awesome.

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Must get this.

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this game is awesome
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You know that second puzzle with the mine cart? What did he do differently? 

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This is a really great game and its great that it got a quick look even though the puzzles at the end can get intense. 

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I had heard some good things about this for a while now, but didn't really stop to see what the game was like. Man this looks awesome, definitely picking up.