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Klaus
Klaus follows an office worker who wakes up in a basement with no idea of who or where he is. With his only clue being the word "Klaus" tattooed on his arm, he's forced to escape the mechanical and constructivist world in which he finds himself a prisoner.
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Klaus is an impeccable experience from top to bottom. Platforming is engaging and tight, the puzzles will keep you on your toes, and the story offers up something that matches mind-blowing tales such as Limbo or Inside. The struggle with managing all the moving parts and some unfortunate flashing lights aren’t enough to bring this one down too far on the list of stellar platforming experiences on the Nintendo Switch.
Because platformers have been around since the game industry first gained traction, newcomers must surprise players to stand out from the crowd of Marios and Raymen. The puzzle-oriented platformer Klaus accomplishes this feat thanks to its clever level design and intriguing storytelling that subverts genre conventions.
Despite its technical issues however, it’s hard to not love Klaus. It’s one of those games that sneaks up on you from out of nowhere and puts a big smile on your face because of how surprisingly good it is. It looks and sounds fantastic, offers an intriguing and thought-provoking story, but most importantly, it has varied and engaging gameplay. It may be a little on the short side, but if you’re after a platform game that’ll remind you of the good old times as well as thrill you with its ingenuity, Klaus is pretty much essential.
The mystery and intrigue of the narrative and solving the levels themselves were competent enough and can be seen in the ‘off-the-beaten path’ secret levels. These secret levels flip the script with its ‘this is not what it seems’ moments. For example, in one of these instances the game only allows you to move left and the challenge here is to reach the end through manipulating the environment and roadblocks. If you do, you’ll collect fragments of a door that ultimately reveal more about the story’s premise. Although this part is entirely optional, it’s an additional layer that recognizes the ...
Klaus' intelligent colour palette is put at odds with generic mechanics. This faulty combination sucks life from an otherwise terrific title. The narrative begins as a stolid commentary on contemporary corporate culture and evolves into a tale of personal triumph, woe, and redemption.