![]() ![]() Never has watching things go up in flames been so meditative and thought provoking. It is an artistic triumph, but also one for the soul. This won’t be for everyone – it can be a frustrating lesson in quirky puzzling that just won’t sit well. It makes for an almost spiritual experience, as it feels like you are living vicariously a very real act of letting go, in this stylised, beautiful world, accompanied by a droning electric bath of a soundtrack. It is clearly an allegory for the psyche of our hero, as it is filled with incongruous objects that are clues to what the character’s life may be like. Solving each puzzle will unlock additional boxes in an overworld area which you progress through. There are many occasions where you will discover a way forward in a real eureka moment. It took me a while to figure out you had to walk backwards up some steps. You can only lift boxes at around chest height, and the tanky controls mean that you cannot always turn when holding one. to that of the safety valve on the steam boiler that is, the function of both is. Gradually new types of boxes come into play. and just as we would hardly call a small bonfire a conflagration. Once I exit from that new game, I can then try again, delete the empty new game, and launch the saved game. There are environmental hazards to contend with. This is a recent bug, but as of the last few days (I think), whenever I start Bonfire Peaks by clicking 'Play' in the main menu, a new game is started even if I have an older saved game. The stages often contain several boxes and you can use them to build walkways. There are no hints, no clues, just trial and error, learning the mechanics of the grid-based world you are plunged into. ![]() Getting to the flickering embers is nearly always on the end of a fiendish puzzle. Your goal is to explore a mysterious, angular voxel island, progressing through each area by solving a very specific dilemma: how to burn a box of all of your shit in a bonfire. Would it help my soul if I did just burn them? That is the course of action that Bonfire Peaks silent, nameless protagonist has decided to take. I can see her eyeing the sticker albums, niche books about mushrooms and wrestling and imagine her cackling as she watches the flames dance across them, blistering and bending them into fiery oblivion.īecause like many people, I do like to hoard and collect and treasure, even things that hold painful memories like the bag of my mum’s stuff I can’t bring myself to go through. I am sure there have been times where my wife has wanted to set fire to all of my stuff.
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