The Gardens Between
Price: £4.99 from fave.co/2tBxHADThe Gardens Between is an artful puzzler lets us see
what big differences small changes can make. With
swipes of your finger, you nudge time backwards and
forwards around two friends, letting them subtly alter
their actions so they can ascend the peaks of small
islands made from the detritus of their memories.
It’s not always adept at using the gameplay to
communicate its messages. Some elements seem to
exist only for the sake of a good puzzle. Even so, it
succeeds at leaving an emotional impact, chiefly on
the strength of the animations of its human heroes
and the haunting notes of its soundtrack.TheGardensBetween
Price:£4.99fromfave.co/2tBxHAD
TheGardensBetweenisanartfulpuzzlerletsussee
whatbigdifferencessmallchangescanmake.With
swipesofyourfinger,younudgetimebackwardsand
forwardsaroundtwofriends,lettingthemsubtlyalter
theiractionssotheycanascendthepeaksofsmall
islandsmadefromthedetritusoftheirmemories.
It’snotalwaysadeptatusingthegameplayto
communicateitsmessages.Someelementsseemto
existonlyforthesakeofagoodpuzzle.Evenso,it
succeedsatleavinganemotionalimpact,chieflyon
the strengthoftheanimationsofitshumanheroes
and thehauntingnotesofitssoundtrack.