The Sojourn Reviews
A few puzzles are exhilarating to decipher, but too many others beat the concepts into the ground through repetition without offering enough to keep the solutions fresh
The sojourn is a puzzle game that relies on the duality between light and dark to propose some very interesting challenges, at least at beginning. It also has a storyline to beautify the game but it is too cryptic and ends up being diluted while the adventure lengthens incomprehensibly based on repeating challenges and situations without provide new playable mechanics from the beginning. But to his credit it also has a remarkable artistic section, and some of his proposals are quite intelligent and interesting.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
The Sojourn is a well-designed, thought-provoking first-person puzzle title, with colorful scenery and magical soundtrack. The guiding narrative about self-reflection and discovery told through blindfolded statues, and the scrolls are subtle enough to get the point across and profound sufficient if you look inward upon yourself while playing. The slow pacing of the game is almost metaphoric to life, giving you a reason to slow things down, take it all in, and live in the moment.
The Sojourn is the equivalent of one of those big books of crosswords you can buy at the supermarket check-out. Its puzzles are well-constructed and provide a nice mental workout, but they're all rather one-note, and the game's world is dry as toast. If you're a hardcore puzzle nerd, give The Sojourn a shot, but those expecting to be taken on a deeper journey may be disappointed.
The Sojourn has an effective story and occasionally rewarding gameplay, but its inconsistencies in gameplay, pacing, and progression make it less than the sum of its parts.
The Sojourn is an average, middle-of-the-road puzzler, that struggles to be memorable after the first few hours. There are interesting ideas here, both in terms of gameplay and aesthetic. However, they both suffer from the same problem, which is unfortunate repetition.
The Sojourn is a peaceful yet thought-provoking puzzle game with beautiful visuals. The only bits of story are told through dioramas, so it isn't spelled out for you. With a sense of wonder and interesting puzzle mechanics, you'll have a great time seeing how clever you truly are.
The Sojourn is a clever puzzle game depicting a story of creation and growth. It's quite similar to The Talos Principle and The Witness, but slightly easier and straightforward, but extremely challenging every now and then.
Review in Polish | Read full review
The Sojourn is a well-designed, thought-provoking first-person puzzle title, with colorful scenery and magical soundtrack.
The Sojourn blends interesting puzzles with a strong narrative. There are a couple of issues but they shouldn't ruin the overall enjoyment.
A clever and beautiful first person puzzle game that fails to integrate its themes into its mechanics, and/or viceversa.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
The Sojourn is a beautiful game with numerous extremely clever puzzles but it has a hard time balancing its story and difficulty curve.
The Sojourn is a well-made, standard puzzle game that every fan of the genre should try it.
Review in Persian | Read full review
The Sojourn is definitely one of the best and well-designed Iranian games. It has great artistic world and genuine puzzles, even compared to best games in the world. But two main reasons made it fail. One, separating the story from the puzzles completely, which damage the storytelling and the Second, low quality of side puzzles which have putted in the game with no creativity and has no worthy rewards for solving them
Review in Persian | Read full review
The Sojourn is not without flaws, but it is a loving and enduring experience. The remarkable content it offers, along with its high quality, is easily matched with the best puzzle games of the last few years, with eye-catching visuals and superb music that makes for an exceptionally sophisticated seasoning for the game's rather complex puzzles. If you're looking for a few hours to think about a beautiful world, don't miss the Sojourn.
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