Auditorium
Auditorium is the type of game that on the surface intrigues you and draws you in. It give you a pleasant perplexing feeling to discover the subtle complexities of this puzzler. The last time I had this feeling was picking up a gameboy for the first time and playing tetris. Auditorium is a puzzle game in its own class with its visual and auditory artistic achievement.
The goal of each round of Auditorium is to fill up audio containers with a steady stream of flowing particles. The flow is manipulated by positioning various controls around the stage the have various effects on the flow. The controls change the direction of the flow, and it is this arrangement of controls within the flow that will help you direct the flow into an audio container. In later levels the game mixes it up a bit by adding color rings that you use to change the color of the flow the match the audio containers. One great thing is there is no wrong way to solve the puzzle. Most if not all of the puzzles have more than one way to solve them. A challenge I did myself was to see if I could solve the puzzle without using all of the available controls on the stage. I have only successfully done that once.
The beauty of this game is filling the containers to reveal each part of a musical composition. Each round building the composition until all the parts are together to make a beautiful musical piece. The process of building these musical compositions is both exciting and euphoric. Each piece is magical and serene. The calming effect of the music make this game a lot less frustrating to deal with when trying to solve a difficult arrangement.
Visually the game moves just as beautifully as the majestic magical music that accompanies it. The flow is a water like flowing stream of particles. As you manipulate the flow around the stage it makes for wonderful visuals that are like impressionist art. The visuals really get lively when you start mixing colors with the flow.
Auditorium is without a doubt one of the most beautiful, intriguing, and magical puzzle games ever. It is very hard to find a game that can have the calming and soothing yet challenging effect that this game has on you.
