BackFirewall_ is a puzzle title set inside a mobile phone that is in the process of being updated.
BackFirewall_ is a title created by Natural Games. This is a small Swiss studio that has searched for an original way of setting the scene for a puzzle and adventure title. As we have said, it is a small study of just over 10 people who have worked on the Unity graphics engine. The game has reached various platforms, Xbox One y SeriesPS4 and 5, as well as to PC via Steam or Epic.
Software Technology
As we said BackFirewall_ It has a very original setting. We are inside a mobile phone or smartphone where we will be the launcher or update assistant of software Of the device. Our primary task will be to carry out the update of the mobilefor this we will launch the program and we will execute a series of basic activities so that everything comes to fruition.
However, something will cause our conscience to be troubled and we will make decisions. This is Os9, the old operating system that is going to be replaced. It will try to convince us to stop the update, but we won’t pay much attention to it. However, arrived at 99% update we will realize that we, as a program of update we will also be wiped out in one breath if we finish the process. Os9 will finally get us to come to our senses and start a fight to stop the much feared update.
Classic puzzles and adventures.
With the clear mission of making the update we will embark on an adventure against technology with a lot of humor. And it is that BackFirewall_ is halfway between comedy and a drama. We will have to make painful decisions along with other very funny ones. To begin with, we will take a tour of many mobile phone parties tried to boycott the processes. We will go from the CPU to the RAM trying, in each of these places, to screw up the update by carrying out a series of tasks that will trigger errors.
These will be marked on a panel as a programming code. We will have several simple sentences that are true and we must convert them into false so that the code and the update fail, and therefore our deaths are avoided.
Speed and ingenuity
The game also has a part that is out of the ordinary for these titles. We will have some more sections of action and adventure that will make us have to be dexterous not only with the head but also with the joystick. For example, before our destructive maneuvers the smartphone will think we are a virus or malware and it will come after us. Security measures will increase and we will have to escape cleaning protocols or avoid being seen so that we do not end up “deleted”.
adventure with help
Although it is true that the game has a medium difficulty, there will be areas that due to the complexity of the language or the abstractness of the tracks can become a headache, for this we have some help points that are very well thought out. They are alters with rubber duckies that will give us whistles little by little without breaking the experience. This system of aid It is very well implemented and they are still puzzles that are somewhat more explained, but that you do not feel like a disproportionate help. They will break down the story a little more, but without giving us the results.
CONCLUSION
BackFirewall_ It is a puzzle title that is not different from what we have seen so far in other titles of the genre. Its mechanics are the ones we are used to seeing in many other games of this style. His graphic section It does not stand out and it is clear that we are dealing with an indie title. Its sound section will not be remembered as a contribution to the world of videogames either, but it is true that it complies in all facets and is well executed.
Where we can say that BackFirewall_ has hit the mark is in its original story and its setting. A very careful work is evident in this aspect, something that stands out in the many details “freaks” that will delight everyone. Both of those who have computer knowledge and those who approach this world for the first time. All this with a humor and a feeling that endow BackFirewall_ with own soul.
BackFirewall:
14,99€
Pros
- very original setting
- Simple but fun puzzles
- Very well thought out help system
Cons
- On a technical level it could have a better finish
- Music and sound could be better