Game Review: Crayon Physics

Bright idea, nice presentation, poor follow-through. Crayon Physics looks like it should be the most awesome indie game ever. Well, maybe second most awesome after World of Goo. But unfortunately, it just doesn't have the merit to hold attention. A world where you can draw reality with crayons is every child's dream, but the dream falls flat with limited possibilities and mechanics that are too simple for the vast possibilities of a world drawn in crayon. I wanted to see a version of The Incredible Machine (remember that old relic?) in which I could draw my own gadgets and see the contraption come to life, but instead I got to draw... a box. And then a line. Then a pivot point, which was kinda cool - and then another box.  So while the crayon world could have been brought to life, it lies limp and dull as a flat canvas.

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