There are two circles in front of you: Circle A and Circle B. One of them is soft. One isn't. One of them is heavy. One isn't. One of them is painted. One isn't, and so forth. And the question you must answer, in this puzzle game by Yoshio Ishii, is simple: Which? It's very much a mouse driven game, and players will have to point, click, drag, drop, spin, launch, rub, and slide to tell the difference in all twenty levels. Figuring out the challenges will depend less on logic, and more on playful experimentation to determine what the developer had in mind. This can be occasionally frustrating, but all of the levels are quite clever, and have an impish streak of fourth-wall aware humor. In short, Which? is a quality five minutes of fun, that fans of Ishii's Hoshi Saga and spin-offs will find very enjoyable.
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Which? Walkthrough.
Soft
Pick up and drop both circles. One will smoosh/ flatten as it lands.
Switch
Click on both circles. The one that turns off the light is the correct one.
Heavier
Drop both circles. Each will shake the screen, but one will shake it more than the other.
Painted
Drag the cursor in each circle. One will leave a streak of paint.
Cleanness
Pick up each circle. One will be colored, the other will be clear. Pick the clear ball.
Soft (2)
Click each circle. One will look like you're pushing into it. That is the correct ball.
Rough
Click and drag your cursor over each circle. One will drag slower than the other.
Thin
Click on either the left or right side of the circles to see how thick each one is.
Lucky
Click and drag over each circle to clear away the color. Choose the circle with the star.
Light
Click and drag the roof/area above the circle upwards. The lighter circle rises faster.
Cutting
Click and drag the right area of each circle. One should have a removable section.
Ice
Click and drag each circle. Then let go. One will keep sliding after you let go.
Rotation
Click and hold each circle. One will move the cursor around.
Ball
Click and drag your cursor on each circle. The view of your cursor should move like its moving around a ball for the correct one.
Sticky
Try to click and drag your cursor on each ball. One shouldn't move your cursor when you do this.
Heavier (2)
Click and drag each circle upwards. One should stay in place when holding it, the other should slide out of the cursor.
Luck (2)
Click and drag any edge of the circle over itself. It should peel away and one should have a star under it.
Old
Pick up each circle. The one that's brighter is the older one.
Bigger
Click each circle to make them smaller. Keep clicking them until they resize themselves. One will resize much bigger than the other.
Living
Click and hold one each circle. The mouse will pulse to the heartbeat of the live one.
Note: each game is randomized so can't expect the same answers for each game.
I didn't get Which Old either until just now.
It's not so matter of which is oldest as which has hung there for the longest. If you think about it the wall was completely white to begin with, then one circle was hung up. Some years went by, the wall became more brown, and the other circle was hung up. Then some more years went by to make the wall even more brown. So the bright wall shows the one that has hung there for the longest time.
5 Stars! The idea may be simple and short, but unlike other 'experimentation' type games, there is logic in this, far more than some games that claim to use clear logic. Think about the circles as though they were in real life.
Every one of these I have partially seen in real life. And most have been completely seen.
I hope more games can be made with these simple concepts.
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Walkthrough Guide
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Which? Walkthrough.
Soft
Pick up and drop both circles. One will smoosh/ flatten as it lands.
Switch
Click on both circles. The one that turns off the light is the correct one.
Heavier
Drop both circles. Each will shake the screen, but one will shake it more than the other.
Painted
Drag the cursor in each circle. One will leave a streak of paint.
Cleanness
Pick up each circle. One will be colored, the other will be clear. Pick the clear ball.
Soft (2)
Click each circle. One will look like you're pushing into it. That is the correct ball.
Rough
Click and drag your cursor over each circle. One will drag slower than the other.
Thin
Click on either the left or right side of the circles to see how thick each one is.
Lucky
Click and drag over each circle to clear away the color. Choose the circle with the star.
Light
Click and drag the roof/area above the circle upwards. The lighter circle rises faster.
Cutting
Click and drag the right area of each circle. One should have a removable section.
Ice
Click and drag each circle. Then let go. One will keep sliding after you let go.
Rotation
Click and hold each circle. One will move the cursor around.
Ball
Click and drag your cursor on each circle. The view of your cursor should move like its moving around a ball for the correct one.
Sticky
Try to click and drag your cursor on each ball. One shouldn't move your cursor when you do this.
Heavier (2)
Click and drag each circle upwards. One should stay in place when holding it, the other should slide out of the cursor.
Luck (2)
Click and drag any edge of the circle over itself. It should peel away and one should have a star under it.
Old
Pick up each circle. The one that's brighter is the older one.
Bigger
Click each circle to make them smaller. Keep clicking them until they resize themselves. One will resize much bigger than the other.
Living
Click and hold one each circle. The mouse will pulse to the heartbeat of the live one.
Note: each game is randomized so can't expect the same answers for each game.
Posted by: bluegriffin18 | February 19, 2013 6:19 PM