Shores of Loci Review (Capt.Nemo)
I voted Shores of Loci for the Sit back and relax-award with, in my opinion, good reason. The game is essentially a puzzle. Y'know, the kind where a number of pieces fit together in a certain way to make a picture. In Shores of Loci you do that, except you're puzzling together a place. Not just any place, mind, but a series of places, grouped by different architectural styles and surroundings. The places are even inhabited by, well, some sort of inhabitants, going about their business.
This is to me, at least, very relaxing. While the puzzling may occasionally throw you for a loop, there's no pressure, no leveling or score to be chased. Just the finishing of another intricate place to enjoy looking at.
The graphics are gorgeous! The controls are simple. The pace and the places are relaxing. Coming back here every now and then is a bit of an antidote to hectic life in the real world. A pocket-sized vacation, if you like.
PS.
This runs without a hitch on my aging system. (i5-8400, GTX1070, Rift S)
PPS.
The devs have recently added a mumber puzzles set in a new place. I'm looking forward to the trip!