Prose & Codes Review

pczone.co.uk:

Not all games seek to give a cheap thrill and Prose & Codes, a text-based puzzle game, intends to educate as well as entertain. 

Prose & Codes is a game that includes 60,000 full e-books and uses classic literature as the basis for cypher puzzles. Basically, the player has to guess letters to fill in the blanks and crack the code. 

This is all part of the Gutenberg Project, designed to encourage more people to become engaged with reading. A very wholesome motive for the development of a game. 

At the end of the round, the quote from the classical novel and the title of the novel it is taken from is revealed. The player then has the option to read the novel. 

There are thousands of different novels included in this game, from every conceivable genre. From Huckleberry Finn to Great Expectations, they are all there, sorted into genre categories. 

Three tiers of difficulty allow the player to adjust the level of challenge, which dramatically affects gameplay. This also facilitates some progressive challenges while playing over time.

The visual style of the game is sophisticated and appropriate to the overall tone. It looks as though the player is staring into an open book. 

The title menu is also aesthetically elegant and easy to navigate. 

Music to my ears!

Much like lo-fi beats to study and chill out to, the musical score of Prose & Codes is gentle and perfect for concentrating on word puzzles. 

The relaxed classical music is the order of the day for this contemplative and often challenging title. 

This game is clearly not for everyone. It is a title that is relaxing and assumes a certain love of literature, which will not be shared by all.

But if we are all honest with ourselves as gamers, do we really want to play COD forever? Do we