Splitkick: Overall the game feels like a student project, and I don’t mean that as a slight. Like Narbacular Drop (the original student project that turned into Portal), Magrunner displays a lot of promise and a huge amount of potential. It just needed more time in development or the benefit of having an entity like Valve step in and give the game that extra layer of polish that would have put it over the edge.
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The Cthulhu Mythos is easily one of the most recognizable pieces of writing in gaming and Magrunner: Dark Pulse is a fresh new take on an iconic story. If you love puzzles and a taste of the terrifying check out Magrunner: Dark Pulse.
Bad is a relative term, and atmospheric first-person puzzle games are like pizza; even when they’re bad, they’re still good. On its own, Magrunner: Dark Pulse is full of brain-bending puzzles and interesting story elements. Pit it against charmers like Quantum Conundrum and the genre-standard Portal, however, and you’ll start to notice its overwrought storyline and gaps in logic.
