It has no scoring system, but the satisfaction of discovery becomes the in-game achievement. It creates opportunities for collaboration, rather than competition, but is still incredibly engaging. Mu Cartographer is a game about the unexpected. We shared confused discussion about how the interface worked, joy and excitement when discoveries were made, and a mixture of relief and disappointment when the game finally ended. We shared the blue symbol puzzles between us she helped us zoom in on the items we found within each colour, and I took the controls again once we reached a location so I could capture the perfect screenshot. There are directional puzzles that I particularly enjoyed, while my co-pilot preferred the frequency puzzles. Mu Cartographer is not built for multiple players, but I played it with somebody else all the same, and we enjoyed passing the controls back and forth and celebrating our discoveries together.īecause of the way Mu Cartographer evolves into a game about traversing a landscape, you and your companion can become co-pilots, sharing the journey and the puzzles. Collaborative, teamwork-oriented boardgames are everywhere, but digital teamwork is often praised as an innovative mechanic (like when Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons was released). It’s a pleasant reminder that collaborative play is just as social as competitive multiplayer-or perhaps more so. Despite not being presented as a multiplayer game, Mu Cartographer works well in a collaborative environment.

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