Apple Arcade review #39: Patterned
Patterned is a nice game, a friendly game. The sort of game you bring home to meet your mum. It’s pretty and personable, and you can spend hours getting lost in its patterns and this is where the analogy breaks down.
I do not like jigsaw puzzles. The first time I tried Patterned I spent half an hour placing jigsaw pieces on a cosy map of mountains and small towns, accompanied by perfectly nice and friendly music. I honestly don’t know what happened. I was cosied into a stupor.
The first puzzle is the best: many of the others are strangely colourless, but there are dozens to pick from, so you won’t quickly run out. If you like jigsaw puzzles, you’ll probably like this. If you don’t…give it a try: it might work its subtle, friendly magics on you, too.