This is a mixed recommendation - I chose thumbs up purely because The Hex is appropriately priced at launch, which is unfortunately rare these days.

The premise is interesting - 6 characters, 6 genres of gameplay (+ 3 more genres across minigames & the hub world). The problem is that you have to put in a lot of effort to get through the game, but for too little reward. Gameplay is continually interrupted by cutscenes. It makes you wonder why they put effort into actually implementing gameplay, because you never get more than 30s without a cutscene showing up and ripping you away from the action.

Throughout the ending I had this constant sense of dread that I was missing the true ending because of how many loose threads hadn't been tied up. In a completely linear 6 hour game that has very little action, the prospect of having to replay it from the beginning is horrifying. No idea what I'm missing. I don't want to sit through all those cutscenes again to find out. Some quality-of-life improvements (e.g. cutscene skipping, and free roaming after the end of the game, so that I can tie up loose ends without having to play the full game from the start) would make the game so much better.

Ultimately, The Hex is a unique experience with good ideas and mediocre execution. I don't regret buying it, but I feel it's not living up to its potential.

This is a mixed recommendation - I chose thumbs up purely because The Hex is appropriately priced at launch, which is unfortunately rare these days. The premise is interesting - 6 characters, 6 genres of gameplay (+ 3 more genres across minigames & the hub world). The problem is that you have to put in a lot of effort to get through the game, but for too little reward. Gameplay is continually interrupted by cutscenes. It makes you wonder why they put effort into actually implementing gameplay, because you never get more than 30s without a cutscene showing up and ripping you away from the action. Throughout the ending I had this constant sense of dread that I was missing the true ending because of how many loose threads hadn't been tied up. In a completely linear 6 hour game that has very little action, the prospect of having to replay it from the beginning is horrifying. No idea what I'm missing. I don't want to sit through all those cutscenes again to find out. Some quality-of-life improvements (e.g. cutscene skipping, and free roaming after the end of the game, so that I can tie up loose ends without having to play the full game from the start) would make the game so much better. Ultimately, The Hex is a unique experience with good ideas and mediocre execution. I don't regret buying it, but I feel it's not living up to its potential.