There was a time just last week where I thought I?d seen it all from apps. I’d given up on seeing a remarkable game. Countless idle games would appear before me, city-building games made every other week. There was a time that I thought I?d seen it all, and then came Assemble With Care.
Assemble With Care is an absolutely amazing game with puzzles in the form of real-world items to be repaired, simple controls, and a story that?ll keep you reading until the very end. Literally. I am guilty of skipping through dialogues in countless games, but I couldn?t skip this one. Every scene is beautifully voice acted and each moment in the story is an adventure in and of itself.
You play as Maria, a young woman that succeeded in becoming a Restorer. Your job in this narrative is to fix objects of all shapes in sizes. You start out in a very short tutorial in which you must unpack your suitcase. I know, it sounds a little dull, but it ties in well with the entire story and is simply meant as an introduction. Luckily, the controls are simple enough and require only tapping and dragging on the screen.
Once the tutorial is over, the real fun begins. After each cutscene (which I highly recommend you watch as the story is one of this game?s strongest points) you?ll take apart, fix, and reassemble various items. This could include anything from a simple yet meaningful cassette recorder to a rich woman?s camera and even a cafe?s neon sign with customizable options. You’ll be repa...