Minmaxing Life

The reviews for Soul Bubbles are rolling in:

“As beautiful as it is joyous to play, as charming as it is fun and as impressive as it is surprising, Soul Bubbles really deserves your attention. (…) It’s one of the purest gaming experiences we’ve had for a long while. (…) It’s beautiful, it’s elegant, it’s clever - if you don’t like this game, you’re dead inside.”
- The Official Nintendo Magazine.

“(…) now and again a developer comes along with a creation that is so well designed it makes everything else look a bit slapdash. Mekensleep is one such developer and its game, Soul Bubbles, is triumphantly good. (…) The design of the levels is bordering on genius. (…) If superb gameplay wasn’t enough, Soul Bubbles looks utterly enchanting too. (…) A game that in years to come will be looked back on as a classic.”
- NRevolution

“A simple and brilliantly executed idea. (…) This is quite simply one of the best games for DS we’ve played for ages.”
- Gamesmaster

“It’s quite amazing how inventive developer Mekensleep has managed to be with bubbles; they’re put to every use imaginable in the game, and new ideas are constantly introduced at just the right pace, all the way up to the final fiendish world. (…) More than anything, Soul Bubbles is just great fun to play with – blowing a bubble around has never been more fun. There is surprising depth to its puzzles, and it’s great to see the DS host such a great and intuitive idea again after months of copycat shelf-filler.
- IGN.com

And in French:

“Ce titre incroyable est un OVNI féérique (…) A la fois beau, intelligent et empreint d’une réelle poésie, Soul Bubbles est de ces titres exceptionnels qui séduisent toutes personnes qui s’y essaient.”
- Le Magazine Officiel Nintendo

“Rare sont les jeux qui m’ont autant emballé sur cette machine. Déplacer cette bulle dans ce labyrinthe est si simple et prenant ! Le titre fourmille de bonnes idées et l’envie de découvrir la suivante est plus grande à chaque fois. Les réactions physiques de la bulle surprennent tant elle paraissent réelles. J’ai été également charmé par la qualité des décors et l’atmosphère générale du titre. La console éteinte, on se sent aussi bien qu’après un week-end à la campagne, loin de la pollution les poumons bourrés d’air pur et frais. (…) Le pari est totalement réussi pour Mekensleep. L’OVNI du mois.
- Console+

And with that, I’m off to Japan…

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