Unravel
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Arcade, platformers, puzzle elements, 2.5D, Game Pass, EA Play, singleplayer
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An action-logic platform game created by Coldwood Interactive in cooperation with the Electronic Arts company. You play as Yarny, a character made of yarn, who travels across various locations, inspired by the landscape of northern Scandinavia, in search of traces of his long lost family. Scores of adventures await you, requiring you to cleverly use the protagonist’s unique ability of unraveling his own body.
Unravel for PC, PS4 and XONE is a colorful puzzle-arcade platformer created by so far little known studio Coldwood Interactive with the strong support of Electronic Arts. The game is by far the most ambitious project of the Swedish developer whose portfolio includes productions such as FreakOut, Skiracing, Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge, and Move Move Fitness designed for PlayStation.
Story
The player assumes the role of a likeable mascot named Yarny, made entirely of thick, red yarn. The story that sets off an entire sequence of Yarny's exciting adventures relates to the recovery of memories of the hero and the search for his long-lost family. During our journey we traverse stunning locations inspired by authentic places from the region of northern Scandinavia.
Gameplay
Gameplay mechanics do not differ significantly from most platformers; we overcome different obstacles and solve simple puzzles. An extremely important role in the game is played by physics as well as the unique ability of the hero who can unravel his yarn-like body to deal with different tasks while avoiding getting wet. Yarny can attach himself to various elements of the environment, forming a bridge of sorts, suspended over water or a deep chasm. He can also cross a river by jumping on objects floating in it and using a tethered fish as the raft’s drive.
Technology
The game features a 2.5D perspective, which means that although the game world is three-dimensional, our protagonist only moves along a predetermined path. Without a doubt, one of the advantages of Unravel on PC, PS4 and XONE is its extremely lovely graphics, with beautifully animated water and a characteristic depth effect. In terms of its visual side as well as gameplay this production bears resemblance to titles such as the LittleBigPlanet series or Yoshi's Wooly World known from the Wii U console.
Last updated on November 30, 2015
Last Update: February 29, 2016
Unravel Game Guide & Walkthrough
Unravel Game Guide includes a complete and detailed walkthrough of the game. The descriptions have been prepared in a way that will be easily understood by younger players too.
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Videos and Screens
[1:44] Unravel dev diary #4 - music
[2:33] Unravel dev diary #3 - solving puzzles
GameSpot: 7 / 10 by Rob Crossley
Unravel's wonderful sights and sounds won't escape your own memory so soon. But assessed purely on gameplay, it's everything I tend to fear about indie projects; Beautiful, heartfelt, but like Yarny himself, not robust enough.
TheSixthAxis: 8 / 10 by Jim Hargreaves
In many ways, Unravel comes as a surprise. For one, EA isn't exactly your go-to publisher when it comes to smaller, riskier projects such as this. Then there's the developer, ColdWood Interactive, itself. Based in Umea, Sweden – which explains a lot about Unravel's artistic influences – the team has worked on titles such as PlayStation Move Fitness and The Fight which, although serviceable, haven't bag them many accolades.
GamesRadar+: 4.5 / 5 by Louise Blain
Unravel's appeal goes far beyond pretty levels. Beautiful, poignant and with an iron grip on your heart, Yarny manages to effortlessly deliver a wonderful platformer and a bittersweet message.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 980 votes. 104 players anticipated the game.
Unravel Summary
Game Series: Unravel
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Coldwood Interactive AB
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
Unravel System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz/AMD Phenom X2 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 450 GT/Radeon HD 5750 or better, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
Unravel 2 on its way – EA to publish Coldwood Interactive's next game
UUnravel is going to get a sequel, Game Informer got a confirmation from Electronic Arts. EA have also announced they will be the ones to publish Coldwood Interactive's next game.
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May 18, 2016
Unravel gets a demo
PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One players can try out Unravel for free. Electronic Arts has just released a demo of the original puzzle-arcade platformer – as for the PC version, you can find it on Origin.
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March 31, 2016