Framed (2014)
3.64 from 73 ratings
145 members have it in their collection · 7 playing now · 29 backlogged · 8 wish listed
How long? Main story 3h · 100% 1h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Loveshack Entertainment
- Genres
- Adventure, Puzzle
- Themes
- Action
- Series
- Framed
Release dates
- Nov 13, 2014 (Australia) iOS
- Nov 13, 2014 (Worldwide) iOS
- Aug 26, 2015 (Worldwide) Android
Related
Bundled in
- Framed Collection (May 2018) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC
Rating distribution
5 stars
11
4 stars
30
3 stars
27
2 stars
5
1 star
0
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review DrennyDog 4/5 · Oct 26, 2024
Pretty Good
Played via switch (bundled with Framed 2, but I only played this one so far).
Pretty fun. Solid and short glad I played.
Review Haxiel 3/5 · Jun 16, 2021
Change the order, change the outcome
Framed has an interesting mechanic at its center. You guide your protagonist through a series of comic book panels, and the order of the panels influences how the scene plays out. For example, one of the early panels shows a police officer firing a shot at you. For the next panel, you have a choice. If you pick a hallway …
Framed has an interesting mechanic at its center. You guide your protagonist through a series of comic book panels, and the order of the panels influences how the scene plays out. For example, one of the early panels shows a police officer firing a shot at you. For the next panel, you have a choice. If you pick a hallway for the next panel, the bullet will hit you and you fail the level. If you pick a dining room for the next panel, your protagonist tips a table over and takes cover.
These puzzles are distributed in a somewhat clumsy way. Some levels are intuitive and easy to figure out. Others are more difficult, but because the interactions between panels are not obvious. You need to experiment a fair bit for these levels to find a solution. This can be a bit tedious.
Later levels build upon the mechanic a little - you get asymmetric panels, rotation-only panels, locked panels and time-based panels. Unfortunately, that's the limit of these changes. The game doesn't significantly alter the gameplay during its playthrough, so it feels somewhat repetitive.
There is also a story involved, which involves three nameless characters in a film-noir setting. A briefcase is stolen, and whole game basically chronicles your escape with it. The story gets a cool little meta-twist near the end, but otherwise doesn't make much of an impact.
Overall, Framed is a decent puzzler. I played this as part of the Framed Collection, so onward to Framed 2.