Big Walk Review
You owe it to yourself and your friends to experience Big Walk. It is appointment gaming at its finest. Big Walk is one of those games that’s both easily explained and difficult to convey. If you wanted to be purely descriptive, it is a multiplayer adventure game where you and two to twelve friends explore an abstracted island full of puzzles and secrets. Think of it as a cooperative-focused Myst or The Witness. However, describing Big Walk like this, or using the much-maligned term “friendslop,” is a disservice to Big Walk. Yes, the core functions and mechanics are walking around and solving puzzles, but the threads that connect you and your friends together are what make it special. You are not just solving a puzzle; you are collaborating with others to find the best method. You aren’t just walking around an environment; you are discussing pathways, stop points, and scouting ahead to find the right way to go. It’s those little moments between the walking and the solving that make Big...