Review of I Expect You To Die 3 Rating ****
I’ve played all three titles in this series. If you like puzzle games, you’ll like any of the I Expect You to Die VR titles. This is the first one where I had to go online to get a clue on how to proceed. And I don’t think it was my problem. I’ll try not to give away any spoilers, but the puzzle that stumped me was the underwater mission. To complete this mission, you need a device hidden underneath a vending machine. You don’t know that going in. For the most part, all of these games are pretty good at giving you clues. This particular mission, however, had a clue they tried to disguise. All I’ll say is green means go and red means no go. Additionally, a lot of effort went into giving the player coins to be used in the vending machine. Logically, you would think you needed the coins to solve this puzzle. However, the coins have no use whatsoever, except maybe to get an ice cream bar, but you only need one coin for that.
As with the other titles, the player can’t move from a sitting position. You grab items using telekinesis. The whole idea behind this series is that you must solve anywhere from five to seven puzzles to complete a mission. You never solve all of the puzzles before you die. So, like in the Tom Cruise movie Edge of Tomorrow, where he learns from every death, you learn how to avoid dying with each playthrough. Anytime you get to a point where there is a time limit to solve a particular puzzle, especially if it is a very short time, the answer is usually a simple one.
There is an introductory segment involving a song by Haley Reinhart, which I enjoyed. The I Expect You to Die series is a fun way to sharpen your puzzle-solving skills.