Just maybe consider playing it on PC since that experience should be much stronger without the control caveats. Unpacking on Switch doesn’t quite stick the landing of the zen experience it aspires to be, but if you can tolerate some frustrating interfaces and controls, this is still a game worth exploring. It’s touching and emotional at times, which makes the control issues stand out because over the course of the game, my dominant thoughts were about how annoying it was to try to move a pair of socks from the packing box to the dresser drawer. The story arc is largely in the background as you follow characters from house to house, slowly piecing together what happened over the years between moves. Those controls are a bummer because the game is cute and clever. To finish a level you need to work out where each item should go. You get to know the owner of the objects by their possessions and circumstances.
Unpacking is a remarkable piece of work that elegantly evokes the ebbs and flows of life. But its thematic strength and effectiveness in conveying that is incredible.
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The zoom issue doesn’t factor into docked mode (unless you have a tiny TV), but since no touchscreen option exists, either primary way to play Unpacking on Switch is flawed. Unpacking is a meditative puzzle game where you unpack belongings into a series of either spaces, each representing a stage in life. Unpacking captured and recalled that messy abundance of emotions precisely. Even playing on the OLED model (which has the biggest screen as of posting), I could never find the right zoom level to make touchscreen controls work comfortably while still being able to tell what items were supposed to be. Using an analog stick to move items around was never ideal and while touchscreen controls are present in handheld mode, the screen real estate makes them less ideal. This is clearly a game made best for PC as your basic interaction involves pointing and clicking a cursor to move around objects. Overall, the story of Unpacking, a largely wordless game, might be its best quality, which is an impressive feat. Unpacking runs totally fine, but the problem is one of control. The subtlety of this puzzler's story makes for a slow burn, but it's extremely rewarding to see the lit-up silhouette of the main character at a patio table with her partner and baby at the end.
The problems on Switch aren’t technical, which is seemingly a rarity for some ports to the system these days.
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