EVERYONE Welcome to Glass Masquerade – an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco and stained-glass artisans of the 20th century. Combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the 'International Times Exhibition' - an interactive electronic show. Welcome to Glass Masquerade – an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco & stained glass artisans of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the ‘International Times Exhibition’ – an interactive electronic show. 25 countries attending. Welcome to Glass Masquerade - an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco & stained glass artisans of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the 'International.
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions on Xbox One does what it says on the tin. It looks great and delivers a series of enjoyable jigsaw puzzles but can get more than a little frustrating throughout.
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Title: Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
Developer: Onyx Lute
Publisher: Digerati
Website: https://www.onyxlute.com
Genre: Jigsaw Puzzle
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Audience: PEGI 7
Release Date: 14/02/2020
Price: £10.79 – Rapid Reviews UK were very kindly provided with a review code for this title.
You knowhow Picross fans will buy Picross that is Picross with some added Picross? Usethat energy if you enjoyed the first Glass Masquerade. Glass Masquerade is GlassMasquerade. Don’t think too hard about it, like I said, same energy.
Puzzled Luck
Ignore allthat. Allow me to blow your socks off with an in-depth analysis of GlassMasquerade 2’s gameplay. It’s a jigsaw puzzle. You slide the pieces; you slotthem in. All done.
Silhouetted glass shards are presented in layered wheels surrounding the central canvas. You rebuild the circular stained-glass window by slotting the pieces together using a smooth and simple drag and drop method. Fitting each piece into position gives just the right amount of tolerance versus precision, so you can put your tweezers and magnifying glass away. Not sure why you brought them in the first place. Lunatic.
Alternatively,you can use touch controls. Don’t do that because you can’t see where you’re actuallyputting the pieces (on account of your finger covering them).
Like any jigsaw,the difficulty lies in the number of pieces but, for those less patient, thereare small quality-of-life options such as starting points (markers for where toslot the edge pieces) and hints.
Gripped? Good, then let’s talk style.
Bae Window
Like I may or may not have said about the original game in a previous life (different site), Glass Masquerade 2 takes its cues from Art Deco and 20th-century stained-glass artistry; abstract and profound in visual appeal.
However, the game not only offers gradually constructed, beautifully realised images but also a curiously rewarding loop; snapping a couple of curvy acute and obtuse segments together often reveals art within the art. Granted, seeing part of the grander image as you progress comes as standard with a jigsaw puzzle, but the way in which the image is separated is very deliberate and the slow pacing gives you time to take it all in.
This visualdynamic is complemented by a stunningly dark, mechanical UI theme that providesatomic clock level synchronicity with the delicate chimes, waves and strings ofthe musical score. That and a hint of that mildly unnerving atmosphere thatmakes you feel like you’re alone in a dark theatre, or a long, unlit corridorwith a music box playing on a chair at the other end of the room. I’mexaggerating. I think. I mean there’s a PEGI 7 rating for a reason, guys.
Pane inthe Glass
There are some random philosophical remarks tucked in-between levels for… well, I’m not sure why they’re in, but they’re in. Enjoy them. Or don’t, I’m not your dad.
With tonnes of levels packed in and a very fair price tag, Glass Masquerade 2 has enough to cover the largest of non-slip mats. While you’re unlikely to play this one for hours straight, it’s an excellent source of tranquillity when you need to just put your feet up and take it easy.
If youlike jigsaw puzzles and like the sound of an ocular embrace… actually, no, thatsounds painful… If you like jigsaw puzzles and well, relaxing your eyes, lookno further!
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If Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions crashes, Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions will not start, Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions not installing, there are no controls in Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions, no sound in game, errors happen in Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions – we offer you the most common ways to solve these problems.
Be sure to update your graphics card drivers and other software
Before letting out all of your bad feelings toward development team, do not forget to go to the official website of your graphics card manufacturer and download the latest drivers. There are often specially prepared optimized drivers for specific game. You can also try to install a past versions of the driver if the problem is not solved by installing the current version. It is important to remember that only the final version of the video card driver must be loaded – try not to use the beta version, since they can have some terrible bugs.
Do not also forget that for good game operation you may need to install the latest version DirectX, which can be found and downloaded from official Microsoft website.
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions not starting
Many of the problems with games launching happen because of improper installation. Check, if there was any error during installation, try deleting the game and run the installer again, but before install don’t forget to disable antivirus – it may often mistakenly delete files during installation process. It is also important to remember that the path to the folder with a game should contain only Latin characters and numbers.
You also have to check whether there is enough space on the HDD for installation. You can also try to run the game as an administrator in compatibility mode with different versions of Windows.
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions crashes. Low FPS. Friezes. Hangs
Your first solution to this problem install new drivers for a video card. This action can drastically rise game FPS. Also, check the CPU and memory utilization in the Task Manager (opened by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ESCAPE). If before starting the game you can see that some process consumes too many resources - turn off the program or simply remove this process from Task Manager.
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Next, go to the graphics settings in the game. First – turn off anti-aliasing and try to lower the setting, responsible for post-processing. Many of them consume a lot of resources and switching them off will greatly enhance the performance, and not greatly affect the quality of the picture.
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions crashes to the desktop
If Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions often crashes to the desktop, try to reduce quality of the graphics. It is possible that your PC just does not have enough performance and the game may not work correctly. Also, it is worth to check out for updates - most of today's games have the automatic patches installation system on startup if internet connection is available. Check to see whether this option is turned off in the settings and switch it on if necessary.
Black of black screen in the Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
The most common issue with black screen is a problem with your GPU. Check to see if your video card meets the minimum requirements and install the latest drivers. Sometimes a black screen is the result of a lack of CPU performance.
If everything is fine with your hardware and it satisfies the minimum requirements, try to switch to another window (ALT + TAB), and then return to the game screen.
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions is not installed. Installation hangs
First of all, check that you have enough space on the HDD for installation. Remember that to work properly installer requires the declared volume of space, plus 1-2 GB of additional free space on the system drive. In general, remember this rule – you must always have at least 2 gigabytes of free space on your system drive (usually it’s disk C) for temporary files. Otherwise, the games and the other software may not work correctly or even refuse to start.
Problems with the installation may also be due to the lack of an internet connection or it’s instability. Also, do not forget to stop the antivirus for the time game installation – sometimes it interferes with the correct file copy, or delete files by mistake, mistakenly believing they are viruses.
Saves not working in Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
By analogy with the previous solution, check for free space on HDD - both on where the game is installed, and the system drive. Often your saves are stored in a folder of documents, which is separate from the game itself.
Controls not working in Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
Sometimes the controls in game do not work because of the simultaneous connection of multiple input devices. Try disabling gamepad, or, if for some reason, you have two connected keyboards or mouses, leave only one pair of devices. If your gamepad does not work, remember - the games usually officially support only native Xbox controllers. If your controller is defined in system differently - try using software that emulates the Xbox gamepad (eg, x360ce - step by step manual can be found here).
No sound in Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
Check if the sound works in other programs. Then check to see if the sound is turned off in the settings of the game, and whether there is correct audio playback device selected, which is connected your speakers or headset. After this check volumes in system mixer, it can also be turned off there.
If you are using an external audio card - check for new drivers at the manufacturer's website.