Aside from the basic controls, the game never explicitly tells you anything. Or better yet, youвЂ™re forced into learning and using them. See, the rules never actually change - you just might not realize they exist until the opportunity arises. I donвЂ™t want to give too much away, as learning all these rules through play and putting them to use is part of the magic of the game. But if you push the log sideways and let it roll against a rock, you might be able to stand it up again and get it moving in the direction you need it. The stump is in the way and doesnвЂ™t give you enough momentum. For instance, after you knock down a tree, you canвЂ™t keep pushing it in that same direction. Now, you might be thinking, вЂњwhatвЂ™s so hard about pushing logs around?вЂќ The challenge here comes from the rules that bind these trees. So while the touch controls could use some fine-tuning, I think theyвЂ™re much more user-friendly and preferable over a controller. And if you mess around too much with things and itвЂ™s too late to undo them, thereвЂ™s a robust backup system that allows you to revert to an older checkpoint. None of these are huge issues, though, as the game includes an unlimited undo button, as well as an option to reset an island entirely. Other times, IвЂ™d swipe on a tree only get him to walk near it instead of pushing. That said, sometimes the game would give me false previews that wouldnвЂ™t actually work. Not only that, but you can see a preview of where the log will end up if you follow through with that command. This saves time, especially when a lot of running around is involved.

ThatвЂ™s because, as with A Good Snowman, you can swipe on a tree or log in the direction you want to move it and the monster will carry out your orders on his own.

However, I found the touch controls to be far superior, especially late-game, despite the occasional issue with them.

That means, if you play with a controller, youвЂ™ll mostly be using the joystick or directional pad to walk into trees and push them. The entire control scheme involves directional movement. Very early on you might even wonder, вЂњis this it?,вЂќ but hold on until the title screen to have your mind blown. But as you progress, both the connections and the methods of creating them evolve in brilliant ways. At first, this is as simple as pushing one log over to fill in a small gap between islands. The basic idea is to push trees in a way that they make connections to other islands, allowing him to reach more and more of them. You control the little monster from DraknekвЂ™s other games, A Good Snowman is Hard to Buildand Cosmic Express, as he explores a sprawling museum that spans hundreds of islands. At its core, A MonsterвЂ™s Expedition is about pushing trees.

Dysmantle the first expedition