Monument Valley

I am not one for playing games on my phone. In fact, I am not really one for playing any sort of competitive game. Mainly because I’m bloody rubbish at them and it leads to me feeling rather pathetic and annoyed at myself. I genuinely believe that in this instance for me, practise will never make perfect. I have had a SNES since the glorious 1990’s and still struggle to get much further beyond Iggy’s Castle in Super Mario World. Against my better judgement I decided to get Flappy Bird in early 2014 and a year or so on, I can boast a high score of… 37.

So, as a non gamer who really can’t be bothered it’s a big deal for me to fork out money on the App Store and buy one and enjoy it too! Enter Monument Valley. For me, this a good example of the power of great design. Not only do I love the look of it but the gorgeous design means I keep playing it. In fact, I’m almost done. The style, the colours, the choice of type, the story… LOVELY.

Here it is in motion: