Unravel Offers A Video About Those Yarn Puzzles

Spinning a solution

News by Philippa Warr Former Staff Writer

Published on Jan. 21, 2016

With Unravel [official site] being close to release (Feb 9) its developers have released a preview video thingummy to explain more about using yarn monster Yarny to solve puzzles in the game. Behold!

There are trampolines and bridges and grappling hook-type interactions to help you get along. The limitations of cord length and the cuteness and the trailing yarn all remind me of Chibi Robo. Man, I loved Chibi Robo. He was the best.

I've been thinking about Yarny and the fact that he is made from one single piece of yarn. Here are the things I would be most worried about if I were him:

Shrinkage because of water

Snagging

Being bright red and thus attracting unwanted attention (am I yarn-shaming?)

Entirely unravelling

Existential dread

Scissors

Forgetting how to roll yourself up properly

Being eaten by a dog

Becoming gross stringy dog poop

Fire

The question "If I am entirely made from one bit of red yarn why do I have white eyes?"

Encountering a problem which cannot be solved by yarn