Particulars Review | Darkstation

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Are you a SpaceChem fan who wishes its brand of dizzyingly complex, scientifically accurate gameplay could extend to particle physics? Well, first of all, your fantasy game has arrived in the form of Particulars. Second, you’re probably insane; when I first told my girlfriend I was playing a game about quarks (and explained that quarks are the particles atoms are composed of) she immediately blurted, “That sounds like the most boring game in the world!” While she wasn’t quite right – the sheer novelty of the concept prevents it from ever really becoming dull – the game is extremely flawed. More than anything, its unfailing commitment to scientific accuracy ensures it will never achieve fame as anything other than a moderately educational curiosity.