Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Welcome inside to the ever-infamous Kitatcho Laboratories! Being a test subject inside of this facility will lead you to going through many of the High-Tech Puzzle Chambers inside.
Specifically, you’re Test Subject #3, or TS-03. Throughout this series of maps you’ll be learning how slimes work, understand the basics of redstone, learn what different contraptions do, and learn what goes on beneath the surface. Just be careful as to not dive too deep or else cryo sleep will have to remain permanent.
Highlights
- A fully voice acted storyline
- 50+ Puzzle Chambers to solve
- Variety of difficulty in the puzzles
- New mechanics not seen in previous maps
- Complementary key chains
Compared to most other maps, the story is separated into 3 different chapters. So for this review, you’ll be seeing a separation between each map to lead to a final, overall conclusion at the end.
This review was from John Glacious playing the map live on StickyPiston.TV.
If you wish to catch me live playing Minecraft Maps, tune into 📺StickyPiston.TV on Sundays @ 1 PM CST / 2 PM EDT / 6 PM GMT. You can catch the playthrough of The Kitatcho Laboratories on YouTube. StickyPiston has provided a playback that is forever saved here:
Chapter 1
Re-visiting this map was a fun time. The puzzles weren’t too complicated and some of the later ones had quite a few different ways to get to the same solution. It was very fun and listening to Jake Kitatcho (who I accidentally called John Kitatcho multiple times) give what could sound like a bit of encouragement.
I also love the Portal vibes this map gives off. Not just in the way you’re spoken to, but also with the secrets that are hidden from the overgrowth and what’s hiding behind each testing chamber. Good start to the series, 8/10.
Chapter 2
Now we start getting into parts of the series I haven’t played. Off the bat I already love the expansion of the puzzles given. Using moving platforms alongside introducing automation is a great way to make the previous mechanics get added onto. Gotta say I enjoyed one chamber requiring you to go back and use the levers of the past 2.
Instead of giving the vibes of Portal, it starts to separate itself and become something wholey unique. I didn’t get to see all of the secrets hidden around, but I would say it got me curious to come back and play the map again. Great followup to what was already a good map, 9/10.
Chapter 3
I honestly didn’t realize this came out almost 2 years ago. I thought this was released not long ago! Well playing it for the streams I got to speak real quick to Stockley himself. So might as well keep this fresh and say – wow! Not only do the puzzles require more brain power this time around, but they’re all still so innovative and fun!
This unique and fun puzzle map keeps you engaged throughout. And I can safely say it’s definitely worth the 7 to 9 hours of playing through. It just makes me wonder.. what will Chapter 4 be offering? Will we finally get to the surface? Is there something deeper that’s hiding?
This great map deserves my first 10/10 rating. I wouldn’t change a thing about it.
Chapter 4
Near the end of Chapter 3 we learned about what really happened between Jake Kitatcho and his wife.. and to what happened with Catherine. What will happen now we must wonder?
Well while we don’t know all the facts, I can take an educated guess that Cindy Ombra will be forcing us to partake in some difficult puzzles. We’ll be trying to escape Ombra Enterprises and making our way out. Not 100% sure if this will be the case, but given the teaser trailer, we can only wait to find out.
If you want to play Chapter 4 before I have a chance to stream it, then be sure to follow Stockley.
