When comparing Perspective vs Gateways, the Slant community recommends Gateways for most people. In the question“What are the best Portal-like, mind-bending puzzle games on PC?” Gateways is ranked 3rd while Perspective is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Gateways is:
The game is long enough that the player gets to master each of the unique mechanics, but not so long that you get bored of any of them.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Playful
This is a short puzzle game, that knows how to subtly set up fun and funny moments that break your brain, especially the ending which is one of my favorite gaming moments of all time.
Pro Unique platforming with 2D and 3D mechanics
The gist is that the game is played like a 2D platformer, but the twist is that once stuck the player can click the mouse and then change the perspective of the game in a 3D environment, which will change how the level is laid out. This makes for a creative way to interact with the game and solve puzzles.
Pro Very stylistic
The game makes one question what is going on as when the perspective view is being changed there is glimpses of odd thing like arcade machines. On top of this the music will adjust to the player changing the view making for an experience where the game is reacting to what you are doing with the view. Overall this makes for an immersive and weird experience that has a style all its own.
Pro Just the right amount of content
The game is long enough that the player gets to master each of the unique mechanics, but not so long that you get bored of any of them.
Pro Portal x 4
Gateways has the same formula as the great Portal, except that it's in 2D, BUT, they introduce 3 new types of portal guns, a gun that makes you smaller/bigger, a gun that shifts gravity 90 or 180 degrees, and the best one, a time travelling gun. The last part of the game lets you used all the 4 guns together for mind bending puzzles.
Cons
Con Somewhat limited in features
No time trial mode, no extra puzzle modes, just one core game mode, which once beaten is it. The game would be better with more to do, but sadly there is nothing extra on offer.
Con Lacks clean or clever puzzles
Unlike Portal, a game with high polish that shows in its puzzle designs Gateways has a clear lack of polish to its puzzles which makes for a subpar experience as it the games design can lead to problems interpreting the puzzles appropriately.