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The Verge
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Is This Seat Taken? makes seating fussy people fun
Creating seating arrangements can be pretty stressful; the empath part of me strives to find the perfect seat for every person even if it's a nearly impossible task. If it's for a big, meaningful event, I get even more anxious. When you find the right place for everyone, though, it's even more satisfying than a great jigsaw puzzle. Chasing that feeling is what Is This Seat Taken? is all about — and it does so in a low-stakes and relaxing way. In Is This Seat Taken?, your goal is to place people who are tiny geometric shapes into the right seat that meets their needs. In a bus stage, for example, a triangle character may want to sit near a window and not near somebody who smells. When you place that triangle by the window, they'll be happy. But drop a smelly square nearby and the triangle will get mad until you find them a better spot or move the square somewhere else. With limited seats and various needs to take into account, the stages can quickly become pretty tricky. Fortunately, the game does a lot to make sure there isn't too much pressure involved. There's no timer, so you can take as long as you want to try and find everyone their seat. The shapes are quite charming, which helps me from getting too annoyed with them even if they're particularly difficult to seat. And if you don't find a way to make everybody happy, the only 'penalty' is that you won't get enough points to get the gold stars used to unlock secret levels. In addition to the per-level puzzles, you'll also follow the story of Nat the rhombus as she pursues her dreams of becoming an actor. It's a light, breezy story that gives the game an excuse to take you to different locales and cities. But I had more fun pondering the backstories for the many other characters you have to seat. What movie are a parent and child seeing at a movie theater? Why did a square in line at the airport forget to shower? Why does one character have a crush on another? I liked trying to fill in the blanks about what they were all doing, especially when I needed something else to think about when I was stuck. By the time I finished the main levels in Is This Seat Taken? — my playthrough was about six hours — I was ready to be done. You'll make repeat visits to the same types of areas, so some of the novelty started to wear off. And I'll admit that sometimes I wished I could just tell the characters that they should deal with sitting next to somebody playing music on the bus. But now that I'm done, I'm already starting to miss my cute shape friends. Sometimes we all just want a place to sit, and I'm glad I could give them some help. Is This Seat Taken? is now available on PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Jay Peters Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Entertainment Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Games Review Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gaming
Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Terrifying moment Tube passenger KICKS window out so he can get off the train
An enraged Tube passenger kicked the window out of a train in central London after a station worker refused to let him out. Footage shows the shirtless man cause three large thuds to ring out at Euston before the pane of glass finally gives way. Effortlessly, the out-of-control commuter then climbs out of the carriage before swearing at staff and strolling away. The video has elicited a number of comments on social media, with many condemning the incident, saying 'this is not good'. One person said: 'Now you've taken a train out of service for that.' Another added: 'Why'd he have to do that, come on.' But others joked that they understood why the passenger had taken the drastic action as 'panic sets in: heat and enclosed spaces can send you nuts'. Someone said: 'UK are so behind, when it comes to TfL. No adequate ventilation or nothing but billions on war?? Make it make sense!' London tube — London & UK Street News (@CrimeLdn) August 1, 2025 One social media user observed: 'London is so weird. This guy literally kicked the door window down and people really juss (sic) standing there instead of walking/running away.' British Transport Police have they are aware of the video and are investigating. A spokesman added: 'We request anyone with information to contact us by texting 61016 and referencing 805-310-725.' The shocking incident is just one of many to have taken place on London's transport network in recent months. A couple of weeks ago a brawl broke out on the steps of Highbury and Islington Station at rush hour. Screaming members of the public attempted to intervene as a group appeared to hurl a man down the stairs and threw punches and kicks at him. Footage captured the chaos as a smartly-dressed individual kicked the head of another in a grey tracksuit - and someone else threw a rucksack into the packed crowd. Commuters attempted to break up the fight and help a mother and her baby in a pushchair get out of the way. Striking footage in a separate event showed a London Underground operative hard at work on a lion-themed garment as he pulled slowly out of Hendon Central Station Horrified bystanders then rushed to pick up a toddler left crying on the floor as the chaos unfolded. Another video of a different nature was circulated earlier this year - as it showed an easy-going tube driver knitting and watching videos on his phone at Hendon Central Station. A witness who filmed the spectacle - which took place on the Northern Line train - commented disapprovingly, 'look at him... watching TV, pressing a couple of buttons'. He went on to reference the money the driver earns each year and claimed he can go on strike 'whenever he wants'.
