Puzzles, what are they good for?

[Diz]

I also enjoyed the puzzles in The Dark Descent. I became stuck on some of them, but other than that, I felt they added a nice touch to the game. Even if some puzzles are considered easy, they still force you to use your mind a little and not merely try to conquer your fear.

As long as puzzles are not too hard, I think it is both fun and interesting trying to solve them while being scared and anticipating that something might happen underway. Puzzles in Amnesia add interaction so that you actually get to do something other than walking around. As Funderbunk mentioned, the solution to something appeared quite simple in the end, and at the same time, thinking like that is not always easy when terrified, which makes it even more interesting and fun to try, in my opinion. =)