Score: 2
"Didn't interest me."
date: March 22, 2006
play experience
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Started up, watched credits, read instructions, checked out options, started game, looked at some items, placed a few on the finger, changed song, deleted items, changed depths, repeated placing and deleting, looked at all items, closed window.
Aspects (rated from ----- to +++++)
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++: Nice-looking intro
-: though a bit slow
--: Credits move way too slow. If they were 2x the speed, folk could still read them easily and more would actually sit and do so.
--: text in 'instructions' box seems way too large. Reading 2 lines at a time seems ridiculous.
-----: when scrolling through items, holding the button doesn't always seem to work.
+: all stuff is well drawn.
++: media player is really nicely designed (functionality and art)
+++: the way we place stuff, delete and swap depths is really impressive and works well.
++: amusing idea.
-----: As I see it, dress ups merely offer a way to see what ideas the author came up with then check out how they look next to each other. I often just feel it not worth the bother. I mean, I can visualise how those things match in my head... I suppose I just don't enjoy most dress-ups. It seems not that exciting a thing to base a game on...
overall
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It seems like a great game compared to the shittiness of the genre it's part of. Just didn't interest me.
Sorry. I realise a fair amount of work probably went into it.