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NSG012: Flag Finder

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All 84 flags from Afghanistan to Grenada are featured. How well can you recognise the flags?

Let me know any specific criticisms. I respond to all reviews.

I may do a full version, with all the flags at some point in the future.

Flags were originally made for the NGcalendar.
Time taken:
flag-making: ?? hours
Making the engine: around 90 minutes
Refining: around 100 minutes

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Fun concept but I don't know my flags.

I loved the conce...

I loved the concept of the game, but the graphics made it a little bit more on the tricky side. But this game wasn't supposed to be about that, right? I mean, it could have had only black dots. the point is to find the difference, right? Huh? Another thing that brought it down was that I couldn't get any fun out of it. Good for just a 'pick up and go' game, but most of the time (I think...) people just want to yank all of the fun out a the games, or videos, that they watch. Not very recomended, but it is still sure to pass the time while you're waiting in the doctor's office.

LuckyLollipopLad responds:

So basically you're saying the concept needs to be more 'fun'. Shame you didn't enjoy it, and the feedback doesn't really help me understand why.

Still, thanks for the review and I might make a newer version sometime with speech, bgm and other additions.

Stay funky!

cool

i thought that was pretty cool and since you're scottish you get bonus points :P

LuckyLollipopLad responds:

heh

ta :)

I like, I approve

I enjoyed playing this- it is up my street indeed. I was disappointed with myself how badly I did at first, then I got the knack a bit and I learnt the flags a bit- which is good for me!
I started with about 7-10 flags for the first few goes, then got on to 17-20 after a bit. It crashed a few times with a error message about the movie containing something making Player 8 run slow. When it finally did that on my highest score-20, I lost patience with it.

I think it would benefit form better resolution pics- not necesarily bigger, just clearer as they are. We would learn more and those of us who know a fair few flags would benefit from our knowledge more- which is supposed to be part of it.

I look forward to the full range. At first 84 flags seems a lot, then you kinda get fed up the same ones after a bit. You could make the full range a level (or two)up.
I didn't miss music as such, but yes, you were lucky to score as well as you did without it. Sound is such a big part of NG. In fact if you think about it, you did well- this is one of the highest scoring soundless subs I know! If you are going to do it I trust you will do it well with a small selection of different styles of music (or other sounds?!) and an off button (I know, I'm a hypocrite!) If you could get National Anthems to play for the flag you lose on, that would be cool, but I guess way ambitious! 84 sound clips, or more!
As it is its good, do it up and it could really score.
Best Wishes,
Ice

LuckyLollipopLad responds:

I thought I sorted out that bug. The problem was that it doesn't pick the same flag 2x, but for some reason I think my array didn't reset after each game.

Meaning that when it runs out of flags, it currently crashes. Many apologies and I'll try to sort it out.

I mainly didn't include sound for the sake of a low filesize. I suppose you're right though - folk on NG expect to be supplied with tunes rather than having to open winamp or whatever.

The idea of national anthems is great! I'd love to do that, but I don't know if I could find them all out - specially with some really obscure countries.

Thanks for the great review!

Stay funky,
- Bez

K

^^Good Points^^
A pretty solid memory type game here. There were a ton of flags, and they were all really small, which made the game pretty challenging to me. The game was easy to play and pretty fun as well.

^^Needs Improving^^
This does need some sound. At least some music would be nice, or perhaps some sound effects for choosing the flag. Also, it would be a lot harder if you had gone back and asked some flags a few times rather than just once.

LuckyLollipopLad responds:

You mean not added anything and asked people to remember which flag was Gambia's - for example?

I'm not sure I like that idea - I kinda like the way that just now there's 2 methods for knowing what to click - your short-term-memory and your knowledge of flags.

Still, I suppose it could make for an interesting alternate game mode...

I really never felt that games like this needed sound, but it's now clear that that's what the masses want.

Thanks for all the input!

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