pretty good
this is a game that deserves a 10.. maybe even front page. gg 10/10
Reviews for "Lost Catacombs"
SantoNinoDeCebu responds:
Cheers man, well here's hoping!
I R8 THIS GAME 5/5!!! :D
Very well done
I had a great time playing this game. The levels were challenging yet nothing too frustrating. Some of the puzzles were really clever, especially the Zelda-ish ones with the ice blocks. The graphics are nice, they are just right for the atmosphere you tried to create, without being too serious. The level editor works nicely, so even if you beat the game you can still enjoy other people's creations, or create a level of your own.
Overall I think this game deserves a way higher score than it has right now. Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to Lost Catacombs pt. 2!
SantoNinoDeCebu responds:
Thanks man, appreciate it!
And damn you're better then me at my own game, I'm struggling to get the last few gems on the crazy door level myself!
I am a bit disappointed with the response(or lack of) I guess. The game steadily declined after judgement with not much input, but hey. What can ya do!
It's hard for me to review this...
It's kind of hard for me to review this in an unbiased manner because I simply hate puzzle like games. I really didn't get that far into because I kind of get bored easily with them, but by no means will I allow that influence my rating. It's something that I don't find fair. If someone doesn't like a certain game style they shouldn't be giving it a low score because the game is actually high quality. In normal situations I simply wouldn't review this flash, but since it was requested in the RRC I'm kind of pushed into it a little bit. :P
~ Animation/Graphics ~
Very nice clean cut graphics all around. They were very simple, but fit perfect in the game. I liked that you added a dying sequence instead of the bad guy just flashing and fading away. The only thing that I can recommend to improve in this area was to perhaps have different death sequences. For example, the spikes coming up could pierce through the body while the arrows could stick in the head while the character slowly tips over from the blow.
~ Story/Content ~
The story was simple as well. To someone who doesn't like it then I'm slightly bored, but to someone who enjoys puzzle games then I'm sure they start having fun only a couple of levels into it. I literally got to the point with the arrows and I told myself that if I died here I wouldn't continue playing. I got shot by an arrow (not in the knee) and did exactly that. Sadly I didn't get too far into the story to actually know the cool things that you implemented so I'm sorry about that.
The medals should add replay value for a lot of people. I probably won't come back and visit this again though because, while I do enjoy getting medals, I rather do it on a grinding experience gaining like game instead of something that makes me think to hard. Durp, I must be too dumb for puzzle games.
~ Audio ~
The music was a perfect fit for the submission and sounded good all around with nice quality. The only thing I can think of here is to add a voice actor! I think the game would have been slightly more entertaining if the people you talked to literally talked to you along with the text.
~ Overall ~
Boring for me, but actually a very high quality game that deserves more views and reviews than it has. Keep on working hard and keep on creating flash games. Good day sir.
~ Review Request Club ~
SantoNinoDeCebu responds:
Thanks dude,
Appreciate that you objectively looked at the game and can see its merits despite hating the genre:P
But at the same time you would be the kind of person I should be trying to egg on and entice, and warm up to the game, so it is good to know which aspects you find boring etc!
J
Great puzzler, but the isometric setting is a big minus. Difficulty level is a bit harder than usual, but the learning curve is excellent - this provides for a great and challenging experience from level 1.
Not extremely frustrating (except the "Crazy doors" level - It's the hardest level overall, much worse than the last one). As said before, only the iso pov is a minus, but not much.