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Reviews for "ir/rational Redux"
will somebody help with the micheal atkinson part? i just dont get it
tjubert responds:
http://blog.tomjubert.com /2012/07/irrational-walkt hrough.html
WOW!! i loved this one. i would not think that i would enjoy a game about logic this much even being such a puzzle nerd. really deserving of the first page. ;)
man the ending was such a let down
First I loved the dark ambient atmosphere, and music. I also liked your concept of having a text a based logic game. However here is where I run into the first serious problem.
The language is murky as hell, and hard to follow. It seems like it is trying way to hard sound sophisticated, and intellectual. Only to end up shrouding its intent. Turning the problem less into a logical one, and more into a convoluted word play. How am I suppose to disprove your argument, or point out a logical fallacy in it when I don't even know what the hell it is your trying to say!
Second what is with the logical gaffs in a "Logic" game? Lets take the first real question for example. "I would like the lights to come on", and then its answer "If I would like the lights to come on THEN I should press the switch". How the hell is that logic? Its a crass ass assumption especially considering our character has amnesia. For all he knows it will just kill him, or maybe maybe not even work.
Also it doesn't stop there the second question had a even bigger logical gaff in it that actually makes answering less about what is logical, and more "hmm I wonder what the creator wants me to answer". The second question is find the assumption in the statment "many people believe a perfect god exists" the correct answer "a perfect god exists". However I am going to say that is not the actual assumption. The actual assumption is "many people believe...and that belief in not in error", and that struck me as the correct logical choice, but it wasn't an option. So instead I could only choose the assumption that YOU the game maker considered correct.
Now that wasn't to big a problem on that question as you could cycle through all the answers until you get it right by default. However on the next one where I had to prove that I could breath oxygen. It quickly degenerated into a nightmare of my trying to discern the exact phrasing that you wanted me to answer your moon logic word problem with. Any semblance of fun, or my interest in the plot quickly vanished.
You are obviously very talented, and I understand trying to get around problems like this can be an insurmountable nightmare when designing a game. But please PLEASE try harder in the future as I would love to enjoy your games in more thought out, and actually finished format.
Also on a side note the level select was a wise choice, but still a little cumbersome. You might want to consider adding a skip button in the future. Overall let this wordy review summarize my passion for this experience.
TLDR version
Pro's
great sound, and graphics. Nice atmosphere.
Great potential for a re-released product.
Cons
Moon logic
Have to follow the game makers train of thought.
Murky language(hints actually make it worse)
Mind bogglingly frustrating as a result. So most will not enjoy the full experience of the game.