Pretty damn good! I was really impressed with how the levels came out with everything randomized; some were hit and miss, but some were so well made I could've sworn they were done by a person. Fun music, the art looked nice, the story was nice and silly for the holidays..overall, a great package!
Reviews for "Snowman Slide"
Zanzlanz responds:
Thanks for your review LDAF! :D
My favorite part is the generator - it makes the game challenging for even me to play it each time! I'm sure it wouldn't affect most players if it was randomized or not though, but whatever x)
I agree that some levels are VERY clever. It makes me chuckle some times when I get into a puzzle that I would never have come up with myself xD
I don't often add stories to my games, but when I do... lol xD
Thanks again!
I got em all! :D Didn't think I ever would since last time it seemed like an impossible task, reached a dead end with one of the latter levels and there it stopped... but all of a sudden I can SEE the patterns, I can find the paths even before I navigate them, I can avoid the treacherous loops and water pools with just a little forethought!! Or maybe I just got an easier set of levels, who knows. I assume the levels aren't actually random btw, but selected randomly from a set? If they really are random it'd be an incredible AI! Great game.
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Zanzlanz responds:
Haha no they are completely randomly generated :) They're always different each time anyone plays. It generates later levels while you play so you never see a loading screen. <3
But hey man, amazing job beating the game! You rock! And yes, eventually you start being able to visualize all the routes and it almost becomes a strategic endeavor! :D
Your randomly generated levels work great both in theory and practice, which doesn't happen too often. I really enjoyed the game, even though the general idea is very old and simple.
My advice for the mobile sequel is to (unless you're planning to expand and introduce it to the gameplay more) get rid of the story. It's silly in a bad way and unnecessary (at the very least).
Zanzlanz responds:
Thanks! If the generator wasn't working how I'd want it too, I wouldn't have even continued through Ludum Dare :) It just wouldn't be worth it.
And yeah the sequel won't be anything like this x)
Nice game... Coming up with the randomizer is a stroke of genius. Curious on how you did it :)
Zanzlanz responds:
Thank you very much! I'd have to say that my favorite part of developing games is coming up with random generation. It's a lot of fun coming up with a system that works perfectly for the specific game. It was down to just luck that I came up with it for a Ludum Dare game though :D
Here's how I did it: http://ludumdare.com/compo/2014/12/14/puzzle-2/
the game is pretty COOL HAHAHA I AM SO FUNNY. but seriosly the game is great
Zanzlanz responds:
HEY there's snow joking allowed!
Thanks haha! :D