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I was going to say stuff about the multiple solutions problem, but it's been said enough and you don't need to hear it again.
So instead, I'll complain about the popup ads. I mean, I understand that you need to put ads in for sponsoring, that's great. But you could do it someplace or sometime that isn't right when the level starts, on top of the pieces that you may have already clicked. Showing ads between levels is fine, thanks :P
Its a nice game, but...
it did annoy me that although a level can have multiple ways of being done and matching the shape requirements and blocks per row/column, only one was correct. It was a nice challenging game and i did enjoy it, but that aspect of it is what makes me not want to keep playing. While i'll happily sit and try to figure out a level, i don't want to spend time to actually do it and then be told "try again." If that issue was fixed for a sequel, i'd play it... if it was still there, i'd skip it.
Looked pretty, disappointing.
While the game looked decent, some things were highly unnecessary, and the game in general is very disappointing after the first few levels, oddly right when multiple options pop up. Gee I wonder why.
Well, as the game progresses, I found I never used the question mark space. It didn't serve a purpose that the x didn't do better. While yes, if I x out a whole row, which is a nice feeling and I see only a straight row with 4 potential blocks and a line of four being needed, I'll easily assume that I need to put that row in the 4 row. However, the game fights with me, and it won't let me do possible ways. I ended up having to just give up a lot of levels to get a new one because I simply couldn't find the right way. While I'll admit, it would be very hard to accomplish a system where it would allow any set way as long as it worked, it's what this game needed.
As William94 says, it's like in a math test.
I can solve for x by subtracting and adding like factors, or I could just look at x + 5 = 7 and know x has to be 2. However, what this game is like is I have to show work, using a more complex math pattern that I don't know and it costs me the math test. That's completely unfair and poor design in my opinion. This is basically what this game boils down to.
I'll admit again that the beginning levels are straight forward, only one logical option is open, but even in those, level 4 and 5 I think I had to use a common tetris piece that looks like a squished-together z, and I couldn't find the right fit until a few trial and error clicking arounds that eventually led me to the answer. In minesweeper, you can click anywhere you want, but if you click a bomb, you die, you don't know where these bombs are until the very first click. If minesweeper had no numbers, it's what this game essentially would be. I think You understand what I'm trying to say by now. I can tell you're good at game making, just try a different subject or work out the major flaw in this game and you'll be golden my friend.
Thanks for the comment on the ?. We'll address that in the next version.
With regards to "multiple" solutions. This is a RARE occurrence and only exists with "lower" levels. Please make sure you're abiding by the following:
- the numbers on X and Y axis must be satisfied.
- no two patters touch each other what so ever
- a pattern can be rotated
I hope this helps.
Meh
I liked the style of the game, and it would be great if there wasn't many possible solutions, but only one accepted one. In my opinion, that's just stupid, and it ruined the game for me. Compare it to having multiple correct answers on a math quiz, but you would only get points if you wrote the one answer the teacher wanted.
I always loved picross
I broke my head trying to pass level 14 D:
Please go fix your head ;) You have many levels to go.
Thanks for the review and awesome score.