Reviews for SCRAP

[wct]

This was actually a really good game, and of the "2030" games I've played, it's the one that seems to do the best job of eliciting that 'future' feel. The story is actually quite good. Also, what earned it four stars from me was that the gameplay was quite unique, especially the rain in the last level. That was quite innovative, IMO. I really got into the robot's point of view with the constant need to scan and manage energy.

There was only one major bug I hit, which would usually have been serious enough to make me give up on a game, which was on the first level. I'm not quite sure how I caused it, but during one of the tutorial pop-ups, I think I clicked or right-clicked at the same time it popped up, and the game completely froze at that point. I had to reload the web page to restart it. I guess I was intrigued enough by the premise of the game to bother restarting. Glad I did.

(Actually, on replaying the first level to remind myself about this bug, I noticed another quite major one. After clicking Play again (after completing it once), I'm not seeing the outlines of the 'a dump of discarded things' objects anymore. They are completely invisible, even after a scan.)

Aside from that, relatively bugless.

I think I won't quite go five stars because I think it could be a bit longer or more fleshed out, and also because I thought the story ending was a bit of a downer. :-( But considering it's for a contest/jam, I'd say fantastic job! My favourite so far.

Dividebyzer0team responds:

Wow, thank you for the kind words)

Yeah, the game is a "little" rough, and we are still working on bugfixing and optimization (new build will arrive today, btw).
About dat bug you described - I think I know what it is and if so - it will be fixed in today's update.

So again, thanks for your patience and time ;)

[Dhall]

Playing these games almost feels like timetraveling. It takes you back to the era when flash games were novelty...back to the early 2000s. Interesting idea.

[Tamagakure]

A little gem here, indeed!

While it does have its quirks, measuring Flash games to a standard is bound to leave you disappointed. As I played this game, I very quickly disregarded the simplistic graphics for simply how awesome the mechanics were. It is quite refreshing to find something so simple, yet so original!

While it isn't exactly intuitive, that facet adds to the charm of the mechanics. The vaccuum function had a LOT of potential, but was practically unused in comparison to other features. While it is forgivable, since there isn't going to be a need to use one tool all the time, it seems untapped to the point of almost feeling unfinished. This docked half a star.

As I said before, the simple graphics are inconsequential in loo of the mechanics and style of the game, and this left me with a slight aftertaste at the end. This is a very original and inspired effort, and it's downright saddening to see it end so quickly. This docked the other half of the star.

The other four stars were from the overall impact of the game before I picked it apart - this fresh little game is something I'd LOVE to see more of! Though short, the delivery is still strong, and this does wonders for the gameplay.

Take the critiques with a grain of salt - few things are perfect. Take the information from the feedback, and make a bigger, more epic version of this one! ...Please?

Dividebyzer0team responds:

Thanks for the feedback!

Tell you the truth, I'm not sure about making a bigger game based on dat concept, because we made it specifically for the jam.
But I assure you, we've got plenty of original ideas, not just this one ;)

[dreamsfan]

I like the idea, and the separate powers of the cleaning bot. I like the variety of stages. I didn't like the hit test on the passages, the rounded robot functions as badly as a square one for navigating the narrow paths. Alas, this is no WALL-E, I didn't root for this little trashbot and got bored.

[GameHippie]

Short but good. Puzzles weren't too difficult. Just when I thought it was going to get hard it ended. But still enjoyed it.

Great ending. Very true to life.