Reviews for Playing With Letters

[Istanbul777]

Interesting. There are some legitimately difficult puzzles to be found here, though I have to admit, the one about the unchanging word didn't make a lot of sense (I had to notice a particular word having a particular quality and hoped that it was correct, though I have no understanding of why it was correct). The final riddle was difficult at first, but it became a lot simpler once I realized that I already had the puzzle pieces, I just had to put them in the right places.

The secret ending is, by the way, a lot more satisfying than the normal ending. Worth looking up.

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

As for that, try googling the medal name, and you might see why the level/letter works the way it does :3
I don't want to spoil anything in the review section.

Great job with solving the final puzzle! Most of the puzzles in this game are all about finding what the pieces even are. Once you'v got them, the rest is usually easy to put together :D

Thank you for playing and for writing a review, Istanbul777 :)

[Danpcz]

Very good, though simple game! Puzzles must be hard to create, seeing how it's hard to calculate the difficulty people will have. But it's pretty clever to put different kinds of puzzle and to give such subtle hints.
Music is very fitting and the curiosity drove me forward even though this is not the type of game I normally play. X)

Only had a problem on the first question, where I was trying to put a space between the words, and on the last one, where I figured it but typed "me" instead 'xD

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

It really depends. Sometimes, if you're in flow, puzzles just kind of come to you by themselves. For example, I came up with a pretty cool riddle today without doing anything (I will save the riddle for the sequel or some other thing though, so I won't reveal it here.) Then again, other times it can feel impossible to come up with a good, or at least the "right" puzzle :3

I'm glad to hear that so many people enjoyed this even if they usually stay sceptical to this kind of game :D

Did you guess on the last puzzle, or was it one of those things that your brain just automatically translated to first person view? Don't bother answering that XD

Thanks a lot for leaving a review and for playing, dude!

[xXSilentSXx]

Great little game. Only issue is that it's not coded to accept input from the numpad.

Solutions:

i understand
watchmaker (anagram of charm tweak)
devil (lived backwards)
deified (the only palindromic word)
blood
666
behind you ('vos postergum' to get the secret ending)

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Yeah, I honestly should've looked up how to do that, but I didn't realize until after uploading.

And dude... Spoilers much? Read the description outside of the screen :p

Either way, thanks for playing.

[vegaramses]

I can't get past reflections, I tried so damn hard it's been well over an hour but I love this fucking game to death ughh I wish I could give it more stars or actually see the ending XD

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Well, I guess so many people have played this already that I can give you a hint :)
This is not really an optimal way to beat the level, but try holding a mirror against the text, and read words that catch your attention through the mirror, to see if you notice anything interesting!
Thank you for playing :p

Then again, I see you already beat the game. Congrats!

[ULTRADJ4EVER]

Wow, I didn't think I was going to like this game that much, but I love it! I'm not usually into puzzle games, only when they are good enough for my interests, and this one fits the bill. I would've liked some maybe black and while or vague visuals to go with this, but just being a text based story is also good to as it's like reading a story in a book, and I love reading scary stories.
I must admit, the first puzzle was the hardest like you said, but one you figure out what "Nag a ram" means, it will connect to the rest. I also want to say something about the ending, but I will not because it might spoil it for others, so I will say for those who like reading scary stories and like a few word puzzles, this will creep you out and entertain you at the same time!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

I'm always happy to hear that one of my creations has been entertaining to someone, even when, or maybe especially when it's not even in a genre that usually evokes interest in the player/listener.
I decided to leave out visuals for two reasons. One, is that it's much easier, or at least faster to make the game without them, and I was working against one kind of a deadline :p
The other and perhaps more important reason is that I've always liked it when text based games allow you to create your own imagery inside your head while playing :D

Yes, the first one really introduces you to the concept, after which for most people, the gameplay starts to flow more smoothly.

Thanks for not spoiling anything, but more importantly, thank you for playing and for reviewing XD!!