Interesting, then terrifying. I've played a lot of horror games, but this went so much farther than just random jump scares. This was well planned and very creative, I loved it!
Reviews for "Playing With Letters"
LucidShadowDreamer responds:
Thanks for the positively loaded review! It's great that you enjoyed the creative effort I put into making this :3
Great work on the game. I am a big fan of text-based games and this one managed to blow me away with the interesting but creepy story along with the challenging puzzles and riddles. I really hope to see more from you in the future, I think you would make it far on NG. I also really enjoyed the secret ending, it gave me chills when I read what the tombstone said.
LucidShadowDreamer responds:
Thank you, adambier123!! :D
It's great to hear that you enjoyed my game that much!!!
I hope that I will be able to produce just as good content in the future :)
Awesome game man! I was stuck for a while on the second riddle, because I just knew the answer to the first one and paid no heed to the green words. It took me a some time to figure it out, but that made it really rewarding! I just finished the ending and even got goosebumps. Really well thought out.
LucidShadowDreamer responds:
Yeah. The game is a lot easier if the first puzzle is solved, and the answer is not simply guessed. I left hints to lead people in the right direction, but it seems that in many cases it has lead people to miss the real puzzle XD
I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Thank you.
This is quite amazing. Not just the brilliantly matched creepy music, which is still calm enough to let us think, but the slow-paced writing style, the clues and how they are all bound together. You give us an advice in the first clue and we have to use it in the last. Great. Also, thanks for the hints in the titles.
I can only imagine actually being there, all alone, in a dark room with a note scrawled over with letters; and using them to decrypt a final message, to have a final moment of realisation. Creepy - and awesome.
Also, I've just noticed your note about the secret ending - this kind of interesting easter eggs is something I love when they appear in a game - although sadly I wouldn't find this one if you hadn't told us about it. I will definitely be more cautious in the sequel - and yes, I do look forward to it. Good Luck :)
LucidShadowDreamer responds:
Your review is quite amazing ;)
It makes me happy to hear that the music fits well, while still not being too distracting. It's also cool that you realize how much the game is connected to itself. The hints in the titles are pretty necessary I think, and there's even a hint in one of the medals :p
Awesome! It's splendid that you can imagine yourself as the detective, as that is what I was going for. The secret ending is very important, and I think it'll be the intro of the sequel once I get to it. And it was very ridiculously hard to figure out by oneself, so I kinda had to put such a link there XD
Thanks for the great review :3
EXCELLENT game. A good mix of easy and challenging puzzles, and the ending really got me - the whole time I was so focused on what the clues spelled out that I didn't even realize... well, no spoilers. My only real complaint is that the text is kind of hard to read - I wound up squinting at my screen a few times.
LucidShadowDreamer responds:
Thanks a lot, DaggerPen :3
I'm glad you enjoyed the puzzles, the difficulty, and the ending, that is, the game XD
Your only complaint is a valid one. This is an old font I made for another game. For copyright reasons etc. I decided to use a font I've made myself. Before I make the sequel, I will make a better font, or at least that is the plan ;)