It's not that bad of a game. There's not really a lot to do, but still not bad. Couldn't figure out how to get the Circa 2006 and Something Wrong medals. Good job
Reviews for "Return to Riddle School"
Graeme responds:
The Circa 2006 medal relates to something that is pulled directly from the original game.
I don't plan to give hints for the "Something's Wrong..." medal. Enough people seem to be finding that on their own, and I would rather it remain something special for the diehard fans.
Thanks for playing.
If you're in the hall outside the janitor's room and you click the feather duster, the janitor thanks you, gives you the dollar and the duster disappears from your inventory. Unfortunately, the ability to then use the dollar is not triggered (as I think it's supposed to be after this exchange). After a bazillion clicks I found I was able to go into the janitor's room and click on the inventory spot where the duster was and the scene plays out again, now with the ability to use the dollar. A small glitch, but a debilitating one.
Graeme responds:
I had a few messages about this one. Turns out there was a bug that let you use the duster anywhere! It was a big nuisance for people. It should be fixed now. Thank you!
Twas alright.
But while we're discussing bugs, I may as well find one I found.
When you get the key, you can click the ring holder again and go into the secret room again and get the cookie again and so on and so forth. It's nothing game breaking, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
Graeme responds:
I noticed that one myself, and considered just ignoring it.
But now that it's been pointed out I supposed I have to squash it!
While I have never played the original, this definitely makes me want to! The music is alright, it has a sense of humor, I like the art style, and it provides a challenge. However the medals won't work, at least on my end, so hopefully you can fix that.
Overall, this was a great game, and it's definitely going in my favorites!
Graeme responds:
I am still in the process of adding the medals! They should be ready in 20-30 minutes. I didn't think they would be visible to players before they were properly implemented. Whoops!
The music is just.. random and doesn't fit and is terrible to begin with?
You don't interact with your inventory directly at all?
The cursor is tiny and doesn't change form or size when you hover over an interactible. The text pops up but that is not a nice feedback mechanism for the player.
Also it's 2016 and you made the game window extremely small.
I just want to mention the music again because.. well that's what is hitting my ears right now as I write this. (browser tab muted)
Much better.
I'm sorry to be harsh but this was very poor.
I think the art was fine. The various rooms looked identical which was boring and drab. But the individual art assets themselves were decent. Not great but passable.