Great game, I managed to defeat the Maw but am struggling with the Stargazer. Might need to converse my stamina in the battle better. Thanks to your tips, I managed to find the helmet and got the fan too!
Reviews for "2-Bit Explorer"
Fiddleling responds:
Hello there! I am glad you are enjoying it! For the gates, they need you to interact with the fans that are nearby by using a portable Fan, which you'll find on a secret location. Make sure to look near where you found your Hammer after you are granted vision of the beyond! Best of luck!
Save doesn't seem to work btw.
Also, i was lost for a while lol, eventually i went and rechecked the place with many eyes, heading left for a bit then in the opposite direction of the eyes, eventually getting to the place with journal 7, then i continued and got Twilight ending.
Edit: How do I get access to the elevator, use the trumpet, and interact with those fan blade things?
Edit 2: figured out what I thought was the elevator, do the statues the other way. Not sure if it actually is the elevator though and I have no idea about what to do next
Edit 3: Thank you for the response and for fixing the saving issue!
Edit 4: To fellow players confused on the fan and the helm, i have found the helm and will update when i find the fan. The helm is in this space behind one of the chests in the first dungeon area. There are three puzzles for it, use the hammer/mallet on the pressure plates in the first puzzle and do trial and error in the order to walk on the pressure plates in the second one. The last one is trial and error (again) in going up and down stairs, there is a pattern of going up and down where the statue keeps changing to one not seen before in the sequence, eventually you should enter a hidden room with the helm. There may be some clue to the patterns for the second and third puzzles, but i didn't notice any.
Edit5: You need the helm for the fan. With the helm, go to the courtyard, it's in a hidden area near the exit of the same dungeon as the helm (not the entrance, the exit) but you should see the hidden pathway with the helm so it wont be hidden anymore. Anyway, enter the structure in the middle of the courtyard and go down the stairs and you should get a fan,
Fiddleling responds:
Hello there my friend! I am sorry about the save bug, but if you could elaborate on what seems to be happening it would help a lot! Is it an error message? Does it simply not save or the game freezes/crashes when you do? If you could tell which browser you are using and if you are on an Incognito Window it would help a lot!
For the elevator, I suggest you try listening for the ticks while resting on the corridors right before the library. Give it a minute or two to discover hidden paths to the chanting monk.
Thank you!
pretty neat little game, oddly spooky at times.
kinda cryptic and there are a few puzzles that don't have any kind of hint and you just have to brute force but i still found in enjoyable.
i went through it a few times to get some the the different endings.
the little bits of lore you can find are pretty interesting and i like how picking a patron changes certain items depending on the god you choose.
if you're having trouble finding the 4th and 6th items. on the path to the hammer (the first set of stairs to the right of the main entrance to the labyrinth) there's a locked door you can open with a small key that leads to a room with a small chest, there's a hidden path in that room that leads to one of the items. after you get that item you're gonna wanna look around the whole map.
if you're having trouble finding the underground city. go into the dark maze room and wait about 30 seconds.
kinda annoying how you have to do the combat tutorial before you it will let you fight the bosses but you could probably just make a save right after the tutorial but before fighting any of the bosses so you don't need to redo it every run.
looked everywhere but couldn't figure out how to get the last valac shard. if i stand near the bottom edge of west garden i can see a fan block but i can't figure out how to get to it.
i'm also not really sure what's the point of giving the music box to the little girl.
if you want to go for all the endings i'd recommend making a save after you've found all the items but before you've picked a patron. probably pretty obvious but i didn't think of it until writing this review and it would've saved me a lot of time lol.
sorry if this was a little unorganized or ramble-y. i don't really leave reviews much and have some trouble organizing my thoughts sometimes
New Review: After some sleep and thinking about this game, I've finally finished al the endings. The bell has tolled, the bad moon rose, I've served all the gods, slayed all the gods, and ventured into the twilight! Hehe. I loved this experience. I've been at it for hours, and it's an incredible ride. I think your strength is in giving your puzzles depth. In the library statues puzzle, I remember thinking "how do i know what order the statues go in?" and being rewarded for putting them in either forward or backwards is a really good way to remove that uncertainty.
I also loved scraping for secret passages, and always felt excited to see another new one, to uncover a shortcut. And thank you so much for the Black Ebon hint! It sure is easy to get lost in a labyrinth xD I personally felt that the eyes pointing to secret passages made it a bit too obvious. Getting the Helm of vision and being able to see everything felt like a reward for all my exploration! I understand you want your game to be more accessible though, so I'm glad I got to play the OG version XD
I think good puzzles need a delicate balance, you want things to be tricky, but not impossible. And you want the players to work hard and feel accomplished when they solve a puzzle! There are a lot of areas here that are strong in that, and it's really exciting to see such innovative puzzle games from an independent developer! I adore the combat style and upgrades to the way fights work. The Argos fight was REALLY tricky but enjoyable. It feels like I'm playing a rhythm game, and I really like playing rhythm games haha. And seeing Frank's name on the Journals!!! Wow!! That's so interesting. I can hope only that our future ends up better than the masked man's did.
Excellent work. I love seeing how you've improved from 1-Bit Explorer and I look forward to what you're up to in the future!
Old Review:
My eyes are bloodshot I'll come back to this and give you a real review tomorrow. 4.5 stars, fantastic work, very tricky, love the combat love the puzzles. Definitely needs floor clues for the block pushing puzzle, and a better tell for falling through the dark maze floor, as others have said. I've got hearing problems so I didn't realise there was a ticking noise! I think an audio cue like "you hear a timer counting down" or even "the floor beneath your feet seems weak" would work without ruining the surprise. Or even putting the hint in Journal 7, like "I hope there are no more dark mazes!" or such. I'm VERY tired. If you make another game in English I'd be happy to proofread for you if you're interested! The grammar issues are tiny, not a big deal to me, but I love your work and I'd be happy to contribute :)
Fuller review after I get some sleep ;-; I've been working on this for DAYS!
(Also... how much money do I have to give you for you to tell me where all 4 Ebon Ores are... pls... I only have 3 and i'm suffering... )
Fiddleling responds:
Hello my friend! Thanks for the suggestions! I will be releasing a patch soon to fix some stuff and give additional hints for the game.
For the ores, here are some tips:
- Look into the West Garden building
- Under the trapdoors, follow the music to a statue puzzle
- Inside a building in the Forgotten City, make sure to pull all levers
- On the West Garden, make sure to blow on the fans
Best of luck!
I am still lost on how the final valac shard. I am at the blocks that seem to have no purpose and have been messing with them for a while yet i have seen no results. I am wondering if I am even at the right place, i am truly lost on this and I am wondering if there is a hint anywhere.
Also I cant find the place to use the infinity key