Listen2Reason's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Universo: Gaia]

I can't get past level 3. Okay, I'm supposed to achieve "balance" by, I assume, connecting with the second circle, the one with two arrows. That's fine, but every time I click "Go" I connect with the first circle. No matter if the arrow is pointing right to the second circle, or if it's pointing backward, or whatever, the arrow ALWAYS goes to the first circle. EVERY. TIME.

Oh well, I have better things to do with my time.

[Genesis]

Controls? Instructions?

[Simulator Simulator]

Since there's no backspace, you have to press return whenever you make a mistake and start all over. It took me 5 minutes just to type "HELP". And then, what it told me to do? Hell no, I don't have time for that. Clever idea, horrible execution.

[Silent Synapse]

I liked it, simplistic though it was. I liked the fact that you came right out and said what the controls were, but then you let the player figure the rest out through experimentation; the 'intro' level is nice. I got a bit frustrated when it got to timing and making sure I could get through places before getting hit by rectangles, though. That one where you have to push past triangles the wrong way and go through five Frogger-esque rectangles with no checkpoint...ain't nobody got time for that.

Some sound would be good, I think people miss it when it's gone. And story. The description says something about a 'rogue AI' but...you're just a square?

TerribleDesign responds:

I'm glad to hear that you liked the intro level. I spent a fair amount of time on it - mostly to show the player what is safe to touch.
Level 7 is supposed to be difficult if you just try to run thru it; however, there is a pattern that once figured out never changes. It all balances out.

I ditched sound all together because one or two sound effects would be larger than the whole swf, and I would rather have it load instantly. If Flash supported the OGG Vorbis format, there would be sound. OGG is very high quality and very small compared to mp3s.

Here is a story:
A synaptic neuron in an AI network overcomes adversity to discover something mind blowing. That is why there is an explosion at the end. :) Also, some levels look like organs on purpose. Like level 11 is a stylized heart. You do have to use imagination - only if you want though.

[SNOWDAY!]

Controls? Instructions?

[Music for Decay]

It's got really good graphics, but it's kind of too hard?

[Wanderer]

All right, I suppose, but the gameplay is pretty unoriginal.

[Ymotana]

The "twist" redeems it, to an extent. Still, the gameplay was pretty tedious, and the controls weren't even responsive; I would mash the buttons really quickly but still not get "counted".

[The Night in The Light]

Controls?