Score: 6

"It needs work"

submission: Toss the Turtle

date: August 26, 2009

I played the game with and without the 1.3 update, and I have to say, this new update fucks the player over.

This was a great game. It looked great, it had a bit of a challenge, and was very creative. And most importantly it was fun. Now I don't see how any new player could enjoy this game, let alone a player with a decent save file.

As of the 1.3 update, you've reduced the power from the canon, which is understandable. But you didn't reduce the prices for the upgrades. When I was shooting 130,000+ feet, it was alright to save up for a $100,000 canon or a $50,000 gun. But that was when I was pretty much guaranteed to make 15,000-20,000 on each run. Now I'm only making $5,000 - $6,000, $2,000 of which is set aside for a chest bomb. So now, rather than 5 or 6 turns to $100,000, it's 25 or 30. And as a player, I have to decide sitting here for 30 turns or having fun.

And it's not the reduced power only. It's the increase in airborne stuff. I'm constantly fucked over by a bird, sun or flying spike, and air bombs aren't low enough to help me at the end of my run. Which brings up the fact that there's nothing on the ground anymore except spikes. Sure, there's an occasional bomb or goomba, but I've gone huge stretches without seeing anything but dangers and flat land.

Also, I hate being penalized because I hit 3 goombas instead of just 1, or whatever. Just have a counter, and pay for how many things were hit. Then give bonuses for a weegee kill or a burn out.

This was a great game until the 1.3 update. But after it, I can't see too many new people playing this game after the first few launches. It's lost it's addictive challenge and has just become a dick and a challenge. So either rethink your pay scale, put the canon power back to where it was, remove some of the hazards/helpers, or any combination of the three.

Score: 7

"It's pretty good..."

submission: Da Pink Knight

date: May 2, 2009

But the problem is with the leveling down. The player levels down, but the boss doesn't. This leads to cheap hits when you can't defend yourself, which leads to dizzies and leveling down, which leads to more frustration. Also, the controls felt sluggish and unresponsive I know I'm playing as a weak character, but you could have put a little speed so it doesn't feel like I'm going to break my fingers or the keyboard.

But I will say that the art and music are masterfully done. And it was fun for a while, until it just got too frustrating to even play.

Score: 9

"Great, except...."

submission: Dark Cut 3

date: January 28, 2009

Except that it was balls hard. Granted, it was possible, and I love a good challenge, but there was just some bullshit in the last 2 surgeries. The pipe was picky; even when I gently and slowly pulled on it in a relatively straight line, it would snap back into it's initial position. And in the last one, I'm glad that I cleaned the dudes shirt, and made sure that the hole in it was perfect, but all that did was take up time.

Stop the bullshit, and stick to just making the procedure hard. Otherwise it was great.

Score: 8

"it wasnt bad"

submission: -Point Of View-

date: November 21, 2006

but it wasnt bad. a little slow at the beginning adn it took a long time to get good, but when it did, it was good. very good. OJ going to jail good. Sex good. the list goes on and on. keep it up, becasue whatever ED pill your taking is working