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by skip 10/29/2015, 8:51pm PDT

Mischief Maker wrote:

I still say it's one of the best puzzle games to come out in a long time. You never get "fucked" by the RNG, the risks are always clearly explained, and if you lose it's your fault. What's more, you can set the game to give you rewinds if you're worried about getting fucked by the RNG's creating a tricky level layout.

The arbitrary level layouts drive me nuts. I wish they had at least a few clever and well-designed levels by actual game designers. Instead, you could have the elevator almost next door to your entry or 18 rooms away that you didn't see because the door in the corner was hidden by the layout of the room. Procedural levels are fine for straightforward 2D scrollers or to generate sky in E:D or broken colonies in DF but the shortcomings really shine through in more complex puzzle games like this.

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Thanks. Have an addendum! by Mischief Maker 07/15/2015, 9:08pm PDT NEW

Seconded Ys and TOME by Lurker 02357 07/16/2015, 7:13am PDT NEW

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Invisible Inc by fabio 08/06/2015, 10:22pm PDT NEW

yeah this sucks by fabio 08/07/2015, 12:00am PDT NEW

Haven't you been spending $ on upgrading your agents' stats? by Mischief Maker 08/07/2015, 4:37am PDT NEW

Re: Haven't you been spending $ on upgrading your agents' stats? by fabio 08/07/2015, 11:20am PDT NEW

You really should have given this more of a chance! by Mischief Maker 10/29/2015, 8:18pm PDT NEW

I liked this game but... by skip 10/29/2015, 8:51pm PDT NEW

exactly by fabio 10/29/2015, 9:13pm PDT NEW

Re: You really should have given this more of a chance! by fabio 10/29/2015, 9:14pm PDT NEW