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The story was simple but tied the game together nicely and made sense (unlike a lot of puzzle games). Unfortunately the puzzles are mainly brute force or algorithm based such as: lights out, mastermind, towers of hanoi, a sliding puzzle, remember a path. That brought down the game a bit for me as I wanted something a bit more involved and not just something that padded out the game time. A fee translation issues but they don't detract from the game and if they needed some help I'd be happy to give them some. Overall 4-4.5 stars and cool concept. Hope to see what the developers make next.Show lessChuckle Schmidt
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Thank you for review!Amazing
Really enjoyed this puzzle game. A lot of puzzle games and mystery games are just too easy to figure out. So I really enjoyed this puzzle game. I like that it’s time consuming and you have to really think to get through the story and puzzles. I wish the game was longer but I’m sure the creators are in the process of making even more cool games for us.Show lessdesbaby1998
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Thank you!A great game!
I love this style of game and have played many. The whole thing felt polished with a decent story and some really engaging puzzles.
Hopefully more to come.Tree_Pudding
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Yes, I am working on new game!Great game- needs some tweaks
Some of the puzzles take just a little too much time and become frustrating. Also, some important items that you need to find are very small and are hard to both see and click on. Game play is smooth though and the twist is fun.Refchndjm888888
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Thanks!Loved it!
Finished playing it and loved the story. Point and click was fun, challenging but not too hard. Did get stuck a little and had to look up a walkthrough.melaniepanda
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Thank you!5 star game right up until (what I think is) the last puzzle
This is the kind of point n click, room escape type of game I love. It has a clean look and puzzles that make sense —
— Right up until the puzzle which is possibly the final puzzle, but I’m not sure, because I can’t get past it (without springing for the premium version, which gives the ability to skip puzzles).
In this puzzle you have to find a 16 number sequence that unlocks a hatch in the deck. It is trial and error. And every time you play, that sequence changes, so no walkthrough is going to help you.
And to make matters worse, you can be, like, 13 numbers into guessing the sequence, only to find out the trail ends and you have to find another starting point to try. It’s an exercise in frustration and futility. Not fun at all.
Fix that puzzle to something that make sense, and I’ll happily give back that 5th star.Show lessVirginiaVetMom
Developer Response
Easy to start, hard to find a start, but the code may change with time." Yes, you should find correct sequence, but you can start from any button "Easy to start, hard to find a start". I made time changeable code, because any video walkthrough makes game is easy. New responding: Sequence has order from 1 to 16, but you can start with random button for example order 10, then you fund 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. and finish. You should find previous order before 10. You press on any no used key, for example 4, and find 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and can continue previous sequence 11-16. At last find 1, 2, 3 form no used keys, and continue 5-10 and 11-16 - DONE ("Easy to start, hard to find a start"). If you don't understand https://youtu.be/hC3rFz8-X6Y?t=1597Wow...
This game is really amazing. The storyline is very cool and I love how it goes full circle. The gameplay is really fun, however the ending was very difficult. Even so, when you manage to figure it out, you feel unstoppable! It really is an amazing game. Truly recommend!ivyjane18
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Thank you!Bug
As the other reviewer mentioned, there is a bug at the very last puzzle where you have to turn all the squares green in sequence by trial and error. The first time I couldn’t get pass 9 squares. Closed the game and reloaded, which triggered another sequence/pattern, I couldn’t get pass 11 squares this time. I wrote down the sequence as the squares turned green and the remaining ones just would not turn green no matter what. Responding to developer’s response: I think you misunderstood me. I’m not complaining about the change in sequence whenever the game is reloaded, that is fine and many games do that. I’m complaining about a bug that would not allow the player to turn all the squares green regardless of what the correct sequence is. My first attempt it would not light more than 9 green squares, the second time it would not light more than 11 squares. I gave up trying. The issue is the same one reported in the review of another player on Oct 3. Since the bug would not allow the player to light all 16 squares, the game could not proceed. I’m playing on an iPad with the latest iOS. Two players have reported the same bug and you keep insisting that all 16 lights would turn green when they would not. You better check your code.
Adding to previous response: Thanks for your explanation, I get it now. It’s very easy to assume that you have found the very first square when you are able to proceed with other squares, not realizing that your first square can be any square in the sequence. That is a very unique operation/logic that allows solving the solution in chunks starting anywhere in the sequence.Show lessDD Toronto
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Hi DD Toronto. Isequence ess "LIGHT" button you can see help "All code buttons must be green, playing in sequence, like on the last lock. Easy to start, hard to find a start, but the code may change with time." Yes, you should find correct sequence, but you can start from any button "Easy to start, hard to find a start". I made time changeable code, because any video walkthrough makes game is easy. New responding: Sequence has order from 1 to 16, but you can start with random button for example order 10, then you fund 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. and finish. Then you can not press any button. You should find previous order before 10. You press on any no used key, for example 4, and find 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and can continue previous sequence 11-16. At last find 1, 2, 3 form no used keys, and continue 5-10 and 11-16 - DONE ("Easy to start, hard to find a start"). If you don't understand, I can send video walkthrough with this puzzle.Superb!
This game is incredible, I’m so glad I lucked across it! The puzzles are excellent, great layout, marvellous storyline and non intrusive music. My only frustration was the morse puzzle, I couldn’t understand the logistics even with the answer 😂 are the colours key? Confused.com. Other than this one puzzle it was top notch. Would love more like this, I think it deserves to be a paid for game.Show lessSheff2412
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Thanks!Brilliant
Really enjoyed this game great puzzles to solve loved the storyline especially the ending. Fab more like this pleaseSmiggerj
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Thanks!
