読める範囲での感想ですが
ネットを利用する機会が増えて、英語を用いる事が日常的になってしまった現在、語彙を増やしたくて様々なアプリを試している。日本語無しだけど好きなアドベンチャーゲーム「White Night」のオススメ欄にコレを見つけて、ディストピア的な雰囲気やシンプルさに惹かれて 500円だからと入手。でも、ゲームアプリとしての体を成している感じがしない。実際の手紙は墨塗りだろうが貰えば全体に目を通せるが、コレは正しく入力しないと先が読めない。読める所は面白いのでストーリーが気になるけど、いかんせん入力すべき単語を想起できるほど英語に慣れてない。ヒントや何か配慮が有れば凄く楽しめそうだけど、とにかく単語が思いつかないユーザーに冷淡でホント「それまで」なので困ります。それに墨塗りの箇所の条件も少し把握できかねている。結構ザルなのに数字ひとつにも神経を尖らせていたり。センスが好くて魅力的なので、ゲームとしてもう少し何とかして欲しいと思います。
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Wanted to love this
I love adventure games and word puzzles.
But this was a very predictable, cliched story. And the game design is such that you are completely blocked from proceeding if you can’t guess the often arbitrary missing word.
Difficult puzzles should produce an “aha” moment when you solve them, not an “ugh” or “well, that’s done now” feeling. Blackbar has too many of the latter.
Plus there’s a bug that makes it impossible to finish the game.
But this was a very predictable, cliched story. And the game design is such that you are completely blocked from proceeding if you can’t guess the often arbitrary missing word.
Difficult puzzles should produce an “aha” moment when you solve them, not an “ugh” or “well, that’s done now” feeling. Blackbar has too many of the latter.
Plus there’s a bug that makes it impossible to finish the game.
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Kinda good?
I didn’t hate this game. But I didn’t really like it either.
Pros:
—I enjoyed stretching my brain a bit with the word play. There were two words that really stumped me. I admit I had to find a walk-through online to get past those levels. I appreciate that in a game.
Cons:
—It took me a little over two hours to complete it. If I’m paying to play, I expect some more playtime.
—I can definitely understand how some could be confused at the start of the game. A brief explanation could help. Perhaps make it the start to the game, you could write vague instructions (not too vague), with blanks to make it part of the puzzle your starting.
Would I recommend this game? Probably not. It’s a nice little game, but it just needs more.
Pros:
—I enjoyed stretching my brain a bit with the word play. There were two words that really stumped me. I admit I had to find a walk-through online to get past those levels. I appreciate that in a game.
Cons:
—It took me a little over two hours to complete it. If I’m paying to play, I expect some more playtime.
—I can definitely understand how some could be confused at the start of the game. A brief explanation could help. Perhaps make it the start to the game, you could write vague instructions (not too vague), with blanks to make it part of the puzzle your starting.
Would I recommend this game? Probably not. It’s a nice little game, but it just needs more.
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Didn’t work
I downloaded the app after paying but the app does not work on Iphone 13 pro. It just come a first screen and nothing else - no button with “next” Or anything to move from that screen. I shut down, closed all apps, open again and nothing.
patience pays off
Such a clever, well written game. Clearly a lot of passion went behind its creation and it shows. You need a decent amount of patience to work out some of the ‘puzzles’ but it’s not too difficult once you get the hang of it.
Enjoyable puzzles, too short
My wife and I have both played Grayout, and now Blackbar. They were very enjoyable! I like how easy they were to pick up/put down. No menus, loading screens, time sensitive activities- it was as simple as checking your text messages, so I never felt tied to it.
My suggestion would be making them longer, or possibly having them branch storylines in the style of a choose-your-own-adventure. That would allow for some replayability at least.
Definitely worth your time and money, so pick it up if you haven’t!
My suggestion would be making them longer, or possibly having them branch storylines in the style of a choose-your-own-adventure. That would allow for some replayability at least.
Definitely worth your time and money, so pick it up if you haven’t!
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Enjoyed it until I got stuck
But with no clues, there was no way to continue.
Waste of money, deleted
Waste of money, deleted
How
How does it work? I filled in the black space and the screen just stays the same? No buttons to push? The screen doesn’t slide up down back or forth? How do you move past the first page?
Doesn’t work on iOS 14
I only get one page, the ability to type an answer and then nothing. That’s it. There is no enter key or ability to move forward to anything else. Crazy.
Way too short
A nice novel concept, but way too short. Perhaps half an hour playing time. I would love to see them develop this further.
Love it
Really enjoyable word-based interactive/puzzle game. Great concept and story. Quite short, I will say, but I really like it. One of my faves.
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Nice one. But the ending is too abrupt
Excellent, but too short and a missed opportunity!
This game was delightful, and I’m glad for every moment I spent with it. But I finished the whole thing in a night! The creators did just enough with the censorship mechanism to keep it interesting and I definitely wanted more—maybe some DLC?
The one mechanism I’m sad wasn’t explored more was *SPOILER ALERT* the single puzzle that had TWO possible correct answers for progression. Granted, one led to an immediate game over, but finding other ways to implement this would’ve been amazing.
Thanks for the great game, looking forward to trying Grayout!
The one mechanism I’m sad wasn’t explored more was *SPOILER ALERT* the single puzzle that had TWO possible correct answers for progression. Granted, one led to an immediate game over, but finding other ways to implement this would’ve been amazing.
Thanks for the great game, looking forward to trying Grayout!
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Too short
Interesting, but took me about two hours to complete. It needs to be longer and the story just seems to cut off, like it is unfinished.
Black bar
Bought this after searching for best word games. This came up as number 1. It is not worth 2.99 for a game which only lasts about an hour. Don’t waste your money!
Where's the rest?
Great game, excellent use of text, tricky puzzles. But given the themes and plot, and the price, it needs to be three times as long.
I did not need a walkthrough, I played it over several days and used a bit of trial and error for a couple pages.
BTW, there are two endings, sort of: a "black ending" and a "yellow ending." If you got the black ending, go back one page and try again.
I did not need a walkthrough, I played it over several days and used a bit of trial and error for a couple pages.
BTW, there are two endings, sort of: a "black ending" and a "yellow ending." If you got the black ending, go back one page and try again.
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Brilliant
Voilà un jeu très original, simple mais néanmoins passionnant. Il requiert effectivement un bon niveau en anglais. On peut le voir aussi comme une opportunité de s’y perfectionner ;)
Sleek Dystopian Word Game
This is all I’m after in an app! A sleek, simple design and some real intrigue. It was like code breaking. I finished it in under 48hrs I loved it so much. I’ll be downloading Grayout ASAP.
Felt too short
Wanted more story, who are the department why are they censoring etc. Enjoyed it but some levels weren’t easy as there didn’t seem to be clues in the previous screens for certain words they weren’t words that easily came to mind.
Not Sure About Value
The game was fun and so loved the premise. I loved the simplicity of it and how it was all text-driven. For £2.99, I did expect more than 30 minutes of gameplay and more of a story. Not sure what justifies the price here (not that 2.99 is a lot at all, just comparing to other games that offer much more). Would love to play more games like this from this developer- very creative and dystopian-centric, which I love, but fell a tad short of expectations
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