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- paraselene
hey, kids!
sorry i haven't been around much lately. i've been working on a new game:
it's meant for younger people (10-15 or so), but i'm finding that 30-somethings are prone to addiction to the minigames.
have a go and let me know what you think!
:D
x
- skt0
asking for emails off the bat never helps with visitors.
and i couldnae be fucked reading the instructions, it all looked rather complicated and dull so i closed it. needs more cannon firing and less cash management.
- Nairn0
Login button should be bigger, or there should be some clever cookie setting to make it the dominant choice if I've already visited.
er... balls. So i need to use the fake email I provided for a login? I can't remember what i put. I see why you've done that, but I won't be going any further in again just now.
The instructions were a bit dense - a lot to take in before you've begun. Also, they could be paginated and not loop on itself on last 'next'.
I still felt lost when dropped in the game (how do I buy the slightly damp-smelling circus tent?)
Also, the input boxes were a bit too distinct from the background - the blunt bordering seemed like a bit of a cop out.
Thank God for the mute button.
Juggling minigame never seemed to end? Frequent mad spastic ball bounces left me confused and slightly irritated.
Sorry, all i can recall are the negatives from not being able to log in again. Nice graphics? :\
I was involved in a similar large online game (purple, too!) for Bravo TV a few years back - my one bit of advice - Make It Simple. The last thing you or your client wants is a large number of 'how do I..?' enquiries every day. Your average TV-based users are a lot less web/game savvy than online geeks..
I'll give it another go later, maybe.
Hope you're well, chuck!
x
- paraselene0
my god, i must be way too far into this thing.
thanks for the feedback, nairn! detailed as usual.
- paraselene0
and skt, there wasn't a game invented that could please you.
apart from backgammon...
- Raniator0
I don't like games that want me to register.
But I'm sure it's great!
- skt0
and lucky bastard, and bar billiards and rodge ball and...
well, there are a few.
- madirish0
that was an awesome critique, Nairn. seriously; if more of us would dedicate similar 10 minute takes on work, we would be all better for it. great review.
and i would agree with almost all of what is said there..... additionally, (sorry to pounce) the fact the loader is typeset in impact bothers me as well. ;)
hi para!!!!
:)
- 23kon0
want to play but dont want to give my details to skyone
- skt0
"the fact the loader is typeset in impact bothers me as well"
that also bothered me, but 10-15 year olds probably don't mind.
- madirish0
LOL!
i thought that very phrase after i hit submit, skt! :)
- waynepixel0
I got too the email screen, then turn off. sweet.
- paraselene0
they don't use the email address, and they don't even send you any emails related to the game, either.
in fact, the email addresses are never passed to sky at all. it's just because we need unique user ids for the rankings at the end and in case you request a password reminder.
but we're used to upping our bounce rate for that sort of thing...
- canuck0
It's still loading, but when it stops, I will voice my worthwhile opinion.
- version30
needs less impact