I did see the quick look, and it's what piqued my interest. I don't think I would have considered it if I didn't see them play. I think the only thing stopping me is the $30 price tag. I'd rather have Trine for $20.
I tried out the two demos. They were really short. I think I liked hero mode more than evil lord mode. I actually found that it was sort of stressful, trying to get the levels done in under 30 seconds. It was fun, though.
I'm a little hesitant to spend $30 for the full game, though. I read on the Kotaku review that there was more than twelve hours of gameplay, so maybe it's worth the $30. At any rate, I'm waiting until October 22 for the PSN release. I'd love to hear from anyone that's already bought the game.
@Rallier said: The hint was something like 'what does the teacher want' or 'give the teacher what she wants'. It shows 2 students leaving the classroom at the very beginning. My very first instinct was she wanted those students to work harder, but then I thought why do teachers teach? To get money obviously, it's a job. So I tried the dollar first, which didn't work, then the gold. I was aware of the apple answer, being the most obvious, simple, and stereotypical, but I wanted to avoid that if I could. "
Heh. Had a laugh when I read that teachers teach for the money. There are a lot of teachers in my extended family. Believe me, if they really wanted money, they'd be doing something else instead. :-)
Puzzle world 2-4 Old guy trying to see the eye chart. I figure I can at least make him young, right? Even if he always had bad eyesight, can't hurt to try. So I spawn 'youth potion', he eats it, nothing... Maybe it was just a potion? I spawn a fountain of youth, and it just sits there. He doesn't do anything, and I can't get him to use it. Does the fountain of youth have any purpose at all? So I end up spawning binocs...
SPOILERS: (But how can you talk about a game and its dictionary, without talking about any of the items in the game?!?!?)
On that level, I was messing around. I was visiting their web site and saw some of their items. I tried the obvious ones already, and was trying to get some of the bonus merits, so I had to think of ones that I hadn't tried yet. I tried "eye chart." The old man now had a copy of the eye chart in his hand, and was able to cheat on the test and read the one on the wall. (This was based off a real life experience. I did that as a kid, helping my brother read an eye chart during an exam and signing the letters to him. I didn't think of it as cheating at the time...)
Anyway, that's why I love the game. I've just made it to World 3, and the puzzles are starting to get hard enough that I have to think of creative solutions. I'm actually stuck on a few of them, but I just skipped them for now.
The actual solving of the puzzles (and the sense of accomplishment) is only part of the enjoyment. I think part of the fun of the game is putting an eclectic mix of stuff together and seeing how it all interacts. I had fun last night slaying a dragon by suiting up in armor, a helm, sword and shield. I tried to use a lance and ride a warhorse, but the warhorse kept running away. Maybe it's smart enough to know that it wasn't invincible.
In the demo, you can choose the difficulty level. Medium difficulty appears easier than the first Patapon game. I haven't tried the hard difficulty setting yet.
You can load in your saved game from the first Patapon game. You don't start with all of your old equipment, but you start finding your old items later in the game. I haven't found any of the unique items from the first game, though. You also keep some of your Ka-ching (money), food, and materials, so you don't need to grind through levels as much to build up an army.
Saving the game after the demo will keep you from having to replay the first few levels when the game is released.
The game now has difficulty settings. The normal difficulty setting seems more forgiving than the first game was. If keep the rhythm going, you will enter "fever" mode. Your attacks will do more damage and your units will take less damage. In the old game, losing the rhythm would drop you out of "fever" mode immediately. In Patapon 2, you can stay in "fever" mode even if you lose the rhythm once. It will warn you that you are about to lose "fever" mode and give you a second chance.
It's worth the download to try out. I'm already addicted and waiting for the game to be released.
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