Universal Letterpad - Free Word Puzzles by NimbleBit

Discussion in 'Upcoming iOS Games' started by eeenmachine, Jan 6, 2015.

  1. ecamarillojr

    ecamarillojr Member

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    Thank you for the invite. This game is really fun. My coworkers and I had fun trying to figure out some of the words. The game is actually pretty challenging. One of my coworkers said that he felt dumb because he couldn't figure out a word but he meant it in a good way. We all had fun and thought the game could easily catch on. I think you guys did a great job and I look forward to more updates.
     
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  3. pointaken47

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    So far I am liking this game but it's so so hard :p

    Got a few suggestions:
    - have shuffle as its dedicated button on the game screen. I didn't know it was under "hints" as I was afraid I would use one immediately
    - maybe a SFX for the shuffling?
    - some 8-bit music (which I assume would be added eventually)?
    - For some puzzles I inputted other words which fitted the theme but was not correct. Maybe if this happens prompt the player that the word is close?

    Other than that, no crashes on my iPad mini 1 so far :)
     
  4. Valentia

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    I totally agree with the suggestion to have shuffle as a dedicated button on the game screen.

    I've been playing this all evening. I like it very much. Haven't found a thing I don't like. (Well, except wanting a shuffle button on the game screen). :D



     
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  6. rnarvin

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    So far, my friends and I are enjoying the game very much. There's a weird satisfaction that we get we finally find out a word and it was the most obvious one!

    I have some suggestions and a crash report:

    • Also agree, have a button on the play screen somewhere specifically for shuffling. Would be much more convenient
    • Instead of having one long list of all the Main Puzzles, when you tap on "Main Puzzles", you are brought to another screen that allows you to choose the categories that separate the puzzles by amount of words
    > If this isn't ideal, have the bars of each category "3 Words", "4 Word", etc. within the Main Puzzles be collapsible
    • Music would be nice, and if implemented, have a button on the play screen (or within a side menu where the hints are) to toggle off either music and/or sounds
    • Although I understand the challenge of completing a puzzle and not being able to see what the words are once you exit, maybe it would be nice to have a button that, when pressed, displays the words, and when released, hides the words again. I hate whenever I'm helping out my friend with a puzzle I completed and forgetting that we're not able to see the completed puzzle already
    • I'd also like to see some subtle animation in the background of each puzzle. It's nice for each puzzle to have its own unique color, but maybe if something similar to the default dynamic wallpapers on iOS 7 were put into the game, that'd be a detail most definitely appreciated

    As for the crash report..
    I was watching an ad that ended in the white Vungle interface (portrait-mode ad), and I was unable to X out of he ad, so I closed the app, and when I reopened, once the main screen loaded, the app crashed. The app opened nicely once again once I quit from the app switcher and brought it out again.

    Great work, guys.
     
  7. eeenmachine

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    Thanks, I've already moved the Shuffle button to replace the submit button when there aren't letters entered. I feel like if there is a button to reveal solved puzzles then they aren't really re-playable at all because the temptation is too great to just see the answers when you get stuck.
     
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    Unfortunately when I went to flag the email as important, to refer back to it later, I deleted it.

    Is there a possiblity I could just get the email sent to me again at: [email protected]

    Thank you so much! I can't wait to test.
     
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  11. Igoo

    Igoo Well-Known Member

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    Much better with the shuffle button easily accessible! Makes a huge difference in the gameplay for me.
     
  12. rnarvin

    rnarvin Well-Known Member

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    I do agree with what you said about the revealable answers, I was kind of on the fence with that anyways. The shuffle accessibility in his new version is much better!

    I was also thinking.. Since hints are a paid advantage, we should have some control over which word you would get help on and possibly what letter gets revealed.
     
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  19. monkofcool

    monkofcool New Member

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    Letterpad

    I'd love to try this, I'm still playing Textropolis!

    [email protected]

    Cheers :)
     

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