Is anyone still playing Zen Bound? Or have you guys jumped to other game? I'm thinking to buy the game so I want to know how long this game stays as your fave game. If people already stop playing it by now, then I'd just wait for the lite version.
I'm still playing it! I had to setup my iPod Touch as new 1,5 week ago so I already have to reply all my other games. I'm trying to do that as much as possible so that Zen Bound will take me a lot longer. So I occasionaly play a level, which I really enjoy.
Still playing it. I could probably have charged through doing the minimum necessary but it's just not that sort of game, at least not for me. Have I have value for the £3 I paid? Hell yes and a whole stack more. If the price went up would I still be telling people to buy it? Yes again. I got 99% on one of the levels late last night. And just as I hit the nail I realised how moving one rope over I could have got 100%. Well, that doesn't always pan out but this time it did. I did it for that feeling of satisfaction. (This is one reason I would like some small indicator of 100% on the lamp/flower.)
Thanks guys. I'm just worried the game lifespan is short as the hype has suddenly died. I might pick it up tonight depending on my mood.
Get it; you won't be disappointed unless you want to be. I've only got two flowers left - both on the Tree of Challenge. One is on the second-to-last level and one is on the last level. It's tough, tough stuff. I've been playing random levels a lot, though. Hurry and Cooperation are great for some mindless rope-wrapping fun.
What after you finish those two flowers? is there any reason to come back to the game? is it like Sway where you basically have nothing else to do except to get 99% on all levels?
That's like any game though isn't it? On the PS2 I've completed all the SSX games in every way possible but I still play. I've done all the bike challenges in Burnout Paradise but I still go online to play. Played Final Fantasy VII about 3 times all the way through. I re-read good books, watch films twice.
No, not any game. In racing games, you have Quick Race, Time Trial, etc. In sport games, you have exhibition, league, competitions. In some puzzle games, you have endless (randomly generated) puzzles, eg: Mouse About. In mini games (like Scoops, Up There), there's basically no end. In fighting games, you have VS and tournament. Even Secret Exit's other game, SPiN, has freeplay mode and minute rush. Those game modes surely add some pickup-and-play value and replayability too.
It's $5. We aren't talking major cash here. Put that into perspective with whatever food/drink you will buy this coming week. You get no replay value there (unless you are ill maybe..) But if you want replayability then how much? Time trials? Less rope? Left handed? With rope always in the bottom left corner? Lying flat on the table? I'll wait for someone to post a screenshot of the rope they used on a level and then I'll try and beat it. There's replay
In all the games you quote there is no end. You can always get faster, get the combos right, keep your concentration for longer. Which is okay but having no end can also not be so great. You always hit your own limit. Sure you might hit a lucky streak but you are the limiting factor and you can't change that. Zen Bound having an end is not a weakness. It does not detract from the game. In fact beating it is the victory, the satisfaction. It's a series of goals not just one. But you are not limited by time or reflexes or other factors common to games.
From what I heard, it sounds like Zen Bound has no more replayability than Sway. One aims for more gold, one aims for less rope. Save that argument. I'm asking whether this game has replayability, not whether this game is worth $5.
Why do you only quote mini games? [I know they're open-ended, I shouldn't have put them as examples]. What about all the other examples? The racing, fighting, sport games? They all have huge replayability with those game modes I mentioned above. I do care about those game modes because from my experience, those are the modes I play most. In racing games, I always play quick race. In fighting, I always play VS or min-tournament (not the story mode). In sport games, I always play exhibition match. In SPiN, I always play minute rush. Don't get me wrong, I just want to be convinced that I must get ZB
If you read through all the posts in this thread and none of it gets you excited, you probably won't like the game. YouTube has some vids on the gameplay. Just do a search. Wish there was a lite version. Trying it is the best way to know if you like something or not.
Whoa whoa whoa... didn't intend to set off a controversy over replayability, but I have to qualify what I posted earlier. Yes, I've accomplished all the goals for all but 2 objects. However, before ever starting the Tree of Challenge I spent a number of hours replaying some of the animals for fun. If I decided to sit down and dedicate myself to reaching those last goals, I could; I enjoy the game's physics, graphics, and gameplay enough that I'd rather just wrap things mindlessly when watching TV and go back to those levels later. I own both Sway and Zen Bound, and there is absolutely no question in my mind that the replayability in Zen Bound is considerably greater. The gameplay is simply the best currently on my iPod. It's so good that even though I've beaten levels multiple times, I want to play them again just to have the experience; thankfully, an object is just as fun the 2nd or 20th time I wrap it up. I'm concerned a great deal about replayability; it was my primary gripe about Rolando (which I loved despite not wanting to go back and get every medal), and I've not bought some games because I didn't think they would offer enough to bring me back intermittently. The point is that this game is Fun, has hours of standalone challenge and several more hours of replayability. Zen Bound is a great experience, and is the best $5 anyone with an iDevice can spend, even in this economy.
Too true. It's great that this forum exists so that we can give each other feedback and help each other make decisions, but at a certain point, the onus is no longer on us to "convince" other people that they want or need this (or any other) game. There is so much information about this particular game, with the exception of a lite version, which I'm not even sure is 100% necessary given all of the gameplay videos that are out there. This game is what it is. I don't know what else to say about it. If it does not appeal to you, and you need someone to convince you to get it, you're probably only setting yourself up for disappointment. If you are of the mindset that rushing through each "level" and "finishing" a game means that the game is no longer usable, then I think you already have your answer. This isn't checkers. It has distinct levels, and if you are not the type of person who is interested in going back and replaying levels that you've already completed, then this is probably not the game for you. I don't think it can be any more clear. If you are curious about the technology, and the gameplay appeals to you in any way, you might want to give it a try. But don't even think about complaining about having "wasted" your money. There is just too much information out there to not be able to make an informed decision about this game - lite edition or not.
