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Well, after discovering your method and exploiting it by messing with time as my laptop knows it to be, I feel that it's fair that I give some kind of review on the game.

Much like the section found in the newspaper, this game lives up to its name as it's a 'one day at a time' kind of game, It may be a bit of a puzzle at first, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes a minor issue to tackle and loses its thrill unless there's a lengthy time between this and the next set of puzzles. Everyday will present new puzzles, so it's best not to do what I did to acquire the medals.

One thing to note is your method to achieve the ultimate objective of opening the safe, because it actually hinders those like me who try to race through this. In order to open the safe, one must complete both wordsearch and sudoku of that given session. It's a good way to make us work for it, but I encountered an issue on one occasion. After completing the sudoku and heading to the calendar, I needed to double check the zodiac and element. Upon returning to the newspaper, the sudoku was reverted back like it was never attempted on. I ignored it, continued to opening the safe, but it didn't open when I put in the code. It worked fine after completing the sudoku again, so that's something to consider looking into.

There's nothing really more to say as this game live up to what it's attempting to replicate, a puzzle section of a newspaper that changes daily. It adds a bit a more dimension with cracking a safe open, which is something every content creator needs to keep in mind when translating one media into another; the limitations and the new possibilities.

EDIT: Not needed, huh? Well I can't deny your word, but I swear I did it without completing either of them. I mean, yesterday, I couldn't find that last word, but I had a good idea of the safe's answer, yet I couldn't get through. I did try to back track using the numerology and the circled day, but it wasn't getting me anywhere. Numerology is new to me, so I considered that I was in the fault. So today, I decided to just hardball it and use every day that falls within the respected horoscope of the appropriate zodiac year.

DasSG responds:

Thank you for a kind review.

Actually neither the word maze nor sudoku is required to open the safe.
Finishing word maze adds caption to button groups, finishing sudoku show the numbers on the buttons.
It's harder to push correct buttons without marks - but fully possible. Early prototype had no marks on buttons at all - but it was hard to get that these start from zero (due the keyboard with 1234567890 - safe button layout confuses people)
As for the messing with system clock - it was intended as a continuation of meta-puzzle. (Also very easy to verify since a medal has an unlock date)
Sudoku is easy to solve (maybe too easy) and does not save state because I haven't thought about people returning to it, sorry.

P.S. So far nobody noted that numerology calculation section in the newspaper is interactive...

I never understand why people reskin things. Comics, stories, animation, games, the payoff plays about the same, although a bit shunned upon for wither it's ripping off the source material or failing to live up to the original. This game is more of the latter, but in little positive and negative interpretations about it.

Adding the 2x2 virus seems like an original choice that makes this game unique from its inspiration in a good way, but there's issues with that giant germ that falters gameplay. For starters, it seems that it only takes pills that fall on top of it and not from the side or bottom. A small virus of the same color may be next to it, and if I screw up and have to get rid of this little guy first, the game doesn't take the little guy as its own and combines it with the bigger one, meaning that I'm going to have to get rid of both of them at the same time, And I don't think the game likes that.

I was able to beat level 10 (didn't get the medal, of course), but on 2 occasions during that level upon ridding the big virus (both times with a smaller virus if I recall), the screen just goes black. Refreshing the page makes it better again, but I also have to start all over again.

On a minor creative choice, the checker pattern on the board/bottle really messes with the eyes. The pills line up almost too perfectly with the grid altering colors, making it difficult to tell if the pill color is facing the intended direction of the player's attempt. That might've been the intention, or it might just be my eyes beginning to sync up with my body's age of 34.

It's a personalized Dr. Mario with a new concept to the traditional gameplay that can test one's skills, but the viruses have mutated and given the game a few bugs that falter its playthrough. It's much like the doctor's method of chucking pills unto a bottle in some ways. With any luck, the issue might be contained within the game's coding if you approach it with caution in mind.

TCzombie responds:

I appreciate you taking the time to play our little game and writing such a thorough review! I pretty much agree with everything you said, I'm not sure what I was thinking with the big viruses needing so much headspace to clear LOL. I assume the intent with the grid was to help, not to hinder, (Woodman did the rough graphic pass before I came in) but I can see how it might. I realize now that Dr. Mario doesn't have a grid on the play field. I do wish we could have quashed more of the bugs when we made this but it's a learning experience. The medal one is a bummer of course but I sent the confirm for it your way!

Willy: I'll stand guard and watch the house.
PM: Okay, but if anything happens to me, it's your fault.

Heh, f-funny, cause I was moving when he started talking and found myself sliding to the end of the boarder and then got stuck... yes... quite humorous...

*sigh* So you're new here, and the first game you give us is about dicks, and it appears that it will be a trend with you, judging by your name. ...you'll fit right in around here, and I'm not saying that because I'm about to sound like a pussy.

As you might see, these jokes are too easy for me. Bathroom humor is like a sea of clams, only a few will present a pearl. Practically anything can be an inuendo to something dirty that the Id in our minds would find relevant despite it being induced by primal instincts. I'll admit that this world is imaginative, and I'm taking into account that this is all but a joke, but this will be engaging with only teens, immature adults, and Newgrounds.

However, this is a game, so it stands that there's more to talk about besides story. Despite it being the limpest part, everything about this dick-theme game is very stiff. The jumping, for example, has a delay of at least a second, making those time jumps difficult. The layout buttons for the PC can be very awkward as I needed to use my left hand to use the arrows, spacebar, and an additional button thankfully not too far away as I use my right hand to work the mouse (how much more easier it would've been if I was able to use WASD as an alternative). Adding some additional frames to show the movement of these 'spasming organ characters' might've helped at selling the joke of this crazy world and avoid any confusion for the players (attacking the final penises, for example, didn't seem like it was doing anything. Sound was indicating something, yes, but I thought I was striking a shield or something as their heart didn't seem to respond until multiple strikes later. ...that's strikes, not strokes).

This game is a lot more extensive than what many represent as their first game around here, but it needs to work on its 'foreplay' before I'd erect this as a decent game.

Peniverse-Studios responds:

That was probably the best review I've had, this had the humor, the advice and my balls. I will improve the game, thanks. And the final boss health bar heals, that's why.

-Peniverse Studios

The medal says to identify a bug to later be rewarded by the author. Seems kinda unfair to everyone when all the issues get fixed, which isn't really the case here as animation is the major focus that's needed.

First off, yes, I did find a bug upon using the teleporter followed by the knife and then retrying with the clock. Despite the truck moving, the mountains stay in position instead of passing by. This destroys the illusion you're trying to present of a truck driving down the road with one that's just moving back and forth like it's trying to parallel park, and it's those kinds of illusion I'm talking about that need to be worked on.

The choice with the knife I mentioned earlier is a great example as it's a bit vague without placing some thought into it. As the guy is angling himself to go in for the kill, the truck hits a rock to bump the fella off before he could strike. If the truck were to bounce upon hitting the rock, the message would get across much easier for others to understand what happened.

The Stickman games are more animated than they are interactive, so I suggest to focus on the 12 Rules of Animation to help enhance the experience for the player with something they can immediately comprehend.

I see that you tagged this game as 'beta'. Appropriate as this is pretty basic and feels rushed somehow.

For example, the 'F' and 'M' keys have function in the game for fullscreen and mute but aren't addressed anywhere in the game or description, a life counter seems pointless as you'll restart in the same spot of this one level game, and there seems to be a large amount of people who aren't obtaining the last medal (myself included)...

https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/draw/8fcd31475a6d7cf7c7ab957124062fbd

...it's an experiment game more than a fleshed out one, but it works for the most part, so 2 stars.

!!!!! DO NOT GO FOR THE LAST MEDAL !!!!!

Call me foolish, call me pathetic, but I've wasted months on this game for that medal. I even got near it before it crashed and lost my data, but I finally made it to game 42. What was it?

https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/draw/5144f8a03d820d893f6c81221a23ad97

...and it didn't go off. I tried multiple save states, but the medal never activated. If you're still around Blobzone, then you owe me a medal on one of the most monotonous attempts I've ever done for these digital trinkets.

I'm still giving this half a star because the game works for the most part, but the corrupting save files, the currency counter that can't keep up with what is produced, and the ridiculous amount of effort that is required for a cheap joke instead of a medal makes me REALLY want to give this a zero.

I ran up this tower multiple times, on multiple files, and on multiple browsers. Is it because I love this game? ...well ...yes, but the reason is because I can't get that 'Overripe' medal. I've intentionally taken damage to get below or at 10% health, and finished off the bad guys on the floor. I've even went to the next few floors and proceeded to clear the rooms, but I still can't get it for some reason.

In fact, if I had an issue with this game, it would have to be that the medals don't register after a period of playing, much shorter than what I'm used to. An example would be the 'Revolution Any%' medal, I beaten it in 41:37, but I didn't get the medal. Thankfully the game doesn't save after the boss, so a quick page refresh, another fight, beat it 13 seconds faster, and I finally got it. It usually takes a little over an hour before the site breaks connection (or my poor internet provider acts up first), but the medals is my only complaint.

I don't know what else to say about the game as it's well put together. The music, the mechanics, I personally enjoyed how you let the player return back to the 'hub' area so naturally. I even noticed that each room follows the same order no matter how many times you clime it, but they'll change when you start a new file, so that's pretty attentive to detail while keeping things fresh.

Prox276 responds:

Thank you! ^^
The medal thing seems to be a common issue. I'll be looking into it but in the meantime I unlocked Overripe for you manually. :)

I'm surprised no one has brought this up over the years very much (let alone, fixed), but... there's a few more bugs in this game. Some good, but a lot of bad.

The upgrades are really needed in this game as enemies get stronger as the game progresses. You have a limited amount that can be thrown as a bar depletes with each throw. Money can be a bit tricky in this game as well as the prices for these upgrades increase as well for each floor, but luckily, the bar is completely refilled after each floor as long as you still possess that upgrade.

That bug was really helpful and I didn't even bother with the money anymore, but around floor twelve, I was met with a dilemma as I ran out, so I began to gather money once more. I was around 41 at the time, but the upgrades went up to as much as 114. This was not much of a problem as I was quickly gathering money over the floor, when suddenly, my money was reset. I didn't lose all of it as it went back to somewhere around 17, but I was nowhere near the store. In fact, I was locked in a room with a monster.

Irritating bug that one was, but that fails to even compare itself to the greatest bug this game suffers with. When one enters a room, they're pushed into it before spikes lock you inside. However, on three separate occasions when I entered a room, I was pushed out and locked out, making it impossible to enter the room (four if you want to include that a monster was pushed out of the room and locked it outside, but me inside). This issue is the worst as I find myself in a spot where I can't continue the game, because between me and the ladder to the next floor, there is a locked room that I can't enter until I kill the monsters inside that room. This issue made me restart when I was on floor eight, got lucky on fourteen as the ladder was in another direction, and made me end the game on seventeen.

For what it's worth, the game is alright at setting a tone, but there are some bugs that cuts this game short.

Calming music, gentle colors, lighthearted dialogue, sinecure tasks, all gift-wrapped with a bow for a heartwarming experience. ...this isn't my beat.

Whenever I do a review, I try to be justly fair by judging not from my enjoyment, but from a professional aspect that alines with the creators'. Noting the effort they placed in it, considering what was going through their heads, and reflecting on how their audience would take it.

Your goal was obvious the moment Maple stepped outside of her house, to give a chillaxing experience, but my personal aim during that moment, finish a series of side-quests and think creatively to obtain all of the medals.

Every so often, I'd return to this game to catch that fish and to find that last secret medal (if over a thousand people can get it, yet can't manage to reach the same number with the other medals put together (excluding the starting one), then I must be doing something wrong). It's during those times that I notice the little changes made to the game that adds to the tranquility you're setting. From the scuddeling crab on the beach to the very helpful 'instant catch' style of fishing, the commitment placed into this game is something that shouldn't be overlooked just because I can't catch something that's comparable to a shiny Pokémon.

To wrap things up, this game is too mellow for me with my hasten attempts to reach the goal, but that just shows at how well it did to achieve that good-vibe feeling of mellowness.

Peti responds:

Wow, thanks for the fair review! I how that you'll be able to unlock the rare fish medals soon!
For the secret medal, it's something that you can earn only during the tutorial section. I hope that helps!

Bleak-Creep responds:

Thanks for the detailed write up and I’m glad you enjoyed!

The fish medal will probably take most folks a few hours should they choose to go for it, but you do get a little easter egg as a reward. (Well, technically one of three easter eggs!)

The best way I can describe this game is that it's like playing a rendition of 'The Flight Of The Bumblebee' with a tempo that continues to rise.

I caught on quick with my first attempted (holding onto the pollen is a bit of an issue, but plenty more of where that came from), yet when night began, I found myself flailing about as I try to find a way to eliminate the foes. I discovered that my stinger was my form of attack and decided to restart with this in mind.

The second attempt went decently the first few nights. I got hit, my character was overlaid with a tint effect, and when I vanquish my foe, I found that I'm still white. I shrugged it off and went to the hive to upgrade, but I found that I can't access the upgrade menu.

I restarted again, getting farther this time as I passed the boundaries of my field and discovering many sights. Enemies were in stasis, but whatever. I discovered 'the secret medal' but I didn't receive it upon activation. I tried multiple times at blowing up the pup, yet the first time I tried, it just kept getting bigger. It eventually covered the entire layout, pass the beehive that (once again) refuses to open the upgrade menu. I eventually gave up about five days later as I was getting swarmed, getting injured in the process and stuck with the tint overlay after a few hits.

The game can be fun, but the random bugs makes things complicated to the point where 'The Flight Of The Bumblebee' would sync in perfectly.

Psonbre responds:

We have fixed all of these bugs in our latest update! Thanks a lot for helping us finding them!

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