Hey Eric,
Gotta tell you, love the game. Very fun, atmospheric, and the maze
formation is incredibly clever indeed!
I believe the gameplay could be "tweaked" just a little though. I don't
agree with the compass/indicator, as getting lost is half the fun. But, I
agree that an extra element of "challenge" needs to be there.
The one wandering ghoul is cool, but - in leau of more critters in the
maze - how about 3 or 4 "traps?" Randomly have 3 or 4 "points" in the
maze be where a trapdoor or other "crush/kill you" trap would be
hidden. When you're "one space" away from one of these (even if
there's a wall between player and trap), have the speaker sound a
small alarm (a boop or siren or something simple.) The player - via trial
and error - would have to determine where these "kill zones" are and
work their way around them, while still looking for the skeleton.
Also, if the skeleton is obviously close, the player would have to tread
lightly if the "trapdoor" alarm sounds. I feel this might be simple to
insert and it'd stress the player out even more while they try to
trackdown the skeleton.
I think an old D&D handheld game used a similar gameplay element. It
really stressed me out when I had to worry where I was stepping as
well as hunt/avoid the creatures in the maze. Just an idea that, I
thought, may be simple to implement. Maybe a selectable option?
Regardless, this is a great, great game!
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