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Review by entheh all reviews by entheh

'Dungeon of Mythological Mismatch' pits you as either Jesus or the devil judging by the graphics, or 'a good guy' or 'a bad guy' according to the readme. Your job seems to be to reach the exit, interacting along the way if you wish with what are apparently citizens but look somewhat undead, and avoiding a number of monsters that, while harmful to a god like you, the mere mortal citizens don't seem to need saving from. I can see some of the eponymous mismatch in the artwork, between the felt-tip wall shading, Jesus's pixel-art eyes, and the finely shaded and perfected undead.

Despite a lack of coherence, the game is rather enjoyable. There is a good success-failure ratio, and the temptation to try just once more is always there. The basic elements that make a game fun are in place.

I have a suggestion for improving the enemy AI. It seems to run in ticks, without showing me any indication of when those ticks will happen. If I want to lure an enemy round a corner, it's anyone's guess whether I will miss its ticks and remain undetected, or catch too many ticks and get eaten. I would prefer for each enemy to be constantly on the lookout if it is not already moving.

There also seems to be an initial delay on each level before anything can move. I can't tell when that delay will end, and can get caught out over and over again if I start near an enemy. I would prefer to start a slightly safer distance from any enemies, and be able to initiate the level myself during the delay should I want to.

Otherwise, fix the crash bug when I press 'up' when already at the top, and throw away those unsolvable mazes that occasionally come out, and you've got yourself what isn't too bad a game!

Scores: Overall 2 Artistical 2 Technical 2 Genre 2

Review by victorwss all reviews by victorwss

The AI is good and smart, really.

Loved the graphics.

Simple, but addictiving game. It is actually fun when you don't get some impossible level (unfortunately some levels created are impossible to reach the end).

With a one more day of work, this can be a nice game.

Scores: Overall 3 Artistical 3 Technical 2 Genre 4