Sorry, I need to amend my previous post. This is #%&*ing brilliant. Amazing. My only suggestion, as others have mentioned, is the addition of a "traditional" level or puzzle select screen. Just for the pleasure of replaying favorites.
The lag is amazing. Truly stunning. I am trying to gut it out for the Shiny, but I'm stuck on lvl 24. I know what's expected of me, but the lag actually prevents me from turning the stupid little crank fast enough. Is it possible that the lag is on purpose? An additional challenge? Also, I couldn't find the third star on #1, so that took any star finding "pressure" off.
I generally like Snail B games just fine; I like puzzlers in general. So far, this one especially annoying. Can't find the stupid stars, so I stopped trying, as they are irrelevant to the game play. Weirdly laggy as many have mentioned. I know naught of programming, but this game does not have a ton of random moving "stuff", so the lag is unexpected. I will persevere for the SHINY, because I have misplaced priorities. MEH.
I think I got it figured out. Hold space until you stop dropping people. Look at the number at the top left. If it is more than zero, click anywhere in the upgrade section. Wait for your people to die. Repeat.
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