@skill34: They're releasing it as a mixed [pay/participate]-free game. They give you a lot of free material combined with even more that you can pay (for game maintenance, etc.) or participate (i.e., vote or make your own puzzles) for, just doing it in one package.
@Zinake: Unlikely, as the solutions are computer-verified, meaning that there is only one way to solve the puzzle. Judging by your description, you are referring to Linked?
@POOkyBear: If you try to quit, you'll lose your costume. Second try will quit. Therefore, you have to lose Paladinhood. Depending on block arrangement & health, you may still be unable to win, but such is the way of the world..
@Dolohov: On squared in particular, it can tend to help if you use meta-strategies. I.e., use the fact that solution is unique to your advantage. For example: Suppose you have two squares, A and B, which could each be, say, the last square for a black 8 (all others are colored). Suppose also this is a two-color puzzle, and there are no blue clues adjacent to B (but there is one next to A). Then: if B were not black, then it could be either blue or empty, and there would be no way to distinguish. Since there is only one solution, B must be black.
@Balbanes: (SPOILER FOR PUZZLE) The two symbols mean "off." They're on the capsules only when the capsules are open - i.e., off. Thus, adding those two symbols tells the machine to turn the power (the cable) off. (And, for the record, I had trouble with it too, but it seems obvious in retrospect when he points out that "the symbols are different than the others.")
A tip on "Squared" (and also on the others, I suppose, with adaptation): you know the solution is unique. Use this to your advantage. For instance: suppose you are playing a two-color Squared level, red and black. Suppose you have an unnumbered square which is next to red numbers, but no black numbers. That square MUST be red, which can be seen as follows: suppose it were not; then, it could be either black or empty; however, both of these would be solutions, and since there would be no way to distinguish between them (since there are no adjacent black numbers); thus, the solution would not be unique. Since you know the solution is, in fact, unique, the square must be red. It's a kind of meta-knowledge, which can be quite useful if you are stuck.
That was supposed to say "did so." I am not doing well with getting things right today. Especially given that I am supposed to be doing work and not playing games...
Oops. I jumped up into the room that ends with three lasers. I did do in Black, and sat where the white laser was. Then I tried to jump over to where the black laser was, switching to white in the process, but while I did switch, I landed on a spike and died. However, the game still respawned me where I first landed... where the white laser was... when I was white. So I'm stuck in an infinite death loop now. THAT was the wrong way...
Simple, but challenging, puzzle game. Similar to Upbot Goes Up, I'll grant, but different enough to be distinct, and with different enough control to be entirely different puzzles, and therefore, while reminiscent, an entirely distinct game, challenging and enjoyable entirely in its own right. 5/5.
The concept is hardly new, but this game nails the difficulty. Moderately difficult puzzles, moderately difficult platforming, which combines to give a game of a nice "challenging, but not impossible" structure. 5/5.
A little more energy starting Chapter 4, please, if you expect us to be able to start there? Also, fix unresponsive jump, add costume-switch, and stat reset. Right now, this game is 3/5 for "fine concept, poorly executed"; fix some of those issues, and it would go up to a 4 or a 5.
A tip: the hardest part is obtaining the WP needed, not money, so after some preliminary trips (to afford a full fleet), raid constantly, only going to port to repair and sell your loot, for the rest of the game.
Whoa. The best way to fight pirates is to become a pirat- I mean "privateer"? Wow, this game is suddenly historically accurate.
As for my rating of the game, 4/5, mostly because combat was explained insufficiently well. Say it in the tutorial, or at least put a "help" option in that explains what all the stats do, and how targeting things affects the enemy ship.
It's just a display issue (that shouldn't be happening and which we'll look into). A page reload will clear it up.