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A reply to some concerns about my earlier criticism:
Banter is being used in a transitive form here, which while unusual, *can* be correct: "Diana went up to him and commenced bantering him about his awkwardness" (from Harpers Bazaar, vol. 41). Admittedly, I've never heard it used in this manner before. In fact, since this game is the highest hit on google for "bantering his", we can see how infrequently it's used in this manner. However, I believe the usage remains incorrect because bantering is still about spoken conversation: lighthearted teasing and joking. Nothing to do with torturing your subjects with crude devices and dropping them into buckets! :)
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not all the levels have to be done the way you are supposed to-on some levels i managed to do it without some of the pieces
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I enjoyed the puzzles, but the interface was broken and required clicking on buttons many times before they'd respond. And misuse of the word "banter" was distracting.
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I'm not usually one to point out other people's mistakes, but at the time of this writing 57 of you seem to agree that the author's use of banter is incorrect. However, I think you'll find that the author did indeed do the research. Used as an INTRANSITIVE verb, banter can mean; "to speak or 'act', playfully or wittily" You can verify this at; http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banter
I did a little more research and found that Princeton University agrees with this as well; http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=banter
So please, before throwing someone under the bus for what they write, do your research first. ~thankyoupleasedrivethru~
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i don't see how this is easy. it is actually quite hard. 5/5 great concept, nice work combinding alot of great games. i found it somewot boring but still fun to play.
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Kind of an overused game type, "Physics-based Fun game with colourful objects yayy!" I've seen this game type way too often, sorry but I have to give you a 2/5.
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who cares if banter is being used correctly or not, comments are meant to give opinions of the game not for pointless arguments.
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Had fun playing this one :] and every game needs to be hard, sometimes its fun to just sit back and do something that is not so strenuous.
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@r_rabid: Yes, this usage is transitive. The issue is not that it is being used transitively or intransitively. It is that the word is completely inappropriate in context, which is why I posted the dictionary definition. Bantering is exclusively about conversation and verbal exchanges. There is no conversation or witty repartee taking place here: this is alternately torture, or practical jokes, depending on how you look at it. And how do you "help" someone banter? If you want to write a game about the King bantering his subjects, we should be crafting witty insults for him to use. "Torturing" or "annoying" would be better in context.
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I thought the game was fun. I liked that you were able to solve each level several ways. It was a little short and maybe somewhat easy, but over all great game! 4/5
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Here is a tip: All those things in the level that make it seem harder... think about that it makes the level easier. I haven't noticed any unused pieces yet.
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A little easier? Or just that we have practiced on this sort of game before? No matter! Fun, upbeat music that doesn't get annoying, and non-frustrating even when I mess up- perfect!
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As someone who works as a professional writer, I'll chime in and say that "bantering" is indeed used correctly. Fun game -- a tad short. nothing new but i can't get enough of the physics puzzlers.
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this is a great game although they ruined it for me but not making it more exciting. it gets repetitive very easily and i just got bored.
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Solid game, a bit on the easy side. I think becasue it feeds you the shape. If one were to have to choose the order, then the possibilities increase, however the level design becomes more difficult to control. Good game.