CRIMO 12+

Feedback

I like the game a lot. What I noticed over the past week of playing is that I can play the game with a weak internet connection (perhaps airplane mode even) but then my pop-up “helpers” for the game are ads to buy in game currency. This was the only game I could play the last two days when we lost power and cell coverage was messed up (hurricane Ian) so I did experience frustration of needing to restart a whole batch of puzzles when I ran out of health due to mistakes. However after full cell service was restored, the pop-up helpers come sporting offers to watch ads for help. And if I’ve just run out of cones, a cone helper comes up and if I’m low on health, a health restorer comes by. Do I like watching ads?! Nope. But after spending thousands on other “free” games, I’ll watch the ads. If you like this type of game, the developer makes another like this without much “story,” called Riddle Stones. And if you like Crimo but want more story, Crimo Stories has a bunch of reading / background story. I found these games because this developer originally made Treasure Madness, the most epic game on Facebook for years. I was so sad to see it go. I hope to see them revisit a similar app for mobile. In the meantime, hooked on this one.

Ads not constant, could be slightly more clever

This game is perfect for when your brain needs a break for a few minutes. If you are paying attention you can usually figure out the number pattern. One small suggestion would be to make the clues more logical. For example, in one game finding a broken bone ruled out blunt force trauma (the wrench), but left open to speculation poison, gun, knife, molatov, or chainsaw? I understand that this is most likely random, but if not....
Another suggestion is to offer the option to make a guess like in Clue, but if you are wrong, you forfeit (or have to watch comercials).
A final suggestion is to steer clear of the commercials with forced sound. If I need my volume on, which I frequently do, I can't play your game for fear of the disturbance to others (or silently watch your commercials, which is your profit).
I do enjoy the game for what it is.

Developer Response ,

Great feedback lightweight time waster: we love your suggestions. As for the forced sound in ads, there should always be a way to cut it, we'll investigate that. Also you can try using the switch on your device. You know, the little switch that puts the phone on silent/vibration mode. Don't hesitate to contact support@ooblada.com for further assistance on that front.

Fun take on logic puzzle, but silly restrictions make it frustrating

This is a fun take on the picture logic puzzle. However, as a long time player of those puzzles, I find a few of the ‘features’ to be highly annoying. The limit on the number of traffic cones you have (to block of spaces that you know can’t be filled) seems arbitrary, slows down the game, and makes the puzzles more tedious than they need to be. Having to ration these markers forces you to keep more in your head unnecessarily. It is like making a sudoku game where you are only allowed to make tentative ‘pencil’ marks for odd numbers. Sure, it makes the game more challenging, but not in a fun way.

I also dislike the instant health loss for a mis -click. If you are dragging to fill a group of 8 and accidentally drag a square too far on your small screen, you are immediately penalized. As someone experienced with this type of puzzle, I could zip through the early puzzles easily but have to go much more slowly than I should have to in order to prevent this. I realize that the mechanic of hiding extra things behind boxes made the developers not want to only have this check only at the end of the puzzle. However it currently has been a great annoyance to me. Perhaps consider something like allowing users to lock in individual rows or columns and penalize them/reveal items at that time.