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== About The Review ==
This review of Tower of Doom was based on version 001.
This review of Tower of Doom was based on version 001.


It was tested under Windows XP.
It was tested under Windows XP.
== Synopsis ==


I really hope copx keeps this feel together, as this is a playable
I really hope copx keeps this feel together, as this is a playable
game out of the box!
game out of the box!


It is, however, newbie unfriendly:
== Features ==
 
1) There is an alphabet soup at character creation. WS? BS? WTF?
There is more than enough room to write things out in full here, with
perhaps the abbreviation beside it. Manual reading should be
optional.
 
2) Where are the hitpoints? The Wound counter is hidden somewhere on
the status line, looking no different from WS. Please move Wounds to
either the left most or right most spot.
 
It is, however, newbie friendly:
 
1) Making choices at random and not knowing where the hit points are,
it is still fun.
 
Infinite ammo is a brilliant concept. Resist the temptation to remove
this!
 
Your choice of graphics is interesting. I really don't know if I have
ever seen it proper. I think hte @ is supposed to be a little upside
down L, right? That's what I get with a US code page. With the
Japanese codepage on my laptop, all the characters are random.
Further, ones to the left affect those to the right, leading to much
hilarity. Please investigate code pages and figure out how to enforce
the one you want.
 
''Note: This was a problem of using non-portable characters, which was fixed in later versions.''


We all know the real reason why you only save your own stats, and not
It is newbie friendly. Despite making character creation choices at random and not knowing where the hit points are, it is still very fun.
current level. STOP BEING LAZY! I don't want to have to wait to
finish a fight to save. The advantage of roguelikes should be that I
can get up and leave them at any time. Being able to quit and save at
any point is part of this. You should change this [now: create], as it will
only get harder to save your level state later.


''Note: Later versions of Tower of Doom did correct this''
Infinite ammo is a brilliant concept. Resist the temptation to remove this feature!


All in all, a very fun hack and slash. The prompts on stairs annoy
== Drawbacks ==
me, but not unduly (Stairs are rare). I always find it odd when I see
a corpse (%) but don't get a "You see an orc corpse here." when you
stand on it. You also don't seem to see that a weapon drops other
than by standing on the corpse. (Which prompts that annoying pickup
message)


''Note: The "annoying pickup message" was removed in later version.''
The problems encountered during the review process have been fixed in later versions.

Revision as of 02:55, 16 March 2005

About The Review

This review of Tower of Doom was based on version 001.

It was tested under Windows XP.

Synopsis

I really hope copx keeps this feel together, as this is a playable game out of the box!

Features

It is newbie friendly. Despite making character creation choices at random and not knowing where the hit points are, it is still very fun.

Infinite ammo is a brilliant concept. Resist the temptation to remove this feature!

Drawbacks

The problems encountered during the review process have been fixed in later versions.

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