Bug#545790: zaz: very hard, needs changes to allow crappy gamers to enjoy it

[Markus Koschany]

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On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:31:20 +0800 Paul Wise <pabs at debian.org> wrote:
> Package: zaz
> Version: 0.2.9+dfsg1-1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> I found zaz to be quite hard. I'm not particularly good at games so I
> just cheated to allow me to unlock the later levels. Even then I didn't
> particularly enjoy the game because I couldn't complete any of the
> levels. I think the game needs a "Skill" option in the menu with about
> 5-10 different options that would adjust the speed of the ball
> advancement, the probability of special items, the speed of balls
> returning from the dead and other stuff. Each of these could have values
> in the configuration file. Users who find the easiest skill too hard
> could adjust their configuration file to reduce the speed even more or
> even disable the movement. Other users might like to play with vastly
> increased special item probability and really fast speed. The "Skill"
> menu option would then show "Custom" instead of one of the presets.
> 

The latest version of zaz provides an easy mode for beginners. I find
the game quite enjoyable in this mode. Perhaps you might want to give it
a try again.

Markus

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