11-03-2006, 02:13 AM
Quote:...games with real dificulty levels that the vast majority cannot 'beat' at the highest level...
Minesweeper is a better game than most now sold. It takes some thought, it takes some skill, and it can actually be lost. And that is indeed a sad commentary on the modern computer game.
i heart minesweeper, but am perhaps even more fond of freecell, which can't be lost. do you actually enjoy the 50/50 guess that so often comes at the end of a minesweeper board? i never really liked that part, so was wondering if it was just me.
also, with respect to real difficulty levels, i liked that idea from the first time i ever saw you post it (i think it was during LOD beta). not sure yet how to make it work and still be reasonably "balanced" and interesting though. but it's something i've kept in my head since the beginning for hgl.