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When is the last episode you started different than the one you were watching when you quit? Do they auto-play when finishing so if you started episode 2 and watched until episode 6 it would start from episode 2 again?
I really had trouble reading through this. I know medium isn't for writers per se but basic proofreading would have helped tremendously.
Yup, I know what you mean about the hollywood part.
I personally think the background was completely fine for it being made 4 years ago. If you were to remake it then possibly a solid color would be a better choice now.
I am also turned off by the timer. I'm not sure how many players prefer timers, but maybe putting it hidden away on the top right or somewhere that isn't blinking at you every second would help users like me.
Everything else seemed good to me. If there were ads I probably wouldn't play personally (sorry adblock is on) because as the last person commented I already have a paid sudoku app on the phone that is ad-free.
I think it's hard to get users to go from their phone to browsers for sudoku (if you were only targetting web-only users then it's okay) because of how good the interface is on touch panels. If you were trying to get users to move from the phone I think you need some gimmick that utilizes more of the screen space or something that the web provides that mobile can't.
I don't know what him crafting a bow means either. It surely means he didn't have one at the time and was making a new one. He could have broke the last one, traded it, lost it, had it stolen, etc.
They're very expensive and I don't know if they'd take on a single person's project but there are surely other people or companies that will do this.
If you are in an area with a lot of meetups, you should check them out. There are a lot of programmers that are happy to help others.
Would you throw someone out if they told you they are very comfortable solving with a pen and paper in front of you instead of a whiteboard?