Code Romantic

[b]Even if it doesn't seem like the type of game you might normally be into, Code Romantic might surprise you.[/b] Code Romantic is a nifty little game that offers a series of smartly designed puzzles presented within the context of a short but engaging kinetic visual novel. Our story is set in a post-apocalypic future where a rogue AI has hijacked the internet, turning all networked machines into evil murderbots. Mina is an unassuming and somewhat geeky young coding tutor who is drafted by the military into a super-secret unit that may well represent humanity's last best hope against the machines. She is sent to a coding boot-camp within the ruins of an abandoned theme park in order to prepare for the final battle, where much to her delight/horror, she learns that her partner is a handsome and famous young military spokesman whom she has idolized since childhood. A number of likable supporting characters, such as a haughty rich rival and a jealous ex-boyfriend, are also there, and more than happy to make her life difficult. Can Mina make it through camp without making a complete fool of herself in front of her hero? The story is broken up into fourteen short and easily digestible chapters. In addition to the story segments, each chapter features a handful of coding puzzles. [b]Absolutely zero prior coding knowledge is needed for these puzzles[/b], but being able to think logically certainly helps. This is the highlight of Code Romantic, as a casual newcomer could come to the game with no prior knowledge, solve the puzzles as though the game were any other puzzle game, and still walk away with a basic understanding of certain coding fundamentals. Each chapter tends to focus on one concept, like arguments, if/elseif statements, for loops, arrays, etc. Puzzles will present you with a snippet of code with a handful of missing chunks, and the player needs to select the correct fill-in-the-blank choices in order to make the code make sense. A handy info-pane on the side will explain any word, phrase, or punctuation in the code simply by clicking on it, and errors are in no way punished whatsoever. As these concepts build on each other throughout the game, even if you're actively trying not to learn a single thing, it would be impossible not to pick up a few things just by osmosis. I have a few small nitpicks - primarily, I feel like the difference between for loops and foreach loops wasn't super clearly explained, and the story does end on a pretty major cliffhanger just as things are starting to pick up. All the same, the setting is really cool, the characters are likable, and the game is fun and breezy overall. With Code Romantic 2 announced and on the way, now would be a great time to pick this game up to support the small developer.

I´m no programmer and after the game I don´t want wo be one further, butI enjoyed this game very much! - Story: is very nice and I´m looking forward to part 2, because there are so many questions left! Who was the XXX? I have so many suspicions! Was it the necklace? - Riddles: I like them more than the programming ^^" they were very good for a change in the programming lessons - Programming: Although I don´t know a thing and will forget it all right now, I could here and there see trough the rules and formulas. I didn´t quite understand all the explanations, but they would help me here and there. (Spoiler Chapter 14 ... ... until suddenly you have to crack a nummeric password. Even if this riddle had to do with math, my secondary class knowledge didn´t help much here. Because I searched the internet until I gess me trough it anyway, here´s the password: 1 6 4 0 9)

A cute little game that can be played in around 10 hours (for those who doesn't know how to code) Pros: The story is naive and cute. There are different characters that clash and build up friendship and romance themed side stories, which is like little breaks in between the coding challenges. Game helps to understand some basic concepts and functions. Most challenges were not that difficult to do for a beginner and when you make an error dialogues between the characters give you hints. It was especially interesting to see the similarities or parallel things between the language and grammar and the 'language' for coding. They ask you riddles before some challenges to make you understand the concepts you are about to use which were both fun and useful. Cons: People mentioned that this is for children and teens, but I found most characters very stereotypical. Old school personalities. Even some gender biased dialog. Nice to have the female character as the smart and hardworking one but still... She doesn't own it. Which is okay but personally I would want young kids to see powerful female leads. But she is still cute and nice so .. yeah. I like the refreshing naivety of the dialogues between the characters though. The story is left with a cliffhanger. Some challenges were not that clear for me although I managed to get the code running (the game helps you till it is correct) Just to let you know what to expect before playing; It helps you understand some basics and gets you familiar, does not let you write something from scratch.

This was an enjoyable game, with some very light programming puzzles (though that's speaking as someone who codes for work), and an engaging story. My only complaint is that the ending felt very abrupt, and left a lot of loose ends. Here's hoping that there will be a sequel that picks up the story and brings it all to a conclusion.

I don't use semicolon

文字冒险 × 编程 有没有搞头？

The puzzles are very much beginner puzzles, but the concepts that they teach are solid - something I would have wanted 10 or so years ago. It's a bit lacking in that cool feeling of "So I can make the computer do what I want?" feeling that made me like programming from the start, but I do realise that it would be very hard to write a program with open ended puzzles that is still beginner friendly. Unfortunately it's also very short, and ends without resolving any of the big plot threads. (hopefully a basis for a part 2?) The romance between Lewis and Mina feels very organic, despite the absurd basis of it. The other characters are somewhat flat, but also pretty fun in a way. It's still a solid recommendation from me, especially for any absolute beginners in programming (basically 1 year or less in experience)

Это самая лучшая игра на моем опыте за последние два года в плане подачи. До слез тронуло. История безумно хороша и стоит того, а головоломки не очень сложны (особенно учитывая, что провалить их нельзя). Всего она займет часов 6 геймплея (я еще альттабался просто)