Code World

Okay, so this game is good. Basic idea is that you use programming to solve levels. You interact with objects by passing messages to them. Sometimes they pass messages to one another. After a couple of levels, you get to edit the code associated with the objects. I recommend it to anyone that likes puzzle solving. Having a tiny bit of programming experience will help as there are a couple of things that might be non-intuitive for someone who has never programmed before (like zero-indexing). But, you should still be able to solve the levels without too much difficulty.

一款宝宝巴士级编程游戏，总体来说不是那么推荐。 最主要的问题是关卡设计。中后期的关卡并没有相应的复杂度或质量的提升，反而越来越公式化，大量的题目是在受限的可用函数集下实现一个基础的算法模块（如斐波拉契数列、判断是否质数、二进制转十进制、括号匹配等），还有几关则是解法思路几乎完全一样。 另外比较不好的是 Python 语法支持不完全。没有 list，字符串不能切片，message 到底什么时候是 int 什么时候是 str 刚玩根本搞不清楚容易导致报错（那个报错特效还贼恐怖），诸如此类。游戏内置的编辑器也非常不好用，玩的时候建议旁边开个 VSCode。 最后，美术包装不精良，操作手感不好，按键复杂不符合直觉。 但是，这个玩法本身是很有潜力的，有些关卡也有一定的思维量或迷惑性，打发时间可以一玩。

I guess the name "Code World" makes this sound like a game for "learning to code". THIS IS NOT A GAME FOR BEGINNERS. I don't think it matters that much whether you have a lot of experience in Python, as long as you understand how to program and debug without using a symbolic debugging app, and you can use the Internet to look things up. This game will give your brain a workout. And you will sometimes have to research algorithms on your own, and remember how to do algebra. Sometimes you'll need a little platforming skill as well. Overall this is a great puzzle game that makes you think hard. The only drawbacks are minor ones: the UI is kind of sluggish, it seems to be tied to a real scripting engine which enables you to crash the whole game, the visual style looks juvenile, and some of the tutorial wording is awkward. Some players seem to be confused by the "edit()" function which is designed to limit the user to just the puzzle constraints, but most of the puzzles would be subverted without it. Also, there is no way to step through the code nor display intermediate values; but you have a brain that can do all that. RECOMMENDED if you know how to program and you want to test/sharpen your debugging skills. If you are a beginner, come back to this after you have some experience with algorithms.

I enjoyed this straightforward programming puzzle game, even if gets a little repetitive after a few levels. The interface and graphics are simple, and the soundtrack is chill focus music with an engaging tempo. For a seasoned programmer, the challenge is mostly going to be in accessing the devices and solving the math puzzle. The first 11 levels consist of sending simple commands to solve the puzzles, which gives you a sense of the mechanics and how the code interacts with the game elements. At level 12 you get the ability to edit code for certain devices going forward, which makes it much more interesting to solve the challenges. As one might expect, the puzzles increase in difficulty as you progress. It looks like there's around 50 puzzles for me to solve, and it has taken me about 90 minutes to get to the 25% mark, counting a couple of coffee breaks and a few minutes AFK to retrieve jewelry from the bathroom sink trap for the girlfriend. I'm inherently bad at solving puzzles and am okay at math, so you might finish the whole game in that amount of time (note: I'm a professional programmer with 30 years experience, so don't believe the myth that you have to be a genius to program. However, I do recommend that you learn some basic plumbing). One caveat/heads-up for the developer: When I enter the settings menu on Windows 10, if I don't apply some kind of change, and instead hit ESC key, the game crashes to desktop. I didn't incur any loss of progress due to this, it was just a little jarring. I can consistently reproduce this, and it's my personal favorite way to exit the game now.

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Definitely a unique style of game. I wouldn't say this is ideal if you've had no experience with programming before, though. Personally, I've got some experience with programming, but none with Python. So while even the first few levels took some effort to get through, I found it was not only not TOO challenging, but that it was actually pretty educational as well. It piqued my interest in Python, even though I usually gravitate to more low level languages, like assembly for old processors/microcontrollers. Though I know a little bit of C/C++. But with a little bit of thought, I found this was just the right amount of difficulty. But there were a couple of puzzles I never would have figured out without the walkthrough. I just made sure I understood WHY the solutions worked before moving on. And while I have no real use for Python, I've still decided to learn it as a result of this game. So that's always a good thing. Even if what I learn has no bearing on what I'm doing in the game or isn't useful to me in any way. I see nothing bad about being inspired to learn new stuff. And because of my lack of knowledge, I find it's extra rewarding when I do solve the puzzles on my own. Even the ones I had to look up, it felt good to figure out why the answers worked. So all in all, I see no cons to playing this game. Provided you have at least some understanding of the basics of programming in general. At least, this all applies up to level 12, which is as far as I've gotten so far. I can't really speak for the later levels and I would imagine they probably get more difficult and more complex as you go along. So I don't know if there's a point at which an intimate knowledge of Python is crucial or not. But like I said, I'm enjoying it so far. I have to admit though, it would be nice if the documentation in the game was a bit more in depth. Not just to make it more accessible to people unfamiliar with programming, but also so people like me who are new to Python can have more resources to learn the language. Especially the parts of it that are relevant to the game.