Scribblenauts' gameplay really is flawed

Before Scribblenauts' release, Mike of Mike Got Game made a few unflattering observations about the title's gameplay in another blog. Because of the massive hype surrounding Scribblenauts, people (including a supposed 5th Cell staffer) weren't pleased. In fact, some were furious. Now that the reviews are out, it seems that that the observations were right! Mike Got Game gloats about the turn of events.

[kingdavid]

get over yourself

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

the game is good fun but the controls are a bit borked at times and can become quite frustrating when trying to do some things in the game.

i also agree that the hints can be a bit vague at times and i wish there was a way to review the hint w/o having to restart the level.

great game and i play it just about everyday but its not without its flaws.

[NexGen]

Seriously? The author submits his own article as news...and the whole point is "I told you so?"

Get off the internet Mike, you clearly need a break.

[wanderofys]

No game is perfect. This game is fun enough that a few minor problems really don't hurt it enough to ruin the experience.

[n4gn4gn4gn4g]

please bring the self stroking to the Open Zone --->

[JonnyBigBoss]

I haven't played the game, and would love to, but my friend who was VERY ANXIOUS to play this game is disappointed. Why? While there are about 22,000 different items, there are only a few dozen behaviors. Really, you can only interact with the game in a few different ways, but there are thousands of skins for each interaction.

I might be wrong though. Like I said, I am basing this off of a very good gaming friend I have.

[Feral Gamer]

Referring to them as "skins" is sort of a downer. Way to ruin my fun. I just got the game and I love it.

[Narutone66]

but, yes, the control are a little whack. I started playing it a day or 2 and it's really a funny game.

*Spoiler*
Trying to prevent the ants from getting the food from the Hippie having a picnic is a funny level for me. I got hold of the food and just ran around avoiding the ants.

[RealityCheck]

It's a fun lighthearted game. Great for kids old enough to spell or adults who can still get in touch with their "inner kid".

It's not a serious game to be analyzed and dissected like some are doing. Sure you could view some of the objects as just "skins" but it still allows the player to exercise their imagination, try to come up with something new and original, and then see it happen.

[Jamescagney]

So an opinion from someones blog is a worthy article? Oh yeah I forgot, this is n4g, blogs from n4g users make up most of the so called news here...

[Kakihara]

I hate that 'Flawed' has become the worst word any game can have attached to it these days. It kills creativity in the industry. Every game that does something new and interesting will have a ton of flaws, it's not until it's third sequel or until it's been ripped off a few dozen times that it becomes a slick flawless experience.

It's such a shame that many great imaginative games such as Mirror's edge or Spore are really rated down due to a few flaws with the overall presentation whereas 'Run and gun in Space or a tropical climate 6' is praised because the experience is that much more refined than run and gun 5.

This is why nobody will take a chance on a new idea, this is why every game is becoming the same. Because of all the 'gamers' who obsess over a few imperfections in the work of people who really tried to push the boundaries.

[tyrok3k]

Its a great game but I remember one of the developers having a hard time controlling the game during a live demo on X-play. I know live demos must be tough to make look awesome sometimes but if you are having trouble doing things in your game on TV then you should probably work on that before the game comes out.