PyWeek - Galvinball! - feedback

Fun Prod Inno Disq N/W Comments
5 3 4 Awesome idea!
2 2 3 nice idea.. hard to play
2 2 4 Incredibly original idea, marred by bugs and glitches. I would love to see a better implementation (and also some multiplayer). Maybe the community can help. Not close to theme, but I'll hand it to you for coding such a twisted idea.
3 3 3 yes Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault
I have no idea why.. :(
1 1 1 yes Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information.
4 4 5 The idea is quite unique. I like the graphics, despite their simplicity. Another thing, this could turn into an awesome two-player game, turning it into a game of creativity if the vocabulary is extensive enough. Mechanics would have to be adapted, of course, but I think it would be pretty neat.
1 1 1 yes Segmentation fault (Windows XP SP2). Too bad, because this one seemed like one of the more interesting games this PyWeek. :(
4 4 4 nice game, pity it didn't like the word "GRASS" :P (really, i don't know why: ra@tachikoma:~/Desktop/5/noidea/galvinball-0.3.3$ python run_game.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "run_game.py", line 21, in main.main(level) File "/home/ra/Desktop/5/noidea/galvinball-0.3.3/lib/main.py", line 52, in main apply_rule(rule, objects, groups) File "/home/ra/Desktop/5/noidea/galvinball-0.3.3/lib/rules.py", line 432, in apply_rule action(targets, objects, groups, **m.groupdict()) File "/home/ra/Desktop/5/noidea/galvinball-0.3.3/lib/rules.py", line 294, in TRANSFORM_INTO_STAR klass = globals()[target.title().rstrip('s')] KeyError: u'Gra' )
3 3 5 I love the idea! I enjoyed playing around trying to get new rules to work. Unluckily it's quite buggy and broke a bit, so that took fun away. I'd very much like this idea to become a finished game!
1 1 1 yes Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. *** Parachutes aren't fun
2 2 2 Nice graphics, but the game is not fun. It's difficult to write new rules, and there is no much challenge in the game.
2 2 2 Graphics and controls need a lot more work. The game also doesn't gave a very interesting or coherent objective - get to the ball first? Also, Calvin and Hobbes isn't public domain - so that, unfortunately, so that almost disqualifies this entry (fortunately you named it "Galvinball" and escaped my wrath).
4 2 5 yes Very cool idea for a game. I would consider expanding the concept and adding more breadth (more commands and such) and a good AI, it has a good potential to be a superb game. As it stands, the interface is a little rough (I would have preferred to begin a rule just by typing, and the pauses were a bit annoying). I thought the levels were interesting. One thing this game did not do, in my opinion, is fit the theme, so I voted to disqualify.
2 2 5 Nice idea!
2 1 5 Amazing idea, but extremely buggy: boy disappears when dog gets close, crashes on numerous inputs (e.g. "all trees become grass"). Suzanne doesn't speak up enough to learn the phrases. I also had to phrase everything (often incorrectly) in plural form for it to be understood. Suzanne's movement is erratic.
4 3 5 great idea, the parser works very good. very easy to win, but please keep working on it. network mode would be great!
4 3 5 This is a really interesting idea! Needs some work to make it more robust, though -- it seems to crash easily if you use words it doesn't understand. Also seems to get quite sluggish when there are more than a few rules in effect.
1 2 4 Very good idea about changing rules during the game, but it wasn't fun even; it would be good if you told somewhere which rules were available
3 2 5 haha this is a great idea! though you stole it from the comic strip... nevertheless i give you full innovation! on the bad side: its not really fun, having to type in all the commands.maybe versus a human (networked) and being able to enter them with a point-n-click interface it would have been more intuitive. this idea is definilty worth a remake next time!! I'm not DQing you because I find the game in itself twisted enough.
5 2 5 One of the most innovative games this time around - every now and then, I'd break the game with a stack dump, but I kept coming back. I kept making stuff into sand, which almost made the game too easy.
3 3 4 more examples in documetnation!
2 2 4 A clever idea.
2 3 5 This would be an awesome game if the rules you could make were more diverse.
2 3 3 Thanks!
4 4 5 Good fun, I think this would be a great idea for an online idea where you make up the game.

Also got this error at one point:
  File "/home/eugene/Desktop/python/py5/pyweek5_finals_part1/noidea/galvinball-0.3.3/lib/rules.py", line 294, in TRANSFORM_INTO_STAR
    klass = globals()[target.title().rstrip('s')]
KeyError: u'Gra'
4 2 5 yes Even if the graphics are not very nice, and the implementation is flaky (a lot of commands end up in a traceback), this game is one of the most innovative ideas I've ever seen, and nicely done. Had a lot of fun playing it (would have rated exceptional if it were not for the crashes). I was tempted to disqualify this entry... where is the theme?
1 2 2 I don't like
4 4 5 This is a fun concept. It got me thinking of how it could be integrated into a larger game, where the 'rules' become spells, but would cost something to cast (maybe depending on the keywords used, some need more power) Anyway, this game is quite amusing. I find "GIRL FREEZES" is a good rule to start with; gives you lots of time to make up new rules. Too bad it crashes when you try to turn something into a boy or girl, or on some other rules.
1 1 2 It's bored.
2 2 3 This is an original idea that requires time to balance and develop. The girl is brainless and there's no challenge. BTW i crashed the game by typing CATS BECAME BOY
3 3 3 yes Sorry, got a Python Fatal Exception.. Running Python 2.5 on WinXP.
3 3 3 yes "Fatal Python error: (pygame parachute) Segmentation Fault // This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. // Please contact the application's support team for more information." ;(
4 3 5 Really fun g ame and not least a brave, and quite successful, attempt to implement such random gameplay :)