Rosette and Words
- July 22, 2018
- SmallBigSquare
- 3h median play time
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Get on Apple Store"Rosette and Words" is a crossword puzzle game where you search for words in a board of letter tiles, with the goal of finding specific words within a given time limit. The game features two modes: a timed mode with 96 levels and a relaxed mode with customizable board sizes and an infinite number of levels. With over 240,000 words in its database, the game offers a unique experience each time you play. Complete levels to earn rosettes and create your own unique designs in the Rosette Editor.
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Reviews
- The game features a satisfying control scheme and intuitive gameplay, making it enjoyable to play.
- The graphics and music are well-designed, providing a relaxing atmosphere that complements the word search experience.
- The inclusion of both timed and relaxed modes, along with a rosette editor, adds variety and customization to the gameplay.
- The word selection is often obscure, with many words being abbreviations, acronyms, or foreign terms that may not be familiar to players.
- The game lacks proper level design, as the randomized levels can feel repetitive and unengaging.
- Achievements require excessive grinding, which can detract from the overall enjoyment and lead to frustration.
- music7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players find it relaxing and a good complement to the gameplay, others criticize it as boring and unenhancing. Overall, it is described as unobtrusive and fitting well with the minimalist graphics, contributing positively to the overall experience for many players.
“The music is relaxing and unobtrusive for the most part, and it is a nice complement to the game as a whole.”
“The music is pretty relaxing and you can tweak a few more things to your play style in the options.”
“Nice-looking minimalist graphics, very good music, non-annoying sound effects, and it plays really well with the mouse.”
“The music that goes with this game is not in any way embellishing the experience.”
“No level design, bad interaction, too much cruft between levels, boring music, achievements that require you to spend way too many hours playing random bad levels.”
“The music is pretty relaxing, but it could use more variety to enhance the overall experience.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their nice-looking minimalist design, with options for normal and night mode, as well as customizable aesthetics through a rosette editor. Users appreciate the variety in color choices for letter tiles, enhancing the overall visual experience.
“The rosettes can be combined using an editor (once you unlock it), and this gives you the ability to create a variety of different aesthetic designs.”
“I also appreciate the options for both normal and night mode graphics.”
“Not only music and graphics resolution, but different colors for the letter tiles - fantastically!”
“The graphics are quite underwhelming and lack detail, making the game feel outdated.”
“The character models are poorly designed and look like they belong in a much older game.”
“The environments are bland and repetitive, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as simple and casual, with many users finding it unremarkable and lacking depth.
“+simple gameplay”
“As for the gameplay, it's rather unremarkable.”
“The gameplay is simple and casual.”
“Simple gameplay.”
