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Reminds me of those 80s adventure games that always had one hard puzzle and when you finally found out the answer was really annoyed by how random and insignificant it was.

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Yeah, I spent a lot of time banging my head against the wall of Zork, and in the end felt it was a "guess what I'm thinking" pastime that was not worth my time.

Yep, I had the same experience with Zork--for me it was "echo". I was playing too rationally and not just trying too many random things "for fun".

A good adventure game is hard to make difficult and satisfying I think. I remember having a lot of trouble with monkey island puzzles until I figured out the game “logic”. But once you do, all the clues are there and it’s great.

If I need to know about random facts or topics or whatever, that’s not hard. That’s just annoying or the author is trying to prove how much smarter they are than you.

nothing is insignificant in hakari though

Like an Encyclopedia Brown or Sherlock mystery, the explanations make sense in retrospect. I will give it another go when I have the time/patience.

Why is the logo image in Level 10 desaturated? I was sure that meant something, but it doesn't seem like it did.

Not relevant, just aesthetics

Could I get a little hint or nudge on 23?

I'm currently down the rabbit hole of reading about (ROT13) uggcf://zrqvhz.pbz/@wnzrfeboregf_96602/genafsbezref-hx-gur-pbzvp-gung-arneyl-purngrq-qrngu-9np69r7578q2

I also considered colors...

his name is important, combine that with the clue on the page, and you'll get it

Got it! And here I was thinking it was much more complicated and related to the cancelled final issue of the TFUK comic serialization...

What a wild goose chase I sent myself on.

ha ha, that's great

the name of who? thats what im asking myself, maybe the author of the link, maybe someone in the text. I'm probably not on the right track and I cant find anything online that could help me, except this forum, but if it'll take a day, i will take a day

im still not sure what kind of combination im looking for in lvl 23..

same, im still trying to find the right thing, thats my day 2 of Hakari.io

the problem is that I have ZERO knowledge about transformers, so that's what's stopping me,

edit : also the fact that I complicate every thing*

edit 2 : yeah I complicated it

final edit : if I cant make level 23, I should just stop, take a break or smt like that

It happens :) I spent 1.5 days on level 23. And now stuck on level 35 for 2 days. Sometimes things are really very simple, but we complicate them. Sometimes we make mistake while typing the answer, like I did on level 26. That extra space in my answer took my whole day.

yeah, the problem is that english isn't my first language and idk what each terms mean,

update : still trying to make a link between the clue and prime

holy shit, that was so obvious, hard and complicated at the same time, thanks for your help on that, you really help me

i asked for every single hints, still cant make it, at least the future player would have more chance

i got it, its kinda logical and easy but i was complicating it much more then i should xD

its not about transformers mate, just a quick math xD

but what has to do the clue with prime numbers, is not a prime number. I really don't know how to connect both things. :(

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