So, I figure it's about time to start the official topic for the game.
I actually decided to go ahead and spend more money on Steam and decided to pick up Chivalry and this game, and I must say... It's pretty great. Unlike Super Scribblenauts, the other game I've played, this takes a lot much less of a "puzzle" tone. It's still a puzzle game, for sure, but it's not as obvious. Among other things, it's a bit of a creator of stories much like X-Com and DF, and it's just an all-around feel-good game. The references are fantastic and hilarious, and the scenery is very well done. If I remember rightly about Super Scribblenauts, Unlimited has a much greater atmosphere. Much better than its predecessors, in my opinion.
Of course, there are still a few problems:
1. Modding supportI'm aware that Scribblenauts Unlimited connects to Steam Workshop, but as far as I know, that is only for the addition of new characters and items into the game, and in an especially inefficient manner. I'd like to see mod packs and new puzzles able to be added to the game. I'm not familiar with Steam Workshop, but the way it's currently set up right now, modding isn't particularly supported in a constructive fashion.
2. EU supportIf you've looked at the other Scribblenauts thread
here, the EU release has been pushed back until 2013 for unknown reasons. According to
this article from RPS, it was for the addition of multiple languages, although it also mentions that some US players can use multiple languages (although I personally haven't seen where the options are for that).
So far, I'm 25 starites into the game. Anyone have any stories yet? I know this one starite
was in an Oregon Trail reference. I made the pilgrim a banker, gave him a jaguar when his ox died of typhoid, and then gave him a skyscraper to live in. It was pretty funny.
Also, there's a lonely cockroach in Capital City. Don't give him a friend. They overran the city.
EDIT: Also,
3. For a console?For some reason, the devs really want Scribblenauts to be a console game despite that it's almost perfect for the computer. I don't personally understand it, but there are a few quirky design choices for Scribblenauts Unlimited which don't quite make sense on the PC.