A decent game, but glitchy and has room for improvement – Creature Garden by Tinybop Review

All in all, the game is pretty good but it does have some glitches and could definitely be improved. (Update #2: I haven't had any creatures do the head glitch since the update!) ( Update: - I believe the first glitch may have just been because I had been steadfastly refusing to update to the latest iOS version for almost a year (I don't remember why.) But I updated, and I haven't run into the glitch since then so it may have just been a goof on my part. Still keeping an eye out for it, though. - The name glitch does indeed happen every time I delete a creature, even after the update. Moving them seems to fix it, though. - The armadillo body is missing part of the walking animation in both the builder and in the world. It happens every time the armadillo body is used. - I'm very happy to hear that you liked my ideas! If I have anymore, I'll be sure to share them! - Sorry for not emailing, it's a bit easier to just edit my review rather than log in to type up an email. Sorry if its inconveniencing! ) I'm not sure what causes it, but for some reason after making a creature, when I go into the world view after naming it the head of the creature will move into the body. It probably has something to do with certain mouth/eye/ear combinations on the head, since it can be fixed by switching out one or two of the parts (had a zebra headed creature with axolotl gills, flamingo eyes and a butterfly proboscis, but had to switch out the zebra head for the cheetah one). I run into this glitch every other creature I make, so it's kind of a game breaker for me. There was a recent glitch where the names of my creatures got switched up after deleting one of them. Chicken Wing became Turkey Sandwich, Turkey Sandwich switched with Fruit Salad, there were two Ham Bones.. it was weird. But going through and clicking on them returned the proper name to each creature, so it's not that big of an issue. Another thing, the armadillo body seems to be missing part of it's movement for the walking/running animation. It will start properly, then freeze on the middle frame for a second, then go back and play the first part again, as if the part where the shell plates come back together again simply isn't there. Those so far are the only glitches I've run into with the game, so here are some suggestions of things I'd like to see. These are just ideas, not necessarily things that have to be implemented. I hope they at least give y'all some ideas if you don't plan to ever use them. At first it bothered me that this game doesn't have the ability to change colors like in some of the other Tinybop games (like the robot and monster builders), but I've grown to like the way the creatures resemble chimeras or other monsters of mythology. If anything, some part variants would be interesting. A tab could open when a part with variants is clicked on, allowing a player to scroll through that and pick a variant. For example, tap on the butterfly wings and see monarch, swallowtail and maybe moth wings, like from the luna moth, to choose from. The game could also use some parts for the pieces of the animal kingdom that aren't covered, such as canine and lupine, which there aren't any of yet. Wolves and foxes are iconic members of those two families, so parts from them would make a great edition. Another thing would be some talons or other bird-like feet, since all the game has at the moment are those wacky duck/goose feet. A few parts that would be really interesting to work with: - A pangolin tail/body - Sloth arms where the creature walks on the wrists like a sloth walks on the ground - An octopus tentacle that could be used as a tail or legs - A peacock tail in the closed position that could open as an idle animation - Lobster or crayfish claws/legs - Some fuzzy arachnid legs, like those of a tarantula or wolf spider - Some moray eel parts, specifically the head and tail One thing I would personally love to see added in is a barn owl head/face. I love them simply for how unique they look compared to other birds and it would be awesome to see what other people could create with it if it were to be added. That's all I have to suggest for now. Sorry for the long review and thanks for reading!
Review by Amanda42dorky on Creature Garden by Tinybop.