So. The egg hunt is kind of weird.
First, I recently learned by pure chance that for each egg hunt track, there are actually three (!) ways for the eggs to be arranged. It depends on the difficulty. And I thought for years (!) that 1 track = 1 egg hunt. Oh, how wrong was I!
Problem 1: The interface has no indication whatsoever that each track actually contains 3 egg hunts rather than just 1.
Solution: Maybe add a short note in the egg hunt track selection screen so that players don't miss the other egg hunts (like I did).
But now for the thing which bothered me ever since egg hunt has been added: You still have all the gift boxes, bananas and nitro stuff but it doesn't really make sense. Most items from gift boxes are just useless clutter in egg hunt (swatter, plunger, bowling ball, basket ball, …). The bananas are a distraction. I propose to remove all gifts and bananas. The players are ranked by time, so I think any randomness should be eliminated. The nitro bottles seem out of place here, too. But at least they're not random.
Problem 2: Gift boxes, bananas and nitro bottles all feel out of place here.
Solution: Remove all collectibles except the eggs.
Random and unimportant suggestions at the end:
- Instead of “Ready? Set! Go!”, write “Ready? Set! Find the eggs!” at the beginnng.
- Give each egg an unique color/texture for fun
Apart from all this, I think egg hunt is fine. It's a weird idea, but I still think it's cool. It's really the gift boxes which bother me the most. They are totally out of place.
Do you agree with my comments? What is your opinion on egg hunt?