Death by carrot: The whirlwind pleasures of Ziggurat

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Carrots. Why'd it have to be carrots?
Carrots are what did me in last time, anyway - angry carrots with crooked jaws, running at me, leaf plumes flapping in the dusty breeze. They brought with them wobbling one-eyed flying fish and rumbling, grumbling blobs who threw explosive lumps of crud and then teleport-dashed to the left to avoid return fire.
I appreciate that this comes to you from the honeymoon period with Ziggurat, and like any procedural game, the honeymoon period passes as a crazy, whirlwind thrill. In Ziggurat's case, the thrill draws its energy from the fact that you never know what you're going to see beyond the next door. Wobbling mushrooms? Skeleton archers? Carrots?
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