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Doesn't it have 4 stars?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrsSpookyBuz
It has a repetitive tag for the same reason the best level on LBP: Tree Fortress 2, only has 4 stars. Meanwhile, 324 FREE PRIZES PLUS PAINTINATOR!!! has 5. People are stupid. Besides, you shouldn't make a Darkness Falls 2 because random nobodies liked the first one. You should make it because I like it and will raid your village with my vicious pirate crew if you don't make a second one.
lol - okay then, I'll get right on it!
Really awesome level. I had a blast.
Good use of sounds, like sine wave on a speed setting. Really like the look of this level because of the colors, the spiral focus which made everything feel detailed and ornate despite being a cube/sphere continuation, and I think this is an example of some of the very best that LBP platforming gameplay has to offer. Namely because of the section with the rotating wheels with the electrified floor and grabbable ceilings... I thought that was sick.
Just finished playing and really enjoyed myself. The visuals were great and my heart was pumping as I raced through the level. The obstacles were well placed and very creative! I loved the sequence where you have to grab the floor, turn the wheel, let go, grab again, etc. Really cool stuff there!
And for a race level, I felt that, with the exception of the two large rotating circles at the end before the final slide, you really nailed the flow and I was always moving, jumping, grabbing etc. I just got a bit impatient at the end with having to wait for the wheels to turn, jump in and wait for the other one to come, but I'm a pretty impatient person, so no big deal.
Overall, great looking level with great platforming! Nice job!
Great level as always.
The only problem I experienced is that sometimes checkpoint doesn't activate.
It's not your faults, but a lot of time checkpoint doesn't activate, especially when you pass over them at high speed or if you're falling.
Anyway I had a great amount of fun and the level is really well balanced.
how come i cant find revolution?
Okay, so I just played Revolution a bit ago. It was pretty fun. It had one thing that I wish more levels had these days: fast platforming. You always feel like a ninja or something when you're doing all these crazy things in quick succession. It's the same feeling you get in Mirror's Edge when you don't run into any crap and beat a level in like, 10 seconds. Revolution has a lot of these but it also has some slower, more boring sections like the part where you stand in the little circle and just switch layers. I think if you made the next Hyper Sphere faster with more flow it would be perfect. But please make Darkness Falls 2. Please.
You said no one liked it. It has 4 stars. What the hell were you talking about?
Played this last night and after a few failed attempts and a telling off from MrsV because of my foul language I finally managed to finish it.
The design is fantastic as usual and I like the way you sticker the level name on the score bubbles. That's simple but very effective. I may have to steal that idea in a future level if that's ok.
I did die a few times in places I guess you're not supposed to. First was by those spinning spiral things. I fell between the first 2 and got squished. Is that meant to happen? I wasn't really sure what the idea was there. Are you supposed to jump across or grab them? I tried both but neither seemed to work very well so in the end I just ran underneath them and jumped up the far side by grabbing the last one for a split second.
The really difficult bits I found to be the slope with the massive electric to jump over and the part where a flipper throws you up to some floating grabs over an electric floor. I found those particularly annoying because it seemed like they hardly ever came close enough together to reach the next one.
I did it eventually though after several restarts and even though it was a tad too difficult for my liking I still thought it was another brilliant level and rated it 4:star: and brilliant. Just please don't make the next one any harder because if you do I certainly won't be able to finish.
I only wish I could make something half as good. I'm really struggling for inspiration and ideas at the moment. I honestly don't know how you come up with such great ideas. Do you plan them out on paper first? or does it all just come together naturally?
If it's the latter I hate you LOL.
EDIT : Just remembered a problem with the part where you have to jump in a moving oblong box and go across to some circles and keep changing layers. Although the layer changing to get from one to another is very awkward that's aproblem with LBP in general so nothing you can do about that. The problem I had most was getting into the box to start with. I found that it was just the wrong distance off the floor as every time I tried to jump in it I ended up just jumping underneath it. Probable the easiest solution there would be to put a raised step where you get in it to make that easier.
Thanks for your honest feedback, MrV, and please do pass on my apologies to MrsV for causing you to swear!
Okay, the spiral 'pinwheel' obstacle - this was simply a device to fling the player randomly, and therefore adding to the urgency of the race. I was aware that there's a possibility of 'squash death' between them. Also, running underneath is just a failsafe way to allow passage, which is why the last spiral is grabbable.
The floaty grabs are tricky. They're on slack pistons and slack bolts, so the idea was to be 'flicked' from one to the other, using spinny momentum. Like I say, it's not easy to do, especially when the timer is ticking down. If you do manage to pull it off quickly, it's mighty fun!
Hmm, I'm struggling to know where abouts you mean - I've just played the level, and I can't remember seeing a moving oblong box?!Quote:
"Just remembered a problem with the part where you have to jump in a moving oblong box "
Thanks again for your feedback and for playing. I do usually plan on paper first, though the finished article very rarely ends up being exactly what I'd planned.
And finally, I do wish you'd stop putting yourself down - many of your levels are among my faves!
Again, you've made another fun and frantic addition to the "Hyper" series, and I'd say it's the best one out of em' yet.
The platforming, like the first Hyper Sphere, was very fast paced. Something I think LBP needs more of. The platforming was also fun too, and I had a lot of fun trying to get the points scattered around. Plus, many of the platforming elements were pretty original.
Another thing I noticed was the excellent visual style. You improved the visuals of the first one significantly with this level, and the materials used were highly approiate for the style and theme.
I thought that part with the wheels that turned once you grabbed them was pretty frustrating. To make it a bit easier, maybe you could deactivate the elelectricity for the first wheel or so, so you can get used to it? Also, maybe you could extend the timer a little bit. I finished the race with only around 30 seconds to spare, but then again, I was dying a LOT and I was keep trying to collect points.
Overall, :star::star::star::star::star: and a heart! It's good to see you still creating levels!
Very pretty level and gives you a really nice thrill if you manage to swing, jump and get flicked from obstacle to obstacle without loosing too much momentum.
The only thing that bothered me was, as ik9988 said above, the electricity in the first wheel.
lol Mr V - just seen your comment saying you're placed second! Did you mean 2nd on list of friends high score? Either way, it looks to me like you've mastered it. Nice one!Quote:
Originally Posted by mistervista
Is that the part where you have to stand on a button to emit them vertically?Quote:
Originally Posted by mistervista
(they look a bit like big donuts, after a part with 3 electrified cilinders) I had some problems getting up there as well, it's just a little bit too high if you jump from the floor. If you jump from the right of the platform it works, but it's a bit an awkward jump, a raised step would solve that.
misty.
Aaah, now I understand - I'll take a look. Thank you :)
Aah it must have been. I didn't realise that. there was me getting all excited thinking I'd done well. EDIT: No I remember now it came up as 2nd on the actual scoreboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrsSpookyBuz
And as for the box thing that's me getting all confused and befuddled again. I think that was in the first Hyper Sphere as I've been playing them both. Although that box in number 2 that Misty mentions I do agree with too.
Sorry for confusing things. That's what happens when you get old and senile. Being married to MrsV doesn't help either. ( MrsV told me to say that - Honest )
Imo your best level yet. Fantastic start to finish, it really was. Obviously it gets 5 stars and a heart from me. Loved it.
Wow, This level is amazing, i found it in cool levels (in game), then on here :p
Very beautiful level with difficult sections, always liked this hypercube/sphere levels after playing a flash game. I played it once ended up #17 on the leaderboard, but that doesn't matter because just playing the level is it's own reward, very fun :D
Saw this in cool levels too, absolutely brilliant, a little difficult with 2 players on the flippers in the glass tunnels but still very fun. Like the intro set-up; very effective and since I was playing with 2 players I reached the end flag 1/2 a second too late.
:star::star::star::star::star: + heart
Another level from you that has a great flow and momentum to it, you excel at these Mrs. Especially loved the 'grab and fling' cylinders, the ramp you put in after each one really makes them work brilliantly. Tough bubbles in places too, nicely placed for replay value. Yet another great 'Hyper'. : )
Best level in the "Hyper" series yet. Great job! :)