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http://i0.lbp.me/img/bm/f7024a86b345...7cb859628e.pngLifestyles of the Rich and Midas by bonner123

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7...5ecc01bc77.jpg
The star of our show.

CATEGORY: Story
DIFFICULTY: Easy(ish)
Last Updated: 29/Jun/2012

PRIZES: Yes, there are prizes

Summary:

This starts off as a fun level. There’s this character called Midas, and you need to escort him through his palace. It’s all fun and nice, until the point where “the architect stopped caring,” and the experience quickly goes downhill. So this is where the reviewer stops caring.

Strengths:

• Midas parts
• Voice acting

Weaknesses:

• Non-Midas parts
• Shoehorned “humor”
• The point where they stopped caring.

Nitpicks:

• The teleport effect could be a bit more Midas

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7...7dcab70937.jpg
Then they stopped caring

Ratings:

Concept/Originality: 3/5 ★★★

Gameplay/Implementation: 2/5 ★★

Level Design/Communication: 2/5 ★★

Aesthetic/Presentation: 2/5 ★★

Ratings Explanation & Tips

OVERALL SCORE: 2/5 ★★ :)

[Level not hearted/Author not hearted]

Suggestions

• Please don’t stop caring halfway through you level. I want a consistent Midas themed experience throughout. All of the extra added “humor” seemed out of place.
• I didn’t really understand the waterfall obstacle. I’m not sure how I got past it. I think it disappeared for no reason. Oh, and the sneaky gas hazard, after it disappears, needs to go.
• The sophist part, where you press R2 killed me. You should think of a less lethal way to stop the player.
• Your obstacles should be a bit more creative and intuitive (and fun). Of course, you did stop caring, so I’m not sure if the suggestions even matter.
• Change your level badge. It looks nothing like Midas.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7...a12342b598.jpg

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Originally Posted by DarkDedede

http://i0.lbp.me/img/bm/f7024a86b345...7cb859628e.pngLifestyles of the Rich and Midas by bonner123

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7...5ecc01bc77.jpg
The star of our show.

CATEGORY: Story
DIFFICULTY: Easy(ish)
Last Updated: 29/Jun/2012

PRIZES: Yes, there are prizes

Summary:

This starts off as a fun level. There’s this character called Midas, and you need to escort him through his palace. It’s all fun and nice, until the point where “the architect stopped caring,” and the experience quickly goes downhill. So this is where the reviewer stops caring.

Strengths:

• Midas parts
• Voice acting

Weaknesses:

• Non-Midas parts
• Shoehorned “humor”
• The point where they stopped caring.

Nitpicks:

• The teleport effect could be a bit more Midas

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7...7dcab70937.jpg
Then they stopped caring

Ratings:

Concept/Originality: 3/5 ★★★

Gameplay/Implementation: 2/5 ★★

Level Design/Communication: 2/5 ★★

Aesthetic/Presentation: 2/5 ★★

Ratings Explanation & Tips

OVERALL SCORE: 2/5 ★★ :)

[Level not hearted/Author not hearted]

Suggestions

• Please don’t stop caring halfway through you level. I want a consistent Midas themed experience throughout. All of the extra added “humor” seemed out of place.
• I didn’t really understand the waterfall obstacle. I’m not sure how I got past it. I think it disappeared for no reason. Oh, and the sneaky gas hazard, after it disappears, needs to go.
• The sophist part, where you press R2 killed me. You should think of a less lethal way to stop the player.
• Your obstacles should be a bit more creative and intuitive (and fun). Of course, you did stop caring, so I’m not sure if the suggestions even matter.
• Change your level badge. It looks nothing like Midas.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7...a12342b598.jpg

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Thanks for the review. This level was initially meant to be a serious series of four levels for the LBPC6 contest. The badge sorta reflected the storyline (by the way, it is a silhouette of Midas. It probably looks off because I had to remove the decorations). Somewhere along the line, all of us just got busy and we never finished it. Much later on we revisited the level, and we decided to just make it as retarded as humanly possible. We started on this level early December, before the Muppets pack was released. I came up with the "bouncy strip" mechanic earlier (in August 2011 to be exact), but since it was no longer novel we kinda lost incentive to finish the level.

The waterfall obstacles were actually 'riddles', that essentially tell you to jump and grab the third pillar in the most pretentious way possible. After you "solve" them, the waterfalls descend. The gas is there so you can't fall through the holes. In the future I'll make a "serious" level involving Midas, so I guess this was just a litmus test. I'm actually curious as to what you thought of the character and his dialogue, as those would be the only things that carry over.

By the way, I do have a couple of serious levels should you want to check them out. I don't usually create half-assed levels like this and I can actually make a decent level with good enough visuals and original gameplay. http://lbp.me/v/cjdjdj I'd probably do something similar for the next Midas level. There's lots of dialogue coming from one character, but there isn't any random stuff going on. The gameplay and visuals are also also kept consistent and serious.

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Originally Posted by DarkDedede

http://i2.lbp.me/img/bm/8f2331441fee...9187b12fb2.pngWaterworkz by hellfire-gamer

Review pending.

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Dedede! If its not too late, can I get a hold on that review? I won't have internet untill end of august, but at that point I was intending to switch the review with a level I was going to publish then.

Didnt realize my level had crept up so quickly. So can you pause that review until i get internet hooked up?

Sure. Let me know when you are ready, and which level you would like me to replace it with.

I really like your reviews and the way it's done in!
Do you mind taking a look at my levels and make a review of them combined?


Fantasy Adventure - Chapter I : The Beginning
ALPHA-OMEGA81
http://lbp.me/v/ssweyv

All 5 levels are linked because it is one story.
I'm curious about your opinion.

Thanks in advance :D

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Originally Posted by L1N3R1D3R

Could you play my level "Futile Factory"? It has secrets of various values in it! Easy, medium, and hard! (This was spotlighted, but is not too popular anymore.)

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Are you gonna review my level soon?

http://i4.lbp.me/img/bm/a647de7b7def...f3fe3e6acb.pngFutile Factory by L1N3R1D3R

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7...f3dcafacbc.jpg
Bouncing fun!

CATEGORY: Obstacle
DIFFICULTY: Medium
Last Updated: 1/Aug/2012 26/Jul/2012

PRIZES: N/A

Summary:

This is a fun level. There are varying degrees of challenges to keep the player engaged. It may be too much for the younger or less skilled among us, but it does a good job of having the player think about how to get past each obstacle.

There are also these things you need to collect, and the level actually keeps track of how many you find. The hidden things are hidden in a way that makes them fun to look for. The designer did a good job of hiding them too. An incentive for exploration adds replayability to the level as well.

It’s not too hard on the eyes either. However, I suppose my only real issue is that the level lacks a bit of personality and character. Not to say it hurts the experience, but I feel a bit more polish could really make the experience shine.

Oh, and the electric hazards need to go. The level is challenging enough without them.

Strengths:

• Collectible thingies
• Exploring to find collectible thingies
• Replayablility to find collectible thingies

Weaknesses:

• Some of the challenges may be too difficult for the younger crowd.

Nitpicks:

• Death warp needs to go
• Some of the decorations were a bit repetitive

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7...a7564d4aea.jpg
Sneaky electric hazard (grr)

Ratings:

Concept/Originality: 3/5 ★★★

Gameplay/Implementation: 4/5 ★★★★

Level Design/Communication: 4/5 ★★★★

Aesthetic/Presentation: 4/5 ★★★★

Ratings Explanation & Tips

OVERALL SCORE: 4/5 ★★★★ :)

[Level hearted/Author not hearted]

Suggestions

• I would suggest that you get rid of the electric hazards. No one would miss them and they were annoying. I really don’t think it would make the level any less challenging.
• Work on giving the environment more personality. It’s ok as is, but it really won’t hurt to give it some more love and attention. Help it stand out from all the other factory levels out there.
• You should consider making the collectable objects more than just a naked prize bubble. Either add decorations to the bubbles, or make it out of materials. The naked score bubble looks like a place holder for something else.
• Get rid of the electric hazard. Besides the fact that I do not like it, I think it would make the play experience a bit less annoying. All the fire pits were fine.
• The death warp part, after the buildings part, needs to go. I would be nice if the player could jump back, and get the bubble. I just couldn’t get the hang of jumping off of the attracto-platform.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7...2c825aef05.jpg
My collectible thing results

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DarkDedede

http://i4.lbp.me/img/bm/a647de7b7def...f3fe3e6acb.pngFutile Factory by L1N3R1D3R

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7...f3dcafacbc.jpg
Bouncing fun!

CATEGORY: Obstacle
DIFFICULTY: Medium
Last Updated: 26/Jul/2012

PRIZES: N/A

Summary:

This is a fun level. There are varying degrees of challenges to keep the player engaged. It may be too much for the younger or less skilled among us, but it does a good job of having the player think about how to get past each obstacle.

There are also these things you need to collect, and the level actually keeps track of how many you find. The hidden things are hidden in a way that makes them fun to look for. The designer did a good job of hiding them too. An incentive for exploration adds replayability to the level as well.

It’s not too hard on the eyes either. However, I suppose my only real issue is that the level lacks a bit of personality and character. Not to say it hurts the experience, but I feel a bit more polish could really make the experience shine.

Oh, and the electric hazards need to go. The level is challenging enough without them.

Strengths:

• Collectible thingies
• Exploring to find collectible thingies
• Replayablility to find collectible thingies

Weaknesses:

• Fancy swinging and clinging may be too difficult for some

Nitpicks:

• Death warp needs to go

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7...a7564d4aea.jpg
Sneaky electric hazard (grr)

Ratings:

Concept/Originality: 3/5 ★★★

Gameplay/Implementation: 4/5 ★★★★

Level Design/Communication: 4/5 ★★★★

Aesthetic/Presentation: 4/5 ★★★★

Ratings Explanation & Tips

OVERALL SCORE: 4/5 ★★★★ :) comment here

[Level hearted/Author not hearted]

Suggestions

• I would suggest that you get rid of the electric hazards. No one would miss them and they were annoying. I really don’t think it would make the level any less challenging.
• Work on giving the environment more personality. It’s ok as is, but it really won’t hurt to give it some more love and attention. Help it stand out from all the other factory levels out there.
• You should consider making the collectable objects more than just a naked prize bubble. Either add decorations to the bubbles, or make it out of materials. The naked score bubble looks like a place holder for something else.
• Get rid of the electric hazard. Besides the fact that I do not like it, I think it would make the play experience a bit less annoying. All the fire pits were fine.
• The death warp part, after the buildings part, needs to go. I would be nice if the player could jump back, and get the bubble. I just couldn’t get the hang of jumping off of the attracto-platform.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7...2c825aef05.jpg
My collectible thing results

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Thanks for the review! I will update the level, making it look better, removing the electricity, and removing all other unfair parts. Could you please edit your review once I republish it? Even so, thanks for rating it 4 stars for now!

Sure thing. I'd be happy to give it another look, once you've made some improvements. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. :)

I worked hard yesterday fixing what you suggested me to do. I didn't exactly make the swinging and clinging easier, but I did everything else you wanted me to do. Could you re-review it?

Yes you did. Keep up to the good work.

I look forward to see what you can do in two days of hard work (or more) :)

Hey do you review beta levels. If so could you review my The Free Roam Adventures of the Beta Cavern RPG--- http://lbp.me/v/cr2yem
And my Psn is Yusuke-Kuwabara

Ps: Btw Since it's not finished and still in the beta stages could you ignore the parts where you can walk off the edges in your review, you can have all the other unfinished stuff in the review but just ignore that 1 thing, please. Oh and here's a LBPCentral link if you need it.---
http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/sho...86#post1023186

Hey, I asked you to do a review of one of my levels before, but you can forget about that. If you could, could you do a review of one of my other movies instead?
http://lbp.me/v/bzk2ms
It's called SackDroid - Intro and, as the title suggests, it is the introduction for a long project, of which Part 1 is in the works now.
It would be much appreciated if you do.

Thanks for the updated review! I get how some things might be too hard for some, and I can understand the repetitive decorations. (And if you didn't tell, I put a note decoration on the secret bubbles.)

Awesome idea to review other levels, you mind reviewing mine? It's called Dark Cave, http://lbp.me/v/dweyyn Have fun with it!

PSN Angelotje.

Can you review this one level of mine? http://lbp.me/v/dwgcv7 <-- that one. It's pretty hard apparently, so yeah. :P

Hi Dedede, I had asked for a hold on my "Waterworkz" level revieq because I was swapping it with a new level, and I've finally got around to it.

The level is called Hardwired, and the link is: http://lbp.me/v/d66ecp

So if you could "unpause" me now, and replace my old level with that, it'd be much appreciated! <3

Sure thing. I'll get on it as soon as I get the chance. Maybe even this week :eek:

Corr, thats a lot of people asking you to review levels. Mind doing mine? :p The level in my sig, that is. I'd be very grateful.

I would very much like you to review my level Zen Match! Its a quick level, usually 1 minute or less to complete.
http://lbp.me/v/fejbmg
Thanks,
-supacat :)