Dreamscape

Its my second published level, and as from the title, its main theme is about the dream realm. The whole level is divided into different sections so expect to see varying scenarios. There is a little story to this level to liven things up.

If you got the time and actually checked it out, I'd love to hear your comments on it. Thanks.

http://lbp.me/v/122je6

Here's some pics of the level:
http://ib.lbp.me/img/ft/f0b70c68bbeb...6ddafe3304.jpg
http://i0.lbp.me/img/ft/e600a676e350...427f76bafb.jpg
http://if.lbp.me/img/ft/d9fefa8a7672...0a42efc365.jpg

Here's a video by Sackboy223 (note: the section before the haunted house is different from the video, I removed the MM trees and created my own. The endings are not included as not to spoil the surprise):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7nfgfchMgQ

Edit: Changed to F4F, will check out any level.

-Updated and fixed a lot of bugs.
-Here some more info on what's inside the level:
1) Dreamscape is mainly a platformer game with an easy-to-decent amount of difficulty (my opinion of course)
2) Some of the levels include a floating flower field, an area where you bounce around, and a haunted house
3) There is a character that will serve as your "guide" for this level.

Seeing as how I made a series called, The Dream Catcher, in LBP1, I feel obliged to check this out. :p

Cymbol, I tried your first Dream Catcher level and the visuals were outstanding. I tried a lot of LBP1 levels and of course the MM picks, but I gotta say your level has obviously a great amount of effort put into it because of the so much attention to detail that made the visuals a delight to see.

Well, I checked it out. I think you had some decent ideas. There is room for improvement. The flower area was nice. One glitch in your level is the beginning. When everything disappeared I grabbed onto the bed and floated over to a ledge. Took me moment to realize i was running over the top of the level. Might want to destroy the bed too. Also, some stickers didn't cover the materials completely. The bouncing part was good for LBP1, but I got randomly killed a lot.

I couldn't finish the level cause the flying machine broke into pieces.

One thing I recommend that I've learned to do is to play your level over and over again. Then, invite friends to play. This not only gets you feedback, but allows you to see through the players eyes what might be hard, or confusing, or break when used by more than one player.

Looks like you're getting plays and positive feedback so far, so keep working to improve. :)

And thanks, for checking our my Dream Catcher level. It's old, but I'm still proud of it.

Wow thanks alot for your feedback.
Yeah, I've had some comments on the bouncing area causing some deaths on the small gaps. Im thinking of changing their shape to square to remove gaps. Still thinking about it though because it might lose its "bouncy" look.
It is unfortunate that the machine broke before you got to see the ending. Thanks for pointing those out. Maybe I'll try lowering the strength of the rockets.
I actually have a varied group of "testers". I have a 7 year-old nephew, some teenage buddies, and an older brother in his early 30s. They were all able to finish the level, although with some road bumps(similar to what you cited).

If you got the time I suggest you play till the end to finish the "story" in your chosen ending. That was a fun part for me.

Well anyways, thanks alot for testing my level. Appreciate it and Im going to heed your advice. Test and tweak some more.

Major Updates on the level:
-Fixed the bed going overboard.
-The bouncing area had a shape overhaul and now it has lesser chance of slipping through some small gaps (almost none).
-The flying machine is re-sized as to not break into pieces when it hits a wall.(Tested multiple times and so far, no flops)

Again, thank you Cymbol for pointing these out. And if anyone tries this level out, feedbacks are greatly appreciated.

I gave your level a try last night. Was able to complete it the first time through. Was thankful you put in the infinite lives check points. I never knew which of the three patch would be the one that moved me forward. I also liked that you had to go back, after hitting a button, to access the higher path by swinging on the masks. If you get a chance, please try my level, Are we there Yeti?. It is my first attempt, and I have yet to have anyone complete it. I only have one person who tests for me, and would like someone else to try it.

Thanks for taking your time to try my level. As for the three paths, the clue /hint was at the beginning of that place.

As for your level, I'll try it in just a bit.

Tried adding new pictures to my level. They are up there in my first post.:)

Fixes and design changes:
-added a "safety net" in the bouncing area
-fixed some grammatical errors in some of the dialogues
-overall background change for the flower area, and added some decorations (I unlocked new ones from story mode)
-sackbuddy's appearance changed (flower area, and bouncing area)

Glitched at the very beginning, by falling to the far left, and getting "squished"

Really like the floating flowers design. Perhaps, instead of just spikes, maybe you can make a thorn bush?

The suspended furniture was coo,l in an eerie way.

Idea for the "Flying machine" in the bright lights dream: add different colored beams, assigned each trigger. Might give it a cool effect.

Cool ending. For some reason, it reminded me of the Matrix. I was expect some bearded man in a white suit show up.

PS - I updated my Terminator level, based on a couple of your suggestions.

Thank you for trying it out. I'll try and fix that glitch in the beginning.

Your thorn bush idea, I like it and maybe I'll make one.

As for the flying machine, it actually had alot of light effects before, but I had to cut it down because of that cursed thermo. If I didn't remove the bizzare light effects, I wouldn't have an ending for this level (or a very abrupt one). Still lamenting about this fact.

And for the ending, my brother actually told me to put Morpheus or the architect in there as to add a Matrix reference but I wanted to try my own style as Im thinking of turning this into a series.

Well thanks again for your feedback and I'll just try again your level to see the new improvements.:)

Nice concept, and nice narrative, as always I liked the reflexive(?) ending, but I would recommend that even if the stage with the various paths is needed to be creepy, the fact that it didn't have music made it kinda dull.

Other than that was a pretty nice level, Awesome work.

Thanks for trying it out. So are you suggesting I put up some music in the creepy house section? I actually tried it before, but it seemed to distract from the creepiness of the house. Well if you think I should add some music to it, what would you suggest to the fit the mood? The Wedding theme, perhaps?

Update on the level:
1) Fixed the glitch at the beginning (I added a check point there so if you get squished at the far left corner, you won't spawn in the third section already.
2) The bouncing betty area some changes (replaced spikes with gas, added a two layer background, added score bubbles on its last section)

Thank you again.:)

I played this fully for the first time yesterday. I like the overall concept of the level. However, I got annoyed and tired of the random rooms which kill you. (By the cabin-like area I mean)

Great stuff though!

The wedding is a pretty good choice, you could tweak it so that only the voice and some percussion is sounding and it makes it pretty creepy, or you could try tweaking the wilderness theme, as it has potential of being creepy

xRystar, did you listen to the hints when you first entered the house? If you did, you wouldn't get killed by those traps. Although, it is also my fault as the hint is too subtle and the following clues aren't exactly that clear. Sorry about that, maybe I'll try making it more obvious.:p

Nyckolaz, I will try adding that wedding music or the wilderness theme (whichever fits better), and thanks for this suggestion.:)

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Originally Posted by romancrisis

xRystar, did you listen to the hints when you first entered the house? If you did, you wouldn't get killed by those traps. Although, it is also my fault as the hint is too subtle and the following clues aren't exactly that clear. Sorry about that, maybe I'll try making it more obvious.:p

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Haha yeah, I ended going through every path, I always ended going through the 3, didn't notice the clue as to which was the less traveled by?

Ok, I played this level and I was like WOW! Dude this is awesome!
Pros
-Top-of-the-notch finish.
-A degree of difficulty implemented.
-Nice overall clean feel as you make your way through the level.
Cons.
-I was on one part of the level where I had to restart because i tried to grab a flower and it was supposed to go directly vertical and it just kept shaking or it'll go up for a split second and come right back down. (llook like a kind of flower pot object) after the first flower fields.

Try my Levels:
"Epic Maze"
http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/sho...0709-Epic-Maze
http://lbp.me/v/31gs7s

"******ed to Hell (Easy Mode)"
http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/sho...ell-(easy-mode)
http://lbp.me/v/0q51y0