In the Belly of the Beast - [SPOTLIGHTED!! MM-PICKED!! IGN-featured!!]

I loved the level. Here is my thoughts

+ Perfect length. It is very fun the whole way through, it never felt repetitive, even though it looks similar the whole way through.
+ Cool boat in the beginning.
+ Very funny. There is something to be said about levels that make the player laugh out loud. Crushing every other person in the whale just felt so.....deliciously evil.:)
+ Fun, fun , fun
+ awesome entrance to the creature
+ nice story twist

-Custom characters would've been nice
- I almost gave up in the beginning, trying to figure out how to get off the boat. I didn't know I could move the ramp thing


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Dude, you are one twisted guy... lol great level, i had tons of fun slaughtering innocents... but that twist at the end was pretty cool.

Pros:
I loved the way the level turned like the whale was swimming. i almost grabbed my couch to make sure i wasnt falling over... but then i may have been drinking...

nice job with those extra characters, the text fit well.

the people-compactor room! need i say more? PEOPLE COMPACTOR!

the music fit well, the intro area looks amazing, great use of decorations and stickers throughout.


Bits of personal issues:

it takes a long time to fill up that one pit where you sacrifice the bazillions for a bridge.

in the... cave... pit... lung/stomach/cavity where you first find jonah, i found myself grabbing the stalactite/drippy things instead of the swingy bits. not sure how that happened. not a huge issue, as i found it easily enough.

I gave you 5 stars on this one, the level is really quite good. props to you, and thanks for creating another quality level to play!

played this level and it was amazing. Honestly, this is probably the best level i've played. I think everything just FIT here. The environment was amazing! The beating heart! The level of detail is outstanding! Veins!? You are great! The story was absolutely top notch. Just as good as something mM would put out. Well thought out adventure that i will revisit just because it was so engaging. I don't know if this level has been spotlghted already, but it definitely should be! i gave it five stars and a heart and i hearted you as a creator. i can't wait to check out your other work! I will recommend this level to everyone i know!:)

If you aren't too busy creating, and want to check out my level, the thread and info are in my signature. Any feedback from you would be greatly appreciated, since this is the type of level i hope to one day be able to create!

Ok, i'm now trying your level In the Belly of the Beast (Demonic Dark version :eek: ) :p
I will write here the feedbacks in "real time" :p

Wow, the begin is very cool. Excellent atmosphere, and a good "light effect". Now i must go in this whale! :D

I'm in, the mouth is very wellmade, and i like the transortable candel!
Entering in his troath... is very narrow... but i'm in!

Aaah!! The whale is going under!! And there is a bandit!! Aaah! :eek:
Omg i killed him.... :eek:


...cool! :rolleyes:

Oh, there are some switches, that active 2 rolling things. Nice, i like flying around.
Ok, now i activated all the switches (but why a whale has switches in her body :eek: ? ) , now i can go ahead.

Oh, there is a spinning maze! I go in, and i found a magnetic switch... Oh, i found the key too! Good, the maze is opened and i can go forward.

There is a "room" with some doors, and a 3 ways switch taht opens/closes them. Using it, i take the magnetic key and many points. Oh, i'm returned to the spinning things!
I go up and i found 3 survivors! Don't worry, i will save you! ....
...No, i killed you :rolleyes:
Ok, i did 4 victims xD
I continue the level... Oh no! The whale is changing direction another time!! Aaah!!... Ok i'm safe.
I go down in another pèart of the whale's body, and i found some survivors! They're in a strange place...And i see many grab switches...Ok, i try them.
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I killed a lot of people :blush:
But i found 3 keys to open the 3 locked doors! Ok, i set them in the right places...
I can go forward. Mmm, the beast accepted my sacrifices (a lot of sacrifices xD) and i can pass. Good! :D
I go down... Another survivor! I mus save him... or not? :rolleyes:
I have 3 switches, and i must choose one... Ok, he's died... But the beast want other sacrifices! Ok, i mus try all the switches!
Ok, i killed something like 100 sackboys, but i can continue the level.
I have guilty conscience :eek:
Oh, i found a little ship in the stomach of the whale! There is the guy that i must save! Oh, man, i killed hundreds of people to save you... :mad:
There is a switch, i opened something. I go back, and jumping i found a way. I must grab to pieces of whale...
I found many prizes! Good! But, this guy is saying strange things :eek: He has POWERS :eek:
I go up with his POOOWEERs.
And.. OMG, I'm HIS SACRIFICE!
Boos TIME! The guy is flyng/dancing ( :hero:) in the ari and shotting fire balls! He has POWERS! But i saw some switches, i can beat him! :mad:
Sackboy POWERS! Oh, i crush him between fire blocks. V per Vendetta! :eek:
I found a way to go out from the whale! Yees! Oh, the Scoreboard!! :hero:

Really funny, you made a great level!
Good atmosphere, some goods puzzles, and the whale was wellmade, expecially when she moves! :)
Maybe, some puzzles are a little "simple", but i enjoyied the "sacrifices" to the beast. Maybe, ther is to much violence :eek:I killed hundreds of sackboys to save a guy, and then i killed him too. :mad:
But anyway i liked the story xD
Maybe something isn't very credible in the body of a whale, like all taht switches, the maze, and the "sacboy killing machine" (the one with the 3 grab switches, taht emits the 3 "skull keys".). You can add some puzzles like "jumping on the food in whale's stomach" . It can be funny :hero:
I enjoyied expecially the last part, Jonah was funny (but evil too! :mad:) .

Overall, great level, i think it's better the dark version, cause with the sunlight you lose all the atmosphere :D
5/5 stars ;)
In these days iw ill try your other levels too! ;)

Thanks for all your reviews and comments. :)

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Maybe something isn't very credible in the body of a whale, like all taht switches, the maze, and the "sacboy killing machine"

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I do agree that it doesn't look so much like a real whale inside, haha... But that really was quite intentional... I wanted the player to think: "Where am I?? Am I inside a whale, a machine, or something else altogether???" I wanted the player's experience to be weird, ethereal, Twilight Zone-ish. :)

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it takes a long time to fill up that one pit where you sacrifice the bazillions for a bridge.

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Yes, I've noticed that too... No one's really complained about it till now, but I guess I was just waiting for the inevitable, haha...

Well, I've changed it a bit, and now it doesn't take quite as long as before to make the bridge of sack carcasses. :)

Yeah, I believe it is called the global settings switch that they haven't yet released? I NEED that, srsly

Awesome level!

I loved the introduction text - Warning: sack violence, lol.

The muted colour correction was perfect, and the use of stitched fabric for the texture of the inside of the whale worked really well. Nicely cut organic shapes, great puzzles and black humour - this is one of the most fun levels I've played.

The atmosphere on the ship was perfect. The swell of the ocean and the creaking wood, along with the build quality of the ship, is totally immersive.

Maybe I'm evil, but I laughed as I sent countless innocent sack folk to Davy Jones' locker! It's an inspired gameplay element.

The twist in the story was great too, an excellent lead up to the boss battle.

Five stars and hearted.

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This is me - clearly enjoying your level.

Is it just me, or does this give me flashbacks of Lord Jabu Jabu's belly in LoZ Oot? Looks absolutely awesome! I feel for you with the global settings switch, I hate that too!

Will play it when I get my PS3 gets back from repairs. The only part of the trailer I dislike was the pictures of the sackboys in the stomach. Didn't fit the rest imo.

I wish I'd played it ages ago, just with that name I thought it would be some gimmick, but the trailer alone proved me wrong! Can you PM me next time you release a level?

Thanks for the feedback. :)

Boogaloo, I will return the favor and review one of your levels when I get the chance this weekend. :) The picture you took is cool btw! XD

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Maybe I'm evil, but I laughed as I sent countless innocent sack folk to Davy Jones' locker!

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Hahaha, I was afraid that part of the level would actually anger a lot of people (actually, I think it's done that to some), it's weird but cool how the feedback I've received about it is mostly positive. :)



dkjestrup, I hope your PS3 comes back as good as new! And I do hope you enjoy my level once you get to play it. :) Aside from Omaha and Little Big Tower of Babel, I have another level called "Tiger Tank Armageddon." This last one I mentioned is less of a true level and more of a "beauty of destruction showcase", however. :)

I actually have three new levels in mind that I am DYING to create (one cutesy and pretty, one mythological, and another World War II-inspired one, ALL of them violent, hahaha), but I really don't have as much time to work on LBP as I used to anymore... still, I'll try churning out at least one level a month. :)

I hope I get it back soon too! I've got an idea I've been itching to create, that imo is really cool and has sentimental value to me (will be about the Maori discovering New Zealand (the natives) because I live in New Zealand, and I have a lot of cool ideas to implement.

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I've got an idea I've been itching to create, that imo is really cool and has sentimental value to me (will be about the Maori discovering New Zealand (the natives) because I live in New Zealand, and I have a lot of cool ideas to implement.

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Your idea sounds really cool. :) Most of the time it's the ideas that are most meaningful to us that work out the best. :) I hope to get to play it one day!

IGN found this level:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/972/972074p1.html

Congrats on the IGN feature.

Played your level and it is great.. It is very funny and nice looking. I really liked when the beast moved around with me inside it, well done. I found the boss to be abit underwhelming though.

Wow... This is a great surprise! This is a pretty old level. Didn't think it would ever get featured on IGN... Thanks for telling me. :) I've been unforgivably inactive the past months (my job + other games have kept me away from LBP)... I'd have never known about the IGN article if you hadn't told me. Thanks again, and thanks for playing. :)