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I reviewed this level for graygoose, and I'm glad I did. It's fun, varied, and makes great use of the paintinator. It looks great, uses music well, and has the odd bit of humour thrown in too.
PSN: graygoose
Level: Metal Gear Karas
JUST TO HELP PEOPLE OUT THE LEVEL IS LOCATED IN THE ANTARCTIC with a Red Crow for an Icon.
Pics below.
thanks dawesbr, ive got some pics.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...eringlevel.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...buwahahaha.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...levelparts.jpg
and yes your suggestions were taken into consideration. Karas' function is now covered. and 2 switches has been flipped. the bouncers will have to stay tho (they are a part of the MGS 4 so they actually fit the level).
thanks again for the review and for this recommendation.
yes, i've said this before in other threads, but this is a really good level. I'm not a MGS fan at all, but as far as MGS levels go, this one is probably one of the best I've played (I'm a girl, so please don't crucify me for not being a fan of MGS)
lol thanks kappa, and my apologies girl, i think ive called you a him and his before. :blush:
lol. that's all right... I call most people on gaming forums "him" too... I was very surprised to find out that that jakisthe person on gamefaqs was a girl, and so was cybermonkey! :P
I'm not the girliest of girls, but I really don't go for war/mgs sorts of levels, so when one impresses me, chances are that it's actually a good level. Yours impressed me, and so did robotic automatic. So, there you have it! ^_^
EEEEEEEEK! A GIRL!
Seriously though, Im going to play this right now!
i don't have cooties. i got vaccinated when I was 12.
Ninja recommended this level to me a few days ago, and I played it and gotta say this level is both fun and challenging.
The gameplay is surprisingly refreshing in a sea of cookie cutter MGS shooters saturated with story mode turrets and VR material. I really liked the layout and was impressed with how much level there is. This one is looong, and players should appreciate the "continue" version of the level offered about midway through. Goose's final boss is an excellent effort... well balanced in difficulty and mechanically interesting and will show you just how big plasma balls can be.
I did have one small issue with this level, which I even discussed briefly with graygoose. All of the air ducts are grabbable (made from styro IIRC) however they are covered with thin-layer metal material. I got stuck and frustrated during my first couple of playthroughs in one section where I was supposed to grab an airduct that didn't look grabbable because of this. A few things aren't exactly intuitive and should be accompanied with explicit instruction.
On a related note, there is a fair amount of shimmying required in this level. Novice players may have a hard time passing the level because of it, but experienced players will have no problems.
All in all, Metal Gear Karas is a fun shooter that will keep you challenged for a good half hour. The MGS theme isn't strongly emphasized, and it plays as more of a generic shooter beyond the numerous air ducts, a few dwarf gekko, and metal gear boss. Definitely looking forward to more.
kappa
lol cooties!! also cybermonkey is a girl too? cant you girls name yourselves girly names? like cutevelvet or princess_peach? hahahah dont take my ranting seriously...
but thanks for liking my level even tho your not into MGS or War themed levels... that says alot that my level is really good.
The Gide
im not sure if youve seen it, but the continuation level has been replaced with SUPER EASY MODE Continuation... the pistons the lowers the vent has been slowed drastically, giving you more time, also the jumps on the moving platform, now has grabable vents above, and 3 double life checkpoints into the last obstacle before reachiong Karas was added.
so now novice players will actually get to see the end of the level and fight my all mighty Karas kun.
Just so he doesn't have to say it, it's Thegide, there is no "The Gide" It's a random name, I think he said it was supposed to be pronounced "Theh-geed"
Anyway, super easy level? Sounds like the thing for me! (jk)
ahh... gotcha! didnt want TheGide to correct me, but seriously dude^^^, plenty of LBP players out there would get really frustrated even with my easy mode..
so now Super Duper Easy Mode is available ("DUPER" i should add that) does that makes you wonder what my Medium Difficulty used to be? HA!!! 10 out of my 1st 200 plays were probably the only ones who managed to beat it. the checkpoints were rare ad distanced far apart, jumps were, required skill also the vent the drops down used to be even faster and lowers down lower.... lol searchlights... ha i could keep going.
good thing ive managed to make it more user friendly and still give it some good challenge.
No caps on the G! It's all one word!
I searched for the level, couldn't find it' ill just search for graygoose next time
@dawesbr: poor Thegide, he's got alot of people mutilating his name doesn't he?
@kappa: I wasn't scared of you because you're a girl, it was... ermm... the thing behind you... yeah! thats it!
I had that as well, DRT99, I had to go through around 3 pages before I found it. Worth it, though.
Ok, so I just finished my metal gear level tonight. I've been working on it since November.
Guys, if you enjoyed this level and have some free time to playtest, I'm hosting a closed beta that you won't want to miss.
See this thread. Thanks.
alright Thegideill test your level tomorrow or should i say 7 hrs later... (just got back from a long trip and i really tired gotta sleep)
JUST TO HELP PEOPLE OUT THE LEVEL IS LOCATED IN THE ANTARCTIC with a Red Crow for an Icon.
I love this level! Wish I archived my reviews from gamefaqs, basically this got a 9.4 ish review out of 10 - and is one of my favs.
thanks dude i actually have yours and everybody else's review in it... all 8 of em.
Very cool, but unfortunately I couldn't get past the electrified cog wheels following the researchers. I don't understand, I usually don't have a problem with grab-swinging, but for some reason I just couldn't hang on. Is there a trick to it?
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Originally Posted by Rogar
in between the electrical gears, there is enough space for a sackboy to fit in without getting electicuted. so when it comes down, just position your self in between the gears and stop moving, then you would be fine.
once it goes up again, keep moving until you reach the platform. :)