OH NO!!! THE PRINCESS!!! World 4: Big Island

[CaptainCowboyHat]

OH NO!!! THE PRINCESS!!! World 4: Big Island by CaptainCowboyHat
Journey to the very orange wilds of Big Island, the island where everything is big! Including... you?


Can you tell that I had more plans for the bees that I never managed to figure out an easy way to do?

Oh well, I hope you enjoy it anyway!

[comphermc]

Sweet jesus! Another one already?

Well, this series has become one of my ultimate favorites, so I guarantee a play tomorrow morning.

Interesting time to post though, as most people are heading off to sleep (if they aren't out already)...

[Burnvictim42]

Oh snap! I know what i'm playing tonight! (i'll give you a hint, its related to this thread )

[Morgana25]

Yay! I came home just in time from pub trivia to play it early

[comphermc]

Played it and loved it. I normally don't play multiplayer, but I brought a friend with me and we had a blast. I was more used to your platforming action, so I had much less trouble than he did. These whole big/small areas were very well handled. Not much else to add, as it was the usual OH NO!!! Goodness.

One thing that stood out for me was the amazing final boss. It is quite a challenge, but is not ever frustrating. I don't know where you got the idea, but it was awesome. On the other hand, people like rtm hate those spin flings (as he claims), so might be a bit annoyed. I don't have a problem with them, so no issues for me.

I also noticed that you have made your own king. It looks great. Are you going to switch out the story mode king from the other levels now?

Well, anyways, keep it up! How many are you planning?

and 15 hearts.

[OmegaSlayer]

You already made it???
Did you borrow wexfordian elves' slaves?

[CaptainCowboyHat]

I also noticed that you have made your own king. It looks great. Are you going to switch out the story mode king from the other levels now?

Well, anyways, keep it up! How many are you planning?

and 15 hearts.

I'm planning 8 levels; one for each world in Super Mario Brothers 3.

As for the tiny King, that is the work of my roommate, so I will pass along your compliments. I won't be using it again, I don't think... unless the King gets miniaturized again for some reason!

[Littlebigdude805]

i just played the whole series so far...and have a headache. but it was worth it. i like the oldstyle mario gameing with a lbp twist its way original. The dialogue is always worth reading and the wheels of death are kind of a crack up cause there so simple yet challenging. took me a long time to get threw these as i died alot. but otherwise five stars and heart

[Kog]

Haha, I loved this one! The whole, Big then little idea was amazing! It really felt like something that would be in a real game! The only problem with this level I had was that you lied to us... you said everything was big, but the points weren't! :P

I found the boss actually simple, and I only died after I had killed it because of the random pop-up arrows that caught my attention.

I can bet that space will be a great level as well! 5 stars and an heart.

[rtm223]

I got stuck in the temple Why do puzzles in LBP always have to tax my brain so much???? Lol, that was probably the funniest moment in any of your levels, absolutely loved it. Sarasm and satire never fail to impress .

Another great level, strongly tied into the preceding ones, visually and conceptually, but with a shift in gameplay focus to keep it fresh - I have been worrying that you might struggle to keep each level in the series distinct in terms of gameplay, but I'm pretty sure you're doing fine here.

One thing I do love about your levels is that they really grow with replay. It's not just a case of learning individual parts of the level, it's more getting a feel for the level overall, and adapting my play style to what the level demands. Hence going from a initial score of ~800 to ~7000 from first to third run through. Do you know roughly what max score is (I'm guessing around 12-13k)?

Anyway, and I forgot to heart it but I will do later. YOu've probably already got a creator heart from em as well. If you get a chance, I would quite like to see what you think of Subterranean Setbacks.

[Coxy224]

Wow, these levels just keep on coming. And as usual this one is top notch. The expected classic platofrming is superbly done. Nice empahsis on grabbing in this one, great stuff.

Boss is the usual, but I think I liked the twist on this one more than your others.
Of course the humour is perfectly done....
Creator heart for you
[Five stars and a heart for the level]

[OmegaSlayer]

Another level, another hit.
And at quite an incredible speed.
5 freakin' stars.

[Kipmonlin]

You really nailed the difficulty. I restarted when I died a bit early, hoping I would ace the level, but then I died a bunch of times in the later part. The gameplay is so good I want to replay the other parts right away and I will probably do that with every level you release. Totally awesome installment. Stylish and funny as always. Can't wait for more!

[CaptainCowboyHat]

So according to my comments on the level, there's potential for a HUGE glitch after you defeat the boss... After you kill it, it can fall down and destroy the spinning fruits, rendering the level unbeatable before it vanishes. I thought I'd fixed it by having emitters create dark matter blockades for the wheel to land on.

I'm assuming the glitch happens when the player is occupying the space where one of the blockades is supposed to emit. D'you suppose just adding a few more blockades would fix it?

Thanks for the comments, everyone - and let me know if there's anything you want me to play! This is F4F after all

[Morgana25]

It's my daily fix of platforming goodness Loved it.

+ humor is great
+ colors are fantastic
+ great flow and challenge
+ big & small world - fantastic
+ boss is cool - I like the back and forth strategy make you feel all athletic.

I can't get enough of this series. Just lovely. Keep 'em coming! 5 stars, hearted and I hearted you as a creator ages ago.

About the "glitch" couldn't you attach a brain to some dissolve, then connect via string the brain to the boss. when the boss is destroyed, the same system you have drop it down (in terms of the sensor that triggers it) sets off a timed switch (just enough to go out of view of the player - then triggers the dissolve block - whole boss should vanish then and not take out the platforms..... right? Experiment first as I've only done this sort of technique once and had to fiddle with it to get it to work right.