Death Swamp

[RangerZero]

Death Swamp by RangerZero
This is the last day of training for Sackboy. If he succeeds this last test/exam, he might be accepted in the AJS (Army Of The Jumping Sacks). But it will not be an easy test that's for sure because it's a course held in the famous "Death Swamp". Yes, the place where many Sackboys died for real...

What is it?

This level is meant to be single player experience and his for intermediate and experienced players. You can play the level casually or you can practice in order to achieve the bubble combos. There's a lot of points to be made in there and in multiple ways. The experienced and skilled player should not only pull off tons of combos (and long ones too!) but also score much more than a beginner. The levels will rewards the player in points for his skill, observation sense and exploration sense too. It's also pretty straightforward and a pure platformer at heart. People that don't really love the plane shifting will also be pleased to see that it plays mostly on one layer. So, to make a long story short:

Points of interest:

- Pure platformer game at heart.
- Swamp theme (actually was inspired by Donkey Kong Country 2).
- Play casually or go for the highscore challenge. (hard)
- 8 piles of gold to find + more secrets (all reflected in your score)
- Almost a one layer level.


Screenshots:

Don't shy up on feedback. I've been planning that level last spring and then I stopped playing this game. I knew I would finish it at some point and it's for you guys/gals (LBPC) that I did it. I won't publish it much, I prefer the quality plays from the community here.

Have fun!!

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Thanks to Shamgarblade, CCubbage, OmegaSlayer and GhostRider for testing/feedback.

[midnight_heist]

Looks and sounds great!
Fix the "alot" typos and I'll play/reivew it ASAP! ;)

+ The grass and the ground being on one shape makes it look very natural. I might have to steal that. :P
+ Reeds are awesome. There are not nearly enough reeds in LBP.
- I don't like the camera after the 2 broken reeds (with failsafe). It's too hard to land on the small piece of dock after the collasping bridge, as the camera moves mid-jump.
- I could never get the timing right for the high bubbles on the grab/bouncy pads.
+ Rotating sunken spike wheel was awesome gameplay.
+ When I got to the Thing material I thought..."That's no moon.." Ha.
- You miss out on a lot (note the spelling :P) of gameplay if you miss the jumps on the turtle. :( Better on replays though, which I suppose is the point.

Plays like an old school platformer with the difficult gameplay and the sparse checkpoint placement. Something LBP needs more of.
Hearted for replayability.
Just replayed, gold is hard to find. :P
5 stars + heart from me.

F4F link

[jrg_carrion94]

and fantastic level

[Sabre_]

I just played your level & heres my feedback

Positives:
+Swamp theme was awesome
+Gameplay
+Background Sticker
+Platforming
Oh and the level wasnt hard it was more like medium by the way

Overall nice job:
F4F My level Comix Zone:Night of The Mutants

[grayspence]

Wow! Looks to be an amazing level! I cant wait to see it when i get to my PS3

[RangerZero]

Fix the "alot" typos and I'll play/reivew it ASAP!
- I don't like the camera after the 2 broken reeds (with failsafe). It's too hard to land on the small piece of dock after the collasping bridge, as the camera moves mid-jump.
F4F link

I have some "alots" in the speech bubbles too maybe? I will look into that.
As for the cam of that Cattail section, it should be easy to fix. I will adjust it. thank you

[mistervista]

Looks great. I'll play it soon.

YAY and WOOT for mainly one layer. I hate layers so this should be great for me. Apart from hunting for secrets that is. I hate that too, can't be bothered or see the point.

[javi haguse]

Looks pretty!
I'll give it a shot when I'm online!

[midnight_heist]

I have some "alots" in the speech bubbles too maybe? I will look into that.
As for the cam of that Cattail section, it should be easy to fix. I will adjust it. thank you

Haha, no I meant in the OP of this thread, but they have been fixed, yay!
Thanks for fixing the camera also. It's a fun level to replay.

[chimpskylark]

Great level! It looks great, its a good difficulty, even if at times it had me respawning over and over :P I gave it five stars!

[SnakeEater777]

Best use of real water in LBP. I love the theme and overall great detail in the level.

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[RangerZero]

Looks great. I'll play it soon.

YAY and WOOT for mainly one layer. I hate layers so this should be great for me. Apart from hunting for secrets that is. I hate that too, can't be bothered or see the point.

Well, of course finding stuff is optional. I try to put more than one goals in my levels so different people can like to do different things. You might want to try and pratice combos, raising a great score. It's possible to score over 25 000 in there!

Haha, no I meant in the OP of this thread, but they have been fixed, yay!
Thanks for fixing the camera also. It's a fun level to replay.

I am happy that the camera works good for you now.

Best use of real water in LBP.

and

Really? I am flattered by this comment. I actually thought water wasn't used enough as a hazard and thought it was a good idea. I am really happy that you like it.

[SnakeEater777]

I got the Highest score!! I'm sure that will all change soon though............

[CCubbage]

Great stuff, man! Love to see a new RangerZero level - you definately have a style all your own!

This one DEMANDS multiple plays to appreciate it. There are even a few tricks to learn that I hadn't seen before, such as grabbing to pop in the air, and mastering the "jump" at the same to to maximize height and find new areas.

Visuals are kept simple, but have a nice style.

Missed opportunities while playing force going back and trying again - which is nice for replay value.

Awesome job! 5 stars and a heart. Will be playing it more in the coming days.

[Ryhas]

That was great! Simple, straight-up platformer! You said single player only, but it works fairly well 2P as well.

Loved the cattails, the turtle, and the scenery in the background. The theme and feel of it was quite good.

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