Over the Hills and Far Away (Spotlighted!!!)

[Balgarino]

Congrats on the spotlight Velcro!!!

[kaiju_kid]

Congrats on the spotlight VJ! You reworked this level until it was perfect, and everyone needs to play it. By the way, where's the new community spotlight where this is featured? I looked for it, but didn't seeanything...still showing episode 46

[VelcroJonze]

@Honza- Thanks for your feedback, I am so happy you enjoyed my new level!!!

@Captain- Thanks man!! I appreciate your feedback and your wonderful compliments!! You are awesome!!!

@Indie- Thanks!! It's good to hear I have improved. That is one thing I have always tryed to do with each new level. I am so glad you liked my new level. Speaking of addictive levels, your RETRO level has been getting a lot of plays from me lately. I have the number two score now!! Later Buddy!!

@Balgarino- Thanks my friend, that means alot to me. I hope you are working on that level of yours.

@Kaiju- Thanks buddy!! Congrats to you to. I put the link on your profile page. Later buddy!!

[amazingflyingpoo]

Congrats on the Spotlight! I cannot wait to play this level seeing as you are the master of the PSP platformer

[anoken]

Great job on your spotlight! I've been playing this level a lot excavating for bubble secrets I might of walked by

[himoks]

The level was just AMAZING and really really fun! This level was stunning, fantastic and fun! I gave it and . I cant wait for the next level that you will create! Really good work on this really awsome level.

[hphzq966]

Congrats on the spotlight!!!!
I thought you were chosen by all means.
I look forward to the next level.

[VelcroJonze]

@Poo- Thanks buddy. I hope you get a chance to play it.

@Val- Thanks!! It's good to know it has replay value. I tried to make it that way, so it's good to hear.

@Himoks- Thanks!! It's always good to hear from you!! I hope you are working on some new levels!!

@prstu- Thank you so much!! I am so happy you enjoyed my new level!

-VJ

[eagerneph]

Hey man! Just gave this level a play and it was a blast! I loved "The Return of the Chikadee Tree"! It was lovely to see that wonderful tree yet again. The environments and gameplay were great! Just like every other one of your levels. Sorry, I don't have much more to say. But this was a great level over all! Oh, also your hidden spots with scorebubbles were great! I'm not sure if I found all of them or not though.

Keep up the great work! 5 stars and a heart!

[himoks]

I would want to make levels, but i am playing 2 silent hill games(my brother bought them from england) after i have played them then i will continue making levels.

[Xenon]

Congrats VJ on the spotlight, I'm digging the level and plan to give you more detailed feedback soon. I've been pressed for time and want to give it a few more runs.

[Voltergeist]

Okah, time for some feedback. This is the 11th time I've played it, according to my play count.

[metsfan1025]

Hello, I just played your level a little while ago and it is quite amazing. Going for the point bubbles is not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the effort you put into making this level good for the score hunters out there. I did manage to stumble across two somewhat hidden bubble rooms by accident while trying to find the way to go.

To be honest, I didn't really find much wrong with it; there were the occasional parts where I wasn't exactly sure which way to go, but that's usually me just being dumb. I also couldn't figure out how to get the glass circle moving for like 10 seconds until I saw the dissolve, but yet again, that's just me being dumb.

The visuals in this level were quite good, especially in the beginning and the end. They were kind of simple in the middle, but that didn't bother me, due to the nature of the gameplay in these sections. I really didn't understand the story or why the trees had to hurt my feelings, but yet again, that was okay. For me, my favorite part was the entire middle.

I recently played your level Tera Cota as well, and from these two, I can see that you have a very unique style with platforming which I find very enjoyable. The pacing is spot on; it doesn't feel like too much is happening at once, but there is always a lever to pull, an obstacle to avoid, or some point bubbles to collect. It all flows very smoothly from one room to the next, and the cameras show enough to know what to do and restrict enough to hide the next area. My favorite obstacle was the two triangles with the slingshot-like things; even though I didn't really understand why they were designed like that, they proved quite fun. I also like the part where you jump down and grab the ceiling, avoiding the things trying to crush you; it looked extremely difficult to pull off but turned out to be amazingly executed time wise to allow a smooth crossing.

Lastly, the visuals at the end were a nice touch to this amazing level. I rated it 5 stars and hearted it .

[X-FROGBOY-X]

Hey, nice level. This is my favorite level of yours so far. The visuals were great, especially at the ending area. Like all of your levels, this had loads of tough-to-nail point combos, and a bunch of crazy corner editing. Your humor at the beginning was good too. Overall, fantastic work! I rated the level , and ed.

[Taffey]

Nice job on the Spotlight VJ - you're just a factory of awesome operating at capacity. Congrats!

[nosemomkey]

hi there VJ!
first of all, im really not sure if you named the level after the song "over the hills and far away" but if you did, i just want you to know that if it was possible that song was already 'ed by me

then, i didnt start the level already and i knew i would love it, 'cause i read the lvl description and it mentioned something about isla moya (my favourite level so far) so... yeah, nice idea to put it in the level description

and finally i started the level, and like half minute after i'm laughting at the "dont-realy-know-why-are-they-angry-with-me" trees and then laught harder at the one saying "you're not really popular are you?"

and then the fun started, the awsome VJ-platform came and i had fun until i saw the scoreboard... that was a dark moment right there... i wanted the level to continue, becouse... i mean... i found it big (and awsome) but not as big as others from you (yet as awsome)...

so yeah, i gave it and obviously a !

(and could you leave feedback on the fade to black level please? , i know you've already played and 'ed it, and im very thankfull for that, but well... that level only got 2 coments from others )

[VelcroJonze]

@eagerneph - Glad you liked it dude, I hope you are working on something new for us.

@metsfan1025 - Thanks for your great feedback, I am glad you liked it and Tera Cota!! Congratulations on you new level being spotlighted.

@FrogBoy - Thanks buddy!! I always enjoy hearing from you, I know you are normally over on the ps3 side of the boards so it's always a great to see you on this side!! Now, how about that Dr. Seuss level?

@Taffey - Thanks dude, it's always good to know that the best of the best enjoyed one of my simple levels!!

@nosemomkey - Thanks for your awesome feedback buddy!! Yes, I did name this after the Zeppelin song. In truth, I was listening to Ramble On, he is talking about, "leaves are falling all around, it's time I was on my way." And it made me want to make a level based on the season Autumn. But Ramble On did not seem like an appropriate title, so I went with Over the Hills. It's cool that a young dude like yourself, digs Zeppelin!! Later man!!

@Everyone- Thanks for your continued support of this level, I am sorry I took so long to respond to you all, I think I have gotten to you all now. Edit: Sheesh, I forgot to thank B3 for his review, look below.

If there is anyone I have missed on the f4f, post here, or send me a PM.

[VelcroJonze]

Sorry to double post, but I forgot to thank B3.

Thanks so much for the wonderful review of my level. It made my day, and I appreciate it.

BTW, after your review I made a decision to make a level of what happened between Isla Moya and Over the Hills. I am just as curious as you as to what transpired between those two levels.

Look for it this holiday season.

Later buddy!!

-VJ

[The-Questor]

You know, it's funny, I was playing my LBP PSP and then for some random reason I wanted to check the community moon. I checked and their were three new VelcroJonze levels! I downloaded them all but soon realised that this was the only playable one. So I deleted them and played this one Approximately 3 times. I wish I could give you some feedback but my profile is corrupt. Until I get it fixed and redownload this level I can't.

Feeling sad,
The-Questor

[Xenon]

Hey VelcroJones,

Ok, so this is very late but this level deserves more detailed feedback.

You really need to do more custom items in your levels because the ones in OtHaFA are amazing. The scene with the house at the end was beautiful. The trees were great too. On top of that you were able to blend them in with your art style perfectly. I also want to point out how consistently good your camera work is. With amount of movement and speed in your levels, this is no simple feat.

The pacing was slower than your other levels. I liked the change. The combos were still there but I had to work a little harder to find them which I enjoy. The hazards were well crafted and fun to work through. As someone else said at first glance they look overly menacing but more enjoyable than frustrating to pass. I hate to admit that one of the reasons this took so long was that I wanted to find the sticker switch before the review but I couldn't. I thought it was behind the wall with the similar sticker, but that wasn't it=P

I enjoyed the playfulness of the characters. The angry trees are great. I only wish the owl had a unprotected brain. I worked my way up there but was only able to jump on his head a few times. I look forward for the back story in your next level. If you do do a level about the trees here is a song that might get you in the mood, The trees. Sorry, I just love the song.


I'm going to end this by saying that I can see your skills increasing in every level you do. I'm looking forward to your increasingly better visuals mixed in with the patented VJ gameplay.

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