An Average Adventure: 1st discovery

[Mick'o'Mania]

Well, I worked hard on this one and it took me a long time too. I think i am starting to develop myself. I noticed some more mistakes; I try to include too much in a level. As a result it is either too long or too complex for the thermometer.
I couldn't avoid having bugs in my level this time either. I will really try to keep my levels simple and focus on the art (design) instead next time.






I hope not every one is busy playing LBP2 (i still don't have it ) , i need feedback since although i am aware that my level has flaws, it is hard to see them sometimes as the creator.

Well, i hope you enjoy it

http://lbp.me/v/wxsbkp

[OcamposMoon]

After seeing the pics, I'm convinced! Queued!

[Mick'o'Mania]

Thanks

(hope you won't be disappointed with the gameplay so soon, the beginning is not that bad, but it gets frustrating at the end. )

[DesignedJ]

This level looks interesting. I will review it after i get surgery on my thumb till now it its waiting but i will review

[jaboyle]

Im gonna go play it now, the screenshots look gorgeous !!! I recently just put up my own first ever LBP level. Took me a while and its not 100%, but id really appreciate it if you could go check it out and rate it. Ill post back here after ive played your level !!!

[jaboyle]

Oh my lord, that level was unbelieveable !!! I still cant work out how you did some of the stuff !!! My PSN name is 'Napoleon_Lover'. I have litrually 5 friends and non play LBP !!! I hearted the level aswell, amazing stuff !!!

[RickTheRipper]

First off, I just want to say that the 14-or-so plays this level has doesn't do it justice.

Just finished playing this and wow, great stuff. Althought this level has average in its name, this level is anything but. I really liked the look of the level, especially the detail you put on the walls/doors. Running into those packs of bubbles in big rooms was a nice and subtle way to keep the flow going, even in empty rooms. In fact, I can't really think of any boring parts, everything was interesting and fun to climb on to. The only real problem I have with it is that there's a fair amount of switchhes that are visible. I think at the minimum there's 8.

Overall



I don't know if you're still doing F4F, but it you are, could you check out The Dungeon? Link in my sig.

[Mick'o'Mania]

@Designedj: Thank you, hope you get well soon!

@Jaboyle: Thanks I did worked on the decorations a lot. I will check your level right away!

@RickTheRipper: Thanks! Yeah, i've noticed those switches, I will fix them as soon as i can. Can't believe i left them out. Im glad to hear that the point bubbles worked well, some of the rooms were really empty. I tried to include as much as "puzzles" and similar interesting things but i feared it could have been too complex. Thanks again, i will play your level right away!

[trianglepigsquar]

Queued, will post feedback soon!

Beautiful combined with brilliant gameplay makes it a great level! Th puzzles are so good I have never seen any that are as good even on LBP 2 with all the extra logic! I just cant think of any improvements! : ) and a heart!

[RacingCreed]

I've added this level to my queue, i'll try it and review it within the next hour.
Check my level out in return please, much appreciated.
http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/sho...stone-Universe

RacingCreed.

[Mick'o'Mania]

Thank you But sorry, i don't have LBP2 -yet.

[Mick'o'Mania]

Updated! Now; most of the switches must be invisible (at least the ones that should not be seen). I might have left some out... I don't think so though.

[agsrule]

Queued it up, hopefully will get a chance to play it this afternoon - I love a good platform level more than any other and this sounds great!

My level is in my sig if you can check it out

[agsrule]

Hey dude, played your level yesterday.

The good: The overall art design is excellent, the level is long and involved (which I see as a bonus), and the gameplay/logic is complex and entertaining. The story is cool as well, a nice Indiana Jones homage.

The bad: Camera angles - I can't emphasise enough how much these annoyed me at times. See if you can get a friend round and watch them play it for the first time and take a note of everytime they fall off something or don't know where to go next because they couldn't see what was happening. Also, there is one jump near the end which is tremendously difficult (it's before that big clockwork section) - it must have taken me about 30 attempts to do it, and then I got crushed in the clockwork and went back to a checkpoint before it, and unfortunately I just couldn't finish the level because of it. Maybe others have less trouble but it did my head in. There are other frustrating bits throughout the level as well that just need tweaking, and again I'd recommend watching a friend play through it and taking note of where they have trouble.

Overall I still gave this a 'Yay' because artistically and technically it's up there with some of the top levels IMO, especially because you made it in LBP1, but there are portions of it that need further tweaking, explanation and elaboration to make it less frustrating.

[Mick'o'Mania]

edit: Oh, you must be talking about the race part. The checkpoint didn't work? I placed a sensor there to make sure the checkpoint at the very end is activated once the race starts. I had a similar problem before but it only happened once, the next time i played it there was no problem, so i thought that it was fixed. That race section has started to annoy me.

I will try to make a small pause between the "explosion" and the race, so that you won't have to skip the speech bubbles before the race.
Oh, that jump. Well, i kinda forgot that part while building the level (it used o be a basic slope) then decided to decorate it and change it a bit. Actually i noticed that it is a little hard, but if it is annoyingly hard, than i should fix it.

I actually did watch a friend of mine play it, but i think i gave him too many hints...

Thank you very much for the feedback! I'd love to take a look at your level but i don't have LBP2 yet. I've queued it though, i will play it once have lbp2... Hopefully very soon... İ hope...