Ahh, I´m back from a small Break, I guess it´s Time to go back to Level Judging. (School happened, don´t ask ;3;)
General Things to be said about the Level: The greatest Point in this Level is obviously the Design. The Custom BGs look absolutely stunning, the Deco was mostly there, but the Gameplay. I´ll go about why the Gameplay was so bad imo in Detail below, but it´s just a Mess of Copy + Paste. Also, please add "Don´t Fade" to all of the Custom BGs, as that makes them look a lot better.
Cube and Ball Sections:(0:00-0:08)
Ok, the Cube Part creates a nice Intro. Let´s continue watching...Wow! The Effects here look really great! The Custom BG feels a little empty in the Middle maybe, but only minor Flaw. The real Flaw here is the Gameplay, because I do not at all like it if there is an Auto Part less than 5 Seconds into the Level. Seriously, why? This doesn´t even nearly look hard. I suggest you remove this Auto and then we can agree that this is a nice Introduction into the Level, ok? Design is obviously not to talk about, it looks absolutely neat, I love it.
Ship Part:(0:09-0:20)
Ok, fine I´ll give that to you, this looked awesome as Hell, but it was neither good Gameplay, nor did it sync the Music
at all. First off, let´s talk about the Gameplay. This was horrible because, well, look at it, all you really do is follow the Signs. At not that this would be bad, but really, this is so plain, because all you really have to do is somewhat straight fly all through that Course. There is not the slightest visible Curve or Turn you do, if you know what I mean, this is basically just boring. Then, the Music Sync should be obvious, right? There is nothing here that happens based around the Music, except the Objects in the Background that were
coded this Way. You basically did´nt put any Effort into making this fun or intersting, or anything.
Wave Part:(0:20-0:30)
Quite literally the same as above, just that this is even more boring. There is not the slightest Thing of interest here.
Cube and Ship Parts:(0:31-0:43)
The Cube Part I have to say feels a little empty, without a proper Meaning, but it´s ok. Then the Ship Part, I´m sorry but this follows just what we´ve already seen before. The Background looks absolutely incredible, like, WOW! But the Problem is, everything else suffers from it. Deco, Gameplay and Music Sync play an important Role when it comes to Level Judging too. See, the Gameplay, all you really do is avoid a
few lot of Copy + Pasted Pillars, that occasionally move to the Beat, and that´s really
ALL there is to those 3 Points here. Not the slightest of Deco was added in the
Foreground, the Gameplay is more boring than ever, and the Music Sync is nearly not a Thing. I´m sorry, but this is just how Things are.
UFO Part:(0:44-0:55)
I´m sorry, WHAT? You avoid literally
THE SAME OBJECTS AS BEFORE? Have you even ever heard of a Thing called a Variation? This UFO is just as boring as the Ship, say it makes the Transition
literally MEANINGLESS. I know this all sound very harsh, and I know you did put a lot of Time into this, but it just seems like you spent 4 Months on the Background and 5 Minutes on the Foreground. That is probably a little exaggerated, but it´s just how Things are.
Robot Part:(0:56-End)
As much as I´d love to say good Things about this Part, because the way you play here is very nice, but really? It is all just Pure Copy + Paste again. Let´s face Things the hard way. It´s just. Not. Good. It is absolutely boring doing the same Thing over and over and over and over again. There is not the slightest Variation to be found here, anywhere. *Sigh* Put more Time into making the Gameplay the next Time please.
Gameplay: 2.5/10 I´m sorry. but it was literally garbage. You start off with a boring Auto immediately, then straight fly and Wave for about 20 Seconds, then swoop around the EXACT same Obstacles for another 20 Seconds, and end it with the exact same Robot Jumps 5 Times. You just cannot expect a good Score on this.
Music Sync: 3/10 Ehh, if the Things in the Background would´nt be programmes to beat with the Song, there would be nearly no apperent Music Sync here, at all. There are some Things here and there, but you could have put WAY more Effort into it by e.g. making the Gameplay sync to the Music, or making Things in the Foreground be a Thing.
Design and
Deco: 7.5/10 Alright, so, the Design of this Level was absolutely
gorgeous! The BGs look like they took literal Ages to make, as they really look awesome. On the other Hand though...That´s about it. Besides your Arrow Thingys you Copy + Pasted often enough, there is NO Deco to be found, whatsoever. This is obviously the Reason there is another Point Drop here, you know, People don´t just play your Level too lok at the Background!
Originality: 9.1/10 Well, this Level did use very nice Things, and added unique Things to the Backgrounds(I´m getting sick of saying that those are the only good Thing in the Level, but that´s just how it is.), and you had many very nice and new Ideas, although some I think we have seen before.
Extras: 5.4/10 Again, this is getting a low Score here because this Level could as well be called:"Amazing Backgrounds" and it would fit perfectly, but the BGs are the only real Thing in this Level. Everything else is basically non-existent, to the Point where you do the same Thing like 50 Times in a Row and nothing is happening.
Score: 27.5/50 or 5.5/10,
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I am so not sure where to put this, but I think this is on the very Borderline of Decent and Good. Personally, I´d still move to good because of Mercy, but this Level bascially is more of an Effect Show rather than a Level, so I´ll let the actual Judges decide for now. This has also been reviewed by 3 Persons already now, so I think we can move this anyway.
~Pear~ vpp Mechanguis
