[ti]hard[/ti]- DESURFACED - by Cyanwolf (me)

Any level judges here?

Hello, any level judges? It's been 18 days since this thread was first posted!

TimeLink Cień Świetności Mechanguis Cloudstar almost 18 days since this was posted...

Sorry to break it up to you, there are people who waited a month to be judged and we still didn't

...here we go I guess. Although there are Threads waiting longer already...

First Cube(0%-23%):
Alright, the Level starts off pretty simple, not to say very simple. The Gameplay is slow-paced, and although a bit precise, not anything you´d have a high chance of dying to. The Design...as far as there was any, was nice. I liked the small Effect with the Blocks, because it´s rather simple but still interesting to look at for the Eye. Your Spike Design was also pretty nice, but I would have liked something else than only the small Spikes, just for a bit of Variation. Now for Deco...yeah. You see where I´m going with this, there was barely any. The only Thing I really saw was the small Effect in the Background, but even that was barely even noticeable. What you need to put here is more simple Air Deco, something with very low Opacity so People can just barely see it, but it´s not the main center of attention. You always want to have a healthy balance in between Gameplay and Deco, just so that you can focus on the Gameplay more than the Deco, but the latter is definetely noticeable.

First Robot(24%-47%):
Okay, what I´m gonna immediately have to complain about here, is the Start. The Player expects the Slope to get you up onto the Blocks and continue, however, it does the exact opposite. So, the Player should have more of a Way of telling this, but when you transition and the Screen fades back in, you´re just gonna trust the Slope and die. Now, the Rest of this Part´s Gameplay is actually really good. I liked it a lot, it does what I miss in most Levels to date; Use the Ability of the Robot to jump at different Heights. The Design is also pretty nice, it´s kept simplistic, and yet there´s a bit of Deco to catch your Eye...yet only a bit though. There are enough Tabs in the Editor for you to find something that would still match this Style, I´m sure.

Ship and Wave Sections(48%-71%):
This, in my Opinion was by far the best Part of the Level. Your Block Design was really original and unique, and all the small Pieces of Deco and the custom BG really gave this an otherworldly Flavor. I admit it does look a bit Copy + Pasted all, but really for something like this it´s excuseable. This just looks great. As for the Gameplay, in the Ship it felt a bit like you were stuck in between a floor and a ceiling that would constantly go up or down, which...was a bit weird because you´d just bonk on Stuff all the Time, but in the Wave I liked it a lot. It felt like you could explore the Level more, going in between different Block Formations, simply with more Space. I also like the Coin Location a lot, it´s clever. That´s about it for this Part though, nice!

Second Robot(72%-End):
Yeah. No. For me, this was definetely the worst Part of the Level, ironically. I feel like unlike in the early Parts, you were going for something big and great here. That, however, was a *insert team rocket gif here*. Umm, what I mean is, I said you have to keep a balance in between Gameplay and Deco. That´s what this Part did wrong. Just once the Screen fades back in already, all of the different Colors, Shapes and Formations immediately catch the Eye, and the Player is basically entirely unable to what´s even going on. Plus, the gameplay is very confusing with all the Gravity Switches and the Orbs, it atleast gave me a lot of Trouble. So, overall your Effects were more negative than positive, but I guess I know what you wanted to reach atleast. I think.

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Gameplay: 14.7/20
For the most Part, pretty good, but there are some stupid Fakes, and like I said the last Robot was anything less than brilliant.

Design and Deco: 13.4/20
Yeah, at some Parts it could have really needed more, at some Parts less. Only the Ship/Wave really found a good Balance. That is, in Terms of Deco. The Design was pretty great in general.

Flow/Music Sync: 5.9/10
It wasn´t that great, meaning there could have been a bit more Effort put into it in Terms of making other Objects pulse for Example, adding moving Stuff maybe, just something to give it that extra bit of Sync. As for Flow, it wasn´t that great either, seen as one Part was Space, the other was the great Happy Colorful Land of Shapes and Orbs, so try to keep it centered around a main Theme next Time, while always putting Variations ever-so-often.

Originality: x1.02
Slight Boost here because of the super cool Space Part, or whatever, but then again the last Part reminds me of Levels like Candyland and Chaotic System, so there again a slight Decrease in Points.

Score: 34.68/60 or 5.78/10, 3 . Belongs in Decent, although High-End. Seen how there are noticeable Flaws, I simply don´t think this deserves Stars, but you´re very close. Maybe try building something in more than a Day next Time. 

Summing up, I believe that this belongs in Decent. Your Guys´ Rating Scale is a bit odd, but I think overall this just isn´t quite enough for good. Moving.