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Post by maks550a on Nov 7, 2017 2:47:01 GMT -5
Level Name: Pixel Level Creator: maks550a Level ID: 38859515 Level Difficulty: Normal, 3 stars (?). Level Song and Author: wistfuljiffy by garlagan Collaboration/Solo Level: Solo Level YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLfQoHcgep8 |
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Post by headhonchkrow on Nov 7, 2017 3:37:05 GMT -5
I'm not an official judge but I'll try my best (there's not much to say about this level because it's really good tho) Gameplay and sync is pretty good, but one thing to mention is to try to avoid invisible size portals like you did in the mushroom UFO part, which might make some gameplay kinda inconsistent and annoying. The pixel art looks stunning, great job! If this doesn't get at least a feature I'll kill rubrub I do have a few criticisms with decoration, however, mainly in the first part. In the first part the parts that are higher/lower look really weird compared to others, like this. In that same part, the weird black things look really empty and out of place. Also, this level is really short, which makes me sad  Overall though this level is really good! |
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SwissCheese
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still havent bit beck on trek too herd for meh
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Post by SwissCheese on Nov 13, 2017 20:06:44 GMT -5
Oke time for bigger review lmao Gameplay... 0:00 to 0:43 Well, the gameplay here is very easy and has a few moving objects, but they move early enough for you to react to them, and the moving objects go well with the design environment. The invisible portals in the UFO part add sync, but they are a bit annoying. I think there are several parts that make you wait a bit, which makes the gameplay a bit boring, but I see this is 3*, so the problem isn’t that big. The first and second coins are almost free though, try improving it by adding an original concept that goes with the theme of this level. 0:43 to end This part is meh. The gameplay is pretty boring, yet some transitions are good but the transitions into the wave and UFO are not too good, and the gameplay is just very spacious flying and wave spam through a large corridor, which is repetitive. After the repetitive wave and ship part, the same corridor is continued, except in a UFO. I suggest you try adding more dynamic gameplay, while still maintaining a relaxing feel. I assume the last coin is free. Design... The design is a pretty original concept, as this has been done before by other creators but not much. Very good design in many aspects. I feel some decoration is a bit copy-pasted in areas. This level is pretty short, so I won’t give it too much hate for this, but the decoration in all of the parts seem all very similar, as there is only 1 real change in style, with the rest of the design remaining the same. Some of the BG effects could have been more detailed, but this was made using pixel blocks, so it is quite difficult to do so. The only problem the community may have with your level are that certain members of the community do not like these blocks being used to build levels, so try to use a style that appeals to all players. Sync... The Sync here is very bad, with only some portals syncing to the level and cheap sync using size portals in the UFO. The song goes with the atmosphere of the level pretty well though. Overall, a very good level that doesn’t need too much work, but still needs some work in certain parts. Try improvising with sync using inspiration from well-synced levels and making layouts based on sync and good gameplay. Level Rating 2 or 3*  |  Could get a star rate, maybe a feature.  Section: Good @repeater13 @jy2000 CreativeGuy traviss1 thetoxicpig approve plox! |
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Post by incompl on Nov 13, 2017 23:45:14 GMT -5
Definitely not bad but not overly original and not great in comparison to other pixel themed levels. Before I break the review down into chunks based off of the three parts I'll start by saying some stuff that applies to all of the parts. The pixel art isn't as detailed as I would've liked it to be. If you're going to do an art level (which a pixel themed level essentially is) then you should go one of two routes: make the art detailed and thus interesting to look at or make the art cartoony and stylized so that it still looks visually appealing without having all of the crazy details of more detailed art levels. A prime example of the latter is Spirit Shackle by Skitten or B by Motlyorc. The art in both levels isn't detailed but it has a glossy and finished look to it. You can't exactly pull off that kind of style with pixel art though. And yes I'm aware that there are other pixel levels with a similar amount of detail as yours that have been featured but you have to keep in mind that most of them are fairly old (some of Jeyzor's 2.0 levels come to mind). More recent pixel levels, and what your level has to be compared to, are levels like the Sword of Xolan levels. The amount of detail in those is staggering and they're very interesting to look at. I'm not a fan of them as levels but the art really is phenomenal. Moreover, the gameplay in your level is pretty boring. I get that it's supposed to be a 3* level but that doesn't excuse gameplay that puts people to sleep. You can make easy gameplay without making a lot of it auto or slow.
The first part is pretty good. It has the same aforementioned boring gameplay since it's painfully slow and rather repetitive. That being said, the design is pretty decent. I really like the gradient you gave the platforms where it goes darker as it goes down. This could've been made better by making it more detailed (just shrink the 3D pieces down to 0.5 and go from there) since it would've made a smoother gradient but it's still easily my favourite part of the level. Not a fan of the mountains in the background though. The colour and shape make them seem very out of place.
The second part is easily my favourite part of the entire level. The layering you did with the low opacity clouds in the foreground, the actual blocks in the middle, and the mountains in the background works very well in my opinion. And this is the one time I will forgive the use of the pinwheel effect since you used it in conjunction with a sun and it actually looks nice. The whole mushroom thing isn't overly original though. There's a featured level that has a lot of pixel art mushrooms in it (I believe it's a Valentinsanity level) and I couldn't help but be reminded of a level that came way before this when I saw this part. And the invisible size change portals make for annoying gameplay. Even just having partial opacity would be better than nothing.
The last part is easily the worst. I do like the dark effect that you use to make it harder to see but the entire part reeks of copy and paste more than its predecessors. It's also lacking a lot of the detail that made the other parts good. I do like the layering that this part has but there really isn't a whole lot to look at, which in tandem with an overall lack of detail in the art itself, makes for a very blab and boring section of the level.
All in all, the level is still pretty good. I wouldn't say feature worthy since it is lacking in comparison to other more recent pixel art levels which have now set the gold standard, but I'd say it's definitely rate worthy. It's lacking the detail and originality to make it really stand out from other pixel themed levels is all.
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Post by traviss1 on Nov 19, 2017 19:36:51 GMT -5
Alright, I see a lot of reviews for this, I am going to 100% agree with all of the people who judged this, but overall there is one decision that makes me place this where it needs to go. The pixelation in this level is absolutely stunning and is going to be my main factor for its placement. There are a lot of good criticism comments about this level, but the pixelation art is what moves me to say that this level is feature-worthy. I can't deny a lot of what people say about this level. It is the perfect level for pixelation right now though. The final section doesn't look the best, but I actually think most people are underestimating this section. This section if you look hard enough has a lot of detail in it to look amazing. I have to give this one to you and say this is a feature-worthy level. All 3 reviews are approved, but the decision goes to a Feature-Worthy Level. Congrats! |
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Post by Zoroamaster on Dec 7, 2017 13:25:30 GMT -5
Level Name: Pixel Level Creator: maks550a Level ID: 38859515 Level Difficulty: Normal, 3 stars (?). Level Song and Author: wistfuljiffy by garlagan Collaboration/Solo Level: Solo Level YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLfQoHcgep8Nice art! 8) |
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