BRH - Episode 1

  • Rating: 7.8

Reviews and comments

    PHT 8 Sep 2004, 13:44

    9Recommended:

    As there are only two reviews yet I will also make one. :D

    Eyecandy:
    In all levels the eyecandy was very good, I see the author put a lot of effort into it. I especially liked the background layers, but the sprite eyecandy was also done very well. In the last level there is a wall in a forground layer with speed 0 which I think is because this way you can see a bit less which makes it harder. I saw no tilebugs, and I really have to give a 9.2 for this great eyecandy.
    Pros: Very good eyecandy, a lot of effort put into
    Cons: in the 3rd level could be a little bit more in the foreground
    Final Rating: 9.2

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay was interesting. Even tough it was a bit too easy, I really had fun playing this. Cool enemies, original ideas, good puzzles and else. Nothing amazingly cool tough.
    Pros: Original ideas, good puzzles
    Cons: Too easy
    Final Rating: 8.5

    Ammo placement:
    The ammo placement was very good, I never ran out of ammo but sometimes there was just too much ammo.
    Pros: Solid ammo placement
    Cons: sometimes too much ammo
    Final Rating: 8.5

    Enemy placement:
    The enemies were placed very well, they always fit the level (I don’t agree with Superjazz :P) and are sometimes strategically placed.
    Pros: good enemy placement, sometimes strategically placed
    Cons: In some places are definitely a bit too much
    Final Rating: 8.5

    Bugs:
    I couldn’t find a lot of bugs, the only one I remember is in the first level. You have to answer a question from wise owl, but where is it? She never asked me anything else then “Do you believe you can answer this question?” I answered yes and she said I should go on.
    Pros: Not many bugs
    Cons: Wise Owl bug thing
    Final Rating: 9.0

    Overall:
    Overall I really like this pack, it’s done in a way which makes it a lot of fun and I hope to see part 2 soon. Good Work!
    Pros: Original Gameplay, solid enemy and weapon placement, great eyecandy
    Cons: Bug with Wise Owl in level 1, sometimes too much ammo, too easy
    Final Rating: 8.7 + bonus level included: 9.0

    3 people found this a good review. Did you? Yes/No

    snzspeed 14 Aug 2004, 09:09

    8Recommended:

    hmm. this pack kinda owns. i like every level of this pack, because they all have something special in them, ( like eyecandy, design.. etc. ;p )
    and gameplay is also very good. oh well, the eyecandy may look dull in some levels, but the levels are still very good. ( not superior though )
    hmm, lets get started the real review.

    EYECANDY:
    Eyecandy is very good. there’s lots of eyecandy in every level, and i like it. it may look little bit dull in some levels, but it doesnt matter, because these levels are still 1337.

    GAMEPLAY:
    Good. i like gameplay in this pack alot. it just owns. or something. ;o ;o

    PLACEMENT:
    Good, i like enemy placement too, but it could be better in some levels. ;-P

    ORIGINALITY/FUN FACTOR:
    I would play this pack again, because it was so 1337, and original, and fun to play. this gets big download recommedation.

    OVERALL:
    Ok. this pack has good eyecandy, nice gameplay, and placement. and its fun, too.. sooo, what you’re waiting for? Download this right away!

    RATING: 8

    1 of 3 people found this a good review. Did you? Yes/No

    valdr 26 Jun 2005, 05:34

    6

    Average levelpack. Many issues and bugs were already pointed out in other reviews. But I also have my own cons: don’t say anything about music in readme when there’s NO music at all in the zip-file. No, I’m not going to download mods especially for your pack, you didn’t includ’em = there’s no music. You always could use one of the original tracks.
    Some of the tilesets you’ve used are good others are not – especially 3rd level, but that was your choice.
    Covering some area with leaves on 2nd is really annoying – well, I know it’s for increasing difficulty, but that’s cheap method, couldn’t you do better?
    I’m stuck on last level and can’t find the way to trigger crate – that’s bad. I know puzzles are nice and everything, but if I want a puzzle I play a puzzle game which JJ2 is not. The gameplay should flow rather continously but it doesn’t. Puzzles in JJ2 are usually based on finding secrets in walls and not on logic thinking and I hate spending my time on hitting every wall I see.
    And last but not least – why do I see all levels on my homecooked list when it’s levelset/episode. There should be only the first one, I was quite confused – which level should I start with.
    The only pro is that you can play with Lori. But my overall rating is averge unless some things in this pack are improved in upgraded version.

    0 of 2 people found this a good review. Did you? Yes/No

    Ragnarok! 9 Apr 2005, 22:50

    Another great pack or level by BR. Its a long, hard fun SP pack. You seem to be journeying through a forest at the start. And off we go.

    Wise Owl Forest (Level one)

    The swamps tileset was used here, and there was a GREAT effect of a forest. BlackRaptor obviously spent a long time on this. And its time well spent. A good level, where you can actually die. Its not TOO easy. Its fun, not linear, and there are many points to get. You can go so many ways. And there is so much variety in the level. I don’t necessarily love the top area. But its okay. I guess. The level is smooth, with baddies and half way marks at appropriate places.

    Rating : 9.6

    Demon Forest (Level two)

    The tileset really bought you down here man. The tileset isn’t very good at all. The music makes it sound like some haunted village. There aren’t much effects of EC. But the forest isnt so bad.

    Rating : 7.6

    Foreign lands (Level three)

    The level is okay here. Not something to scream YAY about, but its nice. The EC looks good. And the tileset isn’t the best, but its good.

    Review unfinished

    Did you think this was a good review? Yes/No