fearofdark
20 Mar 2006, 18:35 (edited 30 Mar 06, 18:51)
7
I decided to review this in return for mixing this episode up with chandies.
EXOTICUS:
For both levels, the eyecandy was more detailed and made it feel more……exotic. There was origional gameplay like in every level only in this case, there were mini puzzles such as finding crates whilst being attacked by flying jazzes. The items were layed out OK but items in the walls show because layer 3 doesn’t cover much of the passage. The boss used is uterus which I think is an OK choice if you want a challenge.
RATING: 7.4
INDUSTRIUS:
Again, thanks to your tileset, it feels like more of a city except for the lack of animation. The challenge is the 2nd level where if you fall down, you must type JJK to go back to the beggining or a save point which is annoying. I also saw these unusal items from the tileset that don’t do anything which I think is also pointless. The boss in this level is a robot which is a step down from uterus. Maybe a tuf boss with regenerating bats.
RATING: 6.5 (I don’t rate bonus levels unless they are completely linked with the story)
MUCKAMO:
This was a dissapointment. Level 1 was OKish but the idea of ‘die when you fall’ is used again and so are the pointless items. Level 2 was obviously ment to be challenging. Jump across some gradually smaller platforms to end up in a machine. Also, level 2 was uglier and fustraiting.
RATING: 6.0
AVERAGE RATING: 6.5
BONUSSES:
MUSIC:
Larks remixes and a fairly good s3m file. And I just cant help not to give a bonus for my music file.
+0.2
TILESETS:
I like you’re tilesets and these are OK JJ1 conversions.
+0.1
BONUS: 0.3
FINAL RATING: 6.8
RANK: 6 OK
FINAL COMMENT:
I think this can stil be improved and so close to a download recommendation.
n00b
5 Apr 2006, 00:32
7
Fearofdark, if you don’t mind, my lad, I will steal a bit of your reviewing system for this pack.
STORY-
Eh, not really described much ingame. The bits that are sometimes in bad english. Perhaps ask a fluent speaker to go over the text beforehand?
EXOTICUS:
This planet has some devent levels going on. While not exactly fresh, it was slightly challenging, and very fun to play. While I slightly dissapointed by the inside bits, this part of the pack was for the most part good.
INDUSTRIUS:
The first level in this was a blast to play, however the same cannot be said for the second. It seemed you were running low on design ideas, and used the Skyscraper idea twice. And the second time was EXTREMELY similar to the first, and they were extremely close together. Bad design choice. Also, Why can’t people make secret levels that actually fun like the ones in JJ1? Oh, and I enjoyed the false items. It was neat eyecandy feature, and I hope you use it in more of your levels :)
MUCKAMOK:
Once again, Stellar first (although not as stellar as other levels in this pack), lacking second. What was wrong with the Metal Muckamok remix? I see no reason why it couldn’t be used twice. Especially since I think the music choice tried to create too epic of a mood for the level. I know you want difficulty for a last level, but putting a player in a gauntlet of reflex tests isn’t the best way to do it. There’s stuff thats difficult, and then theres stuff thats frustrating. This is defiently the frustrating kind of stuff.
Also, whats up with recylcing the bottomless pits again? Was the idea for challenges that lacking?
Final score- 6.7
DR- yeah
Closing comments:
The final levels get way to repetive and derritive, and suck out most of the fun I was having on Exoticus.
JazzBusters
9 Apr 2006, 11:52 (edited 23 Apr 06, 05:28)
8
Rating Flashback Outta Dis World
Hello, Gus.
I am not Ischa. I am his brother Peter.
Placements:
Good!! Very orginal! You have created your own food-items, like honey. The only pity is that you didn’t get points if you takes them.
Rank: Good/Very Good
Eyecandy:
It is all good.
Foreground, good!
Spritelayer, good!
Background, good!
Rank: Good
Story:
This episode doesn’t have a clear story.
Rank: Average
Obstacles:
The levels are very hard. Lots of enemies are in the levels. But… at the end of level two is an Uterus that comes to me before I reached the boss-area!
Rank: Good
Length:
Six levels and one secret level. This episode is pretty big.
Rank: Good
Extra score:
No extra scores for the friend from my brother.
Rank: N/A
Final Rating: 7½
Download recommendation: Yes
Hey, the greetings of Ischa and good luck with your further episodes.
Peter
Ischa
27 Apr 2006, 14:59
8
Rating Flashback Outta Dis World
Placements:——-X2
Is good! And I love your self-made food-items… congrats with them…
Rating: 8,3
Eyecandy:———-X2
Foreground: 7,5
Path-ecoration: 9,1
Background: 9,6
Rating: 8,7
Story:—————X1
It does have an story, but not clear. And next time, please write it into the Level Description.
Rating: 5,5
Obstacles:———X2
The levels are pretty HARD!
Not good: the Uterus flies sometimes to me, before I reach the Boss-area… I don’t like that…
Good: the machine in the final level!
Rating: 7,6
Length:————-X1
Six levels and one secret one. That is not bad.
Rating: 7,5
Final Rating: 7,8 (7,775)
Download Recommendation: Yes
Remember to rate it. And now i found and you can even edit the last level. The Exoticus and Industrius remixes are not of Acid. They are of Labratkid. Sorry.
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