Review by FQuist

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
N/A


Originally posted by Buster:

(btw, on a more artistic note, I enjoyed the “wide-screen” effect very much. Has this ever been done before?)

Bartman has used the technique I believe.

Review by ÍpÐøpé

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: BattleX
Level rating: 3.7
Rating
4.2

It’s right what splash says: it’s a TSF level.

The level:
~there is a very bad eyecandy.
~too many emptyness
~too many warps. it’s like a maze for me!
~some bad tiles

Sorry, but I gif 4.2 points voor this level.

~JøJø aka ÍpÐøpé[This review has been edited by ÍpÐøpé]

Review by ÍpÐøpé

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Blaster's first LevelPack
Level rating: 5.2
Rating
4.5

First at all: Why the music isn’t included the ZIP? Thats very annoying. Ok, I can go to your site and download that stuff, but WHY IS THE MUSIC NOT IN THE ZIP?

Ok, about the level.
First:There are too many bad tiles. Like the walls.

Second: There is too many emptyness in the level. Created some new layers. You are now only using the layers #4 and #8 in all those levels.

Third: The name. It isn’t realy a good name for a level, is it?

Sorry, But i cannot recommend this for downloading

~JøJø aka ÍpÐøpé

P.S.: sorry for my bad english (again)[This review has been edited by ÍpÐøpé][This review has been edited by ÍpÐøpé]

Review by Buster

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
10

This tileset is great!

Easily up to par with the standard sets, and actually surpassing them in some respects. As noted, this tileset does have excellent elements for some unique events. The fireballs and keys/switches/doors bits are particularly nice.

The level is pretty nifty too, and shows many wonderful things you can do with this set.

(btw, on a more artistic note, I enjoyed the “wide-screen” effect very much. Has this ever been done before?)

You will not regret downloading this tileset. There are many sets out there, most of them aren’t very good. Only a few are particularly good, and fewer still are great. This set falls in amoungst the great.

~Buster

Review by Stilettø

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Aztec Adventure
Level rating: 7.4
Rating
7

Nice design Layout
The story is nice 2

Review by Stilettø

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Africa
Level rating: 8.2
Rating
7.5

Nice tileset
it has all the stuff that jou need to make a Good lvl

Review by SPLASHcc

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: BattleX
Level rating: 3.7
Rating
3.5

at first i’d like to note that, although the artist says its 1.23 compatible, its definately TSF only

rating time!
oh dude not again a converted battle1? yes it is! it seems all ppl create lvls like this (and i dont like it ill tell u)

the lvl is a converted battle 1, but it looks crapper (is that a word) than before. whole wallks have been taken out and nice walls-endings have been replaced by the usual wall blocks, making it look “incomplete”.

the layout is really horrible, with long paths and warps leading to more paths and warps making me toll around falling off my chair after a while. the whole lvl is one-way :(

i dont know WHY i have to keep saying this but ppl (and especially less-experienced JCS users):
TRY TO WORK ON A REAL LVL REAL HARD

i dont want to keep giving bad ratings my whole life!

a 3.5- im sorry, dont feel offended, but i hate these kinda lvls and the author just didnt work hard enuff to make it a nice lvl.
(just look at the latest downloads – a 7.4, 9.6, 8 and then nuffin more than 4’s n 5’s!)

Review by blaster

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Forest: Party
Level rating: 7.9
Rating
8.5

If this is the file I remembered, it’s really good. And hae, it is! :) Really good level!

Review by FQuist

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
9.7

One of the best tilesets ever. The 1.1 version is even better.[This review has been edited by FQuist]

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Review by BlackDeath

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Ðøpé-MyStIcS; Stage III
Level rating: 5.5
Rating
5.5

This is not much special… Some dead ends, some coins, strange bonus, unfinished walls on some points.

I’d say the creator didnt spend to long making this….

Review by Gargoyle

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
10

Speachless…

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Review by BlackDeath

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
10

This indeed is a very d*mn good tileset, with a very nice singleplayer level demonstrating the possibilities. The music is also good, but I still wonder, why the picture (easter.gif)…

Guess ill never find that out…

Anyway a 10 for one of the best tilesets I have ever seen…

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Review by Stilettø

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
10

WoW realy Good tileset
Jou schould make more Tilesets hint
cuz ya have real talent

And Now for The level
This is the cooles`t lvl i ever saw
Realy
The Key Idea rocks
Layout and design are Above average
Eyecandy is Good
Download ? YEa Sure
~Stil
Visit the Jazz MessageBord JCF. [This review has been edited by Stilettø]

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Review by SPLASHcc

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
10

one word: WOW

more words: this is no doubt the BEST tileset ever created -yeah i think so i do!
the whole thing is beautiful (as well as the lvl created with it ;)

u deserved yer 10!

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Review by SPLASHcc

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Ðøpé-MyStIcS; Stage III
Level rating: 5.5
Rating
5.7

yahoo a jungle lvl!
k here goes

a very confusing lvl, with dead ends, missused tiles, confusing layers (for example a hill with water on it i tohugh i could splash into it but instead i fell down a hole :( )

-weapons placement is pretty decent, u can grab some any time

-eyecandy..well..lets just say it could have been better, but still its quite ok.

the lvl had a pretty strange layout, with a long pit and away to the right in the bottom of the lvl, and a confusing climb to the top :S

lvl music is nice, but doesnt fit the jungle lvl..

overall…5.7 (ure improving)

Review by Stijn

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
9.7

Whoo. I’m still wondering how Derby can write long reviews like that :)

Anyway, the tileset is very great. I really lov it. It has an good layout, with some VERY COOl tiles. I like that doors. The background is also cool. But the example level… Devils in heaven? Weird. I thought devils belong in hell ;). DOWNLAOD NOW! If yu don’t d/l this, you will miss one of the best jj2 tilesets ever.

Review by Stijn

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Ðøpé-MyStIcS; Stage III
Level rating: 5.5
Rating
5.7

Whoo not bad, but…

-Dead ends (boo)
-A bit too dark
-Background too fast IMO
-Good Stuff ;)
-Weapons not so GOOD

Well. D/l, i think. Enjoy.

Review by Derby

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
10

Introduction to Heaven:

Heaven is a tileset which seems to take place in what lives up to the imagination of the tileset’s name: Heaven.

Content:

One GIF file, one example level, one tileset, one music file, and one readme file are included in this downloadable package.

Unbiased Review:

Tilesets, in an essence, are a lot easier to review than levels.

Design/Content: 2.5/2.5

Nothing vital was left out of this tileset; all of the tiles could make decent-looking platforms, walls, and event representations. This is a very well constructed tileset in terms of organization; each type of tile is organized into layers and use, or in other words, the correct way of organizing a tileset. Not only is there the required set of tiles that would be necessary to make level aspects, there were quite a few extras, as well.

Tile/Tile compatibility: 2.5/2.5

No words are necessary to convince you that this tileset can be used in a compatible and comfortable way. It’s your choice, this time, to decide whether the tiles would go together or not, since there are a variety of combinations that allow the level to look better, in any way. This tileset shouldn’t be very difficult to use, either.

Tile/Event Compatibility: 2.0/2.0

Not a lot of custom tilesets have an event specialty. For example, Tube Electric’s specialty was the sucker tubes, and Laboratory’s specialty was the use of belts. No custom tileset in the past has actually demonstrated a specialty like this one; and none have demonstrated an original one, not familiar to the original specialties. This tileset uses keys and doors wisely for trigger zones. This already jolts the rating to the maximum this category can get for this standard. However, for a tileset in a league of its own, it would get a two, anyway. Aside from this, there are also other neat things such as the shooting statues, that assure this tileset it’s maximum score in this category.

Event/event compatibility: 1.0/1.0

The event/event compatibility in tilesets isn’t as important as the rest of the tileset. In any case, the potential this tileset has of expressing events is remarkable. This tileset allows enough space for certain extra events to be used well. The example level also showed this, as demons and triggers weren’t any problem at all. This is why you should always include an example level. Not only does it give the reviewers a break, the tileset looks more convincing to use.

Layer use: 1.0/1.0

There isn’t a layer you can’t use with this tileset, as the content is compatible with just about everything it is dealt. This isn’t a great deal for most tilesets to overcome, though. As seen in the example level, the author was able to use every layer wisely. Balanced out, it may be hard for this tileset to give you an eyesore.

Game compatibility: 1.0/1.0

I discovered no problems with this tileset’s compatibility with the game. This tileset is also flexible with a nice amount of animating tiles that you can use, shown by the example level.

Overall rating: 10.0/10.0

This tileset is out of its own league. A rating of 10 is considered “excellent”.

Biased Review:

You won’t find many tilesets more encouraging with this, in my opinion.

Reusability: 5.0/5.0

This tileset could be used a lot (in a good way, of course) and it wouldn’t get as boring as most tilesets. I believe this tileset should be considered for making several levels. There isn’t much more to say about this tileset’s reusability.

Estimated maximum reuses: 50

My opinion on this tileset: 5.0/5.0

This tileset rivals the official tilesets, if not surpasses them. The concept is great, and quite original. It’s graphically pleasing and encouraging when it comes to level construction. Since I need to follow the grading standards, the rating
system, and rating scale, this tileset can get no more than a ten.

My overall rating: 10.0/10.0*

Seeing this tileset pleased me. At last, I’ve seen something new that’s actually good.

True rating: 10.0/10.0*

This tileset outweighed the scale, which made the ratings seem pretty obvious.

Summary:

Heaven is a tileset with an original concept at show. Download this tileset now, if you haven’t already. This is the
suit that new tilesets should follow, as I’ve seen many other great tilesets in the past. Also, the music that’s included fits the tileset pretty well.

What could be improved?

You might want to add more keys, locks, and types of doors, as this tileset can have a few more tiles. If you don’t
mind taking extra time, you can change some colors and shading, and add a night version of the tileset, making it
seem as if it were an official tileset set.

Interesting fact:

This tileset adapts to a common imagination of Heaven, and takes its place in the clouds.

  • Only the unbiased rating counts towards the site’s review rating system.

~ Derby[This review has been edited by Derby]

Review by darkwasp

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
9.7

Wow! I’m impressed! But when I think of heaven, I think of Cloud Walls and floors. This is more like an Angelic Temple in the sky than Heaven. Altough It is an Excelent Tileset, and I think that the Example level was Excellent (Although the keys returned after gotten, that’s a small bug). This Tileset has a TON of eyecandy, And that is someting That some of us Jazzers (cough*Steveo*cough) are Biased with. I love it, but It’s name doesn’t fit. This 9.7 would fit perfectly.

Review by Bobby aka Dizzy

Posted:
Posted more than 20 years ago
For: Heaven v.1.1
Level rating: 9.6
Rating
10

The most amazing tileset I’ve seen in a very very long time. Example level makes great use of the tileset and shows how the set can be used. You need to download this.

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