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The SackCity Riot Pt.1

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PSN: Sirinden
Level: The SackCity Riot Pt.1

Oh boy did you pick a fine time to visit the city. It's in chaos! Things being set on fire, cables being cut, babies dropping their icecreams, people going skateboarding... All that nonesense. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.

Luckily there's some sack-bloke offering assistance. You've not really got much of an option here, let this guy help you out of the SackCity Riots!



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Oh! And when you complete the level, you're awarded the racekey, so you could see how fast you can clear it again... If you so wished, of course.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8726/63619682.jpg

I'm new to the PS3 and LBP myself, so comments and constructive criticism would be eagerly accepted. The next stage will be more of a platformer methinks.
2009-04-25 15:13:00

Author:
Sirinden
Posts: 16


Looks pretty well designed for starters! I'll have to check it out.2009-04-25 22:38:00

Author:
Unknown User


I checked out this level a minute ago and it isn't too bad for a first attempt, it was quite enjoyable but at times I had trouble finding out what to do.

Pros:
+Some great camera angles (my favourite being the one when you're going over the bridge).
+A chance to replay the level in a race mode!
+Brilliant clouds
+The cloud section in general was good
+The bridge, well designed and I didn't have to jump between sections
+I really felt that there were riots

Cons:
-Too much gas around the clouds area. A thin layer of white gas would be a lot less visible but still kill people. You may want to hide gas behind clouds or something.
-The ice slides had lots of bumps in them, may I suggest using the corner editor to just remove some of the bad corners and male the curves better?
-Occasionally difficult to know where to go
-A few more hidden areas would have been good.

Overall however, this was a pretty enjoyable level with som nice designs and a lot of potential. I rated it 4 stars and tagged it "hectic".
2009-04-26 08:53:00

Author:
Coxy224
Posts: 2645


Oof, forgot about that corner editor! Thanks for the critique, can improve on that when I get the chance... And hopefully the next part will be a tad more polished.

So... Is there any level ya want me to return the favour with? :3
2009-04-26 09:18:00

Author:
Sirinden
Posts: 16


I'd love you to play through my Coastin' in the Jungle Level (link in thread).
Thanks and good luck on updating your level, it has some real potential
2009-04-26 20:28:00

Author:
Coxy224
Posts: 2645


Sirinden,

Thanks again for playing my level!

This is my first attempt at a F4F so please excuse me if I miss something.

I gave yours a few plays, but sorta got stuck not knowing where to go on the 3rd sliding cloud. Handy it was an infinite life portal !! I never saw anything else to the left or up. I ran out of time so I simply quit. I would be more than happy to revisit though !!

Pro's - Funny.. I loved the humour. ..and the peanut zip line... <snicker>
Loved the tv sets. ( I have tv sets in my 2nd level as well ! Too funny!)
Really good first attempt at a level
Great camera angle at the bridge
Loved that I didn't fall through or have to balance on it!
Liked the catapult concept although it killed me several times.
Liked the beginning to the cloud sequence. I just didn't get past that entire sequence.


Cons - I had trouble with the skateboard and ended up hanging on to the back.. Though I never have had that much luck with those things in real life either! Still made it ok, so maybe just me.
The jump button to get to the first cloud took a bit to get to work just right, but I tend to have issues anyway! Seemed like first time it was perfect and after dying after the 3rd cloud the next 10 times, I didn't have as much luck.

Again, Had no idea where to continue after the 3rd cloud. Wish I could report more.

If you don't mind, I would rather reserve judgement for stars etc until I can give it another go and complete the level. I will try it again when I have a chance.
2009-05-13 03:04:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383


Thanks for the feedback. The direction issue on the cloud area seems to be a big thing... Gonna hotfix that tonight.

And the catapult... Yeah, spent an hour trying to make it so it doesn't kill you, whilst keeping the same trajectory path. Got lazy and put an Inf.life checkpoint (and your 'friend' gives you a subtle hint as to it's exlosive kick).

And you know those peanuts Sauron keeps giving away? Guess where they go
2009-05-13 10:05:00

Author:
Sirinden
Posts: 16


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