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The Search For Shenlong's Little Big Dragonballs!

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So I finally finished it. After months and months of working on this level, I'm finally done. I tried to be as creative as possible with what LittleBigPlanet gave me to use. And let me tell you, the thermometer that tells you how much space of memory you have left to use was "overheating." I wanted to add so many more little things but it would not let me. I was at my limit. At the end, I made a model of the Mommy monkey and baby monkey swinging on a tree like in the first page of the Dragonball manga. But I could just not fit it in. I put it in as a prize for finishing the level though. This is also only the first level I have ever made, but that's because I kept working on it for months to make sure it wasn't like all the other crappy H4H levels.

I'll post some screenshots of the level here. I am also in the works of making a trailer for the level too. Don't know when I'll finish that though. Thanks to Trickster223 for recording the video.

The Search For Shenlong's Little Big Dragonballs!
PSN: Drabaz

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So please check it out if you can and let me know what you thought of it. My PS3 username is Drabaz and the title of the level is The Search for Shenlong's Little Big Dragonballs!
2009-05-13 21:14:00

Author:
Drabaz
Posts: 67


Seems well made.
I'll give it a try tonight.
2009-05-13 22:40:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707


I played this level just a few minutes ago and I really enjoyed it
Good fun platforming, some nice enemies and excellent designs

Pros:
+The nice blocky, cartoony looks
+The enemies
+The ideas
+Some nice designs
+Good use of 3 planes
+Nice vihicle rides

Cons:
-Getting all the dragonballs but not a reward
-A lot of visible things like dissolve. Just needs a bit of stickering
-Some more detail wouldn't go amiss

Overall I rated it 4 stars and cute
2009-05-14 20:14:00

Author:
Coxy224
Posts: 2645


I played your level this morning, and i had fun with it! It's a nice level, wellmade, with cool NPCs and good ambientations. You worked well to make the level seems like Dragon Ball, and you did it! The level was various, with some nice parts, but it was a little short and easy. I really liked your characters, but i want to give you a suggestion: when you save the turtle and the bear attacks you (was it a bear?), it is too easy to defeat. That enemy is awesome in the graphic side, so you can make it a boss or a mini boss, it will be great. Try some level here on LBPCentral, and look to other bosses, than find some ideas to make your one. In the cave, with the alien, it was easy too. I think it was your choice to make the level easy, but i think some challenge will make the level better.
Another thing: when you use the Cloud, and the "ship" underwater, it will be beter if you hide the dark matter: you can use a tiny layer to remake the sky or something, but with all that dark matter it seems a rollercoaster
Then, in the final part of the level, Shenlong was amazing, i really liked his entrance
After all, i enjoyed the level, it has a cool design, and i liked NPCs, ambientations and the Draon Balls stickers idea.
I gave it 4 stars
For the F4F, can you try my level Sack Quest and give a feedback? The link is in the sign Thanks!
2009-05-15 18:21:00

Author:
Dante95
Posts: 504


Thank you so much for playing my level Coxy and Dante. I'm really glad you liked it.


Cons:
-Getting all the dragonballs but not a reward
-A lot of visible things like dissolve. Just needs a bit of stickering

Summoning Shenlong was the prize to collecting all the Dragonballs. Without all 7, you're not able to. Also I think I gave the actual Shenlong as a prize to collecting all the items or acing it. Yea, I hate playing this level now and seeing the green disolve in certain places. But the structure of the cave was made a long time ago and by the time I started getting better at detail, it was hard to put a sticker on them. Things where in the way and if I moved somthing some kind of unglue glitch would happen and mess up a lot of things. Next time though, there will definitly be no visible disolve. I've gotten more used to using stickers to get precise colors I need.


When you save the turtle and the bear attacks you (was it a bear?), it is too easy to defeat. That enemy is awesome in the graphic side, so you can make it a boss or a mini boss, it will be great. Try some level here on LBPCentral, and look to other bosses, than find some ideas to make your one.

Yeah, you're right. The bear was really easy, but it was on purpose. In the show, Goku takes care of him with no problem, almost the same way I have it in the game. Just watch the first 3 minutes of this episode.

Dragonball Episode 3 (Watch first 3 minutes):
YouTube - Dragon Ball Episode 3 Part 1/2

But I will take you're suggestion and take a look at the bosses people made here on lbpc. I had trouble thinking of a good one. That's why the Pirate/Robot boss fight wasn't that challenging.


Another thing: when you use the Cloud, and the "ship" underwater, it will be beter if you hide the dark matter: you can use a tiny layer to remake the sky or something, but with all that dark matter it seems a rollercoaster

I wanted to hide the dark matter but I don't know a good technique for doing so. I tried making the dark matter so small that it would be invisible, but it wasn't strong enough to guide the cloud or ship. Does the Metal Gear Solid Pack have somthing I can use?
2009-05-16 19:22:00

Author:
Drabaz
Posts: 67


Okay, I foud your level to be quite good. Your Characters all look great especially how you Made Shenlong The Eternal Dragon.

The Gameplay is Fairly easy and fun.

There were a few areas where i can see the Dissolve material. Its an easy fix tho, you can just take a photo of any material you want it to be and put that sticker in your dissolve.

I Think you should also lengthen your jetpacks since several of them werent long enough for me to reach another jetpack checkpoint.

I too Think that you should give a reward for getting al the dragonballs, because it just make sense. In the Anime your able to make 1 wish, you could make it so that the players wish would be tons of bubble points or a shenlong prize bubble. its up to you.

Overall the level was 4 stars and great.

Id like a feedback for my The Count Of St Claire: Prologue please.
2009-05-17 18:59:00

Author:
graygoose
Posts: 371


Oh Drabaz, i saw the Episode of DragonBall, and you're right, Goku defeats the Bear very easily. I don't know very well the DragonBall saga, i prefer DragonBall Z But, anyway, you can also make the bear a little stronger. You can make him uses some attacks, like trhowing shurikens, or some knife attacks. To see some bosses, try the "Boss Rush" levels form LBPCentral, there are some of the best bosses Then, for the Cloud, in the MGS pack there's nothing thta you can use, but i have a suggestion for you: If you make the cloud and behind it you glue a little square, and then between the cloud and the square you make a tiny layer, the clud and the square are glued anyway So, you can make the rail behind the tiny layer, in this way the player doesn't see it, but it works anyway. Then you color the tiny layer of paleblue, and make it like sky, adding some cloud stickers. Can be a way, right? 2009-05-17 19:09:00

Author:
Dante95
Posts: 504


Thanks graygoose!

I will give all of your guys' levels feedback this week.

Thanks Dante, I'll try and play around with that idea.
2009-05-18 18:39:00

Author:
Drabaz
Posts: 67


Checked out the level and your characters are great! I know absolutely nothing about the show it's based on but I imagine you recreated the characters very closely to the TV show ones. I really liked saving the turtle - it was a nice plot point and while I didn't understand some of the stuff going on it was fun to play.

The Dragon is awesome too! I'm sort of a dragon freak and I very much loved your design. I just wish There was more interaction with him.

The only problem I discovered was in the rocket powered circle coaster thing. The first time I went in it I held R1 and it got stuck right before I popped out of the ground. I let go and it fell back so I had to try to get back in to finish that part. I'm not sure if it's a common problem but it happened to me.

Overall I thought it was a nicely made level and I can tell you're a fan because of all the work you did to make it look so nice. I rated it 4 stars! Thanks for sharing it!
2009-05-22 23:53:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983


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