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Three Little Sackboys

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Three Little Sackboystdarb
a 2-d puppet theater take on the classic Three Little Pigs story with some fun chase elements and an interesting aesthetic.
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Hey guys I'm new to the forums but would like some feedback on my level. It's a very cartoony sort of take on The Three Little Pigs.

I went for a 2-D puppet theater sort of feel. I think it came out pretty well, and has some very fun chase elements in it. I don't have any pics of the level, but should have them soon.

Any comments and advice are welcome. This is my first level.
2009-12-06 21:49:00

Author:
tdarb
Posts: 689


Notes From Play:
Friendly warm cartoony look on entry.

Sun effect is neat.

Straw for boat is cool. Got a little stuck trying to get out from behind one of the bails of hay which caused the boat to act wonky.

Chainsaw was very cool. Excellent effect that worked well.

Chase scene was cool and worked well.

Dark lightning circle tube sequence is beyond painful. Strongly recommend/request speeding tubes, adding more, or closing distance. Need more velocity or less gap. I went through entire ?race timer? and still was stuck. Have gone through at least 40 lives already. If I was not doing the review I would have quit already. Maybe I just suck, but if anyone else has these issues they may not finish. Jump 1 and 4 were the worst. ? 25 minutes later.

So I finally got past Jump 4, no biggie after that. Skate ride is a nice little touch.

I only counted two houses ? maybe I missed/forgot one in my frustration with the spinners.


Lighting:
Good use of lighting used. For the most part (less cylinders and wolf part) bright and friendly throughout.

Sound:
Don?t remember sound standing out one way or the other. Can?t remember thinking it was lacking, but also don't recall thinking ?good?.

Theme:
Story was done well, and the friendly cartoony look played well into the story of the ?three little sack boys?.

Artistic:
Good use of color and elements. Don?t know the Burgerman pack so I?m not sure how much was original ? but it was certainly unique compared to the majority out there that I have played.

Pro?s:
Cute and original
Fit well into the story that it was modeled after
Easy, but cute and clever, logic obstacles/chase to get through


Con?s:
The darn cylinders over the gas pit was painful and frustrating ? jump 4 is horrendous. It really did make me want to quit after fifty lives or so. Perhaps it was just me, but it seemed to require a perfect jump on #4 to get through it.
2009-12-07 00:03:00

Author:
Jaydetiger
Posts: 64


Thanks Jaydetiger. I had just tweaked wheels 4-6 right before reading this. one to two grid spaces makes all the difference.

Thanks for spotting the boat. I meant for the hay to be pushed, and forgot all about it being pulled. I replaced the switch with a permanent one so that once it is triggered the placement of the straw won't matter.

The sound was subtle on that level. It's there though.

there are three houses. one after wolf chase. one after wheels then the one at the end.

thanks a ton for having a look. Glad you liked the cartooney puppet show feel.
2009-12-07 00:44:00

Author:
tdarb
Posts: 689


just want to add pics and video

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/tbradt/lbp/straw.png

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/tbradt/lbp/wolf.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPDdseXAjqw
2009-12-07 23:58:00

Author:
tdarb
Posts: 689


haha kewl Three Little Pigs. i just played it and i though it was really fun nice cut off of the tree sticker.

so yeah i had fun playing it. hearted and rated 4 stars
2009-12-08 01:03:00

Author:
Joey
Posts: 758


Hey thanks Joey! Glad you enjoyed it.

Did you find the wheels too tough? I did some tweaks on them so they should be much easier now.
2009-12-08 11:52:00

Author:
tdarb
Posts: 689


It kinda reminded me of a coloring book......anyways it was fun, stars :star::star::star::star: and heart for your lvl.2009-12-08 15:33:00

Author:
PurpleAddiction
Posts: 119


thanks purple. I hadn't thought about it, but i guess it does have a sort of coloring book appeal to it. I can see that. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Since I fixed the wheel portion it seems that everyone likes the level. I just can't get anyone to play it lol

Did you see anything that would make it better?
2009-12-09 01:22:00

Author:
tdarb
Posts: 689


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