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A Stairway to Heaven *SPOTLIGHTED* *Video*

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A Stairway to Heavenladylyn1
Having sold your soul to the devil you are free to embark on the journey up to the heavens. But be warned, Beelzebub is watching all who journey on this path and inevitably it will be his decision what fate you receive.

Inspired by the song.

Difficulty: hard.
Theme:

http://iasos.com/audioclp/StairwayToHeaven-D-4d.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=169DDp7bBbo
2010-04-16 14:13:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


Looks delicious!2010-04-16 14:17:00

Author:
austimerr
Posts: 385


Looks delicious!

And thats just the theme picture taken off of google...

Unfortunately none of the pictures I took gave the level credit, so I thought id be better off using that pic instead.
2010-04-16 14:37:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


Well I cant wait to play this later today!2010-04-16 14:49:00

Author:
austimerr
Posts: 385


Me and C_Mmckamey where all like.. oh the Ankor Sack level will have the best background evar!!!11
But I have to say, this one made me gasp for air.
Im a real sucker for atmospheric/tranquill visuals, and this is the best I have seen so far (Not counting mine, as they are just as good.. I mean layer glitch bg's with this)

Just for the starting visuals.. you should play this level,
but dont be fooled by its calm atmosphere.. this level is HARD!
So for everyone who told Lady that his atomic level was too easy.. try this you wont be dissapointed!

I really like the original scenery and fun but hard gameplay elements,
some might say its too hard, but for others.. this level is just what it should be.
an awesome challenge!

5 stars and a big phat heart!
2010-04-16 15:19:00

Author:
Luos_83
Posts: 2136


Me and C_Mmckamey where all like.. oh the Ankor Sack level will have the best background evar!!!11
But I have to say, this one made me gasp for air.
Im a real sucker for atmospheric/tranquill visuals, and this is the best I have seen so far (Not counting mine, as they are just as good.. I mean layer glitch bg's with this)

Just for the starting visuals.. you should play this level,
but dont be fooled by its calm atmosphere.. this level is HARD!
So for everyone who told Lady that his atomic level was too easy.. try this you wont be dissapointed!

I really like the original scenery and fun but hard gameplay elements,
some might say its too hard, but for others.. this level is just what it should be.
an awesome challenge!

5 stars and a big phat heart!

Thanks man, I thought if I made it pretty enough id keep people playing regardless of the difficulty.

Having said that, it is probably my hardest level.
2010-04-16 16:02:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


1 word. Amazing!2010-04-16 17:45:00

Author:
austimerr
Posts: 385


That was very...unpleasant.

Yes, very unpleasant to see it's your 19th level Bhaaa, I guess you'll have to delete your previous levels when you want to made new ones, unless you create a new profile

Anyway, I've just played it and I liked it alot ^^ First, I started playing it as I listened to Enjoy The Silence 2004 by Depeche Mode. Well I realized that wasn't the suitable background to enjoy the beautiful sceneries you made.

Even though I didn't expected what you put in this level, I thought this would be less futurist. I thought there would be some simple stuff like angels skipping on soft clouds

It's not that bad, I liked it, even if I didn't find it that hard. But I loved Hell ! Really well-done, good job ^^
2010-04-16 20:01:00

Author:
Oddmania
Posts: 1305


This level is just awesome. I loved the varied gameplay it had in there and the plane switch was seemless. Yes the atmosphere was very tranquill.....well until you see the scene b4 the end, lol. Best part to me was the paintinator/grab area which was very unique with me. I have learned a lesson on gameplay lol. I'm going to play this level later by myself since she (my friend) kept dying....alot lol. i didnt think the level was real hard but I like hard levels though. 5 stars and a heart and a creator heart from me. You could check out my 1st and only level called Underground Ruins by L1GhTmArE. Its hard difficulty too.2010-04-16 23:07:00

Author:
L1GhTmArE
Posts: 519


Thanks guys its always nice to get some positive feedback:

@Oddmania: yeah it did turn out more futuristic than I was expecting... especially the space part. But hey I asked the question 'how high up is heaven'? Does space come before heaven or is it merely on the borders of our own atmosphere as often depicted in clouds? And yeah, I like the ideas of angels, perhaps for the end. Would be a nice touch.

Oh and this isn't my 19th level, I've had plenty more before which I've deleted. Dont worry, I'll simply delete my worst ones and move on to bigger and better levels.

@L1... : Yep I'd suggest playing on your own, two players and its ok but any more than this and the level does become frustrating pretty quickly.

Tbh I was pretty worried about the end of the paintinator section incase people didn't know what to do, but once you get the general idea its not too challenging.


Thanks again!
2010-04-17 00:57:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


Amazing job on the visuals with this, i loved the style, the backgrounds, and the subtle glow round the blocks, lovely. I played it in 2p and it was really tricky, so i'll definitely be back in solo to play it through proper...!

EDIT- playing through in single, I really enjoyed it. Great platforming, especially the sections with the paintenator (which is the really tricky part in 2P if you or your partner are a bit wayward with a paintgun) Its challenging but very fun, and looks stylish and elegant in its own way. Great stuff : )
2010-04-17 01:36:00

Author:
julesyjules
Posts: 1156


hmm sounds really good...
I'll check this out ASAP
2010-04-17 01:56:00

Author:
Chump
Posts: 1712


Wow, what a great tribute to a great song! I tried out your level, and loved it! Absolutely stunning use of the 3D glitch and silhouette effect, and some really fun game play too. I loved how the level got higher too, and the atmosphere changed. really cool effect. We managed to break two of the squares that you shoot, then jump and grab hold of. The paintinator life switch broke off for some reason... luckily it didn't break the level because the piston still worked but it was weird. The level was also pretty tricky, but not overly difficult. If you wanted to make the level harder still you could re emit the plasma balls when a player runs into them. Anyhow, awesome level! 5 stars and a heart 2010-04-17 07:35:00

Author:
Duffluc
Posts: 402


Wow, what a great tribute to a great song! I tried out your level, and loved it! Absolutely stunning use of the 3D glitch and silhouette effect, and some really fun game play too. I loved how the level got higher too, and the atmosphere changed. really cool effect. We managed to break two of the squares that you shoot, then jump and grab hold of. The paintinator life switch broke off for some reason... luckily it didn't break the level because the piston still worked but it was weird. The level was also pretty tricky, but not overly difficult. If you wanted to make the level harder still you could re emit the plasma balls when a player runs into them. Anyhow, awesome level! 5 stars and a heart

Cool glad u liked it! The paintinator switches had a habit of breaking which was quite annoying, so I had to make the larger block grab-able as well... anyone know any more reliable grab-able materials that would be less likely to break?

Yeah, I could re-emit the plasma balls, but i think its challenging enough as it is

Btw: looking for anyone to rival my 1 player score of just over 7000!
2010-04-17 10:54:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


Ah! Pure platforming!
I listened to Stairway for the first part, I hope you dont mind.
As usual I'll note stuff as I play then summarise.

- Amazing opening use of 3D glitch. Probably my favourite use of the 3D glitch I have seen.
- Should definitely re-emit the plasma balls.
- Did get a little confusing as some platforms allow you to jump higher than others (with no visible difference) But there is only like, 2 parts so it doesn't really matter, up to you.
- I did think the shoot then grab wouldn't work well, but it did.
- I fell down at the first jetpack area and fell in water and had to pop. Gas would be helpful there.
- Finally figured out what to do with those blue blocks. Man i'm dumb. Second playthrough it was a breeze.
- It did get a little hard to see sackboy with black silhouette on black background, even with the jetpack exhaust, so I had to cheat and use L1 to find the center position of sackboy.

Aww, the end.
Great atmosphere, loved the lighting/silhouette/3D aspects, and the platforming was FUN. Not hard for me.
Re-emit those plasma balls and you'll have another winner!
Oh geez, you have a ton of levels. *creator heart* . I'll have to play the rest sometime (already played "Planet X" and the arty one as I was typing this haha).

(my f4f link in sig)
2010-04-17 11:11:00

Author:
midnight_heist
Posts: 2513


Nice feedback!

So when you fell down, were you trying to push your way out of the blocks with the jet pack? Or was it just an unlucky fall? I'll have to add some gas there anyway, just in case.

Hm, i'll consider re-emitting the plasma balls, but i do quite like it as it is now.

Are those platforms the ones at the beginning? They're all set exactly the same, but sometimes people seem to get randomly high jumps. Dont know why.

Haha, i dont blame u cheating! It can get pretty dark... in fact I just removed some clouds in the blue section to help the player see a little. Although, most people resort to wearing an illuminous costume to help them see
2010-04-17 12:11:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


whoa this level was so pretty!
Yummy looking!
I really liked the visuals in this level.
You always amaze me when it comes to visulas and the gameplay was brilliant too, simple. But sometimes simple is better
:star::star::star::star: and a heart
2010-04-17 14:44:00

Author:
Chump
Posts: 1712


whoa this level was so pretty!
Yummy looking!
I really liked the visuals in this level.
You always amaze me when it comes to visulas and the gameplay was brilliant too, simple. But sometimes simple is better
:star::star::star::star: and a heart

lol I wouldn't describe it as 'yummy'

The gameplay is on the simple side, but its quite challenging so I think that makes up for it. Thanks for the play and heart.
2010-04-17 21:36:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


This looks good. Simple yet hard sounds like my kind of thing. I will play it!2010-04-18 02:00:00

Author:
piggabling
Posts: 2979


At first I was a little skeptical about this one, but it was amazing. The graphics were not complicated, yet beautiful, the difficulty was hard, but not too hard, a little short, but I kept dieing so it took me quite a little more time to finish it. I didn't know what to do at the part where you get the jet pack and push the blue blocks to each corner, it probably took me about 5 minutes to figure it out. :O Ending was great. All in all, a great level.

5 stars, a heart, and I hearted you. I also loved Atomic Assitance. xD The cleverness of that level made me chuckle a few times.
2010-04-18 03:11:00

Author:
AbstractSam
Posts: 332


Yay yay want to play yay.2010-04-18 04:18:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664


5 stars and heart! Amazing level!2010-04-18 07:07:00

Author:
Testudini
Posts: 3262


At first I was a little skeptical about this one, but it was amazing. The graphics were not complicated, yet beautiful, the difficulty was hard, but not too hard, a little short, but I kept dieing so it took me quite a little more time to finish it. I didn't know what to do at the part where you get the jet pack and push the blue blocks to each corner, it probably took me about 5 minutes to figure it out. :O Ending was great. All in all, a great level.

5 stars, a heart, and I hearted you. I also loved Atomic Assitance. xD The cleverness of that level made me chuckle a few times.

Thanks for playing. Its interesting that people are finding it difficult to put blue blocks in blue corners... quite a lot of guys have given up at that point. Due think its too difficult?

Oh and why be skeptical?
2010-04-18 09:07:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


Hey there. I've tried your level. It's great. And the sound effects and look of the level matched each other greatly. The use of 3D layer was awesome!! And then it was also quite challenging, which I found as good. You had some nice gameplay ideas, like the one where you need to shoot the block above, and then grab it to get up. NICE!

Would you like to play my level in return? It's called Dragon Ball - First Book. It's placed in my creations.
2010-04-18 12:40:00

Author:
ghik16
Posts: 311


To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed. This level looked really great, you used the layer glitch really well, but it was really short and I didn't find it very challenging. Also, the level makes it seem that there will be some kind of epic battle with the devil or something, but there never is, you just see him for a while, and while he looks really really good, I was let down. I don't understand why people are saying it's hard, it's one of the easiest "hard" levels I've ever played. I only died once or twice. From an artistic standpoint, though, this level is fantastic. I gave it 4 stars.

It must be hard to F4F for all these levels, but if you get the time, could you play WaffleWorld 2? KTHXBAI.

EDIT: On the blue corners part thing, I found that part really easy, too, but maybe it's because I used the blue things as a shield. I thought that was the purpose for them, though.
2010-04-18 18:09:00

Author:
qrtda235566
Posts: 3664


Thanks for playing. Its interesting that people are finding it difficult to put blue blocks in blue corners... quite a lot of guys have given up at that point. Due think its too difficult?

Oh and why be skeptical?

I don't know, I think I always have doubts when I don't actually get to see screenshots of the actual gameplay.
2010-04-19 02:55:00

Author:
AbstractSam
Posts: 332


Wow. For starters, you can only make a first impression once, and this level doesn't waste its only chance. Really beautiful design at the beginning and the again when the staircase spirals off into the distance later. Another thing I love -- pure platforming, done right. This level's not too terribly easy, but not aggravatingly hard. The obstacles are, for the most part, ingenious in their simplicity, and there's never a question on what you need to do, really, which is really complemented by the simplistic design of the whole level.

It took me a few minutes to complete the first time, but when I was going through a second time to see if I could get a high score (13th on the scoreboard I think. woot!), it went by really quickly, so I guess I'd've like the level to be longer. Still though, this level showcases some really simple, fun platforming, and that's what it's all about. Five stars!

(F4F? (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=20362-The-Gauntlet%21))
2010-04-24 22:52:00

Author:
Unknown User


Now this is a visual and gameplay heaven. The sky scenery is brilliant and the difficultly of this level is not too hard and not too easy either. Although it only has those box platforms, they are simply enjoyable enough to be in a platforming challenge. Congrats on being spotlighted. Play my levels and give me feedbacks if you have time to play them.2010-05-02 21:58:00

Author:
JustinArt
Posts: 1314


This is a really cool level, the background was tranquil, and I liked the silhoutte type theme through out the level. It was challenging too, such as the parts with the paintanator. I liked the story, it was really cool. The part with the demon in the back ground was interesting, it really caught my attention when I saw it. I also really liked the ending, it made me happy. Overall, this was a really cool level with great visuals, gameplay, and a story.

I rated it :star::star::star::star::star:.
2010-05-06 01:38:00

Author:
X-FROGBOY-X
Posts: 1800


another level that i played a while back but forgot to comment on... enjoyed this one! wow! 5 stars! 2010-05-06 22:15:00

Author:
koneko
Posts: 95


Amazing level! Visuals were tranquil and amazing! Gameplay and obstacles great! Overall :star::star::star::star::star:! And also, your inspiration for this level is a great song by the best band ever! 2010-05-07 02:30:00

Author:
Phosphorus15
Posts: 463


i played this one yesterday. bretty nice gameplay, and nice styeleised visuals.
only after a wile i got kinda sick of all the cubes, there also kinda small so you fall of allot.
but otherwise great stuff, and grats on the spotlight.

and yes, Zeplin.. best band EVER!
2010-05-07 15:01:00

Author:
ptwob
Posts: 99


I played this and came across a glitch When i got thrown into space, i jumped at the same time so i went extra high, and ended up on top of the level! So I ran along the green top bit, then jumped down and ended up infront of the level D: Then fell some more to the beginning, in which I was stuck and had to restart Otherwise though... awesome, I love it, well done 2010-05-14 02:24:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767


Thank you for all the messages and the SPOTLIGHT! I was away for a while and its very nice to come back knowing that I have another spotlight under my belt

Plus I found a video of the level on youtube.
2010-06-09 13:51:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836


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