Archive: 24 posts

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I am so tired of the rotating sponge obstacle. It seems like every user level I've played has some variation of this. I think it has been done to death.

2011-01-17 22:59:00 Author: biorogue Posts: 8424

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Yeah I guess we can say it's over-used. But it still can be relevant I fun I guess, it really depends how much you focus on that and how it's presented.

2011-01-18 01:50:00 Author: RangerZero Posts: 3901

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Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. And if they're used in a way that is still fun ,I don't see the problem.

2011-01-18 01:56:00 Author: Chump Posts: 1712

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Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. And if they're used in a way that is still fun ,I don't see the problem. Absolutely! Sure the spinning sponge has been overused but I love them. They're just simple fun, something I hope won't be lost in all the new tools of LBP2.

2011-01-18 02:45:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431

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I still find it fun. I prefer the manually loose bolt sponge myself.

2011-01-18 03:49:00 Author: midnight_heist Posts: 2513

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Yeah... can't stand 'em often they don't fit into a levels mechanics or storyline... it's like they just exist...a remenant of some pre-sack civilization... a giant alter to some round spinning sack-god.

2011-01-18 03:56:00 Author: Gravel Posts: 1308

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It should be added, that any halfway decent gameplay mechanic is better than none at all.

2011-01-18 04:14:00 Author: midnight_heist Posts: 2513

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Jump and grab is a fundamental part of platform gaming. It's all about the delivery, not the method.

2011-01-18 05:15:00 Author: Mr_T-Shirt Posts: 1477

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I find rotating sponges to still be fun, as long as it isn't over used in a level, and isn't bland looking. But that is with any obstacle really.

2011-01-18 19:21:00 Author: Art_of_Tyler Posts: 32

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I agree with midnight about the loose bolt sponges. those are ok as far as being used to cross a gap or something. It's the rotating sponges used to get from bottom to top. despise 'em. I think I'll make a whole level of nothing but rotating sponges, little ones, giant ones, half fire ones, half electric ones, fast ones, slow ones, put in a whole bunch of rotating lights too. hmmmmmm (runs to drawing tablet)

2011-01-18 20:47:00 Author: biorogue Posts: 8424

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You can have my rotating sponges when you rip them from my cold, dead hands! Heh. But take heart. Now you can tweak anything to be grabable. So now you can have rotating metal, rotating stone, rotating glass....

2011-01-20 01:25:00 Author: Biv Posts: 734

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rotating sponges have been here since we first discovered the old sack cave paintings have shown the first type of rotating sponge.

2011-01-20 03:36:00 Author: Lgjoka2002 Posts: 538

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Thinking about it, I don't think I've ever made any, neither have I seen them that much anymore. But yeah, sometimes they are overused, overtimes it's just right. I'd say more than 3 is pushing it.

2011-01-20 08:06:00 Author: kirbyman62 Posts: 1893

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Yes the rotating sponges are over used.I am tired of this obstacle.The level creators should be creative and havent you played a lvl that uses only story objects?

2011-01-28 11:02:00 Author: MiniGe_ Posts: 23

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are they over used enough to be put in my level how not to make a level 2

2011-01-28 11:16:00 Author: malteseassassin Posts: 66

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are they over used enough to be put in my level how not to make a level 2 I'd think only if it was a more than 3 rule. lol

2011-01-28 21:19:00 Author: 4wheel Posts: 511

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yes, add them.

2011-01-28 21:22:00 Author: biorogue Posts: 8424

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yo speaking of...I couldn't find the link for your f4f HNTML2 so if it's cool I'll leave it here...hilarious....right up til I got the the bomb survival...then It sucked lol. I got stuck. replayed 3-4 times went through the whole thing bombs....stuck....*facepalm* unless that is seriously the ending...please fix this. thank you BabyFace F4F Lights out

2011-03-05 21:12:00 Author: Unknown User

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Rotating sponges aren't overused... They're a mechanic for gameplay, not some idea that someone came up with that's like the thousands of bomb and shark survivals we saw in LBP1. Besides, it really depends on how they're used. And what levels' you're playing. Because if you play Tower of Whoop, and then twenty million other levels that you know are climb-the-tower or something along those lines, then yes, you are going to run into a lot of them, and yes, you probably will get fed up of them.

2011-03-06 12:27:00 Author: Gavin Posts: 338

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Ah rotating sponges, the exploding red barrel of the LittleBigVerse... Personally, they make me nostalgic... It was, a simpler time.

2011-03-08 17:40:00 Author: Unknown User

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Ah rotating sponges, the exploding red barrel of the LittleBigVerse... Personally, they make me nostalgic... It was, a simpler time. I made one those

2011-03-08 22:27:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431

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OK, If you dont like spinning sponges... Im making an rpg level. What would you like to see to get across a chasm with still a bit of a challenge?

2011-06-16 16:59:00 Author: Unknown User

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OK, If you dont like spinning sponges... Im making an rpg level. What would you like to see to get across a chasm with still a bit of a challenge? - Platforms/ Moving platforms - Ropes. - Use of jetpack with obstacles. - Natural platforming. - etc. There ARE many ways, you know?

2011-06-16 17:28:00 Author: Silverleon Posts: 6707

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- Platforms/ Moving platforms - Ropes. - Use of jetpack with obstacles. - Natural platforming. - etc. There ARE many ways, you know? Dude. I was asking how HE the player, perferred me use. As in he chooses which type he likes best, and I make sure to fit it in?

2011-06-16 22:29:00 Author: Unknown User

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