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Alien Invasion (A Grappling Hook Challenge)

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This was my first level although it has been heavily updated from its first incarnation. It is a three part level focused primarily on challenging a players grappling hook skills. The first stage is a free roam environment populated with some simple enemies and a few advanced ones intent on killing the player as he swings his way through a cityscape currently being bombarded by an invading Alien Mothership. The player has the freedom to kill as many or as few enemies as they can manage before infiltrating the mothership and moving on to the next stage (obviously, the highscore is dependent on killing all the enemies with as few deaths as possible)

In the next stage, the player finds themselves in the core of the ship face to face with the Alien Queen and her security system. This stage is more akin to the linear platform design used in many LBP story levels where the player must navigate through hazards to reach a point and destroy the ship from the inside.

Once that is accomplished, the player must then move on to the next stage which is more of an interactive cutscene that involves highjacking a space craft and returning to Earth for a PARTY! ^_-

I hope you enjoy and please tell me what you think. I will be making a version of this game that is more challenging and that includes an actual boss fight....With the added benefit of being multiplayer! ^_^

(This level is F4F, which is something I already did before posting this, but I will not promise to leave feedback to those who only leave a sentence or less. All detailed feedback will be responded to...as time allows)
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2011-04-22 15:58:00

Author:
VampyreKai
Posts: 34


any way you could post a few teaser pics? you know, to lure us in a little more.2011-04-22 16:59:00

Author:
biorogue
Posts: 8424


Sure thing ^_^2011-04-25 18:41:00

Author:
VampyreKai
Posts: 34


cool scenes2011-05-13 10:01:00

Author:
Unknown User


Thanks. I've added a few updates since the PSN went down.2011-05-17 17:15:00

Author:
VampyreKai
Posts: 34


This is a very fun level, challenging, and a bit different from others I've played. I really like the layout of starting in the city, then going onto the mothership, and then escaping - nice way to tie the whole thing together. Your design is not overly complicated, but just detailed enough, and consistent throughout. Great job on the cutscenes as well.
In the first part, there's a car with a switch, but with the grappling hook on, I couldn't pull the switch. I'd say change that to a grab switch, or take it out if the player isn't meant to drive the car.
The difficulty of the second part seemed excessive, only because a certain pace had been established. The mothership aught to be more difficult, but I felt like it was taking too many tries. I like the whole layout of the ship, and I do like the challenges, so maybe a few more checkpoints to keep the player moving along. Again, I only think this part is too hard based on the first part being fairly easy, which I also like.
Getting into the alien ship and blasting out was a nice touch, but I wanted a little more there. Maybe a few extra small alien ships could attack at he end?
Very nice progression, fun, and a little addictive.
2011-05-23 02:56:00

Author:
Pookachoo
Posts: 838


The intro was fantastic, great way to set up the premise of the level. I might suggest decorating or building something at the entrance checkpoint. The level looks great but when first spawning it seemed a little empty as the entrance portal was just sitting on the ground. I liked the character's animations.

I love the grapple hook and your level really takes advantage of its gameplay potential (felt a little spider-man-esque at times haha.) Woah was this level a wakeup call though, brutally smart enemies that really challenge the player! Nice job making it challenging. I really liked the switching of environments especially when you enter the mothership. Mothership explosion was awesomely executed. Well done!

If you could play my new level Emeria (thread (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=56855-Emeria&p=853199) / lbp.me (http://lbp.me/v/yzfc42)) and leave some feedback in my thread that would be great. Thanks for your level!
2011-05-23 06:39:00

Author:
Unknown User


Thanks for the feed back. I'll play one of your levels soon. ^_-2011-12-25 19:21:00

Author:
VampyreKai
Posts: 34


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