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Time To Ring The Bells

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LBP.me link: http://lbp.me/v/d5f1y6
I don't know if this is the right place for this but I did this to see if I can get a spotlight for episode 94, I'll ask someone that knows later lol.
2012-09-07 22:54:00

Author:
P-I-M-P-I
Posts: 45


Got it queud.2012-09-07 22:56:00

Author:
Lbphart3
Posts: 813


Okay, I did sorta go through this level with you when you showed me it, but I was a bit disappointed with the level overall. It really pales in comparison to some of your other levels, and I'm kinda shocked that you didn't listen to any of my advice. For starters, the visuals were very nice and unique, but it stile feels as if you're in several boxes just floating in space. Having pillars, propellers or even having it enclosed by a different material so it seems like it's in a cave / temple would help alleviate this. There's also an issue with the lag, even in single player. The decay over time was a nice touch, and the level had a pretty nice palette.

The gameplay is where it really falls apart though. For starters, I don't see why you need a cutscene explaining that you need to shoot the bells with the noise emitting gun thingy. It is in the title after all, and while most people playing LBP are dumb, they do have some basic skills of deduction. While the sound concept is nice, you never really did anything with it. You could have had an echolocation puzzle, or something where you use the vibration but you never did. It's all shooting the sound-wave at bells and nothing more. The challenges are all 1) aim gun 2) shoot bells 3) overtake generic obstacles. The second part is a decent grapple hook obstacle course, but it seems a bit out of place and once it's over the level ends abruptly. The story itself seems kinda forced in when it wasn't really necessary, and I think it could have been handled a bit better.

Overall, while the visuals are mostly good, the gameplay really wastes potential. It was a neat idea, but you need to avoid taking the easiest route. If you came up with more interesting mechanics, this would be a definite yay.

Potential out of glamour 12 bonner stars.
2012-09-07 23:13:00

Author:
bonner123
Posts: 1487


Just played it the music is magical the details are fantastic it was short sadly would have loved for it to be a bit longer the visuals are onque.
http://i8.lbp.me/img/fl/1888005b0dfde89c9db9f6e2c3eac9cfcfd8a3b8.jpg

The hardest part is when the lift gos up you must jump just right to go over the platform after a few trys i got it.http://i5.lbp.me/img/fl/2b510a4b00c3750ed95f25514749951bc4e3682d.jpg

I really liked the final part the darker fill the gameplay was great.http://i9.lbp.me/img/fl/db9fb792dd8b7ed47afeb494cf6f944083986ce8.jpg

I just wished there was more it ended to soon.
2012-09-07 23:47:00

Author:
Lbphart3
Posts: 813


Queued as well! 2012-09-08 00:30:00

Author:
yugnar
Posts: 1478


added to the queue2012-09-08 00:41:00

Author:
biorogue
Posts: 8424


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