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State of Mind: Stargate Portal Race

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http://i3.lbp.me/img/bl/cb3991c90727c982f9d24c12de23f417dbe061a3.pngState of Mind: Stargate Portal Race (http://lbp.me/v/qn6rhz9)
"State of Mind" is a Race through stargates with the objective being to reach the Finish Line before your friends and the timer runs out. This level features stargates that are actually bi-directional, not the typical single direction worm holes you are used to seeing. These stargates work off a color coded logic system, and are only On for a set period of time. Multiplayers will enjoy taking different paths, if they wish, on their journey to the Finish Line. Music by RickRock_777. ENJOY!

This level is LOGIC INTENSIVE, and introduces a unique and novel spin on the standard LBP2 worm hole. I had to keep the transport possibilities to a minimum, otherwise no one would make it to the Scoreboard...not even me.

Here are some "talented and brilliant" LBPC member, and a couple of LBP players, comments from the level.


CuriousSack: Hi Rick, this has been really an unique experience, great idea, wonderful music, i didn't reach the end in time, so once again!^^ Thanks and many greetings, Jürgen^^

TheNotorious-187: Two RickRock levels in quick succession, that's more like it! . I won't lie, this one was tricky. it took me a while to figure out what i had to do, but, this only made beating it even more satisfying.

AVundCV: Hey Rick, great idea and excellent music

crysis2-boy: Great Scott!

KingWindsor1: Nice jazzy tunes dude.
http://lbp.me/v/qn6rhz9		2013-10-20 23:46:00

Author:
RickRock_777
Posts: 1567

Thanks for sharing, queued!

-hyper		2013-10-21 00:52:00

Author:
hyperdude95
Posts: 1793

I was feeling a little better today so I said to myself, "self, let's try that level again." Self said, "no, it hurts my head too bad!" I told myself "man up self, you can do this!" After an intense argument with myself and some weird stares from my family, I loaded into the level.
Design wise, it looks fantastic. I love the control panels at the base of the portals. There were a few times where I grabbed the CP and while waiting for the wheel to rotate, the camera zoomed in on me instead of the wheel and I missed my stop. No biggie, just grabbed the CP again and camera went back out.
I like the premise of this puzzler but didn't care for sticker keys. It's probably just me, but I find it cumbersome to go back into my settings, set my profile to "collect community objects/prizes" and then once I acquired a sticker, to pull it out and sticker in the appropriate location. Myself, I would have preferred to instead of collecting a sticker, to flip a switch or something that caused that particular panel to light up. Again, probably just me. I'm quite the odd one. If it's a matter of, "Well Mr. Smarty Marty, I want to give away these awesome stickers to people." Couldn't they be community prizes at or near the scoreboard?
Anyway, the scoreboard eluded me this time. I was only able to acquire two sticker keys. Maybe it was all the snot still floating around in my skull, but I just couldn't get out of it. I kept going around in circles with no end in sight.
It is quite excellent though. I really dig it. Well done.


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rhXr32LWoKc/Ul1cu3jw1dI/AAAAAAAAE0Y/L0tbATRy2KQ/s413/APPROVED.png		2013-10-21 05:05:00

Author:
biorogue
Posts: 8424

Thanks for the review, Bio. I know what you mean about sticker switches, but I fell in love with these playing the Story Mode levels. It gave me such a feeling of accomplishment. And shame, shame, shame on you for turning Community Prizes off in your settings. You know I "always" give something back to the Community when they play my levels. In this one, I give away the PlayStation fonts I so meticulously made...I have not seen them made or given away yet. I spent more time on the fonts than most spend on a level. 2013-10-21 13:47:00

Author:
RickRock_777
Posts: 1567

Bio , that is one amazing stamp.

-hyper		2013-10-21 18:30:00

Author:
hyperdude95
Posts: 1793

Yay! Great level!
I love the design and the mechanics of the star gates. This is an excellent idea. They look fantastic!
And the music! As always a blessing for my ears.

Excellent level! 		2013-10-21 19:24:00

Author:
avundcv
Posts: 2526

In my queue!2013-10-21 22:53:00

Author:
peoriaspitfire
Posts: 359

Thanks, queued!2013-10-21 23:08:00

Author:
Despherit
Posts: 20

Thanks for the queues, everyone.

@ AV...I'm glad you enjoyed the level and the concept. And that is a "HUGE" compliment for my music. The song style is unique, as well. It's a Jazz/Rock/Electronica fusion. I have been working with this style for a few weeks, and will probably do a gallery in this style at some point in the future. 		2013-10-23 01:35:00

Author:
RickRock_777
Posts: 1567

Cool idea with the wheels, but it took me awhile to understand exactly what I was supposed to do and by the time I figured it out, I had run out of time. If you could get the wheels to move both ways then I think that would help the flow tremendously. As always, the music was top notch and I love hunting for the hidden stuff in your levels.2013-10-24 15:39:00

Author:
peoriaspitfire
Posts: 359

Thanks for playing and for the feedback, PS. Rather than make the gate turn in both directions, I believe I will add 1 more of each color, as you had suggested in your PM. In the meantime, I recommend replaying this level, in order to achieve the best score...it gets easier each time through. 2013-10-27 05:10:00

Author:
RickRock_777
Posts: 1567

Good lvl. I like it2013-10-27 14:53:00

Author:
Sandro8708
Posts: 625

I like to play it queued 2013-10-27 22:27:00

Author:
Qtr8684
Posts: 30

Thx for playing, Sandro. Glad you enjoyed.

And thanks, Qtr. I saw that you played the other day, and I'm glad you enjoyed the idea and music. And thanks for the Yay and Heart...they are greatly appreciated and mean alot coming from you. 		2013-11-02 02:47:00

Author:
RickRock_777
Posts: 1567


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