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Camacho wrote:Hey, thanks for the review, is that your review in ttk's haunted level contest, right?

5/10

MrDaniel wrote:Review: Flower Frolic

This level definitely tries to introduce a lot of new things. However, it fails to provide any meaningful challenges.

Graphics

This is where it seems most of the attention was put in this level. There are a lot of neat little graphical touches going on, such as different colored piranha plants and a foreground layer. However, you may want to check your mountains, as they are transparent! I couldn't help but feel taken away from this natural setting upon seeing through the mountains, and it doesn't make a whole lot of sense no matter how you slice it.

I'm also not a fan of the Mario head Koopas, since they seem oddly unfitting in this natural looking level. The bill blasters as well seem quite out of place graphically, since artillery doesn't really belong in a peaceful area such as this.

Level Design

Level design seems to be where big improvements can be made, I'm afraid. The biggest problem is that the gimmick of this level doesn't appear until halfway through the level. The first half of this level is an enjoyable romp, but it is quite forgettable. Once the gimmick is introduced (the platforms with the Goombas), it doesn't do a good job of teaching the player. The first goomba platform should be forgiving if you kill the Goomba. When I played through this level the first time, I killed the Goomba before reading the sign, which resulted in my death. The first demonstration of the gimmick should always be in a safe environment, where there's no consequence of death.

The gimmick is barely developed; at no point did I feel the goomba platforms get more difficult, nor did I feel them become interesting at any point. For some reason, you abandon the platform gimmick before the end of the level. This was a mistake. If you're going to introduce something like that, you need to develop it, and then add a twist at some point, but you just flat out abandoned it. Instead, there's an unsatisfying section near the end where you stack blocks until you reach the star. It's very simple and there's not even any risk of getting hurt while doing it.

Gameplay

There is an unnecessarily large variety of enemies, with many of them only appearing once throughout the entire level. There's a ninja, a charging chuck, a volcano lotus, and a fuzzy, all of which appear once. There are also very few bill blasters, which makes me wonder why they were included, since they don't really fit in such a natural level as I mentioned before. Most of these enemies could be replaced by the standard enemies in the level; koopas, piranha plants, etc. It comes off as highly unnecessary, and most players will notice this. At best, you surprise the player with a new enemy, but at worst, the player will see the level as ill-thought-out and unpolished. I would recommend choosing several enemy varieties and sticking with them for a single level.

Other than that, the gameplay was a bit straightforward. It was mostly just avoiding enemies, and once you know about the goomba platform gimmick, there really isn't a whole lot to think about while going through this level. It's just a romp; there aren't any secrets like in the classic Mario games.

5/10

This level introduces an interesting idea, and doesn't do anything with it. It's introduced quite poorly, and the level would overall benefit from more thought and planning being put into it.

Camacho wrote: Third, after i read that ypu dont like the masked koopas, i realized that your review is biased.

zlakergirl357 wrote:How do you expect to improve when you shove people's feedback you spoiled worthless brat?

Camacho wrote:Ok i appreciate them. Thanks.