Castles in the Sky (The Winter Contest)

[Valtteri]

I fixed all the issues the judges pointed out so it should be perfect now! ;) Please give feedback.



https://www.mediafire.com/?zc7dbsc3857k3gk

[JupiHornet]

quick now's my chance to show valtteri my awesome reviewing skills

Uhh, yeah. The level is downloaded. Review should come later. It looks neat so far!

[Sux]

This level certainly deserved a better placement...

[JupiHornet]

behold my skillz
UNOFFICIAL REVIEW OF CASTLES IN THE SKY by VALTTERI

This was...an OK level, I suppose.I must say it wasn't my favorite.

Design (7.5/10)
This really felt like an SMB1 level, right down to the random bonuses in pipes and the flying fish. The first half of the level was pretty solid, but the SECOND HALF was punishingly difficult. An abundance of Hammer Bros, PLUS a Lakitu, PLUS Bloopers, PLUS tricky platforming is really overwhelming. I actually had to use God Mode towards the end. The difficulty in the second half of this level needs a SERIOUS nerf.

Atmosphere (9/10)
Like I said earlier, this really felt like an SMB1 level. I could picture this level being in SMB1: Lost Levels (with a difficulty nerf >:C) The tilesets used in the levels looked really nice, especially the pipes. HOWEVER, I absolutely hated the items and the Mushroom Platform NPCs used in your level. The music for the sky didn't fit that well, either.

Other Comments: I wonder if this level had an actual SMB1 flagpole at the end...

Overall 8.25/10 (Pretty Good)

If not for the insane difficulty towards the end, this could have gotten at least a 9. This level still needs a bit of work :/