So, RPG jsut gave me the idea to have a "level rating" topic. And I agree.
It's simple. Put a level in the
group, or give a link to it in this topic. That puts it up for rating. Cake, no? Link us to music if you want a particular song for the level.
To rate someone else's (not your own) level, give it a 1-10 score. Keep these ideas in mind (they have no particular weights, so bias as you wish):
- Sonic-y-ness: Does it play like a Sonic level should? Are there ample rings, badniks, etc.? Does it look like it was made by/for a masochist or sadist? Is there more than one main route?
- Length: You spend more than 20 seconds in the level, right? Is it possible to skip giant chunks of the level due to bad spring/air current placement? Or, worse yet, does the level take 10 minutes to load? Are you barely making it to the goal in the 5 minutes alloted before a Time Over?
- Aesthetics: Does it look nice? Do the different level sprites blend well, and is the background fitting? Are shrubs/trees/backdrops used on occasion without overkill? Are there some caves, or does the whole level have an open-air feel?
Any level made by a TSC member is up for rating. If I can get in touch with the former members from the MSN Group, there's a chance their level will go up too (just not yet). Give reasons for why you scored as you did.
Current levels up for rating:
All of RPG's levels (Turbo Hill Zone, Jungle Peril Zone Act 2, Jungle Coaster Zone Act 1)
My two levels (1 and 2, but 2 (EDIT)is on the group)
Spinballwizard's level (Fungal Paradise Act 1)
Sonichero's level (Silent Meadow 1)
Any other levels made by TSC members (I have some, but no ratings until they have web links)
And now, how I rate them:
Turbo Hill Zone: EDIT: 7/10 Not bad for a first, but the drops right onto spikes were... removed as soon as I rated this a six.
Jungle Peril Zone Act 2: 7/10 Definite evidence of improvement. More platforming, but an equal amount of running.
Jungle Coaster Zone Act 1: 8/10 Props for the sheer amount of time it takes to get a level like this to work.
Fungal Paradise Act 1: 0/10 Can't rate a corrupt file, can I?
Silent Meadow 1: 7/10 Clever paths and ramps, but needs more than just Emerald Hill sprites... unless you're theming it like that.
Well, get to rating!