posted 07-16-2001 12:15 PM               

I like rooms that aren't so blocky. I mean anyone could make a flat floor and flat cieling and make it rectangle. Rooms and environments with domed cielings and patterned architecture etc. make a level worth playing.

I agree with "Emma P" that sound is also what makes levels more fun and believeable. Because if all you have is no sounds and the occasional pop up music when you step on the trigger, its no fun. You gotta put in the environment sounds and the right kind of music track for the area you are in.

I don't like levels where the flyby cameras are too overdone. All that wavy and turning and long flyby sequences are boring and stuff. I like the quick straight to the point flybys without all that impressive scenery talent you are trying to show off to everyone.

I like accurate levels where people use sand-to-grass gradient properly and proper lighting. Lighting is also important because it adds to environment. If there's a cave, it shouldn't be brighter than the other rooms, because caves are naturally dark.

I like levels that are balanced. Easy at first, then harder as you go on. I also don't enjoy levels that are too straightforward. Tomb Raider: Last Revelation is a great game because in the levels, you have to backtrack to the beginning sometimes or even step back a level to pick up the stuff you need and move on. This is a great concept. I never like being in the same place once.

Last but not least, a good sense of challenge to most players. Most of you guys are probably geniuses and experts. Puzzels I think are number one and then on down to baddies. Its nice to have a level with just one great puzzle to clue out. Then with baddies, they shouldn't be on the same floor you are on all the time. I think that its more better to have baddies that are up on a balcony or pillar and shooting you from down below. I think its cool to chase them for an important item across buildings is fun than the usual shooting the enemy who just popped out right next to you. Baddies should play an important role in the level and storyline as well. I don't like static characters.

posted 07-16-2001 08:25 PM               

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posted 07-16-2001 10:15 PM            

i.e: strikingly real to my eyes.the use of triangles,dips & slopes to make the terrain similar to real life.

Rooms that aren't so blocky. I mean anyone could make a flat floor/flat cieling & make it rectangle. Rooms w/ domed ceilings & patterned architecture make a level
worth playing."

posted 07-17-2001 01:33 AM               

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posted 07-17-2001 08:43 AM               

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