Bobbing Barrel Brawl View an interactive map courtesy o’ DKC Atlas It’s shocking to see an Ellie level so high up, but for once we have a level that focuses on her abilities ( & not just the ability to throw barrels, which the Kongs can already do themselves ) & not her weaknesses. E’en […]
Bramble Scramble “Bramble Scramble” is 1 o’ those levels like “Tick-Tock Clock”, “Rusty Bucket Bay”, “Grunty Industries”, & the F.L.U.D.D.-less challenges in Super Mario Sunshine that some people hate on simply ’cause it’s hard, not due to genuine design flaws that make difficulty unfair or tedious. “Bramble Scramble” is lucky in that it gets the […]
What stands out most is that, despite this game taking place in the Mushroom Kingdom & having plenty o’ mushrooms in ?-blocks, the terrain is rarely composed o’ mushrooms, but more oft those contradictory blocks that are a mix o’ natural cracked rock & unnatural perfect square shape ( or grass, if playing Super Mario […]
Introduction I’ve always been interested in appraising level design for various reasons: Levels were always my favorite part o’ video games & level design was the part o’ game development that interested me the most. It’s not focused on as much by most reviewers as what seems to me much mo’ shallow elements o’ a […]
