General Discussion The favourite part of a level

There's too much to be discussed with this question! But if I were to pick one I'd say it's the novelty factor. Not just new mechanisms / exploits / tricks but more generally, new ways to implement existing ones by combining two or more together to achieve a more interesting flow (rather than simply piecing several tricks together).

One thing I enjoy a lot is to play with new combinations of tricks, which I've seen more recently in @retrograde 's Isle of Guile where the inverse spiral falling technique is combined with autopilot pushing. As for my own levels I enjoyed playing with different ways to maneuver the R-stopper technique (e.g. The Twins, The Twins II), and with variants of Push-glide by combining it with a Pendulum block (which resulted in Push-balance), as well as combining the multiple B-bot exploit with R-stopper to create the Imposters concept.

Lately I was also trying to combine R-stopper with zapper bot heads to create a walkable path (I'm actually finding this exploit really versatile in terms of the number of possible ways you can apply / manipulate it ), which I expected it to become unsafe once the bots stop rotating, but failed as I instead discovered that the zapper bots also malfunction when they're static.

As for hidden objects I agree that most people don't really like them unless they're hidden for a purpose, e.g. to create suspense, or to be deceptive. The art of deception is however kinda difficult to master, as you'll have to trick the player into believing something, only to find out it isn't as expected at all.

 

I really appreciate as a player the puzzle and the story. On top of that, if the design is nice the level could be perfect.

I don't like the abuse of exploits... without previous warning.

I would like to make use of this post to thanks all creators of levels. Thanks!

 

@meko Agreed that the bricks don't usually look good (unless in Towers / Fortresses). Grass and water create the most aesthetically pleasing levels

 

My favorite part of a level is that part that makes me smile

 

As well as many of @Ricko 's levels

 

Besides aesthetics, my favourite part is interesting mechanisms. Always exciting to see them. Some inner-workings (or visible) makes the level extra fun. Makes players curious about what will be triggered, what is going to happen next etc. Or maybe sometimes it makes something seems impossible to happen in the level to be possible.

 

My favourite part of a level is the ending. Maybe there’s surprise!

 

My fvrt part of the level is...... DESIGN + GOOD/STABLE GAMEPLAY