Forum | Thinking With Portals

#21 · August 10, 2011, 9:05 pm

Cool map. I enjoyed, a little bit frustrating now and then but also fun. I agree with all the good stuff written here and also I must say it got me thinking now and there. Maybe my mind is rusty today but it took me about 30 min to complete.
Indeed is short as in length but maybe you will do some more. Good luck!
You have here my play-through, because is different from yours and from Djinndrache (in some places ofcourse.)

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This is for the second run. The first time Fraps made me a surprise.

My view about Custom maps: I can't truly realize how much hard work you have put into making one. For that alone (finishing a map) you should be proud. So don't take to hard any negative comments that I or others leave about your map and take it like constructive criticism.
PS. Personally I don't like "athletic maps" were when you don't make it you die or you lose a lot of time. But that's just me.

#22 · August 11, 2011, 8:21 pm

I'm surprised I didn't uncover this one until now.

Cleverly designed decayed map with professional care to both aesthetics and puzzle placement. Although I'm a big fan of light bridges, I enjoyed the use of this one more so than other maps in its league. The second chamber had an excellent amount of thought without making it frustrating.

The only downside I could really put my finger on was the shortness due to its easy difficulty level, but I enjoyed the level nevertheless and look forward to future maps.

5/5.

Maps:
[Coop] Freefall
[Sp] Loud Pipes

#23 · August 17, 2011, 4:27 pm

This short map is very well designed and carefully finished. Only 2 chambers make you think of the word Delicatessen and the sentence: What's good, when brief, is twice as good... It's a pity that was that short though. I completed it the past month and recorded my playthrough because I never used the

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button in the beginning of 2nd chamber as many other players I've seen in this thread, and wanted to share the way I solved it... And as recently had the time for learning how to edit and upload .dem files, I am posting this.

It has the perfect line in difficulty: not too difficult and not too easy. It's very enjoyable from the very beginning till the end because it has clever puzzles (which in essense are simple and clean) and involves original uses of some elements:

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getting the cube portaling its way after it is catapulted by the faith plate in the first room was great; as well as getting the cube using the faith plate and the funnel in the second room)

. Of course it deserves 5 cakes.

I must admit that I've given 5/5 cakes to all your 4 maps, (ColorCube)man.

Thankls for mapping!

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