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Dec 26, 2005, 08:26 PM
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Except for me and Sonyk the judges were absent. Though we came to a final conclusion. I'd also like to point out that the contest has been going since September to December, yet White Rabbit and Blackraptor so obviously decided to take a short cut make their levels symmetrical so they wouldn't run out of time near the deadline, which did cost you guys some awards.


Level name: Huge Battle Game LITE
Author: SuperJazz
Original level: Battle1


Comments:

"I liked it, but it was huge, kind of hard to get around when you're chasing someone" -Sonyk

"Superjazz's is more playable. I think Newspaz's version is more oriented as something just for show" -FireSworD


Pros: Slightly more playable than Newspaz's version
Cons: Too much like Newspaz's version


Level name: Dethroned
Author: BlurredD
Original level: Battle3


Comments:

"wasn't able to tell what it was a remake of, though it looked a lot like Battle 3" -Sonyk

"It did take a while to see though, so it wasn't much of a remake" -Sonyk

"If one didn't have the idea it was a remake, he would just assume it's another new level" -FireSworD


Pros: An awesome new level
Cons: Not much...Or too much of a remake


Level name: The Lost Battle Game
Authors: Impressive Creations
Original level: battle4


Comments:

"Okay, the big thing about that one was the eyecandy" -Sonyk

"I thought it was too much like the original layout-wise. The eyecandy was a totally different story though" -FireSworD


Pros: Best eyecandy of Diamondus B, ever
Cons Layout is too similar to the original


Level name: Voltage Village (Under Fire)
Author: DoubleGJ
Original level: Voltage Village


Comments:

"...That's also one of the problems, the areas that you can reach are nice, but some areas are designed solely for single player" -Sonyk

"Some areas are fairly questionable. It's creative but is it playable?" -FireSworD


Pros: Very original idea used
Cons: May be unplayable


Level name: Charnel Keep
Author: Blackraptor
Original level: Battle1


Comments:

"It was nice, but it just changed the original layout too much, and it made the level too large" -Sonyk

"I thought it was creative how he took significant areas and switched them around. Only thing I didn't like is that he took a shortcut and made it symmetrical." -FireSworD

"Right, the symmetry kind of killed it" -Sonyk


Pros: Creatively made, almost a perfect example of a remake
Cons: That shortcut used kills the level to some extent


Level name: Capuccino Sky
Author: White Rabbit
Original level: Abattle1 (not battlea)


Comments:

"I just want to add that I don't think the level needed to be in TSF" -Sonyk

"...Yeah only advantage to TSF would be for extra background tiles, but he didn't use them to create a great effect. So it's not very noticable." -FireSworD


Pros: Improves on the original greatly...
Cons:...Though the original wasn't much at all


Level name: ForestWar
Author: Danyjel
Original level: battle1


Comments:

"Areas that were left blank in the original were prettied up, but other than that it's the same level" -Sonyk

"ForestWar is certainly altered from the original, though no apparent concept has been used. It was just...altered" -FireSworD


Pros: General idea of a remake has been implemented perfectly
Cons: No real con except that it may contain a bit too much eyecandy


Level name: First day of Christmas
Author: CrimiClown (Frost)
Original level: Battle1


Comments:

"He used tiles meant for the sprite layer there, and it made the level really confusing" -Sonyk

"Pure tileset change, and little else" -FireSworD


Pros: A Christmas version of battle1 is a good idea since it'll actually be hosted; christmas themed levels at christmas time are always needed.
Cons: A mere tileset change


Awards:

Best Eyecandy change: The Lost Battle Game, Impressive Creations
Best Design Change: (Tie) dethroned, Voltage Village (Under Fire), BlurredD and DoubleGJ
Most original Remake: Voltage Village (Under Fire), DoubleGJ
Best Battle1 Remake: ForestWar, Danyjel
Most balanced Remake: Charnel Keep, Blackraptor
Best theme: First day of Christmas, CrimiClown
Most improved of the original: dethroned, BlurredD
Best TSF Remake: Capuccino Sky, White Rabbit

Honerable Mention: Huge Battle Game LITE, Superjazz


It was a tough decision to choose from DoubleGJ's Voltage Village, BlurredD's dethroned and Blacky's Charnel Keep. They are all awesome in so many different ways. However, it were the levels' problems that decided the contest. You see, DoubleGJ's remake wasn't playable enough. BlurredD's remake took me minutes to figure out what it was made out of. It's a remake contest not a new level making contest. Blacky's level, although symmetrical stood out the most from theese two, therefore he has won.


Grand winner: Blackraptor

Last edited by FireSworD; Dec 26, 2005 at 08:55 PM.