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How important is the title of a level? - rockdet - 18-Jan-2012
You are totally right on that one.
Let's see, I'll draw out my best level titles (which are either total surrealist nonsense or simply nonsense, or reference to something else or what's in the level but in a super exaggerated way)
Exit... Ice Left
Panic at Floor 11
The Day Nymphaeas Were Invented
The Seventh Bearded Lotus
Solomon's Sacred Chamber
Phytoplankton
Unicorn Rabbit
Boa Boa Boa
On a more serious way, sometimes I love the psychological dimension that titles give to some of my levels. Best examples would be Voices, Artifacts, Mnemonic Ice and Assassin.
How important is the title of a level? - Lessinath - 18-Jan-2012
The title of a level is absolutely critical.
Intresting or informative (or both!) titles are one of the things that helps keep a player intrested in your set. Of course, I think most of us finish most sets we start anyways
How important is the title of a level? - BitBuster - 18-Jan-2012
Quote:I feel like titles can help with the aesthetic content of a level (outside of hints, of course). I don't think Joshua Bone's "Mineshaft" would have been quite as interesting with a different title and without the gravel/block clone look.
Sort of like The Aftermath; actually, that might be the best-looking CC level of all...
How important is the title of a level? - BitBuster - 18-Jan-2012
Quote:Don't forget Chip Alone: Lost in Chip City. An amazing level plus an amazing name which totally made it for both me and Rock AFAIK.
Not a fan of the level itself, but you're right: it's an incredible title.
I'm waiting for someone to make a Star Wars-themed dodging level called "Attack of the Clones."
(Or has that been done already? I'm guessing it has; it's too obvious an idea not to!)
How important is the title of a level? - James - 18-Jan-2012
My work-in-progress set has around 100 levels now. Approximately 0 of their titles are relevant.
How important is the title of a level? - AdrenalinDragon - 18-Jan-2012
Quote:Not a fan of the level itself, but you're right: it's an incredible title.
I'm waiting for someone to make a Star Wars-themed dodging level called "Attack of the Clones."
(Or has that been done already? I'm guessing it has; it's too obvious an idea not to!)
There is one level called that in the full version of TomP4.
How important is the title of a level? - AdrenalinDragon - 18-Jan-2012
Quote:Don't forget Chip Alone: Lost in Chip City. An amazing level plus an amazing name which totally made it for both me and Rock AFAIK.
Don't thank me. Thank one of my favourite movies of all-time! Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
How important is the title of a level? - BitBuster - 18-Jan-2012
The movie reference is the reason why it's so great.
How important is the title of a level? - BitBuster - 18-Jan-2012
(That, and the fact that "Chip Alone" just sounds awesome for some reason.)
How important is the title of a level? - KeyboardWielder - 18-Jan-2012
Some potential level titles from my notes, which I haven't found any ideas for:-
Look Who's Stalking, Honor Among Thieves, Slipping with the Enemy, Press any key to continue, Laughing All the Way to the Bank, No Good Can Come of This.
I did begin work on Dude Descending a Staircase, but it hasn't progressed in a long time.
Also, the title of the level I was going to submit for the Space themed Create Competition (except that I didn't have any ideas for the level itself): It's Not Rockdet Science.
- Madhav.