[Open Assets] Emerald Quest 1.8

Honestly a fantastic level pack all around. The focus on gathering the emeralds also makes it stand out, I really like the two act structure you've got going, it's very fun to go through.
It's larger than I expected, as there are plenty of things to unlock through the emblems which is very cool. Also shoutout to the soundtrack choice, it's incredibly funny going from Kirby's cheerful music to ULTRAKILL's breakcore from level to level, very solid choices all around.

If anything, it's a shame the final boss sours the experience for me a little.
Final boss with no rings? Sure, I'll bite. Two final bosses, one of them being Metal Sonic of all bosses is a bit too much. The low gravity also makes it a pain to even score a hit on that slippery robot.

But all in all, amazing work here. Welcome Aboard!

I had a lot of fun playing through this level pack. Nothing too complex, complicated, or annoying. The levels feel like there can have more going on in them doesn't stop it from flowing nicely. I like the use of the Return to Dreamland music here.

Also, I love the "Do you have all those emeralds?" room. Gave me a chuckle.

The levels are Cool and the music is very nice
and has collectibles :D

now its perfect

That's a good one kriby!, I almost believe it!.
I hope emerald quest gets better and better with every update, i like very much this level mod. EMERALD QUEST FOREVER!!!

loved it since the first release, keep up the good work

A good addon, though the last emblem could not be found

Great level pack for when your somewhere with crappy internet and want more levels to play packed in a small file size. That aside, the levels in this addon are good and make use of the vanilla assets in way that feels fresh.

Pretty solid. Has good pacing and some neat little secrets.

Recently played this one for the first time after it's been on my radar for a while. Very simple, but it's all well-designed, feels like a very polished Final Demo-era pack. Love the cute little touches in some of the levels as well. Definitely now part of my list of replayable level packs whenever I want to test stuff or just play for fun.

Quite a good mappack! My favorite levels were Techno Canyon 1, Techno Canyon 2, and both acts of Techno Canyon! I didn't exactly enjoy Techno Canyon 1, but I can see why others would like it. All acts of Techno Canyon were outstanding, too! This is the Emerald Quest mappack of all time, honestly.

(for real though, this is pretty epic, good job, kriby)

BEST MAP OF ALL TIME I PLAYED THIS FOR HOURS MANY TIMES

A lot of variety in terms of how the level design is being done. However, in the first stages especially I felt kinda claustrophobic, as there were a lot of tight spaces. I also can definitely see this is so inspired by Kirby, which is a good thing, but the soundtrack itself loosely fits Sonic in my honest opinion. Overall a good level pack, 100%'d it in one go, fits more for players who just want to unwind by playing SRB2.

One of the best level packs here

Some spaces are slightly smaller than they could be, but apart from that, everything is very polished

on top of being nice and relaxing this map automatically gets my seal of approval simply because dusk desert uses ultrakill music

While the levels are generally small and more on the simple side, there's nothing wrong with just focusing on making an enjoyable experience that doesn't take long to go through. Absolutely something worth playing I feel.

Liked the levels up until Shadow Fortress. The boss is really not fun to play against and ruins the experience.

I'll be direct on this...

WTH HAPPENED TO EMERALD QUEST?!?, IT WAS VERY NICE AND DARE I SAY IT WAS PERFECT BEFORE THIS DUMB UPDATE!!!
I was expecting that the levels have more deco and fixes to make them perfect, BUT NO, YOU DECIDED TO PUT TECHNO CANYON ( a level that you call "perfect", but it's really is mid asf ) ON EVERY LEVEL!, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?,THIS IS NOT PEAK PERFECTION KRIBY, THIS IS PURE DISAPPOINTMENT AND THE DEFINITION OF COPY AND PASTE.
YOU RUINED A PERFECT MOD YOU DID, TURN IT INTO GARBAGE AND DON'T REGRET, I HOPE YOU FIX EMERALD QUEST AND MAKE IT TRULY BETTER.

AND IF THIS WAS AN APRIL'S FOOLS JOKE, IT'S THE WORST JOKE I EVER SEEN.

I'm never playing this again... >:(
(jokes aside, you played me pretty well, but to be serious, I didn't like it at all.)

A wonderfully well-rounded level pack. I was smiling pretty much the entire time.

As you made this as a solo dev there are almost no complaints I can reasonably give. All of the stages are complete and and chain together nice. I also especially enjoyed how you tried to make unique zones even though you relied on the base games assets. The boss fights were also a treat as most of them had an interesting twist.

The only recommendations I can give without feeling guilty of expecting too much of a solo dev is that some of the larger areas in stages feel a bit aesthetically empty and too big. It's hardly an issue gameplay-wise, but its something I definitely noticed during my playthrough. I also highly encourage looking into finding and/or making custom textures for the levels to really make this level pack its own if you have any plans to expand it further.

Overall, It's an amazing pack.