GFZ1 does not do a particularly good job of this one. There should be one of each shield hidden in the level, so that if the players look around, they can find out what each shield does right in the first level. Same goes for Super Sneakers, though I'm not quite sure if there are any in it or not. Also, there should probably be an Eggman monitor somewhere, but next to a large cache of rings. I remember thinking it was a power-up when I first discovered one in Mystic Realm. It's probably better to make it clear early on.4. How to use the various powerups and items, such as shields, invincibility, special stage tokens, etc.
GFZ1 does not do a particularly good job of this one. There should be one of each shield hidden in the level, so that if the players look around, they can find out what each shield does right in the first level. Same goes for Super Sneakers, though I'm not quite sure if there are any in it or not. Also, there should probably be an Eggman monitor somewhere, but next to a large cache of rings. I remember thinking it was a power-up when I first discovered one in Mystic Realm. It's probably better to make it clear early on.
No, since those are only supposed to show up once. Power-ups however, are an integral part of every stage and should be introduced right away.Following this logic, GFZ1 should also have death pits, lava, conveyor belts, lasers, chains, ropes, zoom tubes, antigravity and space countdown.
Well, I think the Eggman box is more of a hazard than a power-up, and hazards should be introduced with each stage, one at a time. However, I do agree with having all power-ups in GFZ1, it would help with learning what each one does.No, since those are only supposed to show up once. Power-ups however, are an integral part of every stage and should be introduced right away.
Are you implying that Eggman Monitors are more ubiquitous as a hazard than things like death pits or crushers? Because that is most emphatically not true. Like Spherallic said, Eggman Monitors are hazards in the guise of powerups, and they are actually pretty rare throughout the official levels. I don't think they start getting pretty common until ERZ, and even then they are hardly an integral part of the difficulty...they're really just a touch-up, another tiny little danger to watch out for every now and then. And they would be exceptionally out of place in GFZ.No, since those are only supposed to show up once. Power-ups however, are an integral part of every stage and should be introduced right away.
Actually, I agree, Eggman Monitors are not necessary to introduce. I was more referring to the shields anyway when saying that.Are you implying that Eggman Monitors are more ubiquitous as a hazard than things like death pits or crushers? Because that is most emphatically not true. Like Spherallic said, Eggman Monitors are hazards in the guise of powerups, and they are actually pretty rare throughout the official levels. I don't think they start getting pretty common until ERZ, and even then they are hardly an integral part of the difficulty...they're really just a touch-up, another tiny little danger to watch out for every now and then. And they would be exceptionally out of place in GFZ.
You, sir, have not spindashed under the first bridge in GFZ1.I agree with the rest of your sentiment in general. Most of the powerups should be included in GFZ1 to allow the player to experiment and learn the value and use of all the goodies. Maybe not Invincibility and Super Sneakers, though; I kinda like how it is now, the way they are introduced towards the beginning, but not directly at the start.
Okay I am insanely late but remember that the Inferno Shield could not breath into the lava back in 1.09.4a.The thing is, this isn't really any different in the old system. The Liquid Shield would be extremely good in Tidal Palace, and the Inferno Shield would be extremely good in Infernal Cavern. The only difference in the new system is that the shield that's NOT aligned with the stage isn't around to be useless, as it's all placed in one shield.
So what? Lava is solid, how would you go about drowning in it anyway?Okay I am insanely late but remember that the Inferno Shield could not breath into the lava back in 1.09.4a.
GFZ1 does not do a particularly good job of this one. There should be one of each shield hidden in the level, so that if the players look around, they can find out what each shield does right in the first level. Same goes for Super Sneakers, though I'm not quite sure if there are any in it or not. Also, there should probably be an Eggman monitor somewhere, but next to a large cache of rings. I remember thinking it was a power-up when I first discovered one in Mystic Realm. It's probably better to make it clear early on.
Lavafalls, duh.So what? Lava is solid, how would you go about drowning in it anyway?
No Whirlwind Shield there. Though you do have a point that the second act can also serve as introduction.In GFZ1 there is an attraction shield, an armageddon shield, an invicibility, and a 1-up. In the second act, there is an elemental shield, a force shield, a speed up, another invincibility, two more attraction shields, and another armageddon shield. So almost all of the monitors have been introduced by time you get to the first boss of the game. You don't need all the monitors in the first act if you can fit the rest in the second act, which is just as easy.
Lavafalls, duh.
Sure, ignore my other post.Yeah, I didn't mention the issue with the sides, since you'd need lava protection to get under lava in the first place, thus making you an utter idiot if you actually drown. Not to mention that the lava is very shallow anyway.
In GFZ1 there is an attraction shield, an armageddon shield, an invicibility, and a 1-up. In the second act, there is an elemental shield, a force shield, a speed up, another invincibility, two more attraction shields, and another armageddon shield. So almost all of the monitors have been introduced by time you get to the first boss of the game. You don't need all the monitors in the first act if you can fit the rest in the second act, which is just as easy.
Well, you SHOULD be required to get out of your way for power-ups. I personally wouldn't expect a game to teach me how hidden items work if I don't try to find them. I just would like to have all shields available somewhere in the first zone, so that the player has a sense of what to do before it starts getting difficult.
Neither the lasers nor the crushers are forced upon the player. And the slime is introduced in Act 1.or maybe not force a whole bunch of hazards onto you all at once like the laser beams, poison, and crushing ceilings.