Annoying Platforming

[CedarBranch]

Because I'm too patient with levels, I cannot tell when a level becomes frustrating or annoying.
It has been affecting a number of my levels, but I still enjoy them, yet sometimes others don't.

What kinds of things make a level annoying and/or frustrating?

[Asterocrat]

This post by Asterocrat was thumbed up by:

Killswitch (August 10th, 2013, 2:47 pm)

[-BY]

No forced damage, impossible jumps, cheap placed enemies, useless powerups. The amount of lag/loading time changes the amount of frustration way more than the length of the level imo. But I'm not dying that often in SM63 levels anyway.

Hope that helped a bit.

[~MP3 Amplifier~]

This post by ~MP3 Amplifier~ was thumbed up by:

Killswitch (August 10th, 2013, 2:45 pm)

[blue]

Finding out the wall is actually a transition (no indication), that Save File Glitch (happened on FLUDDed valley), moments that are by luck, TROLOLOL Death (lava instant death, WTF death, etc), strange compatibility with jumping and collision...

[NanTheDark]

Play Kaizo Mario, or I Wanna Be The Guy, any of those Platform Hell games. That might give you an idea.

[Kimonio]

Retracing my steps is annoying if you have to do it through the whole level, like in Weather Works. If you have a section where you need to retrace, that's not so bad. But what is annoying is when you have to go through the whole level again, just backwards.

This is why I try to loop my levels with the transition glitch. Makes traveling a snap. (Plus I can stack)
I hate invincible bullet bills. >_>

[Buff_]

• Backtracking.
• Silver star/red coins needed throughout the whole level. The system just isn't designed around long 2D levels as it's just a tedious experience to look around a large area for a few you may have missed.
• Badly placed enemies. There's somewhat of a degree of forgiveness here as placing enemies isn't always entirely accurate, but even then placing enemies on the edge of platforms is not a good idea
• Signs. Please keep signs to saying something useful for the level, rather than having multiple blocks of text. It ruins the flow.
• Excessive loading times. You may have a great level here, but if it takes me ages to get to it, or I die during it I'm just going to lose interest.
• Multi-part levels where it really isn't needed. Give me a single, concise experience with some fun concepts and that'll be way more enjoyable than the 800+tile extravaganza. They just become dull.

[GMDragon11]

• Signs. Please keep signs to saying something useful for the level, rather than having multiple blocks of text. It ruins the flow.

So when does this have to do with platforming?

[CedarBranch]

This post by CedarBranch was thumbed up by:

Dtroid (August 15th, 2013, 3:22 am)