The Secret Meadow

[Raz]

We're handling it, we don't need for-hire detectives. Albeit slowly, but y'know, seeing ratings isn't a thing that's coded in.

[~MP3 Amplifier~]

I do believe it's asdfmoviecaleb as well (apologies if it's not), he posted a level just before I got the downvote, and if you check his profile he's given out three 1 star ratings and he's entered the 29th LDC so he probably assumes a low portal rating will get rid of competition.

Tbh I'm not offended by it at all, I consider it a huge compliment that someone thought my level was that good that it needed a downvote. XD

[Supershroom]

Wow ... gotta really have respect for your attitude towards this ... I was really offended when Rocky Canyons has been downrated, in fact I was so offended that I've demanded a ban ... I retreat from that, I was just angry. Next time I get downrated, I'll take it easier. But nonetheless, downrating never happens as a compliment, it's really a severe form of trolling or antagonism.

[~MP3 Amplifier~]

No, I do understand why it would annoy you. Tbh when I saw that other levels from the LDC were getting 5 stars and mine had a 1 star it upset me quite a bit but I guess you just gotta try and look on the positive side of things.

[Karyete]

Some crappy clock level of mine once got downvoted, and I handled it horribly :p

[1018peter]

But hey,at least one star's better than none...right?

[~MP3 Amplifier~]

Nah, I'm actually fine now, because I've worked out who the downrater is. So my mind's at rest.

[entertainment.net]

So I’m not sure if this topic is about the level or downvoters, but here’s a review anyways:
(FrozenFire recommended I do this fyi)

First off, I played this level (albeit badly) and shared my first impressions on YouTube, so if you want, you can check out what I have to say there.

Here’s my overall thoughts on the level:
…
It’s interesting. It’s hard, deep story-wise and well crafted graphically all at the same time, which is not easy to pull off, so kudos to you for that. So yes, it’s great level. But…
I found two things while playing:
One, I couldn’t beat it. At least without cheating. However, I am really rusty at SM63, as you can see in the video, so it’s not that major. I enjoyed playing, if not getting a little frustrated in the process.
What really bothered me however, is the story. I do think it’s interesting and complex, but I found the sudden snap back to reality too sudden, and way too much of a tone shift. To be honest, there wasn’t much story before it, throughout the meadow section. If you were planning to make it about her parents dying, I would have like to see something in said meadow section that indicated it was going to happen, earlier than the bleeding pipe.
All in all though, I like it. If there wasn’t a story and I was rating this based on the great visuals, challenging platforming and just generally the level itself, I’d give you 10/10. However, with my gripes with the story I have to say 9/10.
also i really like the banner for the level

[~MP3 Amplifier~]

So I’m not sure if this topic is about the level or downvoters, but here’s a review anyways:
(FrozenFire recommended I do this fyi)

First off, I played this level (albeit badly) and shared my first impressions on YouTube, so if you want, you can check out what I have to say there.

Here’s my overall thoughts on the level:
…
It’s interesting. It’s hard, deep story-wise and well crafted graphically all at the same time, which is not easy to pull off, so kudos to you for that. So yes, it’s great level. But…
I found two things while playing:
One, I couldn’t beat it. At least without cheating. However, I am really rusty at SM63, as you can see in the video, so it’s not that major. I enjoyed playing, if not getting a little frustrated in the process.
What really bothered me however, is the story. I do think it’s interesting and complex, but I found the sudden snap back to reality too sudden, and way too much of a tone shift. To be honest, there wasn’t much story before it, throughout the meadow section. If you were planning to make it about her parents dying, I would have like to see something in said meadow section that indicated it was going to happen, earlier than the bleeding pipe.
All in all though, I like it. If there wasn’t a story and I was rating this based on the great visuals, challenging platforming and just generally the level itself, I’d give you 10/10. However, with my gripes with the story I have to say 9/10.
also i really like the banner for the level

You maybe didn't understand the reference of the story. It was a prequel to my series, Tearing Paper. I was hoping against hope that it was the best level story continuation of mine to do because of the fact that it's my highest scoring series (18/20) and due to this a lot of people will have played it.

But if you didn't understand it, that's fine. Neither am I gonna tell you to go play TP now. But I just wanted to clarify that.