Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Mr. Robot, Level 'C'

...why am I thinking of BurgerTime all of a sudden? Must be hungry. Anyway, on to the next level of this sprawling epic called Mr. Robot. And... SPOILER ALERT. These series of horizontal white lines are "up" escalators. More Video Game Showmanship 102 at work here. Introduce your new features in the early levels, and B) when you do, try to make the whole level just about them. You don't want a lot of needless clutter in your levels, even though any gamer worth his weight in salt and fat can handle the clutter... frankly, the clutter's a hell of a lot more fun! Ah, but there's a down side to this level. You'll never guess what it is in a million years... that's right! You have to be careful which girders to visit first! Visit the highest ones first, and you're trapped! You must rely on your falling abilities to survive this one, Mr. Robot. Because, as a robot, you can fall all you want... provided it's within your narrow height restrictions. Much like Bounty Bob. Sorry... I know, I keep going back to that one far too much. Well, for me, he's a video game touchstone, what can I tell ya. Mario of the original Donkey Kong fame is far more sensitive. That Mario can't fall at all, but can jump down to a slightly lower girder if need be... ooh! I just remembered. The rotund fella from Spelunker is a little different. He also can handle falls of a specific height, which many parts of the maze are predicated upon (an easy way of saying "You can't go back after this!"), but anything beyond that, and BOOM! Dies in mid-air! Which makes sense in a way; we can't have the guy falling down a mine shaft and spoiling too much of the level in advance, now can we? The hero of H.E.R.O. solves many of these concerns with his powerful heli-pack. On the other hand, Jack of Jet Boot Jack is also quite sensitive and can't handle the slightest fall over a precipice. Can't hit his head, can't ever run out of fuel... despite these extreme sensitivities, the game play on that one is still worth it!

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