Poisonous Depths (4558470) | Quest Master | Page 1

quick junco Dec 15, 2024, 7:35 PM

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Finished up my first level! Traditional-style with a focus on block-pushing puzzles. Would love to get some feedback on the puzzles - are they too easy, too hard? Any softlocks or cheese? And also just general feedback is appreciated too!
https://mod.io/g/questmaster/m/poisonous-depths

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Poisonous Depths for Quest Master - mod.io

The depths below are overflowing with poison... Solve the puzzles and defeat the scourge within.

exotic oasis Dec 16, 2024, 1:48 AM

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this was very well done. some notes:

good tutorialization of the core concept in the initial rooms, followed by a steady progression in complexity as i worked my way to the feather and boss key.
i especially loved how early on you made it mandatory to push blocks into the poison to create standing room for pushing other blocks. (as opposed to simply creating a path.)
the signs telling the player how to use the metal box felt a bit hand-holdy.
carrying the gems to the holders felt a bit tedious since i ended up having to juggle them both at once, but there's no puzzle involved in transporting them so at least it was easy.
i loved the use of a spawner during the boss fight to produce lesser minions. simple, yet creative.
overall excellent use of non-rectangular shapes to create a space that feels natural, as opposed to one that's designed for purpose.

quick junco Dec 16, 2024, 2:32 AM

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Thanks! I kinda agree with the metal crate signs, for some reason I felt like their use wasn’t as intuitive I guess? Probably just me being new to the game.

exotic oasis Dec 16, 2024, 2:49 AM

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there are definitely a lot of unique mechanics in the game and it's reasonable to nudge players towards understanding the relevant ones, but i generally lean towards teaching by example rather than by text. so for the crate in particular, perhaps there could have been a separate, smaller room with no "puzzle" per se (or just a relatively simple one) but make the player push the crate into the poison to proceed, and let them observe that it doesn't make a bridge. (ditto for pushing it onto a switch to teach them the weight.)

#Poisonous Depths (4558470)