Lava Falls

Par 3

Difficulty: Medium

Creator: Naomi Kaufman

Description

The level uses the previous introduction of the lava obstacle, but also adds in the need for strategy and timing. Although it is a straight shot to the goal, you must wait for the perfect moment or risk starting over.

Information

This level pushes the lava obstacle to its limit. It cuts off large portions of the ground and adds multiple timing elements. When creating this level I wanted to emphasize timing as an obstacle in addition to the lava. I made sure that the lava moved at different times and at varying speeds.

Creation

The level began as a rough sketch. It was meant as a mid-world level. My original idea was to use sand traps as an obstacle, however this was changed later on.

After a team consultation it was decided that the sand traps were not conductive to the timing focus of the level, nor thematically appropriate. They were removed and changed to lava in order to better fit the theme. Once decided, the level was blocked out with rough shapes.

Next the level was polished and animated. The lava was smoothed and the size and shapes were tweaked to look and feel better. More rocks were added to make the level more interesting from both a visual and gameplay standpoint.

Lastly, the level was finalized and the timing of the lava was tweaked to be a little more strategically difficult and interesting. The level was also given lighting and effects to better match the rest of the world. Text and particle effects were also added.