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JUDGES' COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR 2nd PLACE: 2nd: Le Neveu de Rameau -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 28/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 9/10 AESTHETICS: 10/10 (5/5 GFX + 5/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 57/60 COMMENTS: Wow. This is one weird level, but weird in a very good way! The story behind it is really int...

Not much to say that I didn't already say in the letter, but I'm genuinely glad you enjoyed it + the gift. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing what else people sent. Especially the craft-related ones - you guys are far more artistically talented than I could ever hope to be. Ryrir: you'll have t...

S.N.N., were you aware of the secret exit (you don't mention it in your comments where the other judges did)? If not, would it have changed your evaluation any? I was, yes. I got the secret exit before the normal exit when I played it so I think I focused more on writing about the regular path, but...

JUDGES' COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR 3rd PLACE: 3rd: ft029 -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 28/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 10/10 AESTHETICS: 8/10 (3/5 GFX + 5/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 56/60 COMMENTS: Oh gosh I love this little level, hahah. I don't think I've seen a level that uses keys as platforms like ...

Tobi555

lmao pls @ hobz

Mischief Makers

JUDGES' SCORES AND COMMENTS FOR 4th PLACE: 4th: morsel/morceau -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 21/30 DIFFICULTY: 4/5 CREATIVITY: 9/10 AESTHETICS: 6/10 (2/5 GFX + 4/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 45/60 COMMENTS: This is a really neat level for the most part. I wasn't expecting you to literally take the gimmic...

JUDGES' SCORES AND COMMENTS FOR 5th PLACE: 5th: nothobz -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 26/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 9/10 AESTHETICS: 8/10 (4/5 GFX + 4/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 53/60 COMMENTS: What a great level and gimmick! The level is very well designed in response to Mario's newfound ability t...

JUDGES' COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR 6th PLACE: 6th: Cloaytonem2 -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 20/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 9/10 AESTHETICS: 9/10 (4/5 GFX + 5/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 48/60 COMMENTS: What a neat and fun level. The aesthetics are really nice and fitting and I enjoyed the whole pencil ...

Yeah, my definition of "romp" is basically a level that doesn't do anything standout-ish, doesn't last too long, and feels fairly vanilla. Basically, something fairly run-of-the-mill while still being decent.

Also, tomorrow's level is my favorite in the contest. Hyped.

JUDGES' COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR 7th PLACE: 7th: a guy -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 27/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 10/10 AESTHETICS: 8/10 (3/5 GFX + 5/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 55/60 COMMENTS: OMG THIS WAS SUCH A SILLY LEVEL The whole moon gimmick in this level was really nice and super creative! I...

JUDGES' SCORES AND COMMENTS FOR 9th AND 8th PLACE: 9th: lolyoshi -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 27/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 9/10 AESTHETICS: 5/10 (2/5 GFX + 3/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 51/60 COMMENTS: Despite the cutoff water tiles, this is a really good level! It's kinda weird having to go throu...

JUDGES' COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR 11th AND 10th PLACE: 11th: kuposan3 -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 26/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 7/10 AESTHETICS: 9/10 (4/5 GFX + 5/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 52/60 COMMENTS: Great level! Like you said, it's short and challenging, but even with the amount of enemies o...

Wait, what's next? Next game in the patreon vote is Dust, but that doesn't have Hyper in the name. Coincidentally, I've been playing that game this past week, but it felt a little story-heavy for an LP (despite the dialogue being pretty gold at times). I wasn't aware that it was on the Patreon list...

i'll be really impressed if someone manages to top the sheer charm that dental desert had. something about a desert level but full of teeth and dental equipment is really charming to me. There only one other level coming up that I feel tops the desert in terms of charm alone. I also marked it as my...

JUDGES COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR 13th AND 12th PLACE: 13th: RoyKirbs -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 21/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 7/10 AESTHETICS: 9/10 (5/5 GFX + 4/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 47/60 COMMENTS: This was a pretty neat and fun level. I like the enemy placement and variety, and the level is...

Full "coffee break" IPS, per request. Starts the player at Verdant Valley (FrozenQuills), and from there you can press up to get to Lethal Lakeside (Koopster), right to get to Frozen Cliffside (Pyro), and down to get to Thalassian Gorge (S.N.N.). I'll add it to the first post for future r...

JUDGES' COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR DAoh, I guess I can't do that here.

That's a really nice hat. They're calling for a nasty winter in Ontario and Quebec this year, so I can see it being put to good use.

Yeah, the design seems a bit on the mediocre side.

That last cutscene with Mecha Santa was pretty amazing though.

JUDGES' SCORES AND COMMENTS FOR 14th PLACE: 14th: MiracleWater -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 20/30 DIFFICULTY: 4/5 CREATIVITY: 7/10 AESTHETICS: 10/10 (5/5 GFX + 5/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 46/60 COMMENTS: Nice level! The main idea of this level seems to be around having a nice atmospheric romp through...

That was some genuine joy at the end there.

I liked this hack. I think there were some pretty poor design decisions in a few spots, and the camera certainly didn't help at times, but the experience was pleasant overall. The fire course and the last course were probably my favorites.

JUDGES' COMMENTS AND SCORES FOR 15th PLACE: 15th: gameguy888 -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 18/30 DIFFICULTY: 4/5 CREATIVITY: 8/10 AESTHETICS: 5/10 (3/5 GFX + 2/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 40/60 COMMENTS: This was kinda cool. The gimmick of "oh man you pressed this switch and now the other rooms are...

man, nobody has anything to say about today's level, haha They're saving the lashing out for tomorrow's level :ugeek: I enjoyed this level a lot when I played it. Like FrozenQuills said, the rooms changing environments totally based on the order you hit the switches made the experience feel unique....

JUDGES' SCORES AND COMMENTS FOR 17th AND 16th PLACE: 17th: CrappyBlueLuigi -FROZENQUILLS- FUN: 12/30 DIFFICULTY: 5/5 CREATIVITY: 6/10 AESTHETICS: 10/10 (5/5 GFX + 5/5 MUS) FUNCTIONALITY: 5/5 TOTAL: 38/60 COMMENTS: Pretty alright and fun overall. This is pretty much Thwomps breaking things: the leve...

Since raocow is the sole judge of this contest, and it has always been a tradition for judges to throw in entries as well, I'm excited to see the gift he bought for himself to open on camera!