Just want a little feedback on my style

[Crono]

ah yes, the diagonal syndrome. every LAT goes through that phase. a bit too detailed and very zig-zaggy. try to smooth things out a bit.

[iBeatz]

Originally Posted by Crono

ah yes, the diagonal syndrome. every LAT goes through that phase. a bit too detailed and very zig-zaggy. try to smooth things out a bit.

I did say I was experimenting.
And what's wrong with detail? I hate straightness. It's just so boring and repetetive. Every LAT does pretty much the same thing.
Why not spice things up a little?

[Crow]

Originally Posted by iBeatz

I did say I was experimenting.
And what's wrong with detail? I hate straightness. It's just so boring and repetetive. Every LAT does pretty much the same thing.
Why not spice things up a little?

The problem with the huge level of detail you've put into your outside level is that it hinders readability. It's unpleasant to look at (for me at least) and the placement of most objects doesn't even make any sense. As a level designer, you should consider usability first. And random pieces of fence here and there are useless, to say the least.

[iBeatz]

Originally Posted by Crow

The problem with the huge level of detail you've put into your outside level is that it hinders readability. It's unpleasant to look at (for me at least) and the placement of most objects doesn't even make any sense. As a level designer, you should consider usability first. And random pieces of fence here and there are useless, to say the least.

The outside level was really just for show and tell. It serves no real purpose whatsoever, other than showing what I can do.
I agree with you that it looks a little unpleasant, but it really was just for viewing purposes, and I did make it a while ago.

To be honest, I think the plainer it is, the neater and tidier it looks, but the trick is not to go overboard on this.

I wasn't exactly trying to say this is how I normally level, I was experimenting.
My normal levels are a lot neater. These took stupidly forever to make.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by iBeatz

I did say I was experimenting.
And what's wrong with detail? I hate straightness. It's just so boring and repetetive. Every LAT does pretty much the same thing.
Why not spice things up a little?

It's fine to experiment, but every LAT has a phase where they hate straights and try to diagonal everything. Personally I think it's ugly and a lot have agreed with me in the past. I'm not saying to make everything straight, im saying make it less diagonal. After one clump of dirt atm it just looks so repetitive.

Every LAT doesn't do the same thing, and that's the way it should be. Take criticism as a good thing, and just improve your style. :-]