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Old 11th February 2023, 06:15 AM
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These seems to be popular for some reason so I guess I'll throw my 2˘ in. I recognize I have a couple hot takes but I thought about it hard and this is just how I feel



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Old 11th February 2023, 07:07 AM
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How Witchyworld isn't in top tier I'll never understand.
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Old 11th February 2023, 07:27 AM
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How Witchyworld isn't in top tier I'll never understand.
I'm sorry mate, everyone's always super excited to get to Witchyworld and I just don't share the sentiment. I think that folks just like the IDEA of Witchyworld and its super solid theme, I don't feel like they tend to fairly assess the actual level design.

Most of the tasks you do there are dumb and leave me feeling too frustrated for me to justify putting Witchyworld high on the list.
  • The Dodgem Dome is lame, and I don't appreciate having to do it 3 times
  • The 2 Crazy Castle minigames are lame, to the point of feeling rather patronizing
  • I sorta enjoy the difficulty imposed by the Inferno Jiggy, but it's the kind of difficulty that's birthed from annoyance
  • Cactus Jiggy is dumb. Yes I read the sign. It's still dumb.
  • You learn Split-Up here, which is AWESOME, but then they fail to actually make use of this by having you do something cool, unique or fun to teach you this new mechanic—Hoop Hurry is arbitrary and the Inferno Split-Up is too awkward
  • Why in L.O.G.'s name is the Jamjars for Airborne Egg-Aiming randomly plopped into the Space Zone
  • Do NOT particularly appreciate the polar bear child abuse. I have not 100%ed Tooie in years because I refuse to complete this Jiggy (Well, and because of Canary Mary, but.....)
  • Train Switch is obscured by poor camera angles, and the fact the player has never needed to hit a Train Switch before meaning they don't know they even need to be on the lookout for one
  • The UFO minigame is a neat idea and I appreciate someone had to spend weeks hand-animating that entire course, but it's an absolutely dreadful experience to actually get the Jiggy from
  • Spent nearly 2 hours getting the cheat code from Madame Grunty as a kid, will NEVER do that again
  • Why did I have to press a button on the cable car to move it 5 feet back before using it???
  • Star Spinner is actually fun and one of the few things here I sincerely enjoy doing, but it's also frustrating, awkward and disorienting
  • The van transformation is very mid, and what you actually DO with the van isn't remotely fun.....Why isn't it used at least optionally for bumper cars??!
  • I absolutely DESPISE the arbitrary Humba/Mumbo back-and-forth that goes on in this level.

I'm sorry bro, every time I get to Witchyworld I feel disgruntled about most of the stuff I have to actually do there. I was reluctant to put Mumbo's Mountain higher because that feels insulting to all the effort that was clearly put into this level, but y'know what, yes. Yes I WOULD rather play Mumbo's Mountain than Witchyworld. I just want to have fun at the fair, but the game does not lend itself to that goal. :L

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Old 11th February 2023, 06:43 PM
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I mean, the way the level has so many different connections between it's different areas...

Not to mention the sheer scale of the thing, just makes it a interesting place to be in for me.

Also, I feel the very tasks you do there are challenging, but not in a annoying way.
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If Jolly Roger's Lagoon was just the town, it would be higher. I like the Atlantis aesthetic, but I am not the biggest fan of Atlantis.

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Old 12th February 2023, 04:21 AM
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The ratios of Clanker's and the Lagoon being 80% sewer/underwater and 20% inside a cyborg whale/comfy seaside town should be reversed
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Old 12th February 2023, 04:22 AM
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gets some points back for being a water level with breathable water Jolly
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Old 12th February 2023, 05:10 AM
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If Grunty Industries has one flaw, it's the music outside being way more pleasant to listen to than the inside music. They captured the feeling of soul-crushing mundaeity of a factory job a little too well. That music is rather plodding and gets repetitive eventually. They don't change the music enough considering you spend MANY hours in the level, and that droning harpsichord or whatever it is really gives you a headache after a while. I really think it would have benefited greatly from the first 4 floors all being the same song, but with different music instruments to give your ears a rest and subtly indicate which floor you're on.
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If Jolly Roger's Lagoon was just the town, it would be higher. I like the Atlantis aesthetic, but I am not the biggest fan of Atlantis.

That's why it's the worst level for me frankly.

I get annoyed very quickly at having to swim around everywhere.
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Old 12th February 2023, 07:17 AM
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The common opinion that video game water levels are bad because of swimming mechanics has always somewhat baffles me. Sometimes I guess I share the sentiment but I truly don't get why so many just freak out about it. Swimming is fun, I like water
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