SMWCentral VLDC 2014 - 34 - Gritty Desert
Author: GloriousWater
Rank: 58th
This level was hit-and-miss for me, and maybe a bit too empty or uneventful for my taste. It's not bad to focus on platforming over enemies, but I feel like there were spots where enemies were sparse and there also weren't any interesting jumps. The underground portions felt slightly tedious from waiting for all the rock formations to shift, while also not always having much else to keep you occupied in the meantime.
Still, there were things I did like, such as the rocks bouncing down sloped platforms, and I found myself wondering whether that should be developed further as the level's theme, perhaps replacing things like the lone hammer bros you often encounter. I was surprised not to find any diggin' chucks, for example.