Well, I've talked about it, and here it is! This is what I'm calling version 1.5 of Episode 1.
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Originally, I was going to simply re-release the version 1.1 patch I had released before I abruptly stopped the project, but I decided to play episode one again to see if there was anything special I could do to refine it better to my new vision. In short, there were a LOT of things that needed to be fixed. In fact, I wanted to fix over 100 things.
With version 1.5, I wanted to fix two major issues that have always been an issue with my levels in the past: Enemy placements that are borderline dickish and pacing problems. Granted, there are people that don't mind those things, but to me, 2025 has been all about change, and this time around, I wanted to do something that would be out of the norm for myself. So I went back through all the levels and completely changed how they play and made them more consistent difficulty-wise. I wanted to make this a Mario adventure that anyone can pick up and play, and given how my brother, who is a casual platform player, couldn't even get through level one, I knew I needed to change things up a bit.
Now, this is not to say that I've turned this to baby-level Mario, far from that. With this changes, I've made sure that players can play the ways they want, whether they're new to Mario or not. It's akin to how I view the original Super Mario World, and as this is my homage to that game, I want to keep that feeling at the heart of the project.
Thank you guys for the feedback and keeping up with the project. I'm taking a break for a bit (I mean a bit, not months), then I'll get back on episode two.
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DOWNLOAD HERE!
Originally, I was going to simply re-release the version 1.1 patch I had released before I abruptly stopped the project, but I decided to play episode one again to see if there was anything special I could do to refine it better to my new vision. In short, there were a LOT of things that needed to be fixed. In fact, I wanted to fix over 100 things.
With version 1.5, I wanted to fix two major issues that have always been an issue with my levels in the past: Enemy placements that are borderline dickish and pacing problems. Granted, there are people that don't mind those things, but to me, 2025 has been all about change, and this time around, I wanted to do something that would be out of the norm for myself. So I went back through all the levels and completely changed how they play and made them more consistent difficulty-wise. I wanted to make this a Mario adventure that anyone can pick up and play, and given how my brother, who is a casual platform player, couldn't even get through level one, I knew I needed to change things up a bit.
Now, this is not to say that I've turned this to baby-level Mario, far from that. With this changes, I've made sure that players can play the ways they want, whether they're new to Mario or not. It's akin to how I view the original Super Mario World, and as this is my homage to that game, I want to keep that feeling at the heart of the project.
Thank you guys for the feedback and keeping up with the project. I'm taking a break for a bit (I mean a bit, not months), then I'll get back on episode two.
Statistics: Posted by Lotica — Thu Mar 27, 2025 11:38 pm