Turning the Hourglass
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| Author | ManBearPig |
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| Tags | author:manbearpig drones experimental featured hard puzzle rated |
| Created | 2010-04-13 |
| Last Modified | 2010-04-13 |
| Rating |
4 by 13 people.
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| Description | I thought it was pretty clever... |
This map was featured on 2013-01-30
Fuck the mainstream!
Here is a map, which you can't play long, but which inspires you and makes you smile. Yes, you can go on complaining about how lame it is, but in your backhead you'll always be jalous you didn't have the idea first.
Also :P
review by brainstone [nmaps.net]
— zoasBE
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Comments
2013-01-30
You're right mintnut,
And if you want I can apologize, seriously just wanted to give some life to the Creature Feature, but yes, I think I'm going to limit myself to review really great maps from my opinion and point of view, and I'll try to get IRC for a correct proofread. Silly zoas.
Please cut out the discussion of review quality. Not the place. The fact is that most of you complaining about review quality were reviewers at one point but stopped reviewing maps. If you have constructive suggestions -- thought-out suggestions -- leave a comment on I or gloomp's maps somewhere. (For example, mintnut, I'd be happy to discuss leaving reviews up for 48+ hours -- elsewhere.)
runningninja: send sample reviews to me via NUMA or the forums.
Thanks all.
runningninja: send sample reviews to me via NUMA or the forums.
Thanks all.
2013-01-30
It's hard to discuss this zoas
since I'm not sure if I understand the point you're making, or if you understood mine. I'm not saying we should stop featuring altogether, I just think that given the small number of active users trying to get a new featured map every day is a bit of a folly.
Also, there ARE lots and lots of great maps in the archive, so why are we featuring shallow, under-developed maps like this one? I don't care if the review is well written, in english with perfect grammar, but I do care about showcasing GREAT maps.
Also, there ARE lots and lots of great maps in the archive, so why are we featuring shallow, under-developed maps like this one? I don't care if the review is well written, in english with perfect grammar, but I do care about showcasing GREAT maps.
2013-01-30
I don't know really why,
but always zoas' reviews get many comments, demos, thoughts, controversy, discussion, reunion of old known faces and other interesting things. I think after all it is not so bad..
Oh sorry, this is not a zoas' review..
Oh sorry, this is not a zoas' review..
2013-01-30
Some philosophy:
Numa needs a major reformation. soon. If you compare the mapmaking stats of the previous few years, 2011 and 2012 have dipped down so drastically it is not even funny. Honestly there are only like 50 maps a day, at most. I agree with everyone below. Nice review, but those people are correct. Somehow numa needs a large spike again, like it did in 2004 and 2008. Hopefully this will happen when 2.0 is released. But still, this needs to be advertised more.
ps. I didnt proofread this at all ;)
ps. I didnt proofread this at all ;)
2013-01-30
oh mintnut,
I don't really know what to say exactly, I only can speak about myself.
I still map because I really have fun doing it and I have still lot of passion to the N game and all around it. I also like featuring maps because I think NUMA is still plenty of feature worthy maps semi-hidden in many authors' archives. Everybody knows that PALEMOON / lord_day / Yahoozy / Pheidi / ... are great authors, because in fact they really are, but I think here are still too many awesome maps from semi-forgotten users like Kabblizy, amcoline, remote, ... and many, many others, so I want to have an opportunity to feature them.
I still map because I really have fun doing it and I have still lot of passion to the N game and all around it. I also like featuring maps because I think NUMA is still plenty of feature worthy maps semi-hidden in many authors' archives. Everybody knows that PALEMOON / lord_day / Yahoozy / Pheidi / ... are great authors, because in fact they really are, but I think here are still too many awesome maps from semi-forgotten users like Kabblizy, amcoline, remote, ... and many, many others, so I want to have an opportunity to feature them.
2013-01-30
o.O
Wow. Wrote this a long time ago. I forgot about it. Never thought anyone would choose it, seriously.
I can't decide whether I approve or disapprove. But could somebody tell me, where exactly the mistakes are?
I can't decide whether I approve or disapprove. But could somebody tell me, where exactly the mistakes are?
2013-01-30
Review quality
has fallen dramatically, as have the choice of features.
But, hey, that's just like my opinion man!
But, hey, that's just like my opinion man!
2013-01-30
@zoas
I don't get it, was that sarcasm?
It's just that the features system worked when we had lots of users, but these days anyone who's making maps day-to-day is a reviewer because otherwise we wouldn't be able to fill the days.
Which leads us to the question of, why bother featuring at all?
It's just that the features system worked when we had lots of users, but these days anyone who's making maps day-to-day is a reviewer because otherwise we wouldn't be able to fill the days.
Which leads us to the question of, why bother featuring at all?
I hold the same opinion as the countless others who have spoken; now I shall return to my life outside the computer where I can exist outside this issue quite easily
2013-01-30
I want to be a reviewer.
Where do I audition?
2013-01-30
Mmm
Review quality has been sliding for some time l_d, but we need reviewers, and larger scale we need users. We're currently in the bizarre position whereby more or less every active user on the site is a reviewer.
Perhaps we should change to a biweekly or even weekly system, less quantity more quality?
I dunno?
Perhaps we should change to a biweekly or even weekly system, less quantity more quality?
I dunno?
2013-01-30
fucking hippies
2013-01-30
AGD.
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2013-01-30
oh my lord
is this numa now
2013-01-30
*a decent idea
Oh god the hypocritical shame ;_;
2013-01-30
Also this map,
is a bad execution of an decent idea.
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This one certainly doesn't.
2013-01-30
Obviously,
picked from Creature Feature.
An attempt to give opportunity to the reviews that are there. And of course, I consider it is worthy of Feature.
An attempt to give opportunity to the reviews that are there. And of course, I consider it is worthy of Feature.
2013-01-30
I
dont know what to say... well it certainly isn't mainstream!
2013-01-30
Clever
Couldn't figure it out at first but found out after a demo :P.
Could've probably been extended somehow, but still a great concept. 4.5/5^.
Could've probably been extended somehow, but still a great concept. 4.5/5^.
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2013-01-30
well copied from the feature creature
I mean thats what you are supposed to do but the
also :P
is not fitting... then again it fits very good..
wtf Im talking
in fact its not saturday nor the 8th or 15th
also :P
is not fitting... then again it fits very good..
wtf Im talking
in fact its not saturday nor the 8th or 15th
2010-04-19
WOW THAT WAS AMAZING
worked it out myself =D
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2010-04-13
Okay...
Fail :p Completion.
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2010-04-13
Demo please?
It is clever, but I don't think you can do it.
Pizzles
Do we have to have this conversation once a month