Level Appreciation: Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly - Cloud 9:

“If you’ve played enough Spyro games before, then you probably know about this game. It’s the black sheep of the series, and for good reason. This game is a buggy mess (I even shared some bugs in this blog). However, I got to give some love to the game. This may be a very incomplete game, but I feel like there are some nice stuff in it. This level is a good example of that. I really love the aesthetic of it. The whole concept of a level focused on dreams is quite nice, and I think it fits the Spyro world very well.“

Level Appreciation: Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled - Electron Avenue:

“I’m currently watching a live stream of this game, and I gotta tell you...when I saw this track race, I was blowned away. I know this is a race track from Crash Nitro Kart, but it was my first time seeing it. Gorgeous colors, fun concept and really creative ideas.“

Level Appreciation: Psychonauts - The Milkman’s Conspiracy:

“Second time talking about this level, but this time is in gif form. Decided to talk about this, as a “celebration” for the announcement of the sequel. One of the most creative levels I’ve ever played. It’s silly, makes no sense, but also has a really cool design and concept. I hope to see more levels like this on the second game.”

Level Appreciation: Tomb Raider 3 - Thames Wharf:

“So I’ve been playing the Playstation version of Tomb Raider 3, which is defenily harder than the PC version. However, I feel like I’ve been doing a good job so far. For the longest time, I though the London levels were the worst part of this game, specially the first game. However, this level is growing on me a lot. I feel like there’s a lot of really nice ideas in here and they were executed quite nicely. This is still not my favorite level of the game but I defenily like it a lot now. It’s fun, dark and creative. Also, doing the shortcut where you skip 95% of the level is a waste of my time, because this level has some interesting areas to explore. Finally, that cutscene in the end has to be my favourite of the whole game. HILARIOUS.”

Level Appreciation: Soul Calibur IV -  Ostrheinsburg Castle Throne Room:

“For those of you who don’t know, I’ve made a good amount of posts related to Soul Calibur 2. Those posts were reviews of each character, and also a final review of the game. I was going to start with Soul Calibur 3 but for some reason I’m having some issues with my copy, so while I’m trying to fix, I decided to play a bit of Soul Calibur 4, since is the one game from this series that I’m the least familiar with. I decided to play the story mode with the newcomer, Hilde, and I’ve reached this level, aka the second one on her story mode and I was fascinated. This level has a really unique gimmick. Those soldiers on this stage are walking forward, making the whole area a lot smaller, to the point you and your opponent are closer to a pit. This is such a neat idea. It makes the whole match a lot more epic and dangerous at the same time. Really cool concept.“

Level Appreciation: Tomb Raider 2 - Venice:

Level Appreciation: Sonic Mania - Mirage Saloon:

“Here’s another level in Sonic Mania that deserves all the love. I’m not a fan of western related content, but this is such a good way of using that concept. Beautiful colors, fun moments and and a lot of creativity all around. Absolutely flawless.“