Bramble Gambol

Description
Ahh, I love challenge-based maps. They're a good variation from all the 'look, don't touch' maps that are out there right now. One thing about Jedi Academy that really got to me was how unrealistic the jumping is. I mean in real life if you jumped into a wall you wouldn't roll along with it, you would either smash right through it, or if said wall has bonus points you would probably die. But one neat feature is you can control where your character is flying through the air. And the fact that the game has that feature has inspired many jump-related challenges for your bunch of pixels to pixelate through.

This map takes place inside a giant tree or rose bush, and features one main platform where you spawn, and then several protrusions that lead to the challenges, which are about 9 in total. They are marked by difficulty with stars. However they are all sort of difficult. I only finished one of them, and my score ended up in the negative fifties. Mostly consisting of jumping off platforms and jump pads, there are some things that make it unique. A very large root runs through some of the map, decently crafted and fun to run up and down. And, the round platforms you jump off of have a tendency to fall to oblivion if you stand on them for too long, which in turn will make your soul fall to the lowest layer of hell, the depths to which no man, not even Kirk, has gone before.

I did notice several bugs up in this here map. There is no lighting. Generally I would give a "LIGHTING MAKES A MAP" speech but it's not necessary in this map, because lighting would probably make it harder to spot platforms. Maybe. Or maybe the author just didn't have lighting for whatever reason. Some of the objects didn't line up together right, causing creases and sparklies that look unnatural. I hope Hiddenspy makes a v2 of this great map in the future. Enjoy.

~Authuran