Reviewer's comments |
"A positive and strong beginning here from levyhgb. It's quite a simple but fun Venice themed level here. There's the usual TRII venice baddies combat and simple pushblock puzzles to deal with. Lighting and texturing are pretty good for a starting level and I'd describe the over all experience has quite fast and fun. All I all I netted 23 minutes from Venices Gatehouse. It's a good start for the author and I look forward to playing their future releases. Stiggy :)" - TheStig (19-Jul-2012) |
"I took a little break from the btb 2011 levels and thought I'll try some little levels that were released and I didn't play them. I tried this level because I like venice levels. Even if they are not very professional! This level was pretty fun for me. The places were good, the gameplay was easy and the textures weren't too bad. I never needed the walkthrough except for the part when I finished it! I didn't know if I finished the level because this... thing appeared on my screen and the game crashed! It actually reminded me of TR2 a bit. I thought that the builder put the enemies in annoying places. For example, when you climb to a high area then an enemy would appear on the bottom and shoot you and then you would have to come back down and kill him which would take quite some health! Overall it was a good level and recommended for a short and easy raid." - afzalmiah (02-Oct-2011) |
"Not bad this debut; always it's good to know that new builders appear in the world trying to give us some fun. This venice/shooter level is short, but very playable; perhaps excessive enemies and no much effort in the lights and the textures, but playable anyway. Are there the uzis in the game? I couldn't find it. Many enemies but also enough guns, ammo and medipacks. Simple puzzles with pushables, correct cameras and objects; no much more to say; only give encouragement to build better and longer levels in the future. Welcome to the builders world!" - Jose (19-Aug-2011) |
"I have always had fond memories of the Venetian levels from TR2 and was actually quite eager to resurrect my raiding career with a stroll down memory lane. The result was somewhat mixed. It's simple, straight forward raid of about half an hour or so and the only thing that should pose as a hassle would be the(at times) copious amounts of enemies. In terms of puzzles we are presented with the locating of one single key, a generous amount of pushable blocks and plenty of switches/levers. A bit variety on this part would have done the level a world of good as there is little gameplay to speak of otherwise. The enemies are those you would expect to see in a level of this kind, mainly thugs with clubs and guns, dobermans and a couple of rats. Unfortunately most of these came en masse and some of them even appeared as Lara was making her way through a trap gauntlet. Personally I would say that it is an unfair disadvantage to have someone fire at her while she's trying to navigate through a trap(especially one that requires perfect timing and precision). There is also a small selection of traps that are generally easy to avoid. The textures are those of a Venice level, although like some other reviewers have pointed out I too miss the canals. Some typical beginners' mistakes can be seen in the application of textures and the use of light is rather flat. The atmosphere suffers greatly under this and presents itself as dull and uninspired. I couldn't find any secrets or the uzis, despite the abundance of ammo for the latter. It's a fair attempt and a pretty ok level, but there's still plenty of room for improvement on part of the builder." - Selene (07-Aug-2011) |
"TR 2 levels get more and more today, but this one - I think -
wasn't very good. First of all the texturing, while more or
less ambient in most of the rooms, is sometimes badly executed
(streched and non-streched textures on the same wall, e.g.),
the rooms are too big and there were simply too many enemies.
Gameplay was mostly trap-solving and block pushing, quite nice
but the block that has to be pushed all around the room
because a chair blocked the way which was very unnecessary and
the tedious up-and-down in the same room prevented from a
higher score in this category - simply too many switches had
to be pulled." - manarch2 (31-Jul-2011) |
"Well, I am indeed a fan of TR2-Levels and Venice is always an
interesting location, but this level is a little anemic. No
canals, no water, empty rooms, monotonous lighting and the
short playing time let arise no big play fun to me. Though
the inclined player finds enough ammunition and Medipacks and
sees some well textured rooms, but anyhow this level is
neither fish nor fowl. However, it is a debut level and as
such he is not so bad at all." - Scottie (26-Jul-2011) |
"This short level uses the TR2 Venice textures to decorate a couple of oversized and rather boxy rooms. Lara has climb some rafters, pull some wall levers and shoot plenty of Bartoli baddies and their dogs. There are also two blade traps and several push blocks and that’s about it when it comes to game play. The lightning is bright and flat for the most part. The atmosphere is on the dull side. I didn’t find any secrets and finished in about 20 minutes." - Blue43 (24-Jul-2011) |
"Despite being entitled ‘Great Wall’ in the save slots, this is another trip to TR2 Venice, complete with the obligatory henchmen, thugs and dogs round every corner and some swinging from chandeliers and shooting out windows. It’s short and very basic, but does manage to avoid most of the glaring errors of a debut level." - Jay (24-Jul-2011) |
"And yet another TR2 Venice level! This one is straight-forward, almost simplistic in its gameplay, lots of enemies but they shouldn’t cause too many problems as there are plenty of medi-packs about. No timed runs and little in the way of agility. It has a bit of the feel of the original but the areas are too large for the ‘back-alley’ cosiness that was one of the best parts of the Venice level. I don’t know about other players but my statistics were blanked out at the end so I can’t say how long the level is, I would estimate about 30 minutes or so. This is one to go for if you like TR2, Venice and shooters." - Diz (24-Jul-2011) |
"A disappointing tr2 style that’s supposed to be Venice. First annoying thing are the enemies ! Every room offers a bunch of old tr2 enemies and they are hard to kill. Every pulled switch, opened door, pushed block activates new VERY annoying enemies ! I barely made it till the end of the level because I didn’t had enough med packs. I had to load previous save stats and try to kill the enemies without being hurt. I would say that the main gameplay element is shooting enemies! Better class this level as a shooter! The puzzles are very simple. Find a key --> open door --> find a switch --> open door. Generally a basic puzzle element connecting doors and creating gameplay. The block pushing in the big room was boring…Its always a game killer if I have to push a movable block too long :S The design of the rooms was also, like the gameplay, very simple and with not much imagination. Big rooms that are supposed to be something like a Italian manor ? I guess that the author hoped that players wouldn’t notice the ˝hidden˝ pushable blocks placed in the walls that had the same textures... Some of the blocks had wrong lighting. But since this is the authors first level, we should not even expect more." - MpGrill (23-Jul-2011) |
"Small and short TR2 level with a setting similar to Venice,
where Lara has essentially the task of shooting all the
enemies she meets. The gameplay is linear and smooth, made
slightly more dynamic by the presence of various enemies
(however there are no hard parts where they attack in many,
as had happened with the level Florianopolis); for the rest
besidess a few traps (such as knives and swords like in
Bartoli's Cove) there are no hard jumps or any time trials.
The puzzles are basic: in the level we have to find some
levers, move some block and find a key, but none of the
objectives will be difficult and none of them will be
hidden. I found no secrets. A strong point are the enemies:
gangsters with baseball bats, dogs and armed men, while we
have as weapons the 2 pistols, the shotgun, the automatic
pistols (ammo in large quantities; although there are
various uzi ammo I have not found the Uzi, perhaps I didn't
look very well or maybe there aren't really). Soundtracks
from TR2, nice atmosphere, good use of flyby and nearly
sufficient light-textures. In conclusion, a small simple
level, funny just for the good number of enemies that makes
the gameplay more dynamic even if the rest is rather static,
otherwise for the rest there are puzzles with some blocks
and levers that anyone would be able to solve. Surely the
author should produce something more consistent in roder to
appreciate a level, but as beginning is not so bad, it's on
the right way; let's hope the best for the future!" - Steven Svorticher (23-Jul-2011) |
"I finished it easily, is not a very hard level, I played it
only once and I did not found any secrets, enemies are good
because there are many but you don't get exhastued of them,
very well done in that way, meanwhile the objects, I do not
understand why you've put uzi ammo und the uzis weren't placed
anywhere! The automatic pistols are not very hidden but you
have to be fast to not be hurted by the blades.
On the other hand, the cameras you used to show doors openings
are not bad at all, they're simple, but very well placed and
used. Compared with another disastrous custom level, in my
opinion the textures were very cute and good, and there was
not a monotony of lighting during the level in the final part
there is a transition of lighting that I personally loved
Average: 6
Not bad but could be even better with imagination." - Daniel (23-Jul-2011) |
"Aside from a notable absence of canals,you get everything you would expect from an old-school TR2 Venice adventure in this short level. Pushable blocks;climbable chandeliers;an underwater swim;dogs;statues with moving swords;thugs;and lots and lots of gunmen. Actually,it's really only a Shooter,as the puzzles are very straightforward (and the camera clues,although kind,are quite superfluous);and progression is only temporarily slowed by the numerous bullet-ridden encounters. Textures are used competently,construction is rather simplistic,while lighting is basically applied.It takes around 20 minutes,and has an anti-climactic ending;but it's still a fun and nostalgic little blast,all the same." - Orbit Dream (23-Jul-2011) |
"A fairly brief level of less than 20 minutes using Venice textures and (rather many) Venice enemies - baddies. dogs and rats and on average you get to kill one every minute of net gaming time. Besides that it is all fairly straightforward, but not badly designed with a bit of push block action to get up and down and around the few rooms." - MichaelP (23-Jul-2011) |
"I've rated this fairly averagely because without the canals
and gondolas it resembled the more tedious Venetian parts of
Bartoli's Hideout (my least favourite parts), with a few
climbs onto the chandeliers and the thugs and gun-touting
henchmen. Also some of the rooms were too large and lacking
in detail. I would have preferred more shotgun ammo and
never found the Uzis. But I didn't require any more
medipacks than those I collected, even though I occasionally
had to reload to get into a better position for the baddies
to reserve health. Not bad if you like a shoot 'em up game
with little opportunity for exploration. The end, assuming
that was the end, left me a little perplexed - pull a
ceiling block and run over some grates beyond a door you
just opened before the screen went black and some white
blocks/thick lines (presumably corrupt text meant to be the
stats?) appeared." - High Priestess (23-Jul-2011) |
"A simple TR2 outing that takes a stab at gameplay, with gun battles, pull switch, gun battle, move block, gun battle, open door, gun battle. Unavoidably, Lara loses a lot of health, but the author provides sufficient medipacks among the fallen so that Lara isn't really at risk, and some good levels have succeeded doing the same thing. Lara gets magnums and shotgun. But what irked me was the design. Lara encounters a lot of surreal environments, but this one rubbed me the wrong way. Why are there spikes across one side of a living area? Lara pulls out a block, but can't move it to the side because of a wide collision with a chair, so she has to pull the block around three sides of a "table." Everything felt artificial. But okay for being a first attempt." - dmdibl (23-Jul-2011) |
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