Faint Flying Factory

104th: Faint Flying Factory Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level

Probably the most exciting thing you'll see in this level.

Overview Creator(s): TrumpetZorua Composer(s): Ippo Yamada, Akari Kaida Statistics Scores: 18 25 8 20 Total: 16.75 / 100 Rank: 104th Elements: 1 Box Items: Crazy Razy Penpen Smaplar Cloud Platform (MM2) Kamapot Enemies: Crazy Razy Penpen (slide) Smaplar Gimmicks: Cloud Platform (MM2) Kamapot Bosses: Iron Ball

Theme Music Mega Man 9 - Hornet Man Boss: Mega Man & Bass - Boss Stage Order Location: Tier 1 Previous: Pint House Power House Next: Make a 48 Minute Mega Man Level

Faint Flying Factory is the 104th place entry in Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level. It is a short level with weak enemies that mostly go offscreen, up to and including its own boss.

Strategy

Aside from a kamikaze Penpen at the start, practically nothing happens in this level. A short Cloud Platform ride with ineffectual Smaplars leads to a series of Kamapots over bottomless pit, which can be safely crossed by jumping when Mega Man's current Kamapot is higher than the next one. Right before the end is a surprise attack by three Penpens and a Crazy Razy, which can be neutralized with the Flame Mixer. The boss, Iron Ball, requires no effort; slide out of the way and watch as it bounces offscreen and commits suicide, bequeathing to Mega Man a freebie Energy Element.

Judge Comments

Judge Comments
ParmaJon  : 18 / 100
Design Creativity Function Fun Aesthetic 5 / 35 3 / 15 3 / 10 4 / 25 3 / 15 This level doesn't have much going on. The gimmicks aren't really used creatively, and neither are the enemies. The Pen-pen is used once and immediately dies; that's edging on disqulifaction[sic] since you don't really use the asset. A single tile repeating background doesn't do much for the level. This feels like a doodle and not really a full level. It really needs a full concept or something to tie it together.
PKWeegee  : 25 / 100
Design Creativity Function Fun Aesthetic 5 / 35 3 / 15 8 / 10 5 / 25 4 / 15 Ah, uh...what even to say? It's not like you provided me with much in the first place. Good music choice, I suppose?
M-Jacq  : 8 / 100
Design Creativity Function Fun Aesthetic 1 / 35 1 / 15 3 / 10 2 / 25 1 / 15 Every enemy throws itself to the left before plummeting into oblivion - including the boss(!!). Every platforming "challenge" is a tedious waiting game with no embellishments or difficulty curve. And the level is over in twenty seconds. This level really could have used some custom spawners, so the enemies could provide some more constant pressure. Maybe even some ceiling spikes in the Kamapot Spawner sections. And it definitely could have used some playtesting.
Freems  : 20 / 100
Design Creativity Function Fun Aesthetic 2 / 35 5 / 15 4 / 10 4 / 25 5 / 15 ...Alright? That sure happened? There really isn't a whole lot to comment on here, the level ends before it begins. I feel like half of the things didn't work correctly and at least twice I've had the boss just leave the room, die, and if you're not ready for it you can't get the energy element. I mean, I guess the boss was just trying to make the level end even faster? How weird.