[Challenge][Hard][Medium][KS+] Shalev II: Shamira

Version 2 is out! The changes are incredibly minor, most major one probably being the elimination of the layer 7 overlay water that allowed you to fall into a void

Lovely level that is even better than the first Shalev, so I hope we'll get a few more Shalev levels. It has wodnerful atmosphere, great soundtrack and while it's a bit confusing on the first playthrough (although the map and advice given by the guide help a lot) it's the kind of level where getting lost is actually pleasant.

thank you Lucinda for version 2, know that I enjoyed a lot your level   

Thank you both I think the third installment will happen, although it will probably take place during the daytime

I just replayed Shamira while waiting with great impatience for the 3rd part.. (maybe it will be a nice gift for Christmas ?)
There is so much poetry and beauty in this level... and sweetness too. I'm going to create a new category "feel-good levels" in my best of lol
Attention to small details too... I noticed the lighthouse painting hanging in the library ;-)
congratulations again :-D

Currently playing this.... very very slowly, because I'm still no good at playing anything above the lower end of medium difficulty. Really liking it so far (aside from my skill issue, haha).

Finally finished playing this, with only minor cheating (three edits to the map to remove a couple of critters/add a savepoint, after trying to beat the sequences in question "the normal way" for ... quite a long time. This level is definitely somewhat above my skill grade.

Like every Lucinda level I've played, this is skillfully constructed - the obstacles may be too hard for me, but I can appreciate how well designed they are, and the overall architecture of the level works, too. And, also as usual, there's a high quantity of really pretty screens. So for pure sightseeing value, I really enjoyed this, even if some parts were frustrating (I really need to learn to cheat sooner, there's no reason for me to try so hard, except for my own stubbornness, lol)

I am sadly rarely in the mood for playing games nowadays outside of betatesting, but since I have a lot of KS stuff I missed out in the recent years, I got curious about this level when I saw its thread bumped after Hmpf commented on it. This is great stuff! Lots of nice custom graphics and music, and they work very well in tandem to portray the surreal vibe that (I believe) the level intends to convey. Since I don't do too well when it comes to blind exploration of medium/large sized levels, I also appreciated how the intended progress flow is hinted just enough so the experience doesn't feel too guided (it did take me some time at the beginning to get my bearings, perhaps because I had to focus more on dodging enemies, but it was mostly smooth sailing after I got the first jump upgrade).

If I had to criticize something... maybe the enemy placement in some screens wasn't the best in my opinion, particularly when it comes to zones that one normally should consider "safe" (e.g. when you stand right next to or directly on a save point), and also right when transitioning to another screen, which led to surprise deaths in some cases. Still, and since this is advertised as a hard level, it wasn't to the point of frustration and didn't prevent me from enjoying the rest. Overall, great level

Thank you so much, VG I went back and looked, I think I lifted the map icon from Golden Land