How I made ShiftLeaf Temple

Very proud of how this one turned out. Hopefully I got all my points across well, I really wanna push for both the community and myself to improve with puzzle levels, because I feel like it would be so awesome to see a lot of genuinely good puzzles
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[@abugidaiguess]

ShiftLeaf Temple and Forsaken City are probably my favourite platformer levels ever i love the style of "here's a mechanic, here's what you can do with it, here's a complicated room based around it, enjoy" edit: i hadn't beaten Flipswap Factory yet when writing this, but it is also a banger yes

[@HeyItsOwen308]

Forsaken city is just celeste

[@therealilikecats]

ShiftLeaf Temple sucks

[@sa1ry_]

flipswap factory is also like this but quite a lot harder

[@UpdateFreak33]

The platformer formula everyone should work by

[@lorenzneulinger9299]

same

[@boomsoks]

Beat it the day it got rated. Was incredibly fun, and you did a great job at working with the left/right concept. Took me some time to figure out but was great after that.

[@boyk1sser]

I honestly read that as ShitLeaf temple 💀

[@Kyezy49]

I thought it was just me lol

[@ourpleguy47]

same

[@PIMG_]

same

[@Not_Epic7]

I had to read it like 5 times before I realized lmao

[@CubePVZ]

​@@Not_Epic7same lmao

[@JXChannel]

this was my first demon platformer, it's great :D

[@XDBlueDemon]

My first demon was always the nightmare by jax lol

[@doubletrouble5978]

@JXchannel Same

[@SpinCactusorsomethingidk]

SAME

[@mOwOterboat]

wait it's a demon?

[@EimysGD]

Same

[@Break.]

I love how GD videos are beginning to look more like general gamedev videos as the editor gets more and more powerful

[@K4TASTR0PHY]

This is extremely well taught. As soon as I hopped in I knew what I was doing on the first jump. You're seriously talented, and this level is definitely one of the best platformer demons right now. Congrats on the feature!

[@scar_715]

i am going to say this loud and proud: this was the first platformer demon level i completed. it took around a good 30~40 minutes to figure things out and speed-running this level was extremely fun. the decoration was fantastic and it honestly was a breath of fresh air. keep up the good work, tride :)

[@Shotgun-pv1ox]

wow its the same for me

[@jayman1462]

yeah me too, but i got it a little faster.

[@anirudharunshrikeshav1273]

I played this level, beat it, and NEVER KNEW IT WAS MADE BY TRIDE

[@angomango173]

Same😂

[@matheuscastello6554]

you did a fantastic job w the puzzle elements! id love to see it developped further and i agree that the level feels short, but other than that what you do have there is flawless! looking forward to playing more of your levels

[@Didulous-D]

This level is sick tride i really enjoyed playing it and i also appreciate the fact you showed how to do it so we can repilicate it and make our own levels. Good work Tride!

[@Swallyboy]

I loved this level, and it made me happy when I found out you made it:)

[@Govmir]

this was an amazing and fun level, please create more levels like this!

[@iSuckAtEveryhting]

this was my first platformer demon and my fourth ever demon (after brainfugd, the nightmare and platinum adventure). i really liked how not only you really made me think ahead before doing your next act, but also mix in pure skill slapped in the way to do that. the only flaws is that room 2 and room 4 is a huge difficulty jump, and it’s quite short. but besides that, kinda painful (obviously because it’s a demon what are you expecting) but enjoyable. 8.5/10, great job!

[@klampassn9987]

Ok new tride icon is absolutely gorgeous though

[@TheAsherBros]

I beat it than later I saw it was your. Nice job! Love the level. Perfect difficulty for me. keep the good content up!

[@SluggyShorts]

It’s been so long since I’ve seen tried can’t wait to see more content!

[@TimmyTam]

There's a youtube channel called Game Makers Toolkit, and the person running it is currently making their own puzzle game. In one of his videos, he described that a good approach to making a puzzle game/level, is to look at all the mechanics you can use, and figure out how to combine 2, maybe 3, concepts that were introduced earlier to make one puzzle. You made use of the left/right looking mechanic and dash orbs, and did so brilliantly tbh. The dash orb is pretty self explanatory, and how it can be combined with the left/right looking was explored nicely, although there's always room for more, such as by taking the dash orb displacement as a single mechanic and adding something else (that the player would likely know of) to it later on. From my experience, the best puzzles are the ones that seem easy at first, but have 1 or 2 catches that make it more complicated (in the last room, that'd be flying out the level with the dash orb displacement), so your clear path with a complication analogy works really well. Can't wait to see more :D

[@The_Real_RvKfL]

this level was so fun to speedrun. thank you for making a really good platform level 🙏

[@Alex13751]

4:17 LOL I LOVE THIS MEME (also this video helps a lot with puzzle design for my platformers, thank you)

[@ulischarl2026]

this level is one of my fav. demons, love the mechanic - good catch on that idea ^^

[@GeneralJaydonius]

I LOVED THIS LEVEL, glad to see the creative thought process. I even put it into my Platformer highlights list "The Great Platforming"! I thought it was well paced and amazingly designed. It didn't overstay its welcome, but certainly left me wanting more. I hope to cover platformer designing some point in the future, and this level is most certainly going to be a prime example!

[@beta2029]

This was veryyy funnn, Extremely enjoyed it

[@kad9449]

MAN i loved this level it's so clever, I didn't know you made it, NICE

[@naby29gaming]

very great video based off of a very great puzzle level! keep the good work going!

[@urichen8257]

For the last puzzle where you had to tell the player to use the dash orb, you could have instead introduced a barrier earlier that could only be broken using a dash orb and put it there in the last level. You could hide the barrier from the camera and only pan to it if the player reaches that area without the dash orb.

[@XwalgoX]

That’s a really good level like can’t figure out how to use all of this 2.2 blocks and triggers yet so good job on doing that you’re a really good creator so keep it!😁

[@SamPeeler-kc3fz]

baba is you is one of the best puzzle games i have played and i love that it is the background music for this video

[@leeinbar2116]

I don't know if Tride will see this, but just in case I my experience adds something. So, I went to play the level before I continued the video, and it was incredible. I do think it could have had one more room, but also as you said it felt cool enough that it's a good thing to want more. Also, you predicted correctly that the last room feels overwhelming at first, but it didn't get to the point of really being annoying before I was able to think of what I needed to do, and when I figured that last dash orb shift, I did feel great. It is an incredible puzzle design in my opinion, and I would love to see what else you might be able to come up with in future levels.

[@DynamixGD_]

Haven't tried it yet but by the video, OMG THIS LOOKS AMAZING

[@ab-tx6xr]

its my favorite platformer level out of the 2.5k moons i grinded so far, didnt even notice it was yours, great level

[@SuperDZ555]

dude i didn't even realize you made this level until i saw this video. good stuff man

[@king_creeperz]

This is a really good level, every death left me thinking of what I can do, and getting me closer and closer to finishing the room.

[@Umbra920]

I played this before and somehow didn't realize it was made by you. Pretty good level.

[@DodoNAE]

I never even realized you made this until a few days after I beat it. Great level

[@Sefaw-mv8ii]

IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFULL I JUST PLAYED IT RIGHT NOW!!!

[@Glubrobbodyfub]

The other day I was playing this and saw that you made it and I was like no way this man made a rated level with no video

[@Ovasan4]

This was my first demon platformer I think the mechanic at first is hard to get used to, but once you get it down it is a really fun level even for a mobile player good work Tride!

[@STNDD]

This is probably the most fun I've had playing any GD level ever

[@MHE202]

Oh I love the level! First demon, took me an hour, the gameplay is SO good!

[@capy9846]

I loved this level and didn't know it was made by you!

[@vivntz9750]

I didn’t even realize you made it, i beat it and it was fun and unique!!

[@jayman1462]

Please make the sequel ASAP!

[@YeeMcYEEerSin]

I liked this level a lot and the gimmick has never been done before in geometry dash 2.2 good job tride

[@Mister_Doodles]

I would absolutely LOVE if you made a sequel

[@9767Music]

Im making a puzzle level rn! Tha ks for the push for more :3

[@ethanjohnson1274]

Amazing, the level was really fun. I would really enjoy a longer more advanced shiftleaf temple

[@Kaspa969]

I beat It today together with Forsaken City (2 levels I saw a lot of people recommend), but I didn't look at the creator so I didn't knew It was you. Amazing level and an amazing mechanic

[@wyvy7013]

a creator that knows basic fucking level design when making a platformer level !!! thank u so much this level was soo fun to play

[@samuelefront9901]

For me it was the exact opposite. The short length is the main reason why I DID like this level. I have played a 7 moons that took me 1 hour and 51 minutes: please don't do that, it is so bad. Not knowing when something is going to end and can't exiting the level without losing your checkpoints can become extremely frustrating. Fun mechanic, well introducted (I played the level before watching the video), cool design. Good stuff Tride

[@Billi84-MaBoi]

As a huge puzzle game fan, when I played your level, I felt as though the difficulty was inconsistent. The first room is awesome, but as you said the first jump in the second was weird to get my head around… Then the dash orb section was a lot easier, but really cool. Finally, that last section was, definitely something. I felt very lost, and even after beating it, I don’t think I did it right. I guess what I’m trying to say is that is was an awesome level, but could have used a few tweaks to make it amazing. Maybe if the second room was nerfed and there was a room between the dash orbs and the last room. Idk, great video though.

[@Billi84-MaBoi]

Edit: fixed a typo

[@EimysGD]

​@@Billi84-MaBoiwhy would you say that u fixed a typo

[@Billi84-MaBoi]

@@EimysGDIdk, I thought that’s just what people do in KZbin comments… sorry

[@EimysGD]

@@Billi84-MaBoi ok, first of all, say "edit" in your comment, not in your reply. 2nd, everybody says "edit" when they get likes (don't do that, that's dumb). If you need to fix a typo, just fix it, nobody cares about it

[@Oohsy07]

@@EimysGD It is not that serious bro 💀

[@c-za]

Plat former puzzle levels are great, what you said about there being great potential is true! So much could be done in platformer it’s so exciting.

[@conniefan123]

I was skeptical and indifferent to platformer levels when they got announced, but now im seeing we can get some pretty cool celeste feeling gameplay in them

[@JTFAZE]

I beat it in an hour and it was torture but very fun!! Good work😊

[@lunabyte_]

yo ngl a dash buffed video would go crazy (shiftleaf temple is my favorite platformer demon, also love the vid)

[@Barklily]

Your level design is incredible dude. And tbh I don't know how you could've done the end differently while keeping the style of the level. (Perhaps by making some sort of dash orb art like it was sculpted in the wall ? idk)

[@lukesterbob7843]

I've played many puzzle games, and I am a puzzle game fan, but when playing this level, I did everything as normal, and I quite enjoyed it! But when i got to the final dash orb, i had absolutly no idea what to do, and after like 20 minutes i just looked it up, and i think thats because you didn't introduce the mechanic of doing that before, and when i saw how to do it from the video, i felt cheated, i didn't think, "Ooooooooooh, that makes sense!" I more felt like, "Bruh that's annoying, whatever." If anyone disagrees and thinks im stupid, tell me in the replies, thats just how i felt about the level.

[@RealBlankAurora]

I am SO GLAD I'm not the only one who was lost on the last dash orb. There were way too many way to interpret "You need Dash Orb" that weren't the correct one.

[@the4992]

this is really well done for your first platformer, i remember playing this when it came out (didnt actually know it was made by u huge w) and was so intrigued by how the blocks worked and it was really fun. it made me feel hella smart when i figured out what to do for the last dash orb this level is layed out so well to get the player to improve at and enjoy the mechanic

[@nubsynub]

i didnt even know you made shiftleaf temple, its probably my favorite platformer level so far

[@ZephyriumOfficial]

I loved trying to beat this level. I haven't beaten it, mainly because the last room is too hard for me (skill issue). Great job with the level though! On another note, I recently discovered a level called flipswap factory, which I think you should try to beat (or even make a video on). I got up to room 10 before it got to confusing for me, but I think you could do it. Just a suggestion though.

[@Billi84-MaBoi]

Yeah that level is quite similar to shiftleaf and works really well! I love how you can accidentally stumble into the flinging before it is fully introduced!

[@jonbawz9136]

oh yeah Flipswap factory is soo much fun

[@technoxlogical]

Yes just tried it took 18 minutes to beat the last rooms are brutal haha

[@Caxculus]

The last 3 rooms are really brutal and it made the level 10x better

[@Catman_321]

@@Billi84-MaBoi tbh I found that out in the first room bc there was a suspicious ledge just sitting in the top left corner that you couldn't reach otherwise. I was kinda hoping for a coin tbh

[@atomicaxiom7573]

Lol great level i didnt even realize you made this level until now 👍

[@mirocle1196]

ShiftLeaf Temple is an amazing puzzle level but in my opinion, it just feels like the whole level is a tutorial and it ends before it really begins you introduce the elements flawlessly but just don't use them enough otherwise I'm really looking forward to your upcoming puzzle levels as a big fan of puzzle games like portal and Zelda. Keep up the great work love seeing actual game design in this game :)

[@dragonmxkgaming5560]

I played this without knowing you even made this I was so confused about the moving platforms it took me like 7 mins to figure out But after i did it was fun to play Nice first puzzle platformer

[@DinoSucksAtEverything]

personally, this level is so cool and teaches the mechanics perfectly.

[@RKIOrbMage]

Really intersting puzzle! The only thing i would have done is clearly introduce the fact that you can be pushed while in a dash state 🙂

[@DxsIsCool]

Shift leaf temple and forsaken city are like brothers, they both are fun to figure out and we’re both made by puzzle geniuses who know how to make a confusing but fun puzzle. I beat both of these levels before watching this and it was a lot of fun.

[@leoisthebestn1]

i didnt know you made that level, pretty cool level! it took me very long to understand why the blocks move lol.

[@Peel-Banana]

In the last room you can jump all the way to the blue orb and skip a ton of the level so you might want to fix that

[@edgy5919]

He said that is intended. Is a way to make you think about how you wanna go about completing the last part

[@Peel-Banana]

@@edgy5919 oh ok

[@NetthaxGD]

That was really cool to play ngl

[@milesbyt]

bro went hard with this level

[@Burgerman1825]

It's only after seeing this video that i was doing some of the puzzles very wrong but I still had a lot of fun discovering ways to finish this level.

[@Rocademiks]

The song is good. I like it, it's a good level!

[@cupidbleh]

This level was so fun to play

[@xgamerxkidx6535]

A lot of levels have little skips but in flipswap factory it is common. In this you can click the door twice to go upside down and skip a little bit.

[@goldncheez8578]

unironically one of the best rated platformer levels currently

[@maroplaygdpl]

I'm making a puzzle level rn! Gonna be epic!!

[@adon155]

pretty cool level, cant stop reading it as shitleaf

[@rockisstone]

so far my second favorite platformer lvl ❤

[@IPG_terminator]

I’ve had tons of platformers that tell me what to do or how to do it, it doesn’t really feel fun because you don’t get to find out along the way, but in the case of this level it does exactly what I would want and I like that you intended that while creating

[@quentin6893]

The first door can be used to skip the first right section. You just take it, and then you take it again you'll notice it launches you, enough to touch the green orb. And for the second section of the dash orb's inctoduction, you can skip the hardwork by cliking it without jumping.

[@AlsoHyena]

After seeing the intended way the level was played, i realized i used a lot of skips lol. For example, the orb leading into the door could be used to skip straight to the green orb in the first level.

[@jojojojojojojojo9557]

My maaaan I wish you made another, It felt so freakeing short DX

[@Helentar]

What an amazing level

[@jessi0lyn]

Amazing level I beat the level before the video came out which is this video! :)

[@crawscat]

I beat this and it was soooo fun, didn't even realise ypu made it xD

[@General_Blockz-Ibelieveyouguys]

Omg that level is an absolute hell

[@klopsmmm]

I didn't even realize you made that

[@BetterThanChocolat1]

Great level my first demon platformer!

[@juliocesarsousahaubrich9079]

I KEEP READING IT AS SH-TLEAF TEMPLE OMG

[@ZedenFR]

ShitLeak ToddlerPorn 💀

[@NicolasDreams]

I liked this level and I'm looking forward for more gd puzzle levels! I'm a puzzle game enthusiast and I like making and playing Portal 2 puzzles. Here's a few tips: -Keep the puzzle elements to the minimal and reuse them several times in clever ways: A puzzle with a few elements that are used several times in clever ways is better than having a puzzle with many elements that are only used once. Also making the solution nonlinear can increase the complexity without having to add new elements. -Avoid red herrings. Why are they bad? Red herrings serve no functional purpose in a puzzle’s solution, which cheats the player’s problem-solving abilities with a cheap distraction. A puzzle is NOT about what components are relevant information. -As you mentioned, make sure that the goal/s is/are clear, all the elements that the player needs are visible and it's clear what they do. Also you can use colour to highlight important elements. I hope these tips are helpful and I can't wait to play the sequel 👀

[@Dark-1325]

When your learning the mechanic you can go into the credits and when you go out it will boost you enough to get the green orb without going to the other side

[@azekia]

I would put spike on the bottom of the right-most mobing square of the 2nd screen because i spent an entire hour thinking i had to get up there and somehow jump to the up-down square from there

[@Peneren]

I found a skip in the second room: After the checkpoint, walk off the platform then jump using the new coyote time, but as soon as you jump move backwards. You end up on top of the shiftleaf block right above the blue orb. After this, you can hit the blue orb and continue with the rest of the room as normal. Nice little trick to save a little time.

[@lancebeltran2002]

Tribe went from creating decent levels to getting his first rated level to crating a platformer puzzle in GD

[@marioman98]

great level, im a game developer who's interested in puzzle games, but I rarley actually make them. It felt like you had watched all the videos I had from how you described making it :)

[@Paaaan3496]

This mechanic is cool and I recommend beating it

[@Eagleleadsmc]

Definitely make a sequel, the first one was 3/4 tutorial and the rest was the actual good part

[@dogeywoof3709]

I played the level when it was rated without realising it was you who made it and it was one of the most fun levels i've ever played in my opinion

[@TedTedTedTed429]

Finally I get to know!!

[@lingduan3488]

Really fun level.First platformer demon.I just skipped the second blue orb in the last room though.

[@conniefan123]

Went from 0:30 straight to the level, im a very casual player but it was super fun and makes me think that gd can have levels similar to celeste now, with a checkpoint in each room that doesn't really take away from the core gameplay and challenge

[@yhiu1106]

I hadn't realized it was made by you, cool level but super short