The 10th Life

- Release date
- 01-Jun-2007
- File size
- 23 MB
- Class
- nc
- Engine
- TR4
- Duration
- medium
- Difficulty
- challenging
Review scores
Read the comments ↓| Reviewer | Gameplay & Puzzles | Enemies, Objects & Secrets | Atmosphere, Sound & Cameras | Lighting & Textures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andzia9 ↓ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Blacksheep ↓ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Bogey ↓ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| CC ↓ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| DJ Full ↓ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| EssGee ↓ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| eTux ↓ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Gerty ↓ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Jack& ↓ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Jay ↓ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| JesseG ↓ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Jorge22 ↓ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Jose ↓ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Juno Jim ↓ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Kitkat ↓ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Kristina ↓ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| manarch2 ↓ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Mezcal ↓ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Micael ↓ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| MichaelP ↓ | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| MigMarado ↓ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Minox ↓ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Mman ↓ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| mugs ↓ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Mytly ↓ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Phil ↓ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| QRS ↓ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Ravenwen ↓ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Raymond ↓ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Ruben ↓ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Ryan ↓ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Samu ↓ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Shady Croft ↓ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Shandroid ↓ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Torry ↓ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Treeble ↓ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Category averages (36 reviews) | 9.39 | 8.78 | 9.11 | 8.97 |
I can now perfectly understand how Liz is such a good beta-tester and walkthrough writer. Her level is just perfection, and every element fits just where it belongs. The story is beautiful and simple, and it plays out in a great way. All the visuals and sounds come together to form a very compelling setting, so I had to complete the level in one go (almost one afternoon, or 90 minutes of net gameplay).
The level is very diverse in gameplay, with loads of tricky jumps and hard to find essential objects. Still, it is never too hard or unfair. Camera hints and very organized areas made even the hardest non-linear part seem more of a challenge, almost never a chore.
This should not be played by beginners. You should at least have died 9 times before playing "The 10th Life" :D
Still, the level is fairly easy for experienced raiders, I should think.
You should play it. You'll end up thanking Lizard Queen for her genius, and for sharing it with us. Congratulations, Liz! I just loved your world beyond the last raid." - MigMarado
There are the occasional texturing glitches, and the lighting is a bit weird at times (random coloured spots), but overall, the level looks pretty good. The textures are quite lovely in several areas (I particularly like the mosaic tiles). The background music track is pleasant in itself, but gets mildly annoying by the end, as it plays constantly throughout the level - a little variety would have been nice. Still, it's not too bad, and doesn't really detract from the atmosphere. Enemies are fairly few and far between, and are quite unusual - it was nice to see the ahmets apart from the usual water-balance puzzles.
Overall: A very good level, and an excellent debut. It's a pity the builder doesn't seem to be interested in building more levels - I for one would love to see more of her great work." - Mytly