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In the first room, the secret room you can either enter through the glowing eyes, or break into from a cell is empty. Finding secrets is fun, finding empty secrets just makes you question what you're doing with your life.This seems to be an issue. What actually happens is you break down the wall and exit through the glowing eyes. This is how you break out of your cell at the very beginning. You can later enter that cell. I may just remove the glowing eyes or not allow the cell to be opened.
Your map doesn't use the color cover doodads in the editor. You probably want to find these and use them, as it will make your interior spaces feel like they're inside (Creating a sharp contrast between walls that you can be on either side of, and walls where you're on the only side of).These are a pain and don't work with black being my back color. If we could have black colored pieces like they gray ones, where I can hide things under them, that would be great. But you're right about readability on knowing if you can get to the other side or not. We'll see.
Always have a reason for everything. Those buttons at the beginning that open the doors right next to them? They're decent, in the sense that they allow you to bypass all the enemies in the cells if you want to, but then what reason is there for pushing them? An apple? Well, you're not fighting anything, so there's no need for that. Maybe try ditching the individual buttons, and at the furthest corner of the level, have one button to open all of the cells, letting loose the hordes of baddies, and allowing you to go in and collect that sweet sweet gold, and those precious bronze keys.I haven't properly placed rewards, various collectibles, and I'm randomizing positions of a lot of goodies and keys. That may explain a few things. In short, I'm not done, but wanted feedback to help. Additionally, I don't agree about always. You're in a jail and you don't know where things are. It's OK to stumble across a malfunctioning cell door button, a relatively empty corridor, or whatever. Ever played Diablo 2?
Give the player reasons to want to do things. As it was, I made it up to the fourth level (The one with tons of slimes and the elite skeletons thrown in) before I stopped, and I only made it there because I had a reason for playing (Helping out the custom level community, by giving the advice you're reading here). If it weren't for that, I probably would have made it half way through the first set of cell-blocks, in to the second set, saw it was the same, and then quit. Give reasons to continue. Oh, you want that 5-up? You want those stacks of fat cash, to purchase the upgrades from the vendors, hidden behind the silver doors? Well, now you've gotta find those keys, and that cash, you have to find the secret passages, to solve the puzzles, to get the rewards.
