In Defense of Mirror Portals (Geometry Dash)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Most in the GD community believe the mirror portal is a useless feature that is always bad, but today I'll be explaining why they can be pretty useful in levels and a good addition. If you enjoy the video, consider subscribing.
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I think that mirror portals are bad if put in the middle of gameplay. They also have everything on screen get really scrunched up when the transition happens, which, even if just for a fraction of a second, looks bad. I think that Robtop wanted to make it look like the level was on a 2D plane, and it would be rotating 180°, with the camera being the center of rotation. The proper way to make it look like this would be to make it so that all textures get thinner during the transition so that objects don’t overlap. They also have a total of four glitches, which is incredibly high for just two (effectively one) objects.
The mirror portals are amazing. One of my best levels is centered around the mirror portals, and I sorta spammed it but In a challenging and kinda fun way
i love mirror portal cause 3 portals and hard
I think I'm weird but I like mirror portal
I think creators should start using them again, this would improve the level alot in originality and make it stand out. Also a good use of them could give a different challenge to the player in a different way. Great video as always!
I do, i use it
@@rainbownoob2927good
They would also be good for some killer chase scenes in levels
As a small gd creator who uses mirror portals correctly
I agree with everything said in this video
I think mirror portals are actually one of the most interesting gimmicks in gd when used properly
My favorite use of mirror portals in any level (from my limited knowledge) is in Planet X where there's a transition from parts that is absolutely seamless. That moment certainly solidified the fact that with proper use, mirror portals can be an incredibly useful asset.
the two main problems with this portal are related to its transition
1. during the transition, you may not be able to react quickly enough.
2. the transition can break some objects such as slopes (when spammed) and rotating objects, which is something 2.2 will fix with the "no effect" option.
but its true that they are overhated and underrated
These problems also only relate to mirror portals used wrong, and not mirror portals in general
@@rootbeerfloathaspop3301 ok. but it can be difficult for them to be used during a feature/epic worthy level using rotate triggers
Ask do why they are useless is cause in 2.2 we will have reverse orbs basically when you click an orb your screen will swap like a mirror portal
@@elishaanyigba8312 Animation is cool tho
@@elishaanyigba8312They would be useful again in platformer mode since the mirror portal mirrors your control
Nock em had a really nice use of mirror portals imo, it’s a nice way of reassuring that even with all of 2.2’s additions, mirror portals still have a use distinct enough to be worthy of use occasionally
Why do people hate Mirror Portals, they're not bad, just not what people are used to.
True
Also, now that 2.2 released mirror portals can make it way less obnoxious when your screen is rotated 180 degrees in platformer
I had a level with a short mirrored section. The coin route skipped the reverting part of the mirror, so you would have to do the next ship part mirrored (much harder). Fun use for em.
Love that idea
I think mirror portals add a lot of variety and are also used in many iconic levels such as Blood Lust for example.
It’s cursed to know that mirror portal technically is a camera effect and it was just added way earlier before 2.2 (added in 1.1, the first update after creation)
You should talk about some old user levels that use the mirror portals to sink with the Music like bloodbath, phobos and silent clubstep, in my opinion the mirror portal at the begining of the drop looks sick.
You know what portals I hate?
Speed portals. They disrupt the flow of the gameplay and make it choppier, which can annoy the player.
I disagree. Different segments of a song call for different speeds of gp.
@@rootbeerfloathaspop3301 But you can make the level go at a constant speed while making the gameplay difficulty match the intensity of the music.
@@TheCaregiverSITMOB No.
@@rootbeerfloathaspop3301 ?
@@TheCaregiverSITMOB To make gp match an intense song part, you need speed portals
The issue is that its the portal that applies a purely visual effect rather than a meaningful gameplay effect. Plus, it also somewhat detracts from the constant movement you see in GD.
So what’s the problem with that?
@@rootbeerfloathaspop3301 Even though it has the ability to look cool, there's no real gameplay motive to use it, unlike all other portals.
@@ohiorizzler1434 Flipping the screen around shakes things up a little
@Craft-rl7kv gravity portals are very useful even for harder levels. on the easy demons and etc, they are very useful for cube and ball timings, as well as minuswave.
I really dont get why everyone hates the mirror portal so much. Its much easier that the gravity swich or dual modes and its a really cool idea that should be used more.
Silent Clubstep
Thank You, Mirror Portal Is My Friend
i think you could've got into the cool effects mirror portals can make, such as that effect from ocular miracle
And it's not like going right to left is what people hate about them. I mean, just look at the 2.2 reverse trigger. People use, or should I say, abuse, that trigger in the 2.2 GDPS to make the player go from right to left.
i think the mirror portal is like the move trigger in early 2.0. in early 2.0, people didnt know how to use the move trigger until we learned to use it properly. i think mirror portals are similar to the early 2.0 move trigger situation but instead of learning how to use it, we just threw it away because no one actually knew how to use them properly. the most recent level i can think that does that is sky tower by rafer, and rafer is the only creator after 2.1 (to my knowledge) that has used mirror portals.
Really sad, cause there’s nothing wrong with the portal if creators would just learn how to use it correctly
@@rootbeerfloathaspop3301you should do a video on why hazardsectorx is so disliked
@@shadowspartanzeta7 What is that level?
i think more creators should use mirror portals
I actually use mirror portals in all my levels!
They're great between transitions to spice up the next part
If someone says that flipping the screen is usless then what are they going to say to being able to play levels verticly or rotate the camera?
banger video fr, I do think mirror portals get too much hate tbh
people be hating mirror portals and then when its used without the transition in 2.2 they excited 😭😭 the only problem is the transition
mirror portal: nah
arabic portal: *yes*
As much as I hate the mirror portal, I agree it can have good uses
i used one in a lvl cuz like it was a dual after a transition so why not add a little gimmick to that it wont harm the gameplay
and ye that was a great addition 👍
I don't use them only because people would hate my levels
1:55 you failed this triple spike
I actually love them
People keep saying going backwards in levels will be so cool and revolutionary, but tell me, I thought you hated seeing from right to left
meanwhile the "reverse" trigger
The mirror portal is like the arabic version of Geometry Dash
I don’t understand the analogy here
@@rootbeerfloathaspop3301 In the arabic language, you read from right to left. When you go through a mirror portal, the cube moves from the left part of the screen to the right part of the screen and goes towards the left.
i also agree that mirror portals arent tooo bad
If only creators use the mirror portal in a good way
Mirror portals cool
Mirorr portals will only be useless in 2.2 which is a long way from here
Wow, not only Mulpan's enemy, also everyone's enemy except me
I don’t understand, has Mulpan made a video about why they hate mirror portals?
And Me Too
@@rootbeerfloathaspop3301 yeah he said that he hate mirror effect
I love your portals why don’t you?
i will make demon level in gd with mirror portal
2.2 reverse feature
The mirror portals arent bad your just bad at using them
Nice
Reverse.
The dual is trash
They're not useless, I think youre just using them wrong.
Who is you?
Why is nobody likes them?:'(
sorry too hard for me to play the game with mirror portals (i am a mirror noob)
everybody is 😞