Mini-Guide & Complexity

[TheBlaskar]

Welcome to "Evasion from Hell," a 3D platforming game in which we must escape Hell- one layer at a time.

 

Difficulty: 3/10 (there's really only a handful of the puzzles that are difficult, one in particular, which is like a solid 6/10)

Playthroughs: 1

Hours: 2

 

Step 1: Understanding the Game

There are 9 Layers of Hell and you'll get a trophy for entering each one - not beating it. Of course, you can't go onto the next without completing the current one, but still. Each level has around 5 jumping puzzles to complete: White, Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue. Some levels only have four of those, but the goal is always the same: retrieve the crystal.

 

Each "area" (noted by the color above it's archway) pertains to a color of crystal. Everything's pretty straightforward, there are only four other things to know about: the cubes, the spheres, the purple gravity lifts, and the golden gravity lifts.

 

The Cubes: These are usually suspended in midair and allow for a second jump. Sometimes, they are on the ground, giving you two jumps to use whenever. When you use the second jump, though, it disappears. 

 

The Spheres: These are to be collected in order both to unlock the next sphere, and to unlock the crystal. Once you collect a sphere, another one will appear- simply run to that one now, and repeat until you can reach the crystal.

 

The Purple/Gold Gravity Lifts: These just launch you into the air, allowing you to reach higher places. They don't allow for move movement on the X/Z axis but they'll give you some height, at least, if needed.

 

Step 2: Playing the Levels

They say there are 9 Layers but only 8 of them have puzzles, and the number of puzzles goes down as you work your way out of hell. The final layer is "Limbo" and all you have to do is walk forward and open a door, so we'll only look at layers 9-2.

 

If you read Step 1, you know what to do. Just collect the crystals. Once you collect all of them in the level, return to the center where you'll be lifted to the next.

 

Also, many of the puzzles will offer you a jumping puzzle to return to the middle of the map from the crystal. You don't need to do these. You can jump off after retrieving the crystal to kill yourself and immediately respawn in the middle.

 

Some of these are tricky- NOT because of the jumps, necessarily, but because there isn't always a clear path to take. The reason why this is a 3/10 and not a 2/10 is because of one level in particular: Layer 7 Green. This one is an absolute pain, it took me forever to finish this because it's very hard to figure out where to go. You're going to find four small rock islands with a "double jump" item in between. The problem is, you can't reach the other rocks or the double-jump item. So, you're going to have to retrieve another double-jump item, SAVE IT, use only single-jumps to get to the four rocks, and then use a double-jump to retrieve a double-jump, and make it to the end. If you can do this level, then the entire game will be a breeze for you.

 

That's it! When you reach Limbo, you'll get the trophies for Layer 1 and Escaped Hell! Congrats, well done, and thanks for playing small indie games