Well, I have kept silence a longer time, after I had to learn it from Seifer Zero himself - what I yet had feared a longer time, had come true finally, a very talented level designer had left the community, and we will get no more levels from him any more. The last time he created levels was the still unreleased level series "KAP", and I know, one day we will get this series for playing.
No doubt, several great level builders have spent a lot of time and lifeblood into this ambitious project, and we have to so much thank them all therefore, when the time has come to play this series. But for me, it is more, much more beyond this. So let me tell a little story, for all who may be interested...
It has been some time now, a longer time, since I got aware of a new, young level designer from Italy, as I found the level series of "Twin Crystals", loading it down and playing it then. And I can not really explain, but this series was different for me. Sure, I had played levels for a longer time then yet, but this series, "Twin Crystals", was the moment all things changed. Yet the beginning, with the great orchestral music, was so touching, so emotional, I can hardly explain. I somehow knew it from the very first moment, I was really playing something very special, and never before any other level excited me so much than this one. But not only myself. There were more players, and we teamed up for this series, for the challenge, to succeed through those levels - and one player, a woman named Angie, got a very good friend to me after that. We played so often together then, after my real passion for level playing was awakened - really through this series. It was the beginning of my real passion - and later for my own work for the community. It was also the beginning of very good friendships - also to a young Italian level designer named Seifer, after I dared to write to him then the first time. He, Italian without any acknowledgement of German, and me, German without any acknowledgement of Italian, we got friends with English language, admittedly after my first "frustrations" about the difficulty of the series, as I was NOT yet a good player then...
Well, this was a great time for me, and definitely the most intense in TR playing. As you can see, this special series not only touched my heart then, it also changed things in my life, and I owe so much to Seifer. But I was keeping silence too long, for, to be honest, not really being able to live with that final sad news, that Seifer would not build any levels any more. Never. Only his last levels, the last gift for the community, is still to be released, and I know, this will get a very emotional experience for me. Some things are only hard to accept, but this is life...
And so, it is high time for my own personal tribute, to tell this story, and to honour Seifer Zero, for what he has given to the community - and to me very personal. I never really can thank him for this, but yes, there are such levels, and people, who can change things in life and touch a person so much. So I now speak about this, as Seifer and his work always will stay unforgotten for me. And if nothing else would be for sure, this is...
So, thank you so much, Seifer Zero, for all you have given to the community. And all the best for you and your life, no matter what you will do in the future...
Seifer Zero: Magical Moments - a Journey through Twin Crystals
Twin Crystals 1
Twin Crystals 2, Part 1
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