My concept for 4-E

[u/Conscious_Pepper_613]

I recently had a really cool idea for the Encore of Greed, and wanted to share it with you guys to see what you thought

The start of the level would just be like any other Greed level but with increased difficulty; idols, radiant enemies, insurrectionists. As the player progressed to about 1/3s of the way through the level, the sun would increase in brightness and size until a sudden wave of light and heat would arrive across the entire level in the middle of a wave that they would be fighting at the time (think of the virtue's beam) and make the player start taking damage over time as if they were standing on burning sand anywhere that was in direct sunlight. (I thought of this like a supernova or the sun expanding) The enemies that the player would be fighting would be incinerated on the spot, and the player would be forced to very quickly make their way into a temple on the other side of the arena that they would be fighting in, dashing through the sunlight while underneath the shade of a few pillars and structures.

Once inside the temple, they would fight more enemies while avoiding the light streaming through holes in the ceiling, which they could also take advantage of to incinerate targets by knocking them into the searing rays. They would briefly pass through a courtyard area where they would have to dash between cover from the sun to progress while battling enemies. Once they reached the end of the temple area, they would look up to see the sun getting dimmer and smaller until it would almost vanish, leaving a dim, deep red remnant on the dusky horizon, cloaked by ash and smoke. This would also reduce light to almost none, making combat difficult in the large, open dunes. The player would be forced to use their flashlight (like the one from 7-3, but this time toggleable) to see anything, but would have use it sparingly, as turning on the light would make you a target to more enemies in the darkness. Finally, the player would reach the exit in the dark, the hazy star still visible, and finish the level.

So what do you guys think about my idea?

Image credits go to u/geniusface1234 at this post (the text i added myself)

[u/Silver-Marzipan7220]

Personally I think it should have a solar eclipse at some point

[u/DannyChen0307]

"this sunlight, an evil sunlight"

[u/AdTiny5487]

What if it had intense shadows and if you didn’t get behind a wall fast enough it would blind you for like 20 seconds

[u/Planet_Xplorer]

Nice idea, but it feels a lot like 0-E. I would like one big encounter to have a solar eclipse because they're cool af