For almost as long Rob has given us the option to freely add custom text to our levels in 2.0, there has seemingly been this belief that including text in your levels can only hinder it, with some citing Geometrical Dominator’s, “Go!” as an example of how they believe text should be used in levels.

I have personally always loved the addition of text in levels, as I feel it can do a lot to give a level its own unique personality.

The release of space i guess by HipVillain recently reminded me of how a fair amount of people in this community view the use of typography in GD levels. Many people, including myself, loved how the level used text to its advantage, however some people didn’t seem to like it as much, finding it distracting from the playing experience.

So what do you think? Are there any examples of levels you think uses text really well? Are there any levels you think uses text poorly?