I have a lot to say about this level and since I've actually beaten it, I think I'll give a better insight on the quality and experience of playing the level.

First and foremost, the gameplay.

I've seen a lot of people rag on the gameplay but personally I never had too much of a problem with it? The only part that genuinely frustrated me, outside of me being bad and dying at 44% around 11 times, was Michiguns part which is pretty damn obvious as to why. To put it simply, the superbuffed and extended version of Bloodbath, Bloodlust, literally nerfs this part because it's that frustratingly difficult compared to the rest of the level. It doesn't help that this is 30 seconds / 25% into the level so dying here is just a major time waste.

Besides that though? The gameplay is pretty fun and somewhat well balanced. There are some inconsistencies like the first ball click of Asonics part (61), the first UFO of Etzers part (71 to 75), Havoks ball (80 to 83) and Girons dual cube (91 to 92) but with enough practice these parts will at most kill you one or two times. I personally died to Asonics ball once, Etzers UFO 3 times, Havoks ball once and Girons dual cube once but these are really only nerve tests and not unbalanced chokepoints as they are very consistent in most runs.

As for balancing, I think it's just best if I rank them by their difficulty in terms of the minimum demon ranking I could see their parts being a part of:

1. Michigun (List demon)

2. Crack (Extreme demon)

3. Etzer (Extreme demon)

4. WeoWeoTeo (Extreme demon)

5. Vermillion (List insane demon)

6. Giron (Insane demon)

7. Ggb0y (Insane demon)

8. Evasium (Insane demon)

9. Havok (Hard hard demon)

10. Asonic (Hard demon)

11. Riot (Hard demon)

    
    Obviously this is subjective but besides Michiguns part and Asonics part being outliers, the level is relatively well balanced in my opinion. There are obviously parts harder than others but that's inevitable with literally any level. It's definitely not amazing balancing but I think the issues with balancing are a bit overblown.

As for enjoyment, the level can be a bit of slog to play at times. I personally suggest practicing the second half (Crack to 100) for a good chunk of your playtime with the level. I also recommend practicing from Michigun quite a bit. But any sufficiently difficult level will have the slog era where it's just boring or frustrating to play. Bloodbath, luckily, doesn't stay in those slog era's for very long so I found it mostly enjoyable to play.

Visually, the level looks extremely good, especially for 1.9 standards. It's extremely well crafted and every part flows into the other very well. It's quite cohesive and there aren't any really visually "bad" parts in the level. There are some visual errors here and there but it's more charming and isn't very distracting. I personally really like the way this level looks as a lot of levels nowadays are just kind of a lot visually. It's nice to have something that looks nice while not being overstimulating.

And so overall I think the level is great. From the gameplay to the decoration and atmosphere, I think it does what it does really well and even if it's not perfect, it's still a very good and enjoyable experience. I'd definitely recommend for a new hardest or a jump. 8.5/10

imagine standing out for being hard for its time, HA!

Not a lot to say about this level (despite it being one of the most historically important levels in the game). It's completely unbalanced and the first half of the level is way harder than the second half for like no reason. That's really all I can say about it.

its so unbalanced man