Not quite at the level of a 10 but the way this level slows down and opens up at the end is masterful and unlike anything I've ever seen, ur so goated Will

I like these kinds of levels a lot, they can get a bit tiring if that's all you ever see anywhere but every once in a while a level like 953 can be really really cool. The song rep is one point for most of the level, I would actually say at many points the level goes harder than the song which is jarring but excusable. I really like the repetition of the wave double clicks at the start, and how they set up the end to be as surprising and jarring as the song is. Honestly the only point where i would say the quality dips is right as the level reaches its (supposed) climax, where I think everything just becomes blurry and hard to appreciate. It slows down after this but it takes an uncomfortably long time for the visuals to even get close to where the song is. After that, though, the screen zooms out to reveal some really cool and chaotic-looking line/block structures. No notes on this part, definitely the highlight of the level and what made it worth rewatching. Honestly a lot of things in levels like these can become a little too abstract to appreciate and discuss but 953 is just at the saturation point.

absolutely mind blowing song representation here. i talk about textures in my reviews a lot because i really like levels that take object use further than simply making structures to guide gameplay and choose to create textured objects out of them instead, and this level is such a fantastic example of that. the huge mass of objects you move through, gorgeously constructed, not only perfectly reflects the chaos in the song but it also looks a hell of a lot like schlagenheim's cover which makes it even cooler. also speaking of textures the backgrounds in this (mostly object collages) are really just bafflingly good, especially in the last stretch where the level's colors start distorting and the structures get progressively more bare. one of my favorite recent releases

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incredibly charming. i cannot comment about the playing experience, but the visuals perfectly match the NONG¹ song and its intensity. the effects are used to their absolute limit and help create this chaotic mesh of what seems like everything at once. it's maximalist, it's intense, it's all done so well and i hope more people get to see this and relate to it in their own way.

¹ Not On NewGrounds

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