It's somewhat amusing how over the top cinematic it is. Honestly not that bad though; gets the point across even if it's somewhat mellow. Endscreen good
The Plunge takes a much more art-focused direction than the norm for top demons, which is a very welcome change of pace. The light, monochrome colour palette is pretty pleasing to look at, and the details throughout each part are highlighted very well, with enough contrast to be visible but still maintaining softer shades of grey. The floating, bobbing objects in the drop go nicely with the song's reverb-soaked vocals and give the impression of a much larger environment, which is helped with the grand setpieces in the backgrounds like the mask. The use of the shattering effect into the second part of the drop is a really nice touch as the song becomes more glitchy, and I love how the level darkens and the song becomes muted when the player is "inside" the large building structure, it's a very nice touch that adds to the overall worldbuilding.
Sadly, the gameplay is extremely one-note. There is little to it beyond click sync; no care for the movements, little part to part coordination, and no care for how any specific gamemode is used. It's frustratingly monogamous with so many other projects' gameplay that I tend to see in these highly detailed, fast-paced levels, and leaves little room for creative structuring, usage of movements or other effects beyond overlays and backgrounds, as well as just being generally uninteresting to play and watch. Additionally, the level lacks much variation throughout, which I feel doesn't work in this specific case because the song changes quite a lot over the course of the level but there is little within the level that reflects those changes aside from the speed and effect usage.
I commend DolaLXM for doing something rarely seen in top levels, but The Plunge leaves a lot to be desired that I feel mostly rise from issues that are fairly easy to fix. Overall, though, this is a solid level and I'd personally send it for feature.
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sorry about this gang