First of all, a big thank you goes to kaleyyy for requesting this level on my review request thread 😊

ImaGiNatiOn is like if Dont Rate this Level by KrmaL was intended to be a good level. The gameplay features all the goofy tropes that are infamous in old 2.0 levels including blind transitions, moving obstacle spam, slower than 0.5x speed ship parts (due to objects moving in reverse), etc.

That being said, the gameplay flows a lot better than Dont Rate this Level and syncs perfectly with the song (unfortunately I was unable to download the song on mobile, but editing the song in its clear the sync is excellent).

The standout part imo is the factory section at 36%. I wonder if there is any connection between this factory and the lore of Factory by Saturos182, one of the most infamous 2.0 levels.

The rainbow deco is used to great effect in the first half of this level and both of the slow sections are very nostalgic of common 2.0 tropes.

Overall, you can tell this level was made by a creator with a clear love for the 2.0 Renaissance era of GD. It excels at what it set out to do, and for that it gets higher than average marks overall. I’m not personally a fan of 2.0 gameplay so that’s why my gameplay score is lower - however this gameplay is clearly part of the artistic purpose of this level.

If it were a bit longer and featured more parts I’d increase the score more. I still think this level is rateworthy even if my score suggests otherwise

each part individually is super pretty and i love the theme but i don't think it captures the essence of 2.0 as much as it should, i feel like it overdoes the silliness at times. huge fan of the slow moving part towards the end though!