Dem Journey has a ton of polish for the time it was made, and a lot of the work put towards the colours, effects and backgrounds was quite ahead of its time. Goose really excelled at carrying forth the song's energy throughout the level, which is due to a combination of its gameplay and the aforementioned elements. The mini cube at 0:34 is a great example of this, with the glow beams and flashes in the background synced to the piano and the floating orbs to match the deep, reverb-soaked backing synths of the song. The drop does this just as well, with the first part using tons of movement, the flashing glow beam and constantly shifting/flashing colours to express the newfound energy of the song. It really feels like every part of the song has something in the level representative of it despite the designs and structuring being generally unremarkable, although still clean and quite well polished, which makes Dem Journey quite a joy to play and watch. I do still wish the level had more of a cohesive theme regarding its designs and colour usage, though, since the quality and style varies pretty drastically from part to part in a way that doesn't really fit the ebb and flow of the song's energy. I'd also have liked to see more movement throughout the level, as even in the drop it's only used in 1 or 2 parts, leaving the others feeling oddly static without anything from the song or visual style to justify this being the case.

Dem Journey is an awesome blast from the past, and a very fun, well put together 2.0 demon, albeit with a few minor issues regarding its cohesion, design choices and usage of movements. I'd love to see more levels like this nowadays, as they feel reminiscent of a simpler time in a lot of aspects, which I'm very much nostalgic for.