This is quite a cool level visually but it's way too high CPS imo, especially that one multiactivate blue orb at the beginning

Black Blizzard is the pinnacle of atmospheric GD levels, the gameplay is awesomely experimental in nature, providing a unique experience, the way the level portrays climbing a mountain is masterful and evokes emotion in ways most levels cannot. A contendor for my favourite geometry dash level of all time. I wish we saw more levels like this in the modern day, as they are few and far between.

As I alluded to in my 1929 review, this level is without question the most important level to my entire GD career. Partially because of the journey I had with it, and partially because of the level itself.

On May 23, 2017, KrmaL uploaded his verification video of Black Blizzard… and 9-year-old Doge was floored from the moment he saw it. The level was so unlike anything I’d ever seen at that point, and I knew for a fact that I would eventually beat this one day (and even dreamed about doing so that night!) Of course, considering I hadn’t even beaten a single Demon yet, Black Blizzard was FAR too much for me, and I don’t think I could even get 2%. But the level remained in my conscious for a very long time, until October 2023, when I finally transitioned from an iPad to a gaming PC and could finally start working on conquering this behemoth of a level that I held so close to me. It took five months from start-to-finish, but on March 1, 2024, I finally got to add my name to the list of Black Blizzard victors. It still holds several records related to me - biggest jump in difficulty up the AREDL (445 spots as of my completion), most attempts taken on any level (25,364 - my previous record was 9,471 on Doradura) and biggest fluke on any Extreme (I fluked the level from 65% after dying to the dual one time from 0.)

And the reason I did all of that? Because of the level itself. This is without question my favorite Extreme Demon in all of Geometry Dash, and it really isn’t hard to see why if you know what kind of levels I like. Everything about the gameplay is something I like - the first two cubes that took timings to a level never-before-seen at the time it was released, one of the best duals ever made in any level (honestly, only second to the Endless Dream dual), and all of the other little bits and pieces in between that make this level so fun. But no Extreme can hold a candle to this level’s decoration - and for good reason. This level is one of the best examples of setting up a theme and an atmosphere that I have EVER seen in almost eight years of playing Geometry Dash. Remember how I said I was absolutely floored by the level when I first saw it? That was partially (mostly) due to the dual - which I still hold is probably the single best part of any Extreme when it comes to setting up an atmosphere. It is genuinely mind-blowing (present tense used deliberately).

Black Blizzard is an absolute beauty to behold that, in my opinion, takes the well-deserved title of the best Extreme Demon in all of Geometry Dash. I don’t think we’ll see many Extremes get close to matching the level of quality that it presents for a very, very long time. While it may not be my hardest Demon anymore, Black Blizzard will always have a special place in my heart.