I honestly hate the idea of making 3d gameplay in gd, I don't think it works well. It's ok to have 3d elements as deco of course, but here it interferes with the gameplay in a way I think is dissatisfying. It's still a fun level tho, I just would've liked it more if the 3d was on the background and not on the foreground.

Absolutely INSANELY well made level for its time. Minecraft by DimusLV is the creator's first and last full level on their account which even to this day shines above other levels due to it's insanely technically well made decoration. Minecraft uses parallax to its absolute maximum to create a 3D environment in front of and behind your icon, done so seamlessly 98% of players couldn't even begin to fathom how it was done. While the parallax alone is very impressive, the way DimusLV uses it to create a beautifully made environment is honestly unthinkable for its time. Using a variety of objects to create see through leaves, mobs that interact with the environment, and beautiful layering in general in places like the cave section. Even if the gameplay isn't much to write home about due to it being relatively slow, it still becomes super enjoyable due to it's slow paced nature allowing you to explore each environment!! There are times when the background can be very empty in places like the overworld, nether, and the weird auto transition, but it all can be basically forgotten about with how much depth there is to this level.

Now this level while being pretty technically impressive for 2.1 standards, might not seem like the most revolutionary thing ever, especially as of late 2.1. However, this came out in 2018. 2018. Only a month after stuff like Boss 3 Electro. This level of technicality with triggers is absolutely fucking unthinkable for this time, and for being their first FULL level?? I legitimately think Dimus could have become an extremely notable creator had they created more levels past this. They still occasionally play the game after 2.2 released, but they haven't released any new levels since Minecraft.

My favorite part of this level however, is how DimusLV created it. Dimus actually released another video after releasing Minecraft to the public, where they show you how to create a 3D level just like they did! I LOVE when creators aren't afraid to show off their techniques, and Dimus did it in such an awesome way that I can't help but appreciate this guy for his transparency. My actual favorite part about this, is that he genuinely used MINECRAFT to make it. Every block you see in the level, was placed by hand in a minecraft world in slices, and was built into the level. After he did that, he did a ton of manual trigger work (which is tedious as HELL) to make this absolutely insane level. I love it so much like what the hell this is AWESOME

Minecraft is overall an absolute technical masterpiece for it's time and despite having 2.4 million downloads, is SHOCKINGLY forgotten about. I was able to bring it back to light with a tweet but it's crazy how many people completely forgot about this level. It's always stuck in the back of mind ever since I would constantly request it and Defy (effect layout) to random level request streamers to watch their reactions. I hope some more people can find this level and realize what an insane feat it was for 2018.

Looks insane, technically insane, plays surprisingly well.