Aleph 0 is one of the forefathers of the effect layout style, and one I would hold as the best thats ever been made. It had groundbreaking effects throughout, that hadn't been seen prior to it's release with the dual wave and the interesting transitions from part to part. The sync is perfect in pretty much every aspect as well. It carries on the lineage of stages with this song in games that don't conform to typical gameplay creation. Speaking of the gameplay, its very fun, albeit having the dual wave and the cube/robot part after being the hardest parts by a good amount in my experience. I'd surely recommend it to anybody at its skill level or higher if that isn't an issue for them. Aleph 0 has a star rating in game which is a rarity for layouts, and i 100% agree with it being deserving of one. It was innovative and even contemporary effect layouts, like belladonna for instance, often fail to reach the bar this one set.

insane at the time, but victim of being a pioneer from today's point of view. What made it so compelling back when it was made is the norm now and no one would care much.

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