xo but not as powerful. I mean that not only in the sense that it's just generally not as polished as xo (it's still good though no doubt about it), but also in the sense that the energy is spread out everywhere and as a result there aren't any individual clicks or sections that carry as much weight as the ones you find in xo

pretty much as good as an xo remake can be

This level is absolutely amazing. It's 6 am and I have not gone to sleep yet but instead of going to bed I'm going to do a review bc why not. Also if you get ads it's because youtube detected copyrighted shit or whatever

Gameplay:

I have very few complaints about this level's gameplay. Every single section in the level, without exception, got consistent from 0 after a reasonable amount of practice. In addition to this, the entire level, from beginning to end, is immensely fun and I only have 3 nitpicks with it. My biggest issue (which is still pretty minor) is that the first 2 clicks of the 38% wave are blind which got annoying sometimes. My second nitpick is that the wave I just mentioned is the hardest part, because if this wave were easier, this level's balancing would genuinely be so perfect that I could not pick a single part as the hardest. My last complaint is that the 92% ufo spam has an inconsistent transition and I died there from 0 because of it which really annoyed me. I also want to mention that you can spam/buffer in the sync parts which is an incredibly nice detail that I massively appreciate.

Decoration:

This level's decoration is perfect. The block designs, structuring and simple air deco are all so good and it's amazing how visually appealing every second of the level is. Being a sequel to xo, it's easy to take too much from the original level and not supply enough originality but Arrow excels at hitting the sweet spot between looking like xo and being original. I also want to mention how much I ADORE the aesthetic of the gameplay combined with the decoration and the song, just like in xo, the aesthetic of the gameplay is a big part in helping the level look good. It's pulled off perfectly here and it once again hits a sweet spot, this time between making it incredibly fun and fitting the decoration and song flawlessly. There are so many parts of the level that should be bad or that have bad ideas in them, but they're all executed in such a way that they fit in exactly right and the level would be worse without them. Another thing I love about Arrow's decoration is the subtle colors that flash in the block outlines during some of the parts that look incredible.

Song:

Normally, I don't judge a level by its song. I only do this in specific cases where the song is unusually great or horrible, and the song that Arrow uses is nothing short of incredible. Not only do I just love the song, but seeing the preview of this level on Jacob's channel 2 years ago introduced me to the band who made the song, half·alive, who have become one of my favorite bands.

I used to love this level but as times go by, I start to see its flaws. This level is basically xo but worse in every way. The gp is slightly worse and less interesting, the decoration is not as good. Yeah the execution is definitely inferior than in regular xo.

However, I still like this level a lot despite that