Lowkey people were/are so mean about this one but lowkey its cool that this exists, we get to be corny once in a while and one of the coolest things about art is the dramatization of our small worlds and problems so I'm happy this reflects that.

this didnt really age well in my opinion (and is super corny LOL), but i respect it for being one of the levels that opened me up to GD as an art medium

The more I look back on this level the more it reminds me of watching "Rent-a-Girlfriend" for the first time. Kazuya as a main character is supposed to be sympathized over which while initially I got it as he acts like how some people act irl with relationships. With that being said, Kazuya doesn't improve as a character and continuously acts like a simp sniveling roach that just makes the girls that surround him worse but also make the anime as a whole worse.

I relate "Rent-a-Girlfriend" to this because negative mindsets like these happen quite a bit to people in game, sometimes that makes it hard to find enjoyment in levels like these as they're a reality to some. WHYME comes off weirdly preachy at times due to the fact that TMN in this scenario makes some of the insults thrown at him that are shown in the level (as well as the thoughts that surround him due to the everchanging nature of the game) have a weirdly comical response when the level is clearly trying to be serious. I don't think this level has aged as well as I thought but I don't think it's as bad as some people make it out to be. This mindset is unhealthy though and the level shows why.

Pocke's yt review is also a really good explanation on why some people may not like this level you should check it out

pocke's WHYME review

it's fine. definitely doing too much, but it's overall pretty decent visually

This could've been such a cool level, but then you read the text and it completely takes you out of it. The concept of piecing together old levels is super nice, but it kind of loses me after that moment.