This level is so good that it makes my chest feel heavy. I am not sure if that's even a physical response to something that anybody else can visualize. Maybe a better way to put it is that it makes my heart full, or that it leaves me breathless... either of those work.

If it wasn't for a handful of certain creators, Wik especially, I don't think that 'modern' would be my favorite style of GD level. I've been watching creators try to take surface level themes and build upon them in tasteful ways for much too long to no avail. I've done it myself. I'm not saying that the vast majority of modern creators are bad at building, I'm just trying to emphasize how obscenely difficult it is to accomplish in the editor.

Wik, naturally, knocks it out of the park. Whenever I think of the word "space" now, moments from this level almost always pop up in my head. The way the blocks slowly turn a desaturated shade of blue to emulate a handmade and almost mechanical setting that overlays the prior softer, floatier, and more natural sky-scape... The way the ghost-like shapes in the final wave overlay the jagged structures that are silhouetted against the background animations that serve as a final reminder from whence you started... The way the title card is... you know. My first time playing the level and seeing the level name gradually show up to transition out of the first part is personally unforgettable and one of my favorite memories of this game as a whole.

I miss Wik a lot. I'm yearning for more levels to obsess over.