Titanomachina is one of the most stylistic and avante garde layouts I have seen, it is impossible to predict the gameplay choices in this level, their unpredictable nature contrasting the repetitive song. The level is baron, devoid of decoration, but not of personality, the use of gameplay gimmicks to convey "hell theme" in a truly unconventional manner is awesome, rather than being an impossibke level purely based upon difficult short window timings a large amount of Titanomachina's difficulty comes from deciphering the gameplay itself. A truky interesting experience that has an unnerving feel, like the fear of the dark, ambiguity can be uncomfortable and discombobulating.

sorry i have to talk about myself to properly review this one but it's really the only way i can fully share my thoughts on it. since 2.0, way before it became a thing people specialized in, i've been making layouts, and being into it for this long gives me some rather unorthodox feelings about gameplay. at this point, in many cases, i no longer care that much about how fun gameplay is, and i definitely don't care about sightreadability and often see it as a weakness. the perfect gameplay to me is consistently introducing new ideas, even at the cost of it being a little (or a lot) jank. despite my adoration for the gd physics engine, most of the flow stuff the gameplay scene people make and have made since the style started don't really impress me anymore, which is a really weird feeling to happen to Your Style, kind of unparalleled in my ideally egalatarian tastes in gd levels

regardless, there are some layouts that make their way into my favorite levels, and what they all share in common is their minimalistic unorthodox atmosphere, and, of course, being the most utterly fucking unplayable shit i've ever seen. in order, first is Deviation (which i straight up think is one of the greatest things to have ever graced this game, both in its content and historical value), second is the criminally underrated hidden gem that is CHATCED, but neither of those are on the servers nor will be for a long time if ever, so we're talking about titanomachina (even this isn't an official copy lol)

at this point i think nacho21 is kind of a genius so for his best level to be a layout is a pretty unorthodox and surprising take. but what this level manages to achieve with only gameplay (and a little bit of "deco") is something almost no other levels manage to convey. what exactly that is is hard to put into words. i think the principle emotion is how Exhausted it feels. it's like the free association your brain plays when trying to fall asleep, no energy, no movement. but it also feels like an ancient crypt, filled with inscrutable, dangerous puzzles. or it feels like a vision of purgatory, a lifeless stagnant hell full of mundane horrors. it's like all of those at once, and more, a phenomenal display of tension and breaking expectations. and that's not to mention how unbelievably unique and creative the gameplay is. it just Does things i'd never think to try, the kinds of associations it makes and ways it tries to convey to itself feel straight up surrealist. it probably kinda has the energy of 'your favorite director's favorite movie', something obviously very weird and unconventional if you aren't as familiar with its genre, but if/when you do, it's nothing short of mindblowing