Alright, let me get this off my chest. I hate when people refer to these kinds of levels as "layouts." That is not what this is. This is a level doing a unique thing with a limited palette. In fact, challenge anyone to replicate this atmosphere and these effects using any other kind of design style, but if you ask me, the 1.0 blocks lend themself perfectly to this. It strikes a balance between simplicity and connectivity, because while they may come across as generic to the average consumer, they actually do a ton to serve the deeper feel of the level. Think about it like this: when you start the game, what do you see? Well, that's pretty easy to answer. You see some brightly colored icons, and you see these old, 1.0 blocks. These two elements are closely linked to one another from the very start of the game. It is in the nature of GD to associate these things. credits is genius, not only because of how it plays with an abstract style, but with how it returns to the roots of GD. I love it. It's genuinely perfect.
Admittedly, these visuals still aren't mind blowing or anything; despite their genius they truthfully aren't that thrilling. Nor is the gameplay excellent. In terms of quality the level is fairly frontloaded, since the beginning certainly plays the best, and I think it can safely be said that it looks the best too. The later parts, while solid, do kind of devolve into complete chaos, which is appropriate in relation to the song, but incoherent in the scope of the level. I really do like this level overall, but I'd by lying if I said it didn't lose its lustre in the end, making it hard to justify anything above an 8. Overall, the score primarily stems from the clever theme and unique mechanics. Each element of the level may not be astounding in its own right, but they are still quintessential to making this the masterpiece it is. Not a layout, but a callback to the cornerstone of GD history.
Awesome movement like usual
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sorry about this gang