This was my first extreme demon before it got demoted, and for that it will always hold a special place in my heart.

After playing through it again today, I can say the core gameplay is very satisfying but just like Every glow level, the wave parts are so much more difficult than anything else which definitely affects the enjoyability of playing it.

What really makes me love this level though is the theming. It feels (at least for me) like you're stranded in a desert before the "Swarm" of bugs reaches you (you can see the bugs approaching before the drop). The level is also the most difficult during the drop, which makes sense because having a swarm of bugs attacking you doesn't usually make surviving in the desert easier.

Overall, I love the theming of Swarm, and it's still fun despite how badly it's balanced in the wave parts.

(5.5).

I have no real justification for this one, usually I'm ambivalent on glowflow levels but the idea of an insect swarm made this one stand out. Having an overwhelming amount of small things on screen is a super underrated way of building intensity and it works pretty well with the song and gameplay. The gameplay isn't anything to write home about, it's a good bit easier than similar levels which helps it a bit but otherwise it's very middle of the road. What really sold this level for me is the song choice though; imagining all the annoying dubstep sounds in the song as insect noises is just so inexplicably funny to me that I've always remembered this level really well. It's not the best this song has ever been represented with (Hellgate Menace) but it's certainly the most unique song rep I've seen in a level like this. I'd give it a 7.5 if I could but oh well I'll round up

Pretty Meh? I'm not sure what RobTop's thought process was when rating this Extreme.