a trip through 7 years of 2.1 that is almost emotional to a longtime player like me

It's so strange seeing this level in the flesh after what, 7 years? If there was never a merging issue and it came out when it was originally completed it would probably be regarded as one of the best megacollabs for its time, especially with how goated some parts are like Vermilion and xcy7. Nowadays it's a pretty bad wash of glow and unpolished gameplay/design, but I kind of like that this series has nothing to prove- no one remembers the EMS series (Infrared, Ultraviolet, Gammaray) anymore. Just me.