I love this one!

First 30% could be a bit less repetitive (6.5)

Serpents Shrine is an iconic snake-themed Hard Demon by LmAnubis. Being the oldest level on his account, it has not aged too terribly, as the decoration is still very unique.

For being one of the earliest snake-themed levels, this level does a good job at building the theme. Most of the structures in the level are giant snakes, which look very nice for the few objects allowed in 1.9. Additionally, Anubis keeps these structures interesting by creating different variations. There are front-faced snake structures, as well as side-profile snakes with open mouths, and the two full-body snakes towards the middle of the level. Furthermore, the theme is built through the colors. The level uses predominantly gray, with gold accent colors to represent valuables. These two aspects combined together create some special decoration for this level.

Although the decoration in this level is very nice, it is disappointing that this level is repetitive. The level sticks with the default block designs with chains or glow, and does little to switch it up. This is upsetting because I could have seen Anubis easily introducing more designs for this level. He could have experimented with other base blocks, like the brick blocks from update 1.5, as well as some of the many new blocks added in 1.9. This would have kept the level fresh and interesting, as well as preserving the uniqueness of the default block designs in the level.

Regardless of the repetitiveness, Serpents Shrine has a unique look and theme, and the giant snake structures made this level iconic. I am still a big fan of the decoration in this level, and so are many others.