Happy april fools!

This is basically the perfect joke level. I probably wouldn’t have rated it as highly a year ago, but my appreciation for it only increased as i realized how the majority of joke levels completely miss the mark for me. (no, im totally not writing this review just because im slightly annoyed at comments on the gd gangster rap page saying that people who dislike the level simply “hate fun” or are taking it “too seriously”, what? I would never do that cmon)

Structural repetition is a concept that has always intrigued me. Inane demon takes this idea to an extreme, where not only do the structures repeat but also the entire gameplay repeats as well. It’s so stupid, but it also works because of how it matches with the song completely. This type of thing sort of makes the player the butt of the joke, like it’s designed to make you feel numb playing it. You pass through the same structures, click the same orbs, execute the same click patterns over and over while not making any apparent progress towards actually passing the level. The sisyphean nature of it is especially highlighted with how the robot part shows structures actually move in front of you as you pass them (great job on passing those clicks, now do it again 15 times!). The first ship part also fits nicely into this gameplay structure since the strict slanted straight fly feels almost like a logical opposite to the repeated click patterns that follows. And I haven’t even mentioned how genuinely great this level looks, too. The trippy and surreal effects simultaneously hold up the playful atmosphere of the level while also enhances the feeling of numbness as you pass through the same structures, over and over again.

I will never forget my personal experience with this level. I was playing it right after it got rated to try and get first victor. After 3 hours and over 1.5k attempts i died to the last click, and i was just feeling completely dead at that point. Then out of nowhere aimbotter comes in and snipes first victor, beating it in around 50 attempts. Then this motherfucker called this level, which i’ve poured over 3 hours and 1.5k attempts on, a medium demon. That whole situation is so inane that i can’t help but smile thinking back to it.

This is true joy and whimsy. Gd gangster rap could never compare

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