the collective memory of neodesign as a movement and a genre seems to start right around when this level gained attention, but i still prefer the early, less concrete days of neodesign, when the emphasis was still on conveying atmosphere and mood using simple compositions and it didn’t feed into itself stylistically to such an extreme extent as it started to just a few months later. this has a raw power to it that i can only call cinematic; it’s really just a few minutes of fairly repetitive design but each piece of the level feels so thoughtfully put together and the way it’s structured creates such a hypnotic, almost spiritual journey. the always-upward movement contributes to this, as do the color changes and slight shifts in design (ie stars becoming a bigger focus in the latter half) that align with the progression of the level. remains my favorite cometface