This one feels along the lines of entries like Planispheres and Sunshine, a more meditative, less bombastic, yet immensely rewarding level. HipVillain might be one of the most well-rounded creators of all time. This may be a near flawless level. Great, engaging gameplay, Clean visuals with lots of insane mograph, and a text-based message that, while not super earth-shattering, compliments the level in a really cute way as an analysis of human exploration and curiosity. I am in love with the way the physical level itself accompanies the text, idk if you can call this "GD mise-en-scene" but heck, I'll use that term. So many components in the level go hand-in-hand with the text: the trees and cartography maps pairing with the text's musings on the history of human curiosity, the "WHAT IF?" section playfully introducing several universe forms, the entire mograph section from the apple tree to the statue of Atlas pairing with musings on physics phenomenon as myths or fact. And these elements never detract from the gameplay either. Ilrell said it best when he described how this level doesn't try to integrate the designs into some representational art, instead they understand their context within a GD level and embrace being collage-y.
Yeah I will cut it off here, I could probably ramble for hours. But I'll leave it here with one last detail. I love how the level is all about curiosity and discovery, and how the level pairs that up with containing so many small yet impactful details. Such as the apple tree growth cycle (which isn't immedaite obvious until further scrutiny). The level truly embodies "discovery".
One of my favorite SGC entries.
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sorry about this gang