Review of Deja Vu

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, 2025-04-16, 22:09:45, Level ID: 72154716
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Playing this level normally and then watching it in reverse is one hell of an experience.

"Deja Vu" is a level that takes 'what if you played a level in reverse?' to a whole new extreme. Sure, doing a level in reverse has been done before (for example, "Well Then" by Zobros or "stereo madness re" by RealKamijo). However, it's never been done quite to the extent or accuracy that xXLOCOXx's "Deja Vu" pulls off the reverse level gimmick. When I mean everything is in reverse, I mean literally everything. The song is reversed, all of the different animations are reversed, the sound effects are reversed, and even tiny details in the background you might not even notice unless you were paying extra close attention are reversed. xXLOCOXx has taken a lot of care into making sure every little detail you can possibly think of within "Deja Vu" has been reversed. It makes for an extra trippy playing experience as you move from start to finish (or should I say from finish to start?) but it's also really impressive just how accurately xXLOCOXx is able to mimic real Geometry Dash physics (in reverse, of course).

Viewing the level in reverse (or rather, in its real, linear order) shows just how much attention to detail has been taken. It's phenomenal how xXLOCOXx has constructed an entire level in reverse that functions completely fine when you reverse it. I know that sounds stupid to say out loud, but the amount of detail and care taken in constructing "Deja Vu" is extremely admirable. It easily could have just been a layout or basic, bare-bones level as a proof of concept but xXLOCOXx really went the whole way to gorgeously decorate it and embellish it with impressive effects and in doing so, show the true extent that time and the most minute of details can be manipulated and warped.

"Deja Vu" is a time-bending masterpiece of a level which I honestly think is xXLOCOXx's magnum opus. It's an excellent level which works excellently well both in reverse and in its 'regular' order (but I'll let you decide what the real, intended order to play/view "Deja Vu" is)

OVERALL10/10
GAMEPLAY9/10
VISUALS10/10
DIFFICULTY-/100
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