the biggest thing you notice playing this for the first time is that this level feels entirely organic, like it's its own ecosystem left rotting for centuries that you've just happened to stumble upon. i've never seen anything in the game that does this anywhere near as well as space cowboy, other works that try to mimic real world environments or employ organic-feeling decoration always end up with clear evidence of human touch, whether it's because of how the gameplay is structured, or fixes to make the level more playable, or overdecoration to help the level fit into whatever the current rating standards are. this is the only level i know of that isn't tainted by any of these imperfections (ironic, because they're usually in an attempt to perfect the levels) and as a result the world it creates feels wholly unique and truly free of any human intervention. genuinely one of a kind in every sense of the term

it's also ridiculous to think this released in 2021. way ahead of its time