I mentioned in my EBLTD review that Generation23 was my favorite ElectricNJ level. This is no longer the case, especially after having beaten that level and enjoyed it a ton, but Generation23 is still phenomenal considering it's one of Electric's first rated levels. It's no secret that I'm often drawn to levels with tons of bright and saturated colors, but they can get tired if not varied a lot. Thankfully, no two parts in Generation23 look the same, all with some great rainbow designs and admirably appropriate energy for the part of the already diverse song. Kosu songs always demand that extra touch of chaos, and with Eternal especially a majority of levels are too concerned with polish to meet it. Generation23 admittedly starts better than it finishes (despite me liking the second half of the song more) but with how consistently busy the decoration is it doesn't feel long enough to fall victim to a lack of cohesion. This, of course, also ignores that the contrast between parts is a good chunk of the appeal.

Unfortunately, upon playing it again I wasn't as impressed as I remember being when I first played it well over a year ago. I do normally like learny levels, but instead via the fast pacing or any sort of memory aspect a big reason why Generation23 was so hard to get through a practice run of just comes down to some weird choices. Some things could be artifacts of 2.2 physics changes, and certainly some frustration I had was the result of being on mobile when I replayed it, but I think it's relatively clear that some spots of the level are just awkward. I do plan to beat it for my 23rd insane demon though, which shouldn't be too long from now, so if I end up loving it I'll update the review. Even so, I think the way the gameplay flows (or doesn't, sometimes) is instrumental to its visual appeal, selling the chaos of the two drop parts. Still super pretty all this time later, and a fantastic level to introduce me to the creator!