not my cup of tea, but i've got to give it to onilink because tidal wave is the first time in ages when the hardest level isn't a genuinely mind numbingly boring level that tries hard to look menacing as shit. On the other hand, tidal wave may not be the best thing ever conceived but it's surely a breath of fresh air from all the generic red/gray clubstep monster based levels that have plagued the list since 2019, and I think it boosts my opinion of it. Although onilink has improved a LOT with time and this hasn't aged perfectly, I still think it holds up decently enough to warrant its rate for me, and I do think that it's an interesting idea to make a top 1 and theme it after a beach setting, something I don't think was done before. As per the gameplay, I can't comment much but I know most people who played it seem to enjoy it so we'll say that it's also well designed, and should partly be credited to the work that was done playtesting. It's definitely not my best example of core-ish design but I think considering that's one of the creator's first attempts at it I think I can let it slide. My favourite part has to be the second drop, the first one is nice but I just LOVE the color variation of the second one and I really like that part of the song. Speaking about the song, Shiawase vip is a complete banger and I hope monstercat can partner up with rob to bring it and more songs to the library somewhat soon.