Review of The National Anthem

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, 2023-07-29, 02:45:37, Level ID: 75447432
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one of the last barriers of geometry dash to ever be broken by a 'major' creator- the guarantee it's even possible at all. it turns out it is, but whether it is or not is beside the point. starting at 2:40, most of the rest of the level (with a break from 3:43-4:00 and the ending) is algorithmically generated from several seeds and assets from other levels, resulting in a barely curated mess. while this is the most shocking and arguably revolutionary aspect of the level, it's not one of my favorite levels in the game for just that. if you removed that part, you'd still be left with one of gecko's (if not the) strongest moment(s). but it is just that, the tension between moments clearly intended to at least be attempted to be played, clearly worked over and thought out, and complete unbridled unplayable chaos, that lands it in instant classic territory for me. how do you even go about playing this? botting this is way overkill for everything but the impossible parts, and attempting to get anywhere legit through the mess would go nowhere. it calls into question such core assumptions about the game, and through them wordlessly criticizes the rating system (among other) power structures that restrict the community's creativity and create some unnecessary elitism. and it fits the song pretty well too [~11/10~]

OVERALL10/10
GAMEPLAY-/10
VISUALS10/10
DIFFICULTY99/100
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sorry about this gang