Shockingly memorable; even if it wasn't in my top ten picks for the gauntlet honestly I was hoping this would get in.

Most space gauntlet entries neglect gameplay so that they can overstimulate the player with crazy effects and art, but The Beyond does the opposite. The Beyond has some really pretty art too, but its mixed in with a heavy emphasis on the block design and structuring. The part in the middle where the level starts shimmering has a really beautiful atmosphere to it, and the way the galaxies warp around you in the last part is a really neat effect; this level overall uses blending really tastefully. Still overall, the focus is on the block design and Lyal varies it up constantly throughout the level so it never gets boring. Very solid.