OUCH is a super Extreme Demon megacollab hosted by my good friend awesomeme360. I had not seen anything from this level until the full showcase, so it was a pleasant surprise to see how well this level turned out.

Fitting with the painful name, this level features a hardcore fire theme. As much as I would consider fire to be an overdone theme in Extreme Demons, OUCH makes the theme feel refreshing through its unconventionality. To fit the theme, this level has a typical red, orange, and yellow color scheme, as well as a bunch of fire and lava objects. However, there are a lot of oddly shaped structures, unusual designs, and interesting effects which make this level fascinating. Another thing I really like about this level is the intensity, as there is a ridiculous amount of pulses and movements. These features make the level downright intimidating, which I love and think is a rare quality found in levels nowadays.

The only issue I can possibly think of is the varying quality of parts, which is typical for this genre of megacollabs. This level does fluctuate a bit in quality, as I believe Akunakunn and PikachuFan’s parts are noticeably weaker than parts from MannyHeffley, Iconic, and InfernuZ. I feel like Akunakunn’s part could have used lots of movements and stronger pulses, as it lacks the intensity needed to be a proper drop part. Unfortunately, PikachuFan’s part has a bigger issue, as it lacks memorability. I believe this part could have benefitted from implementing some crazy effect, as it would make the part stand out more, rather than just being a typical design part. Although these parts mentioned are weaker parts, I still believe they are solid parts which give this level charm.

As someone who has hosted a handful of megacollabs in the past, I say with great heart that OUCH is one of the best megacollabs I have seen recently. With its very unconventional decoration and ridiculous intensity, I honestly believe this could have gotten an Epic rate.