There's always been a lot of discussion regarding New Wicked Hue as a pioneer of chill modern levels so I'll pretty much leave that as it is, but something that I find underrated is the song choice. Apart from it just being a really fun song that surprisingly works really well for GD, it's lead me down a line of thinking that compels me to argue that a lot of this level's appeal comes from its sense of maturity. Apart from just being visually ahead of its time, New Wicked Hue has a strangely perfect vision of what the more laid-back and stylized levels look like now. Jayuff always manages to seem effortless in their pioneering, and with how relatively bare New Wicked Hue is I'm sure they'd be interesting in what creators like Quazery and Split72 are up to now. Despite being really colorful and upbeat, New Wicked Hue is admirably restrained and it fits the song incredibly. Most of the reason this doesn't get a higher score from me is how blindingly bright all the glow gets later on, but I'd still say that New Wicked Hue more than deserves its reputation.