I’ve always been a fan of yakob’s christmas themed collabs, despite their lack of cohesion and noticeable quality differences between parts there’s something about their cozy winter spirit that fascinates me with them. I was pleasantly surprised to hear I was invited to make a part for the next project in the series, seeing a lot of familiar faces and another great crumbs song being put to use assured me I was gonna have a blast working on it, and to no surprise I did! It’s save to say I have a lot of biases working in the level’s favour, just the memories alone make me happy of its existence, but this doesn’t make me blind to its larger issues. More so than its prequel, the level puts emphasis on its messy mixture of modernised art and more traditional designs, with some parts showing no trace of the latter anymore. In a positive light, this series stands out for its wide diversity of styles, almost celebratory to its creators and their unique character. On the contrary however, a lot of this character is lost to some of the saver, downplayed ideas that come with these art-oriented parts, resulting in the level looking uncertain about its direction. As much of life this project brought to my holiday, I’m far from calling this a perfect result. But regardless of anything, my own experiences have an indisputable worth and I’m glad I got to close my year sharing part of my joy with the rest of the community