Review of Final Orbit

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, 2025-03-20, 18:48:33, Level ID: 116285948
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everything about final orbit feels completely backwards to me.

the level is trying to portray an astronaut reliving their memories as they die in space, something i imagine would feel very sad and lonely, and yet it's loud and bombastic.

the level tries to show the astronaut's memories, but it's just random scenery with a loose astronomy theme. did they not remember their loved ones or have any regrets?

the level places great emphasis on the background to tell its story, and yet the gameplay is so involved it's nearly impossible to focus on it while playing.

when you lay it out all like this, the rationale behind these decisions is plain to see: the level is loud and bombastic because that's what worked in the ncs gauntlet, the astronaut's memories are solely of beautiful scenery because it looks good in the background, and the gameplay actively works against the decoration because this level was intended to be watched, not played. these decisions were made because it's what wins contests. and while I guess I can't really blame bli for prostrating himself to appeal to the lowest common denominator when it'll net him more prize money, it is frustrating to see bli (and other creators like him) who can and have made great levels self-sabotaging their work like this. i'm still hopeful for bli's next level that isn't for a contest, but rage quit is extremely popular and I imagine final orbit will be too, so maybe levels like these will become the norm.

on another note, I really dislike the trend of over-optimization bli kickstarted with change of scene. the blurry, scaled up objects combined with the overabundance of radial blur makes for an incredibly nauseating experience, because there's no detail for the eye to focus on. it's not like bli didn't have enough objects to work with—he doesn't even use half of the allotted 100k objects. bli's older levels like absolute garbage look so crisp in comparison

OVERALL3/10
GAMEPLAY-/10
VISUALS-/10
DIFFICULTY-/100
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