8.5 .

My favorite insane demon in the game. Easily.

sparks cry of mercy is a solo 2.2 insane demon created by SGAgaru who has been creating for years throughout 2.1, before releasing their first 2.2 level, being this. I absolutely LOVE this level, so incredibly much. SGAgaru was able to perfectly fit their old 2.1 style into the 2.2 mold and create some of the most energetic, fun, and thrilling gameplay I've ever played!! It feels like a blast of adrenaline just watching and playing it, partly due to its absolutely INSANE song representation. The decoration goes for this techy theme, which heavily reminds me of Delta Interface (in a positive way) and utilizes some super cool looking backgrounds to give a sense of depth to each part! It just feels like you're flying through the middle of a melting down core, trying to escape as fast as you possibly can, and I LOVE it.

The level has so many little details which add to the atmosphere so much, and introduces some awesome parts which keep the level apart from other similar looking levels! My favorite part easily being the triple ship part at 55%, even if it isn't the most accurate looking ships in existence, the gimmick alone makes me so happy and it's sososososo fun to play!! I also love the detail of both the other ships dying at the end while you make it through! And RIGHT after you use these black orbs to smash through these platforms to the song before being sent into one of the most energetic duals I've ever played. This whole sequence still thrills me so much just by WATCHING it, and I've seen it so many times already LOL

Speaking of the dual, oh my god it it SO fun. It reminds me of old Knobbelboy duals in a way with how free it all feels? Like there's only one way to go but its reliance on orbs and differing gamemodes definitely reminds me of old Knobbelboy. It's just so energetic in the best way possible and is a blast to play through!! I remember getting here from 0 multiple times and I have never felt more adrenaline or hype in my body then when I broke through the platforms and got launched into this 4x speed dual, it's genuinely so good. There's just so many little details throughout this level that makes it feel like if 2.2 came out halfway through 2.1 rather than after like 7 years. Most notably, the predrop! I don't know what it is about it, the block design, the background, the weird gameplay, but it feels STRAIGHT out of 2.1. It feels like the exact kind of part you would see in an old megacollab back in like 2018, and uses mostly red surprisingly compared to the rest of the level being almost entirely orange. It's a strange part in hindsight, but I can't help but feel it fits incredibly well with the rest of the level still! The gameplay is super satisfying to pull off and the atmosphere of it with all the numbers floating around gives it a vibe I just don't see anyone else but SGAgaru replicating.

Now for my favorite part of the whole level probably, the SONG REPRESENTATION. I don't know how SGAGaru did it, but this level genuinely feels like it was made for the song. Every click, decoration piece, and trigger feels like it was made while working together with the song artist themself to make this level. I wish I could delve into more detail but I think I've said pretty much everything I want to on this regard. It just fits so well with the level, and makes it a rush to even watch the level!

sparks cry of mercy is an energetic, nostalgic, batshit insane level that brings the best of both 2.2 and 2.1 into one masterpiece of an unrated level!! I'm sure this might look like glazing to some people cause "ohhh my god you playtested it of COURSE you love the gameplay". ALL I DID WAS TELL THEM ABOUT BUGS AND SKIPPABLE ORBS, THAT'S IT, THEY MADE THE WHOLE REST OF THE LEVEL. I highly recommend playing this as I beat it and it was one of the most thrilling experiences I've had playing this game. And please Rob,.,.., can we rate it,.,, I bed </333 this guy needs his first creator point after this many years of creating...

I think it's fine that free rotate is allowed, the idea isn't to recreate 1.0 levels anyways since this clearly doesn't look like one.

I feel a bit of appreciation for what this level did for levels that came after it as it was one of the first to lean more into a sort of fully themed and original style like this and pull it off well, that said I feel as a level it's okay, nothing overly special with the gameplay or deco, it's importance for other levels is mainly where it gets points from me.