My favorite non-demon definitely has to be STORM by Skywalker14, absolutely beautiful level

Shoutouts to my other 10s though, being ROTD, oh blackbird 123, High Life and La Campanella

nut cup by idrau

amphy i agree with those 10s except oh blackbird, it is actually sleep inducing

Chronexia

Classic level, I remember beating this a long while back. Fun time. Tbh super obvious misrates like that arent really the type of level I'm talking about, I feel like they occupy their own niche. However I think its really interesting how basically all of the big ones are incredibly notable and unique in their own right. You dont get to see stuff like choleric and liquid containers very often.

Exposing

Another classic of its era, one of the lesser remembered ones I'd say. Not to disparage it or anything, there was actually something about it I really liked upon rewatch. The way its jokes are presented is done in a very genuine way if that makes sense. It isnt beating you over the head with ironic detachment, shoving in your face how "wacky" and "epic" it is like its dangling keys in front of a toddler, it just presents the jokes as is. That level of restraint is something most joke levels nowadays could really learn to embrace.

Echolocation

Tri is actually one of the creators I had in mind with "older well established creators." I feel theres a distinct lack of her stuff in my favs, and anything that is there was added well after I had beaten it. With this one specifically though I cant say I see what you do in it, even through reading your review. Dont get me wrong it's certainly a good level, I just dont feel it does anything to set it apart from the other effect stuff from its era, or even other triaxis levels. I suppose its just something you needed to experience at the time and have that connection to to really get.

Factory

bone chilling, spine tingling, genre redefining, slow-burn gemerald <3

Millepatte levels

Yeah millepatte is another one of those old creators I need to revisit. I remember you showing off one of his 5 stars in call a while back and I was blown away by it. Obviously he's still talked about with rotd and to a lesser extent transcendence but even then I feel he is well underrated as a creator and deserves so much more love. Shoutouts to his part in level up.

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pink sunrise by wiktord. love its combination of modern and design, underrated banger.

Adrift by TamaN

I Built A Level by Player Time

current favorite non-demon is Storm by skywalker14