Rating Curve

akuns one of those creators rn i'm always looking forward to their next joint but they release more in the realm of high 7/10s and 8/10s on my rankings than the real high ranks, just very consistent when doing solos/near solos, despite the names being questionable at times. but i do wanna have at least one of theirs among my 9s coz their style's close to my heart, and i think it's this one. i'm not sure if this counts as neodesign but that's the closest comparison, doesn't really look quite like anything else i've ever seen which is interesting coz they aren't usually this unconventional deco wise. structuring's really distinct too

also probably their best level name. jupiter my favo(u)rite is just a really fun series of sounds to say. minor mental repetition autism thing. me when machine gang is on the meme-ier side but is also really fun to say

darnoc (style) has never really been one of my favorites despite the influence and ubiquity at one time, but some of the stuff that gets very divergent from it i think is pretty cool. like this. if this counts as darnoc style, which it might not given how weird it is, it's definitely my favorite in the style. either way, incredibly sick and unique design level, definitely one of the weirdest from the classic 1.9 western design creators. if u know me u know i love hostile ass gameplay decisions and this has them in troves, like wtf is happening in this level, very intimidating, absolute 2.0 decadence

very possibly taman's best level, which is very surprising given their legacy is in design and gameplay, and this is an art level, a style not exactly associated with good gameplay (which this definitely has). still, the atmosphere and creativity of this level are off the charts, this could literally come out today and it'd still be a masterpiece (tho it did take a little to fully grow on me.) it's almost reminiscent of the reintegration of art into a design format characteristic of creators like later period deffie, r3xx3r, and hypno, can tell from the thumbnail this is an influence on at least one of them. it's the song that does it too, i dunno how the categorize it cuz i dont listen to such things, this indie rock folk country thing, uncommon now and absolutely unheardof in 2.0, and it absolutely kills it with the song representation. really is no other level in the game like this one

have to mention how perfectly the brief triaxis feature is placed too, just the cherry on top, honestly probably the best thing she's involved with too