Rating Curve

equal parts tense and awe-inspiring, stunning sense of scale. the linear placement of the designs makes the level feel lacking in progression though

quazery and tabu are both creators who have been on my radar recently, so seeing their names on the same level had me excited. quazery evolved from decent neodesign to 1.8/2.0 nostalgia imitation, but their recent refinement of that style feels like an authentic evolution using modern features. tabu is known for 1.9-esque simplistic design levels - a style they developed due to running the game on an under-powered smartphone. the journeys these creators took intertwine with each other perfectly. this level exudes the pure joy of improvisation in both gameplay and deco. it rekindles the fleeting creativity you felt as a 9 year old opening the editor for the first time

think a few color triggers woulda went a long way, but impressive execution otherwise. conveys a lot of intensity through showing a lot of restraint

still can't believe this got featured

obviously a technical and creative feat but the actual puzzle design falls short in a few places