Rating Curve

Well, the name isn't lying. This level is otherworldly. I loved this since release and still love it now. Everything from the sound work to the transitions to just every small detail and effect is so carefully put together and clearly with so much care.

I do like the narrative behind it, jumping from one world to another while some dark matter (or whatever that is) slowly consumes everything, though I do wish the introduction and conclusion to it did a little more.

Great level, a great showcase of LOCO's technical ability and talent. I'd give this maybe around a 9.5? but since I can only give integer ratings I'll round it down.

Does some cool stuff admittedly, but the flaws heavily outwheighen that. I do like the premise behind the level, I think some parts work with the breaking screens and devices well (I like the split screen part quite a bit) but nothing can hide that this level is just eye candy visuals and effects with little to no cohesion between them just made to win a contest. The sound work is... not great, for a game clearly based on song representation.

The biggest offenders are especially the ship parts. I'm sorry, but the level mix idea has been done before, way better, way more creatively, and it a more fitting context. And if you thought the first ship part wasn't bad enough, the last one literally just does the same thing but without the level to device transitions that made the first one somewhat salvageable!

Can't deny its visual quality, but beyond that, it's mostly atrocious.

Enjoy your $1000.

Never been big on this unfortunately. I understand why it's praised by the wider community as one of the best levels in the game!!! (at least technically) but beyond that.... it doesn't do anything impressive. Some people mention that the story makes it so unique!!! The visuals are groundbreaking and some of the best ever!!! When in reality it's... just a little portion of what a level must do to be excellent. The visuals are great, undeniably, but really fail to be cohesive enough to tell the story behind it. Hell, I couldn't even tell there was a story in the first place if the text didn't tell me!! It's also not really fun to play but for a level of this kind that's kind of expected.

Xender is a great creator with undeniable talent to make pretty visuals in the editor. Unfortunately that's where the greatness of this one ends. It's eye candy visuals to make you feel impressed. When you look deeper, there's nothing.

As a playtester for this level I couldn't live the experience to the fullest, but God is it good. One of the best and most fun ARGs in the whole game. Loved finding every detail and going into the next one.

While playing through the narrative at first I found the narration to be kind of... selfish and obnoxious in a way? It seemed like the narrator was obsessed about needing you to play their levels. Until I realized, that was the whole point. It's an attack towards that kind of self-obsessive mindset.

Great level, one of his best.