Rating Curve

I do think the gameplay is pretty interesting if you remove the big elephant in the room (that being the deco and the fact that it's incredibly unbalanced). Really, this didn't need to exist. It's a clear indication as to why you shouldn't let the pressure from the community get to you, cause you'll be left with a mess like this one.

I still genuinely think this is still top 10 material for me in terms of Extreme Demons. The whole level itself is an experience, and while to some that may be a boring one, to me I do think it's an adventurous one. I still think the gameplay does a great job having purely difficult sections with additive stress to make you feel a bit tense. The decoration is a big step up from Dark Travel, and while Dark Travel's decoration is great in of itself... it is pretty dated now, even when this was still worked on back in 2020. All the things that made Dark Travel great are here and accounted for, with a bit of original elements like the 32-part ship. I do think it's still my favorite Jonathan level by far. I don't know if anything, even Real Travel, will top it, but only time will tell when Jon makes more levels.

Slow levels don't usually tend to be my thing. I often like levels that go at a moderate - fast pace. It is more of my speed that I am personally comfortable with. But there have been some levels that I give credit because it honestly adds to it, and this is a level that I really do like despite it being too slow for my liking. The overall song representation of the level adds so much to it. It feels, immersive in a way. Like you're taking in the atmosphere of the whole level that you are playing. How the art is represented here is really well done. I do get why you wouldn't like the level. Again, I also think it is a bit too slow for my liking, but the gameplay here complements well with the decoration and the song representation. Out of Place really lives to it's name, being completely out of place from all the other Space Gauntlet Contest entries. And while it is slow, it is very immersive.

I've only beaten this level amongst the other two in the trilogy, but man. Really solid decoration and very fun gameplay.

What the hell do you want me to say for this level...