Rating Curve

Some tiresome attempts at Hype Moments and Aura couldn't save Dash from feeling like nothing more than formality, like a teacher taking attendance at the school of 2.2 features with how thoughtless it feels every time one makes its presence known before disappearing so that the next one can play without any correspondence with the soundtrack or visual design. Feels like a tech demo that would be much more suitable for inclusion in one of GD's side games, especially considering just how reliant 90% of the visuals are on a limited selection of tile blocks and animated objects, and how incoherent the gameplay can get despite not attempting to be memory-oriented in the slightest.

Post-1.9 RobTop level. Unlistenable song, ugly colors and tileset, inoffensive layout. Could copy-paste these for every main level past ToE 2 but it would look weird on my profile page.

In an era defined by a massive surplus of Nothing Megacollabs, Findexi somehow came to the conclusion that making a 3.5-minute slog with the worst song in the game would yield better results. Bonus point for Juhou's part, which is pretty fun and looks nice.

The potential for Slaughterhouse to have an intimidating, iconic Top 1 legacy was snuffed out the moment icedcave decided on a hilariously corny song and jammed it full of tropes that were tired by the time Athanatos was released. How do you not feel embarrassed uploading this?

The potential for Slaughterhouse to have an intimidating, iconic Top 1 legacy was snuffed out the moment icedcave decided on a hilariously corny song and jammed it full of tropes that were tired by the time Athanatos was released. How do you not feel embarrassed uploading this?

The potential for Slaughterhouse to have an intimidating, iconic Top 1 legacy was snuffed out the moment icedcave decided on a hilariously corny song and jammed it full of tropes that were tired by the time Athanatos was released. How do you not feel embarrassed uploading this?

edit: i've soured on this level so, so, so much. i just can't fucking stand how it looks, sounds, or plays any more. the ending is still neat, at least.

A blinding, intense crescendo arrives far too late to stop commatose from repeatedly shooting itself in the foot with self-defeatingly mindless gameplay.

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