Rating Curve

beautiful level. the most earnest and sincere storytelling i’ve come across in the game. it adapts its ideas in such a special way, goes so far beyond “gimmick” in a way so few conceptual levels do. This one will stay with u forever after that first playthrough

this is the best extreme in the game hands down. great designs all around and the gameplay is super engaging and fun to figure out, the marathon concept is completely unique and executed perfectly as well. also worth noting the amount of variety there is here considering it's nearly five whole minutes of memory-centric cube gameplay. i hope to beat this someday

every part here has so much love just poured into it it's impossible not to be completely smitten with this level. the designs utilizing weird underused blocks and funky colors just makes it twice as charming. such a perfect piece of the game, really feels like geometry dash at its best

the coin is the real level here and you're robbing yourself of the experience if you don't at least try for it. it's literally perfectly designed, everything in the process feels so hyper-intentional which makes figuring it out genuinely exhilarating.

overflowing with creativity. i adore that the level doesn't hinge entirely on one gimmick or idea but presents new ones with each part. the unconventional nature of the gameplay combined with the surreal, sort of recent tab-uncanny valley decoration in most parts makes this such a weird experience

the biggest thing you notice playing this for the first time is that this level feels entirely organic, like it's its own ecosystem left rotting for centuries that you've just happened to stumble upon. i've never seen anything in the game that does this anywhere near as well as space cowboy, other works that try to mimic real world environments or employ organic-feeling decoration always end up with clear evidence of human touch, whether it's because of how the gameplay is structured, or fixes to make the level more playable, or overdecoration to help the level fit into whatever the current rating standards are. this is the only level i know of that isn't tainted by any of these imperfections (ironic, because they're usually in an attempt to perfect the levels) and as a result the world it creates feels wholly unique and truly free of any human intervention. genuinely one of a kind in every sense of the term

it's also ridiculous to think this released in 2021. way ahead of its time

builds tension like absolutely nothing else. the suspense in the first part lasts just the right amount of time and the release through the cube literally falling through the part into hell is actually fucking terrifying!!! the level being 3 minutes long and only really having two main sections, one of which is brought back for the last part, makes the designs changing a genuine surprise, with the falling transition almost resembling a jumpscare. it's just too good

it's really impressive just how meaningful this level makes its progression feel. it comes across as very natural, probably helped by the slow pacing; the level's 6 minutes in total and the fact that it never feels the need to rush anything or add more to a part to hold attention is super admirable. it really lets you sit with what it's presenting you before moving on to something else, and every time it does make a shift, even a subtle one, it's stunning: the glowing about halfway in, the speed change a minute later, and the last stretch of flickering bars are such gorgeous sections and the transitions into each of these moments give me chills each time. hard to find stuff like this

completely revolutionary gameplay. nobody was making stuff like this and still nobody is. i don't know if this level is ahead of its time or just in a different world entirely but whatever it is it's krmal's peak in experimentation and one of the only times hard level gameplay was truly innovated on. whether it was a joke or not it's almost aggressively iconic to the point where i can't not love it

just incredible completely untouchable vibes. all the effects in this dig into yr brain in the best way possible