Rating Curve

A very playful level. I would not have expected to like this as much as I did, but I think the concept of chasing a coin throughout the level to be pretty fun.

Awesome progression here for a 9 star level. I have my reservations about a few parts that rely a bit too much on that textured "realistic" style but I think the other parts greatly make up for it. The big problem here is with the jump indicators- they make no sense in this level as you're doing the equivalent of exploring uncharted territory. Each jump should be a bit of a risk!

That being said, I do think that this is the best WGC entry mostly because of how much more self aware it is compared to the other entries; in this case the level is about American imperialism a la Dances With Wolves or Avatar (although it was probably not intentionally designed this way). I actually think it does that shtick a teeny bit better since it doesn’t resolve, but also a little bit worse since it’s abstracted away and non-confrontational. Then again it’s also a fucking GD level so probably infinitely less memorable or entertaining

I think of Afterlife as the "epilogue" of nasgubb's levels, and while it has worn thin a bit over time I still think it's pretty good albeit a bit disappointing for his type of output. I think it's bogged down a lot more due to the Discord Gauntlet CC- if it were a bit more abrasive and hostile to the player (especially in its bottom path) I think it probably would've sold me a lot more on it but it's simply not interesting enough in the gameplay department to become memorable in my mind.