Rating Curve

I understand why people find this level cringe but honestly all it does is make me feel sad. ok my feelings towards it are far more complex than just "sad" but i have neither the language nor emotional capability to properly describe it. maybe tmngaming didn't either.

I can try to put it this way: there was a time in my life where i felt depressed enough that i almost released a vent level. said vent level being object spam slop where i deliberately tried to place objects on the screen with as little thought and care as possible, resulting in an end product that no one could derive any value from, not even me myself. im thinking tmn maybe ended up doing something in a similar vein to it but was more thoughtful with it and turned it into a real level. like yes the level comes off as incredibly immature, but i can maybe imagine the mental state they were in while making it. Just like how my unfinished "vent" level was a complete incoherent mess in messaging and theming due to the emotions affecting me throughout the building process

when you are depressed, you often dont know the best way to convey your emotions. you dont have the luxury of knowing whether your method of venting will invite sympathy or scorn from people who observe it. and if anything the immaturity and cringe of whymex4 only makes it more emotionally potent for me. its a cry for help in the purest form: one in which the person exposes their fullest vulnerabilities without a care on the negative ways people may perceive it