Rating Curve

the finale to the golden trilogy i guess that they had going on, and (presumably) the new hardest level in the game! compared to avernus, this level follows the original structure of the golden a lot closer, with the only big difference being the last wave at the end, which is an addition i really like. it goes really well with the song picked for this level, which is no doubt my favorite song waterflame has ever put out. there are also some pretty cool designs throughout the level, like in the ships and some decently fun looking gameplay, especially for this levels immense difficulty. however, unfortunately this level has flaws that are very difficult to overlook. for one, the infamous 20% endscreen. can we PLEASEEEE stop endscreens like this, they mess up percentages for players and they give off this whole "movie" aestethic that makes a lot of geometry dash levels fall flat, because they completely neglect the gameplay side of things. "well, does amethyst have good gameplay though?" not my place to judge. i mean i'm sary but even i'm not that good. HOWEVER this levels usage of hitboxes is not good! it's constantly changing from normal geometry dash spikes to these custom realistic spike hitboxes, and it's pretty unclear where you can and cannot go at points. it's like the opposite of solar flare but not in a good way. also, this level suffers with a very similar problem to avernus which is the fact that it's messy. this kinda relates to the hitboxes, as in some parts (particularly the second and last waves) it really just feels like they scattered like, gemstones and rocks and other Random Shit around the part with no rhyme or reason to make it feel "realistic". i do like the use of purple with blue tints throught the level, though at points it does feel like there needs some variation. like there are points where the predrop feels brighter than the drops and its pretty weird. overall, i think this level is in the middle of the pack in the trilogy, it has noteworthy strengths but ultimately it falls flat. far from the worst top 1 we've had though