Rating Curve

I like the theming and it's always nice to see a top 1 with a clear artistic direction that's not just "dark red scary satan blood demon" aurafarming. The cave/crystal theme is well-executed and is a scenario where tight, unforgiving gameplay makes sense. I can't speak on the quality of the gameplay at the moment since I'm nowhere near skilled enough to meaningfully play the level, but the level would clearly be a lot better if you could tell what was going to kill you. The hitboxes are an absolute mess. #MakeSpikesLookLikeSpikesAgain

Cool visuals, with some cool color schemes and effects. Unfortunately the level turns into Boobawamba at around 35%, and that made it infuriating to play. The dual ship after is also a noticeable jump in difficulty, but it's satisfying to pull off so I don't mind it as much.

The only level to ever pose a threat to VSC's reign of terror atop the Challenge List. As a level, it's not much to write about, just a "360fps" cube challenge that borrows a LOT from CYCLOLCYC. That being said, the story surrounding this level, its unlikely verification and even more confounding removal from the challenge list makes this worth a few extra points.

It's alright I guess, nothing too groundbreaking or special to write home about. Neither is it something that in and of itself would spark discourse like BlanketAddict's Test Tube or even Tidal Wave. It's a level that the NCS Event Level Creators got together to make as a send-off to the entire event. That being said, I feel bad for this level. It didn't ask to be rated Mythic, with Viprin himself stating that he didn't think it would receive that rating. Unfortunately, much of the discourse has been through this lens, judging the level alongside all the others to receive the holy blue fire and sacred 5 creator points. I think people would've been a lot nicer if this was featured or even Epic, but this serves as proof that the new rating tiers are not the ultimate solution to the community's woes about the rating system.