Rating Curve

Eunlin is a very obscure creator with only one rated level in Temple xSTEP, which is an easy demon misrated as a 9☆ Insane. This is their final level chronologically, and it's quite an interesting one at that. Antithesis is not very high quality, nor does it have the most refined gameplay, but it is rather charming. It does have pretty good movement work, which is used primarily to spice up the gameplay, for better or worse. The second half, starting at 60%, is, unfortunately, a pretty dramatic drop-off in overall quality. The UFO part has somewhat enjoyable gameplay, but lacks a little bit in decoration. After that, there's a cube that is outright poorly executed, and a nothing-burger of a ball part to bring the level to a minute in length. Despite the severe case of "end-of-levelitis" (as it is sometimes referred to), Antithesis does have a fair bit going for it in the first half. I've been thinking of creating a remake of this level so that I can improve on what it lacks.

Enjoyment rating: 7/10 -- A little boring at times, but does not put up a fight, which is a welcome outcome

Rupture was my second ever Insane Demon, which I beat at the very end of 2022 (literally—it was the 31st of December). Despite it being hack-verified, it holds up as a more skill-based level with some memory cube segments in between. It's definitely one of the better levels inspired by Superopi's level Toxic Sewers, but it still has its flaws. For one, the transitions, especially in the pre-drop, are pretty scuffed, and it took me quite a while to get acquainted with them, but at least I was able to get them consistent in spite of their oddity. There's also the problem with its balancing, with it being very prominently end-heavy, which lead to my notably terrible luck with the level (i.e. 14 deaths past 80%, including a heart-breaking fail at 94%), though I will say that at least it isn't ridiculously front-heavy like, say, Sheol Death, which I am currently working on completing. Visually, this level is basically on par with other levels made at the end of 1.9, but it works very well as a remake, since it feels both similar to Toxic Sewers and like its own unique level. The execution quality is spotty, but if you're not entirely picky and have a good mastery of your nerves, it is somewhat of a fun level to play.

Enjoyment rating: 4/10 -- Got very unlucky (as stated above)