Rating Curve

I don't think this level stands on its own. Many people praise this for its song representation, but to me the song feels like it does all the heavy lifting. It drags on certain set-pieces and ideas for way too long and doesn't develop them in any meaningful way. The first third of this level is an egregious example of this. I do really like the next third of the level though, I feel like this is where the minimalist, home-grown aesthetic felt the most at home, with the waves, winds, and the city. Then the last third of this level returns to all of the issues that the first third had.

Had the level kept the energy of the middle portion of the level, it probably would have been something special for me.