Rating Curve

lacks the alienation of CONNECT, and lacks the overwhelming density of Broken Signal. creative background effects and nice setpieces.

the best moments are when the foreground details and background dynamics obfuscate each other to create a constantly changing whirlwind of contrast between white and colour. by 66% the limitations of hexitine's design style become apparent. eventually towards the end, the level's foreground sinks into the dull tones of the untextured background, rather than the previous effect of the background mimicking the foreground to create an abstract environment. to prevent monotony this should have been cut down from being XL, and the background designs should have been expanded beyond simple moving flat shapes.

(i wrote this like 2 years ago so uhh.. interpret this as you will)

first part is interesting, gets progressively more lame as the level goes on. especially that drab spider part. anything was getting epic back then

interesting how this level has aged, considering how on closer inspection the hyper-optimized level design shows its flaws. definitely a supremely important level for what it brought to the table at the time, being so ambitious while still being optimised while still being polished. pushed things forward a bit when level creation in 2.1 was feeling somewhat stagnant. i remember being blown away by the backwards part the first time i saw it