Rating Curve

Served its purpose well as the GD10 credits sequence, also highlighting the song "Stay Inside Me" and invoking nostalgia. Great stuff.

Then people wanted to play the mashup... and it got released... and featured...

Then we all realized that this works best as a trip down memory lane to watch after a significant event, and not as an actual level to play. Even putting balancing issues aside, the impact isn't nearly the same playing this level as it is watching it. I don't even blame anyone for releasing or rating the level, it was just bound to be awful.

The song is doing some insanely heavy lifting here with this level. Every part feels like it could be so much better, with the first cube looking a bit too basic, the ship being too boring, the dual looking downright ugly, and the drop... idk how to describe it but it could be improved.

In the end, I would have rated it lower, but I remember somebody saying that the level felt like you were "playing the song", and while I kind of understand it, it still feels like the song is carrying the level more than anything, because the level just feels kind of incomplete.

Oh, and another thing, I've heard that the level is intentionally boring so that the drop delivers that much more of an impact, but I don't think that's an excuse. A level can be engaging while still leaving the drop to deliver a powerful climax. Well Rested is probably the best example, and while not every level can be as good as Well Rested, I still think Lit Fuse leaves a lot to be desired.