Rating Curve

A lot of people seem to think Tidal Wave looks ugly, but that's doing it no justice. I think its main flaw is just the inconsistency between some of the parts. There are a lot of cool designs, like the cube part 12 seconds in, where it looks like you are in a wet cave, where the structures have marine and wave-y designs. When you get to the beach, the blue and yellow contrast is done a bit poorly. The evening part looks really good though, you can tell OniLink was figuring out the style during the building process. Nowadays making extremes with very un-extreme themes is not unheard of, such as Poocubed, but I think the beach theme is really cool. I also really like the vibe it has, with the fast and upbeat music. The 4x speed wave near the end is a satisfying climax. I don't know how fun it is to play, but I find it very fun to watch.

It was an underwhelming top 1 at first, but the level has grown a lot on me. The colour usage is very striking, and they do contrasts well. Aside from all the crystals, there are other cool designs, like those eye looking things towards the end, and a lot of the sawblade designs. The only boring part is the wave 22 seconds in, which does not really have crystals, and is just a bit generic, but all in all the designs are great. Another fault is that unlike the Golden, there is no goal necesarily. There is no equivalent for the Golden city to reach, so it's not quite a succesor. It's partially carried by the song though.