Rating Curve

You are truly setting yourself up for failure remaking probably one of (if not the) most beloved rated 9 star in this game's history, but you didn't need to make it THAT bad.

Not only is this level a massive disappointment and incredibly shameful compared to what it is remaking, but the level is also just bad by itself. A significant portion of parts feels lazy and frankly uninspired as if they were made to hit some sort of quota and didn't try to go any further. The level also goes for this "decorated layout" style which always felt like a cheap way to complain about the emptiness of decoration but there are even some parts that are decorated and are still bad (most notably the pink part that feels incredibly messy with the particles). Even if this level was made for fun, it doesn't make it not good and I'd even say some people involved in this project did not have any inspiration to create a high-life remake and just made a part anyway.

Really disappointing, doesn't even play satisfyingly as similar levels in this style usually do. What a shame.

the hill with flowers by dr0me is an extremely limited colour pallet experimental level- although I can't put my finger on why it reminds me of a Thycket level. Despite this, I found myself struggling to connect with it.

There are a lot of experimental levels I am a fan of, but this is not one of them. Although I understand the vibe of the song and like some elements, it feels like its been stretched too thin across its 4 minute runtime. The level is empty in a lot of parts, often not to the benefit of said part, most notably the end part, which is 50 seconds long and flat-out uninteresting.

"the hill with flowers" is one of the few experimental levels I simply don’t enjoy. It’s not bad for sure, but rather just underwhelming for me. Maybe it’s the pacing, maybe it’s the lack of real depth in its minimalism, but whatever it never clicks for me like it has for other levels in its niche.

Undoubtedly the most unfairly hated level on Hyperbolus - here’s why.

I truly believe this is the most undeservedly hated level on this website period. I think a large part of that comes from it being easy to hate because the only people who will defend it know 5 words and 2 of them are "skibidi" and "toilet".

Outside of the memability, and the expected bandwagon hate, you're left with a level that’s genuinely, not that bad.

too kiD frIEndly is a Peaceful inspired XL level by ExtoPlasm. It was clearly made by an inexperienced creator and shares a lot of aesthetic similarities with kid-related YouTube culture and as a result, did very well on YouTube, however, this paints a target on its back for unfair analysis.

Separate from YouTube and evaluated purely as a level - it’s far from the dumpster fire some people treat it as. It reminds me a lot of Nantendo: unpolished - yet a clear and finished idea; unremarkable gameplay - yet largely satisfying and pleasant for an XL level. The main thing this level has going for it is the overall experience with the gameplay. The song representation in decoration and gameplay intensity is actually well-executed and effective. I did genuinely enjoy playing it

However, I won't overlook its flaws.
Again compared to Nantendo, a lot of this level is cutscene-heavy and that can get annoying if you die far. The "characters" are very placeholder-y and don't hold any distinct or unique design between them. A lot of the story elements ExtoPlasm was trying to place were lost and a lot of the level can feel "XD random" rather than telling any narrative of any sort but I understand why the song structure might limit that.

A lot of the level's decoration feels very "good enough time to move on" and I think even though this is an obvious choice it leaves a lot to be desired and makes a lot of the level seem cheap, unfinished and rushed even if it's just because of the creator's inexperience. What is made is serviceable by all means and is good enough to communicate the ideas and aesthetical importance.

Is this an incredible, must-play masterpiece? No.
Is it the abomination some of the community make it out to be? Not in the slightest.

By itself, it’s a decently fun, occasionally enjoyable level that kids on YouTube enjoy. And honestly? Let them have it. The exaggerated hate displayed on the sight says more about general dogpiling culture than the actual level itself.